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I Wish I Was In New Orleans

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I Wish I Was In New Orleans
Capo 3
Cdim7=x34545 (rel capo)
[Intro]
A   A7   D   A/E
A   F#m7  B7  Bm7  E
A   A7   D   C#m7  Cdim7
A   E7   A   E7
[Verse 1]
Well I Awish  I   A7was  in   DNew     OrA/Eleans
AI   can   F#m7see  it   iBm7n my dreamsE7  
AArm  in   A7arm down  DBur  gun  A/Edy
AA bottle  F#m7and   my  fBm7riends aE7nd meA  A7  
[Bridge 1]
Hoist up a E7few tall cool ones play some
Apool and  F#m7listen to that tB7enor saxophone
Ecallin me E7home. 
[Verse 2]
And AI can    hA7ear the   Dband      A/Ebegin
A"When the F#m7Saints Go MBm7archin' InE7"
ABy the whiA7skers     Don my     A/Echin
ANew      OF#m7rleans I'll Bm7be      E7thereA  A7  
[Bridge 2]
I'll drink you E7under the table
Abeer red nose, F#m7go for walks
the B7old haunts what I wants
Eis red beans and E7rice
[Verse 3]
And Awear the A7dress I Dlike so A/Ewell
AMeet me F#m7at the old Bm7saloonE7  
AMake sure A7there's a DDixie A/EMoon
ANew     F#m7Orleans I'll Bm7be    E7thereA  A7  
[Bridge 3]
And deal the E7cards, roll the dice
AIf it ain't that F#m7ole Chuck E. Weiss
And B7Claythorn Avenue Eme and you Sam Jones and E7all
[Verse 4]
And I Awish I A7was in DNew OrleA/Eans
AI can F#m7see it in my Bm7dreamsE7  
AArm in A7arm down DBurgund-A/Ey
A bAottle aDnd my Afriends and Dme,
New AOr-B7leans EI'll be Fthere...A  

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I Wish I Was In New Orleans

by Tom Waits

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

Chords in this song · guitar

A/E

F#m7

Bm7

C#m7

Cdim7

I Wish I Was In New Orleans

Capo 3

Cdim7=x34545 (rel capo)

[Intro]

A A7 D A/E

A F#m7 B7 Bm7 E

A A7 D C#m7 Cdim7

A E7 A E7

[Verse 1]

A A7 D A/E

Well I wish I was in New Orleans

A F#m7 Bm7 E7

I can see it in my dreams

A A7 D A/E

Arm in arm down Bur gun dy

A F#m7 Bm7 E7 A A7

A bottle and my friends and me

[Bridge 1]

Hoist up a few tall cool ones play some

A F#m7 B7

pool and listen to that tenor saxophone

E E7

callin me home.

[Verse 2]

A A7 D A/E

And I can hear the band begin

A F#m7 Bm7 E7

"When the Saints Go Marchin' In"

A A7 D A/E

By the whiskers on my chin

A F#m7 Bm7 E7 A A7

New Orleans I'll be there

[Bridge 2]

I'll drink you under the table

A F#m7

beer red nose, go for walks

the old haunts what I wants

E E7

is red beans and rice

[Verse 3]

A A7 D A/E

And wear the dress I like so well

A F#m7 Bm7 E7

Meet me at the old saloon

A A7 D A/E

Make sure there's a Dixie Moon

A F#m7 Bm7 E7 A A7

New Orleans I'll be there

[Bridge 3]

And deal the cards, roll the dice

A F#m7

If it ain't that ole Chuck E. Weiss

B7 E E7

And Claythorn Avenue me and you Sam Jones and all

[Verse 4]

A A7 D A/E

And I wish I was in New Orleans

A F#m7 Bm7 E7

I can see it in my dreams

A A7 D A/E

Arm in arm down Burgund-y

A D A D

A bottle and my friends and me,

A B7 E F A

New Or-leans I'll be there...

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