Intro
F Gm/F Fdim C
C Dm/C Cdim G - 2X
C
VERSE 1
F C7 F
In the South Land there's a city way down the river
F C7 F
Where the women are very pretty and all the men deliver
C7
They got music It's always playin'
F
Start in the day time, go all through the night
C7
When you hear that music playin'
F
Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright
CHORUS
F F/A G7 C7
Grab somebody, come on down
F Dm7 G7 C7
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
F F/Eb A#7/D A#m7/Db
Honey, there's some sweetness goin' 'round
C7 F
Catch it down in New Orleans
INTRO: F Cdim Gm/F F Cdim C
VERSE 2
F C7 F
We got magic, good and bad Make you happy or make you real sad
F C7 F
Get everything you want, lose what you had Down here in New Orleans
CHORUS
F F/A G7 C7
Hey partner, don't be shy
F Dm7 G7 C7
Come on down here and give us a try
F F/Eb A#7/D A#m7/Db
You wanna do some livin' before you die
C7 F
Do it down in New Orleans
INTRO: F Cdim Gm/F F Cdim C
F Cdim Gm/F F Cdim A7
ENDING
Dm C A#
Stately homes and mansions
A/F C/G F
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
Dm C A# F/A G7
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
C7 F
Dreams do come true in New Orleans
ENDING: F Cdim Gm/F F Cdim C7