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[Verse]
                     A         
C'mon take me to the Mardi Gras 
                          E
Where the people sing and play 
          E7
Where the dancing is elite 
            E7
And there's music in the street 
               A 
Both night and day 


[Verse]
                     A 
Hurry take me to the Mardi Gras 
                  E
In the city of my dreams 
        E7
You can legalize your lows 
        E7         
You can wear your summer clothes 
         A        A7
In New Orleans 


[Middle 8]
                         D
And I will lay my burden down 
                       D                        
Rest my head upon that shore 
                            C
And when I wear that starry crown 
                      Em   E   E7
I won't be wanting anymore   


[Verse]
                         A    
Take your burdens to the Mardi Gras 
                        E 
Let the music wash your soul 
        E7
You can mingle in the street 
        E7                              A
You can jingle to the beat of the jelly roll 


[Verse]
                     A
Tumba, tumba, tumba, Mardi Gras 
                     E 
Tumba, tumba, tumba, yeah
           E7
Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yea
           E7
Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yea
                 A
Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah,yea


[Outro]
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