G
I'm goin' down to New Orleans to see about a friend of mine
          C                                           G
I'm goin' down to New Orleans and leavin' all of this behind
        D
Headin' south from Detroit
       C                   G
I got Cajun cookin' on my mind
       G
When I get to New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
          C                                            G
Yeah in a town like New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
        D                        C                       G
I'll be high 10 Rollin' till the early morning break daylight

[Chorus]
        C                                     G
A jambalaya and a crawfish pie gonna start my day
             D                       C          G
But when the sun goes down we gonna "bon temps roulez"

Hey

[Verse 2]          
G
I'm goin' down to New Orleans to see about a friend of mine
          C                                                   G
I'm goin' down to New Orleans where the stars on the sidewalk shine
                     D                C             G
Burnin' through Mississippi with the Big Easy on my mind
       G
When I get to New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
          C                                            G
Yeah in a town like New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
              D                           C                     G
And I'm gonna party like the devil if the Neville brothers play tonight

[Chorus]
      C                                    G
Jambalaya and a crawfish pie gonna make my day
             D            C         G
Down on the Bayou singing Hey Pocky Way

[Verse 3]
           G
I'm goin' down to New Orleans to see about a friend of mine
C                                               G
Down in New Orleans good peoples they's hard to find
           D                 C                G
I bet he's making gumbo and drinkin' homemade wine


[Chorus 2]
    C                                      G
A jukebox shakin' and breakin' down in New Orleans
             D                      C                      G
I'll be the highest hillbilly that Bourbon Street has ever seen

Oh yeah, yeah

[Verse 4]
          G
I'm goin' down to New Orleans to see about a friend of mine
          C                                           G
I'm goin' down to New Orleans and leavin' all of this behind
       D                           C                     G
If the good Lord's willing and the rivers don't start to rise
           G
And when I get to New Orleans someone's gonna treat me right
          C                                            G
Said in a town like New Orleans someone gonna treat me right
        D                        C                G
All the cats in the cradle gonna rock this kid tonight

Oh hey

[Chorus 3]
     C                                     G
A jukebox shakin' and breakin' down in New Orleans
              D                       C                        G
And if you're payin' for fun a french quarters really all you need
           G
I'm going Down to New Orleans
 G
Down to New Orleans
  C
Down to New Orleans
 G
Down to New Orleans
      D
Going down, down
C            G
Down, down tonight