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[Verse 1]
G G G G
Diamong Rings, Limosines, down home girl, uptown dreams,
G G G G
penthouse suites, Broadway shows, they just don't move her like zydeco.
C C G G
She's goin up to the city, she don't know what to do,
D C G G D
she's got one foot in New York City and one foot in the bayou.
[Verse 2]
G G G G
Taxi cabs, traffic jams, sure do miss her candied yams,
G G G G
she packed her bags, you shoulda seen that big suitcase full of turnip greens.
C C G G
She's goin up to the city, still got mud on her shoes,
D C G G D
she's got one foot in New York City and one foot in the bayou.
[Solo] (Nelson = Piano)
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | G | G |
| D | C | G | G D ||
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | G | G |
| D | C | G | G D ||
[Bridge]
C C G G
If she's gone I wish her well, she might come home you just can't tell.
A A D D
But if she runs out of of luck, I'll drive right up and get her in my truck.
[Verse 3]
G C G G
She's goin up to the city, she don't know what to do,
C C G G
she was born and raised in Morgan City, still got mud on her shoes.
D C G G D
She got one foot in New York, one foot in the bayou.
[Solo] (Jim = Guitar)
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | G | G |
| D | C | G | G D ||
| G | G | G | G |
| C | C | G | G |
| D | C | G | G D ||
[Bridge]
C C G G
If she's gone I wish her well, she might come home you just can't tell.
A A D D
But if she runs out of of luck, I'll drive right up and get her in my truck.
[Verse 3] (Reprise and Outro]
G C G G
She's goin up to the city, she don't know what to do,
C C G G
she was born and raised in Morgan City, still got mud on her shoes.
D C G G D ??
She got one foot in New York, yall, one foot in the bayou.
D C G G
Yea, she's got one foot in New York City, one foot in the bayou.
D C N.C. G
She's got one foot in New York City, one foot in the Bayou.
