INTRO: C     Dm/C     Cdim     C
       G     Am/G     Gdim     G - 2X
       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

CHORUS
C       C/E    D7      G7
Grab somebody, come on down
C          Am7                D7           G7
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
C                   C/Bb      F7/A     Fm7/Ab                  
Honey, there's some sweetness goin'   'round
G7                     C
Catch it down in New Orleans


INTRO: C     Cdim     Dm/C     C     Cdim     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


CHORUS
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                 C/Bb    F7/A       Fm7/Ab
You wanna do some livin'  before you die
G7                  C
Do it down in New Orleans


INTRO: C     Cdim     Dm/C     C     Cdim     G
       C     Cdim     Dm/C     C     Cdim     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