Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Intro:
C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G FF C majorC FF
Verse 1:
C majorC C7C7
She really was a beauty at the Chez Paris
FF F minorFm
I smiled at her, she smiled at me
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF C majorC
A augmentedA dancer in the spotlight, dancing down in New Orleans
Verse 2:
C majorC C7C7
Cold black hair and ivory thighs
FF F minorFm
DaVinci prob'ly paint her if he was only alive
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF C majorC
A augmentedA dancer in the spotlight, dancing down in New Orleans
Instrumental:
C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G FF C majorC FF
Verse 3:
C majorC C7C7
Down to Tipatina's on a Saturday night
FF F minorFm
The crawfish people, they dance 'till it's light
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Going to Tipatina's, going down to New Orleans
Verse 4:
C majorC C7C7
You don't have to go nowhere on your own two feet
FF F minorFm
You get driven by the rhythm of the mambo beat
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Going to Tipatina's, going down to New Orleans
Instrumental:
C majorC C7C7 FF F minorFm
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G FF C majorC FF
Verse 5:
C majorC C7C7
The bars are always open, just a nickel for the phone
FF F minorFm
Got a lot of friends who live there, I think I'm goin
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC FF C majorC
Going to see Rudee, Rudee down in New Orleans
Verse 6:
C majorC C7C7
Well, I hope that old Saint Peter, when it's my time to go
FF F minorFm
Will let me out of heaven for one last show
C majorC A minorAm D MajorD G+G C majorC
I'm going to see Rudee, Rudee down in New Orleans
Outro:
FF C majorC
Mardi Gras
FF C majorC
Super Bowl
FF C majorC
New Orleans