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[Chorus]
          A                                            E
I'm goin' down to New Orleans, baby, behind the rising sun
      A                                            E
Goin' down to New Orleans, baby, behind the rising sun
           B7                                    E
Lord, I've just found out, my trouble has just begun.

[Verse 1]
          A                                     E
Oh, went to see a gypsy woman, have my fortune told
          A                                               E
Went to see that gypsy woman, had my fortune told had my fortune told
           B7                                          E
She said you're a good boy Bobby,  Man you just got a bad luck soul

[Verse 2]
          A                              E
I got a 32 special built on a cross of wood
          A                              E
I got a 32 special built on a cross of wood
           B7                      E
I got a 38-20 Lord it's twice as good

[Chorus]
          A                                             E
I'm goin' down to New Orleans, mama, with my head in my hand
          A                                          E
Goin' down to New Orleans, mama, with my head in my hand
                B7                                 E
Now, I hate to leave you, but you just don't understand

[Chorus]
          A                                            E
I'm goin' down to New Orleans, baby, behind the rising sun
          A                                          E
Goin' down to New Orleans, baby, behind the rising sun
           B7                                    E
Lord, I've just found out, my trouble has just begun.