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Way Down Yonder In New Orleans:Freddy Cannon.
#3 in UK and USA in 1960.
            (Capo 3rd fret.)(Orig. in C.)
INTRO:  F   C(x2)
#1.
C7Well, way down yonder in Gm7New C7Orleans 
Fin the land of the dreamy scenes.
C7there's a Garden of Eden, Gm7you C7know what I Fmean.
#2.
Yeah, C7Creole babies with Gm7flashin' C7eyes, Fsoftly 
whisper with tender Fsighs..
And then you F7stop..oh, won't you give your 
lady Bb6fair, a F7little Bb6smile.A7  Ab7  
And then you G7stop..you bet your life you'll 
linger C7there, a Cdimlittle C7while.
#3.
Yeah, Fthere is Heaven right Dmhere on Earth, Fwith 
those beautiful Db7queens..
              FF#dim7     Gm7    C7       F  C  
yeah, way down yonder in New Or..leans.
(Whooo!)
(INTERLUDE:)  C   F  C  
#4.
C7Well, way down yonder in Gm7New C7Orleans 
Fin the land of the dreamy scenes.
C7there's a Garden of Eden, Gm7you C7know what I Fmean.
#5.
Yeah, C7Creole babies with Gm7flashin' C7eyes, Fsoftly 
whisper with tender Fsighs..
And then you F7stop..oh, won't you give your 
lady Bb6fair, a F7little Bb6smile.A7  Ab7  
And then you G7stop..you bet your life you'll 
linger C7there, a Cdimlittle C7while.
#6.
Yeah, Fthere is Heaven right Dmhere on Earth, Fwith 
those beautiful Db7queens..
              FF#dim7     Gm7    C7  F  
yeah, way down yonder in New Or..leans...Yeah!
OUTRO:   C   F(x4) (Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat

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Way Down Yonder In New Orleans

by Freddy Cannon

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm7

Bb6

Ab7

Cdim

Db7

Way Down Yonder In New Orleans:Freddy Cannon.

#3 in UK and USA in 1960.

(Capo 3rd fret.)(Orig. in C.)

F C

INTRO: (x2)

#1.

C7 Gm7 C7

Well, way down yonder in New Orleans

in the land of the dreamy scenes.

C7 Gm7 C7 F

there's a Garden of Eden, you know what I mean.

#2.

C7 Gm7 C7 F

Yeah, Creole babies with flashin' eyes, softly

whisper with tender sighs..

And then you stop..oh, won't you give your

Bb6 F7 Bb6 A7 Ab7

lady fair, a little smile.

And then you stop..you bet your life you'll

C7 Cdim C7

linger there, a little while.

#3.

F Dm F

Yeah, there is Heaven right here on Earth, with

Db7

those beautiful queens..

F Gm7 C7 F C

F#dim7

yeah, way down yonder in New Or..leans.

(Whooo!)

C F C

(INTERLUDE:)

#4.

C7 Gm7 C7

Well, way down yonder in New Orleans

in the land of the dreamy scenes.

C7 Gm7 C7 F

there's a Garden of Eden, you know what I mean.

#5.

C7 Gm7 C7 F

Yeah, Creole babies with flashin' eyes, softly

whisper with tender sighs..

And then you stop..oh, won't you give your

Bb6 F7 Bb6 A7 Ab7

lady fair, a little smile.

And then you stop..you bet your life you'll

C7 Cdim C7

linger there, a little while.

#6.

F Dm F

Yeah, there is Heaven right here on Earth, with

Db7

those beautiful queens..

F Gm7 C7 F

F#dim7

yeah, way down yonder in New Or..leans...Yeah!

C F

OUTRO: (x4) (Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat

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