G    Em    C  D  G
G    Em    A     D

G  D  Em  C  D    G
G  D  Em  C  D    G


[Verse 1]
     G           D         Em         C
Hey, look at the way she's waving her sail
       D                  G
It's a wonderous sight to see
       G        D         Em    C
People hurry on down from every town
       D                    G
Have a look at the Robert E Lee


[Pre-Chorus]
G         Em         C       D  G
Proud and strong and made to be free
G        Em           A         D
Can't go wrong on the Robert E. Lee


[Chorus]
        G         D            Em         C
Got the sun in my eyes and the wind in my face
         D                G
And it's good just to be alive
      G       D           Em    C
Gonna set out tonight for New Orleans
        D              G
I won't sleep till I arrive

G  D  Em  C   D   G


[Bridge]
G
And if I'm lucky,
G
I'll find a young lady under the stars
G
And we'll dance the night away

G                    D
Somebody wake me and say it's a dream
G                           Am  A#m  G
Leadin' me far from my home
    C
And haven't you noticed
   G
Despite what it seems
    D#                         E
You can't deny it's you and I alone


[Verse 2]
      G        D         Em          C
Maybe spend my life just workin' the land
      D                  G
Maybe livin' from day to day
        G      D        Em    C
But I'm free tonight in New Orleans
     D                     G
If I like it, I just might stay


[Pre-Chorus]
G         Em         C       D  G
Proud and strong and made to be free
G        Em           A         D
Can't go wrong on the Robert E. Lee


[Chorus]
        G         D            Em         C
Got the sun in my eyes and the wind in my face
         D                G
And it's good just to be alive
      G       D           Em    C
Gonna set out tonight for New Orleans
        D              G
I won't sleep till I arrive