Intro
A Bm/A Adim C
E F#m/E Edim G - 2X
E
VERSE 1
A E7 A
In the South Land there's a city way down the river
A E7 A
Where the women are very pretty and all the men deliver
E7
They got music It's always playin'
A
Start in the day time, go all through the night
E7
When you hear that music playin'
A
Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright
CHORUS
A A/C# B7 E7
Grab somebody, come on down
A F#m7 B7 E7
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
A A/G D7/F# Dm7/F
Honey, there's some sweetness goin' 'round
E7 A
Catch it down in New Orleans
INTRO: A Cdim Bm/A A Cdim E
VERSE 2
A E7 A
We got magic, good and bad Make you happy or make you real sad
A E7 A
Get everything you want, lose what you had Down here in New Orleans
CHORUS
A A/C# B7 E7
Hey partner, don't be shy
A F#m7 B7 E7
Come on down here and give us a try
A A/G D7/F# Dm7/F
You wanna do some livin' before you die
E7 A
Do it down in New Orleans
INTRO: A Cdim Bm/A A Cdim E
A Cdim Bm/A A Cdim C#7
ENDING
F#m E D
Stately homes and mansions
C#/A E/B A
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
F#m E D A/C# B7
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
E7 A
Dreams do come true in New Orleans
ENDING: A Cdim Bm/A A Cdim C7