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Leaving New Orleans

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e|--G3---Dsus4/F#--3--------Cadd9-3------Em7-3----|
B|--3-----3---------3-------3----|
G|--0-----2---------0-------0----|
D|--0-----0---------2-------2----|
A|--2-----0---------3-------2----|
E|--3-----2----------------------|
[Intro]
G Em7 G Em7
[Verse 1]
GI'll miss the Quarter, the Magnolias and the Ponchartrain
Cadd9And the French Market on a Saturday
I'll miss the feel of this place
GI'll miss the bayou sunrise
The Mardi Gras and the Second Lines
Cadd9Bourbon jazz, sidewalk kids
With bottlecap taps, dancing for tips
[Chorus]
GBut I'm leaving New Orleans
There's too much of you in this town
Em7Your memory is like moss in the trees
Every corner it's just hanging around
Dsus/F#Well, The Big Easy ain't so easy
Hard to say it but baby come Cadd9morning
 N.C.
I'll be rolling like the Mississippi leaving New Orleans
[Interlude]
G
[Verse 2]
GI like highways
So maybe LA is the place for me
Cadd9If I point these wheels toward the Hollywood sign
All those miles can clear my mind
GOr I could watch a horse race on some bluegrass
Where Bourbon's made
Cadd9Catch some rays in the Sunshine State
Hit Seattle if I need a little rain
[Chorus]
But I'm Gleaving New Orleans
There's too much of you in this town
Em7Your memory is like moss in the trees
Every corner it's just hanging around
Dsus/F#Well, The Big Easy ain't so easy
Hard to say it but baby come Cadd9morning
I'll be rolling like the Mississippi leaving New GOrleans
G Em7
[Bridge]
Dsus/F#I guess our good times have rolled away
Cadd9Well, laissez les bons temps rouler
[Chorus]
But I'Gm leaving New Orleans
There's too much of you in this town
Em7Your memory is like moss in the trees
Every corner it's just hanging around
Dsus/F#Well, The Big Easy ain't so easy
Hard to say it but baby come Cadd9morning
[Final Chorus]
Yeah, IG'm leaving New Orleans
There's too much of you in this town
Em7Your memory is like moss in the trees
             N.C.
Every corner it's just hanging around
Dsus/F#Well, The Big Easy ain't so easy
Hard to say it but baby come Cadd9morning
I'll be rolling like the Mississippi leaving New GOrleans
[Outro]
Yeah I'm leaving New OrleanEm7s
Goodbye New OrleaGns
Em7I'm leaving New Orleans

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Leaving New Orleans

by Jordan Davis

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dsus4/F#

Cadd9

Em7

Dsus/F#

G Dsus4/F# Cadd9 Em7

e|--3-----3---------3-------3----|

B|--3-----3---------3-------3----|

G|--0-----2---------0-------0----|

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

A|--2-----0---------3-------2----|

E|--3-----2----------------------|

[Intro]

G Em7 G Em7

[Verse 1]

I'll miss the Quarter, the Magnolias and the Ponchartrain

Cadd9

And the French Market on a Saturday

I'll miss the feel of this place

I'll miss the bayou sunrise

The Mardi Gras and the Second Lines

Cadd9

Bourbon jazz, sidewalk kids

With bottlecap taps, dancing for tips

[Chorus]

But I'm leaving New Orleans

There's too much of you in this town

Em7

Your memory is like moss in the trees

Every corner it's just hanging around

Dsus/F#

Well, The Big Easy ain't so easy

Cadd9

Hard to say it but baby come morning

N.C.

I'll be rolling like the Mississippi leaving New Orleans

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]

I like highways

So maybe LA is the place for me

Cadd9

If I point these wheels toward the Hollywood sign

All those miles can clear my mind

Or I could watch a horse race on some bluegrass

Where Bourbon's made

Cadd9

Catch some rays in the Sunshine State

Hit Seattle if I need a little rain

[Chorus]

But I'm leaving New Orleans

There's too much of you in this town

Em7

Your memory is like moss in the trees

Every corner it's just hanging around

Dsus/F#

Well, The Big Easy ain't so easy

Cadd9

Hard to say it but baby come morning

I'll be rolling like the Mississippi leaving New Orleans

G Em7

[Bridge]

Dsus/F#

I guess our good times have rolled away

Cadd9

Well, laissez les bons temps rouler

[Chorus]

But I'm leaving New Orleans

There's too much of you in this town

Em7

Your memory is like moss in the trees

Every corner it's just hanging around

Dsus/F#

Well, The Big Easy ain't so easy

Cadd9

Hard to say it but baby come morning

[Final Chorus]

Yeah, I'm leaving New Orleans

There's too much of you in this town

Em7

Your memory is like moss in the trees

N.C.

Every corner it's just hanging around

Dsus/F#

Well, The Big Easy ain't so easy

Cadd9

Hard to say it but baby come morning

I'll be rolling like the Mississippi leaving New Orleans

[Outro]

Em7

Yeah I'm leaving New Orleans

Goodbye New Orleans

Em7

I'm leaving New Orleans

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