Intro
G Am/G Gdim C
D Em/D Ddim G - 2X
D
VERSE 1
G D7 G
In the South Land there's a city way down the river
G D7 G
Where the women are very pretty and all the men deliver
D7
They got music It's always playin'
G
Start in the day time, go all through the night
D7
When you hear that music playin'
G
Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright
CHORUS
G G/B A7 D7
Grab somebody, come on down
G Em7 A7 D7
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
G G/F C7/E Cm7/Eb
Honey, there's some sweetness goin' 'round
D7 G
Catch it down in New Orleans
INTRO: G Cdim Am/G G Cdim D
VERSE 2
G D7 G
We got magic, good and bad Make you happy or make you real sad
G D7 G
Get everything you want, lose what you had Down here in New Orleans
CHORUS
G G/B A7 D7
Hey partner, don't be shy
G Em7 A7 D7
Come on down here and give us a try
G G/F C7/E Cm7/Eb
You wanna do some livin' before you die
D7 G
Do it down in New Orleans
INTRO: G Cdim Am/G G Cdim D
G Cdim Am/G G Cdim B7
ENDING
Em D C
Stately homes and mansions
B/G D/A G
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
Em D C G/B A7
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
D7 G
Dreams do come true in New Orleans
ENDING: G Cdim Am/G G Cdim C7