(C  Cmaj7  F  C)

C        
Down by the bayou,
                    Cmaj7
Down by the bayou, I saw

Good things inside you
                 F
Good things inside you, they call
                  C
Into my memories of old,
                         G7
Tell me what you know!

   C
I saw a man there,
                 Cmaj7
I saw a man and sat down

I shook his hand there
               F
I shook his hand, he laughed loud
                  C
And put a question to my heart
                          G7
A question, oh, so sharp


[Chorus]
(F  Am  C  G)

        F                        Am
He said, 'hey, wish man, tell me what's your wish,
C                       G7
Close your eyes all we got is this!
F                   Am
Angels speak of a thing called bliss
C                       G7
Close your eyes all we got is this, yeah!

(same thing for other verses and choruses)


[Bridge]

Am              E                C
If I'm straying far away, I get down and start to pray
Am    Em    C
Cause I know, I know
Am                           E               C
That my song will reach those heavens I stand up I'm not forgetting
Am     Em     C
I know, I know, I know!