Intro
D Em/D Ddim C
A Bm/A Adim G - 2X
A
VERSE 1
D A7 D
In the South Land there's a city way down the river
D A7 D
Where the women are very pretty and all the men deliver
A7
They got music It's always playin'
D
Start in the day time, go all through the night
A7
When you hear that music playin'
D
Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright
CHORUS
D D/F# E7 A7
Grab somebody, come on down
D Bm7 E7 A7
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
D D/C G7/B Gm7/A#
Honey, there's some sweetness goin' 'round
A7 D
Catch it down in New Orleans
INTRO: D Cdim Em/D D Cdim A
VERSE 2
D A7 D
We got magic, good and bad Make you happy or make you real sad
D A7 D
Get everything you want, lose what you had Down here in New Orleans
CHORUS
D D/F# E7 A7
Hey partner, don't be shy
D Bm7 E7 A7
Come on down here and give us a try
D D/C G7/B Gm7/A#
You wanna do some livin' before you die
A7 D
Do it down in New Orleans
INTRO: D Cdim Em/D D Cdim A
D Cdim Em/D D Cdim F#7
ENDING
Bm A G
Stately homes and mansions
F#/D A/E D
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
Bm A G D/F# E7
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
A7 D
Dreams do come true in New Orleans
ENDING: D Cdim Em/D D Cdim C7