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New Orleans

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Capo 1
[Verse]
WelCl I went south
With a Fcase of survivCal
To Camend my heart
that's Gpaper thinC  
You Csee I felt her words
and her Fimages filedC  
I'm goAmnna carry my
heart Gto New OrleanCs
I have nCo home to go
So I wFander awhileC  
From Ccoast to coast
From Gsin to sinC  
From tChe coldest shores
To thFe warmest islanCds
Been Amaround the world
Back Gto New OrleCans
[Chorus]
Well Gshe's got pride
Like Fa million lCions
sheG's got a scar
on her Fvelvet faCce
she'Fs got a smile
like a newborn chCild
sheAm's gotta walk, 
a StoGic GracCe
[Verse]
I never Cslept that night
Until Fmy arrivCal
I rComanticized a loGng embraceC  
You see CI lost my tongue
and bFurned my BCible
But Ammade it back home
to GNew OrleaCns
[Chorus]
Well Gshe's got pride
Like Fa million Clions
sheG's got a scar
on heFr velvet fCace
she'Fs got a smile
like a newborn chCild
sheAm's gotta walk, 
a SGtoic GCrace
[Verse]
Well I hCeld my breath
and I swam for miles
When aAmll was lost
and Ghell took Cplace
You see Cit rained all night
and tFhe city Cshe flooded
It raGined all night
in New OrlCeans
Yeah it rGained all
night iFn New OrleCans
Yeah iGt rained all
night iAmn New OrlCeans
Yeah it Amrained all
nighGt in NCew OrFleanAmsG  C  

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New Orleans

by Rancid

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Verse]

Well I went south

F C

With a case of survival

To amend my heart

G C

that's paper thin

You see I felt her words

F C

and her images filed

I'm gonna carry my

G C

heart to New Orleans

I have no home to go

F C

So I wander awhile

From coast to coast

G C

From sin to sin

From the coldest shores

F C

To the warmest islands

Been around the world

G C

Back to New Orleans

[Chorus]

Well she's got pride

F C

Like a million lions

she's got a scar

F C

on her velvet face

she's got a smile

like a newborn child

she's gotta walk,

G C

a Stoic Grace

[Verse]

I never slept that night

F C

Until my arrival

C G C

I romanticized a long embrace

You see I lost my tongue

F C

and burned my Bible

But made it back home

G C

to New Orleans

[Chorus]

Well she's got pride

F C

Like a million lions

she's got a scar

F C

on her velvet face

she's got a smile

like a newborn child

she's gotta walk,

G C

a Stoic Grace

[Verse]

Well I held my breath

and I swam for miles

When all was lost

G C

and hell took place

You see it rained all night

F C

and the city she flooded

It rained all night

in New Orleans

Yeah it rained all

F C

night in New Orleans

Yeah it rained all

Am C

night in New Orleans

Yeah it rained all

G C F Am G C

night in New Orleans

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