D7 G
Well, I’m goin’ back to New Orleans
C G
Philadelphia ain’t the place for me
G7 C
Well, I’m goin’ back to New Orleans
C G
Philadelphia ain’t the place for me
D7 D#7 D7
‘Cause it's chicks don’t want no one good man
G
They want every man they see
[Verse 2]
D7 G
Well, I’m goin’ back home
C G
If I have to hitchhike all the way
G7 C
Well, I’m goin’ back home
C G
If I have to hitchhike all the way
D7 D#7 D7
That’s why I can make love by the moonlight
G
Lay in the shade all through the day
[Verse 3]
D7 G
Creole baby's got big bright eyes
C G
An’ coal black curly hair
G7 C
Those Creole baby's got big bright eyes
G
Coal black curly hair
D7 D#7 D7
An’ they know how to love a man
G
That’s why I’m goin’ back there
[Verse 4]
D7 G
Yes, I’m goin’ back to New Orleans
C G
When I get home I’m goin’ to stay
G7 C
Yes, I’m goin’ back to New Orleans
C G
When I get home I’m goin’ to stay
D7 D#7 D7
Yes, I don’t have to worry ‘bout love
G
‘Cause I find good love each and every day
