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]
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]
E7
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]
E7
I'll drink you under the table
A F#m7
beer red nose, go for walks
B7
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]
E7
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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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]
[Bridge 1]
[Verse 2]
[Bridge 2]
[Verse 3]
[Bridge 3]
[Verse 4]

I Wish I Was In New Orleans Chords by Tom Waits

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