C  G  G  C
C  G  G  C

[Verse]
C                 G
 In the South Land there's a city
G                C
Way down on the river
C                           G
Where the women are very pretty
G                   C
And all the men deliver

[Verse]
C               G
They got music, it's always playin'
G                         C
Start in the day time, go all through the night
C                     G
When you hear that music playin'
G                                 C
Hear what I'm saying, it make you feel alright

[Chorus]
C              D       G
Grab somebody, come on down
C          Am          D               G
Bring your paintbrush, we're paintin' the town
C              Bb        Am          Ab
Honey, there's some sweetness goin' 'round
G                       C
Catch it down in New Orleans

[Instrumental]
C* D Dm C Ab G

[Verse]
C             G
We got magic, good and bad
G                 Eb     D      C
Make you happy or make you real sad
C                        G
Get everything you want, lose what you had
G                   C
Down here in New Orleans

[Chorus]
C            D          G
Hey partner, don't be shy
C       Am            D         G
Come on down here and give us a try
C         Bb            Am          Ab
You wanna do some livin' before you die
G                   C
Do it down in New Orleans

[Instrumental]
C* D Dm C Ab C
C* D Dm C Ab E7

[Verse]
Am      Am/G      Am/F
Stately homes and mansions
       C          G         C
Of the Sugar Barons and the Cotton Kings
Am           Am/G         Am/F    D
Rich people, poor people, all got dreams
        G                    C
Dreams do come true in New Orleans