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New Orleans Is Sinking

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E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------2-----------0--0h2--|
A|-----------2-----2----------|
E|--0--0--------3-------------|
E|----------0-----------------------------------0--------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0----------------------3p0--0-----3p0---------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0-----------------------4p0--3p0--2p0------|
D|---------------------------------2p0---------------------------------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0--4p0--3p0--2p0--2s4--4--4--4--4----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
EmBourbon Blues, on the sGtreet, lEmoose and comGplete
Under sEmkies of Gsmokey blue -gEmreenG  
I cAant forsakCe a diAxie dead shaCke
So we dEmanced the sGidewalk clEmeanG  
My Bmemory is muddy, what?s this Ariver that I?m in?
Hey BNew Orleans is sinkin, man
And AI dont want to swim
EmColonel Tom, what's wroGng? WhatEm's going on?G  
You cEman't tie Gyourself up fEmor a deGal
He Asaid, HeyC, north, you're Asouth, shut your bCig mouth
You gotta Emdo what yoGu feel is EmrealG  
BAin't got no picture postcards, ain't Agot no souvenirs
My bBaby she don't know me when I'm thinkAing bout those years
EmPale as a light Gbulb hanEmging on a wireG  
EmSucking up to soGmeone juEmst to stoke thGe fire
EmPicking out the GhighlighEmts of the scenGery
EmSaw a little cloGud that Emlooked a littlGe like meEm  
EmI had my hands in the rivGer, my feEmet back up on the banGks
EmLooked up to the lord aboGve and saEmid, Hey, man, thanksG  
EmSometiGmes I feel so gEmood I got to screamG  
EmShe said, Gordie, baGby, I know exacEmtly what you meanG  
She said, she said, I swear to god she saidA  
BMy memory is muddy, what's this rivAer that I'm in?
BNew Orleans is sinking, man, Aand I don't want to swim
Swim

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New Orleans Is Sinking

by The Tragically Hip

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Chords in this song · guitar

E|----------------------------|

B|----------------------------|

G|----------------------------|

D|--------2-----------0--0h2--|

A|-----------2-----2----------|

E|--0--0--------3-------------|

E|----------0-----------------------------------0--------------------------|

B|--3p0--0-----3p0----------------------3p0--0-----3p0---------------------|

G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0-----------------------4p0--3p0--2p0------|

D|---------------------------------2p0---------------------------------2---|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|

B|--3p0--0-----3p0---------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0--4p0--3p0--2p0--2s4--4--4--4--4----------|

D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

Em G Em G

Bourbon Blues, on the street, loose and complete

Em G Em G

Under skies of smokey blue -green

A C A C

I cant forsake a dixie dead shake

Em G Em G

So we danced the sidewalk clean

B A

My memory is muddy, what?s this river that I?m in?

Hey New Orleans is sinkin, man

And I dont want to swim

Em G Em G

Colonel Tom, what's wrong? What's going on?

Em G Em G

You can't tie yourself up for a deal

A C A C

He said, Hey, north, you're south, shut your big mouth

Em G Em G

You gotta do what you feel is real

B A

Ain't got no picture postcards, ain't got no souvenirs

B A

My baby she don't know me when I'm thinking bout those years

Em G Em G

Pale as a light bulb hanging on a wire

Em G Em G

Sucking up to someone just to stoke the fire

Em G Em G

Picking out the highlights of the scenery

Em G Em G Em

Saw a little cloud that looked a little like me

Em G Em G

I had my hands in the river, my feet back up on the banks

Em G Em G

Looked up to the lord above and said, Hey, man, thanks

Em G Em G

Sometimes I feel so good I got to scream

Em G Em G

She said, Gordie, baby, I know exactly what you mean

She said, she said, I swear to god she said

B A

My memory is muddy, what's this river that I'm in?

B A

New Orleans is sinking, man, and I don't want to swim

Swim

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