New Orleans Chords

Capo 1st fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 WelCl I went south

 With a Fcase of survivCal

 To Camend my heart

 that's Gpaper thin C

 You Csee I felt her words

 and herF images filed C

 I'm goAmnna carry my

 heart Gto New OrleanCs

 I have nCo home to go

 So I wFander awhile C

 From Ccoast to coast

 From Gsin to sinC

 From tChe coldest shores

 To thFe warmest islanCds

 Been Amaround the world

 Back Gto New OrleCans

 Well Gshe's got pride

 Like Fa million lCions

 sheG's got a scar

 on herF velvet faCce

 she'Fs got a smile

 like a newborn chCild

 sheAm's gotta walk,

 a StoGic GracCe

 I never Cslept that night

 UntilF my arrivCal

 I rComanticized a loGng embraceC

 You seeC I lost my tongue

 and bFurned my BCible

 But Ammade it back home

 toG New OrleaCns

 WellG she's got pride

 LikeF a million Clions

 sheG's got a scar

 on heFr velvet fCace

 she'Fs got a smile

 like a newborn chCild

 sheAm's gotta walk,

 a SGtoic GCrace

 Well I hCeld my breath

and I swam for miles

 When aAmll was lost

 andG hell tookC place

 You see Cit rained all night

 and tFhe city Cshe flooded

 It raGined all night

 in New OrlCeans

 Yeah it rGained all

 night iFn New OrleCans

 Yeah iGt rained all

 night iAmn New OrlCeans

 Yeah it Amrained all

 nighGt in NCew OrFleanAms G C