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