Key: C
Introduction: C Dm/C Cº C
G
verse 1
C G7 C
In the South Land there's a city way down the river
C G7 C
Where the women are very pretty and all the men deliver
G7
They got music It's always playin'
C
Start in the day time, go all through the night
G7
When you hear that music playin'
C
Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright
C C/E D7 G7
Grab somebody, come on down
C Am7 D7 G7
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
C F7/A Fm7
Honey, there's some sweetness goin' 'round
G7 C
Catch it down in New Orleans
C Cº Dm/C C Cº G
verse 2
C G7 C
We got magic, good and bad Make you happy or make you real sad
C G7 C
Get everything you want, lose what you had Down here in New Orleans
C C/E D7 G7
Hey partner, don't be shy
C Am7 D7 G7
Come on down here and give us a try
C F7/A Fm7
You wanna do some livin' before you die
G7 C
Do it down in New Orleans
C Cº Dm/C C Cº E7
ENDING
Am G F
Stately homes and mansions
E/C G/D C
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
Am G F C/E D7
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
G7 C
Dreams do come true in New Orleans