Intro
E F#m/E Edim C
B C#m/B Bdim G - 2X
B
VERSE 1
E B7 E
In the South Land there's a city way down the river
E B7 E
Where the women are very pretty and all the men deliver
B7
They got music It's always playin'
E
Start in the day time, go all through the night
B7
When you hear that music playin'
E
Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright
CHORUS
E E/G# F#7 B7
Grab somebody, come on down
E C#m7 F#7 B7
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
E E/D A7/C# Am7/C
Honey, there's some sweetness goin' 'round
B7 E
Catch it down in New Orleans
INTRO: E Cdim F#m/E E Cdim B
VERSE 2
E B7 E
We got magic, good and bad Make you happy or make you real sad
E B7 E
Get everything you want, lose what you had Down here in New Orleans
CHORUS
E E/G# F#7 B7
Hey partner, don't be shy
E C#m7 F#7 B7
Come on down here and give us a try
E E/D A7/C# Am7/C
You wanna do some livin' before you die
B7 E
Do it down in New Orleans
INTRO: E Cdim F#m/E E Cdim B
E Cdim F#m/E E Cdim G#7
ENDING
C#m B A
Stately homes and mansions
G#/E B/F# E
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
C#m B A E/G# F#7
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
B7 E
Dreams do come true in New Orleans
ENDING: E Cdim F#m/E E Cdim C7