Intro
B C#m/B Bdim C
F# G#m/F# F#dim G - 2X
F#
VERSE 1
B F#7 B
In the South Land there's a city way down the river
B F#7 B
Where the women are very pretty and all the men deliver
F#7
They got music It's always playin'
B
Start in the day time, go all through the night
F#7
When you hear that music playin'
B
Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright
CHORUS
B B/D# C#7 F#7
Grab somebody, come on down
B G#m7 C#7 F#7
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
B B/A E7/G# Em7/G
Honey, there's some sweetness goin' 'round
F#7 B
Catch it down in New Orleans
INTRO: B Cdim C#m/B B Cdim F#
VERSE 2
B F#7 B
We got magic, good and bad Make you happy or make you real sad
B F#7 B
Get everything you want, lose what you had Down here in New Orleans
CHORUS
B B/D# C#7 F#7
Hey partner, don't be shy
B G#m7 C#7 F#7
Come on down here and give us a try
B B/A E7/G# Em7/G
You wanna do some livin' before you die
F#7 B
Do it down in New Orleans
INTRO: B Cdim C#m/B B Cdim F#
B Cdim C#m/B B Cdim D#7
ENDING
G#m F# E
Stately homes and mansions
D#/B F#/C# B
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
G#m F# E B/D# C#7
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
F#7 B
Dreams do come true in New Orleans
ENDING: B Cdim C#m/B B Cdim C7