Jambalaya (On The Bayou)
- Music
- Hank Williams
- Lyrics
- Hank Williams
"Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" is a 1952 country song by Hank Williams. This page has the Jambalaya (On the Bayou) chords and a backing track you can slow down, speed up and transpose.
Who wrote "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)"
Hank Williams wrote the music and the words, a picture of a Cajun party on the bayou with its food, its fiddles and its dancing. His MGM recording went to number one on the country chart in 1952, and the song has since been recorded across country, pop and rock and roll.
Recordings that made it a standard
- Hank Williams (MGM, 1952) — the original.
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) chords:
Intro A
C
A
C
G7
C
G7
C
B
C
G7
C
G7
C
C
C
G7
C
G7
C
Outro A
C
Key: C major · Tempo: 160 bpm
Play the chord progression and change the key, style and tempo:
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