Down in New Orleans Chords by Dr. John

Tempo:
120.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Down in New Orleans chords
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[C] [G] [D] [G]
[C] [Dm]
[C] [G] [C] [G] [D] [G]
[C] In the South [D] Lake, [G] there's a place way [C] down on the river [B]
[C] where [G] the women are [Dm] very [Bm] pretty
[G]
and all the men [C] who deliver.
They got music [G] just always playing, starting the [C] daytime, go all through the night.
When you hear [G] that music play, hear what I'm saying [C] it'll make you feel alright.
Grab some [D] plowing, come [G] on down.
[C]
[Am] Bring your [D] paintbrush, we're painting [G] the [Dm] town.
[C]
Oh, there's some sweetness [F] going [Fm] round, [C]
[G] down in New [C] Orleans.
[D]
[C] [Ab] [G]
[C] We got magic, [G]
good and bad.
Make you happy, [Eb]
[Gm] make you [C] real sad.
Get everything [Gm] you want, lose [G] what you had.
Down here [C] in New Orleans.
[F] [C] Hey partner, [D]
don't [G] be [Dm] shy.
[C] Come [Am] on down [D] again, give [G] us a [Bb] try.
[C] You'll want to do some living [F]
before [Fm] you die.
[C] You'll get [G] down in New [C] Orleans.
[D] [C] [Ab]
[C] [Am] [Eb] [C]
[D] [C] [Ab]
[F] [E] [Am]
[C] Stately homes [F] and mansions, [C] lovely sugar [G] barons and [C] a cotton king.
[Am]
Rich [C] people, poor [F] people, [C] all got [D] dreams.
[C] Dreams do [B] come true in New [C]
Orleans.
[D] [C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
Am
2311
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Dr. John - Down In New Orleans chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, C, D, G, C, G, Dm, C, Am and D of chords. A good strategy is to initiate at 60 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 121 BPM. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[C] _ _ [G] _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] In the South [D] Lake, [G] there's a place _ way [C] down on the river _ [B]
[C] where [G] the women are [Dm] very [Bm] pretty
[G]
and all the men [C] who deliver. _ _ _
They got music [G] just always playing, _ starting the [C] daytime, go all through the night.
When you hear [G] that music play, hear what I'm saying [C] it'll make you feel alright. _
Grab some [D] plowing, come [G] on down.
[C] _
[Am] Bring your [D] paintbrush, we're painting [G] the [Dm] town.
[C] _
Oh, there's some sweetness [F] going [Fm] round, [C] _
[G] down in New [C] Orleans.
_ _ [D] _
_ [C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] We got magic, [G]
good and bad.
_ Make you happy, [Eb]
[Gm] make you [C] real sad.
_ Get everything [Gm] you want, lose [G] what you had.
Down here [C] in New Orleans.
_ [F] _ [C] _ Hey partner, [D]
don't [G] be [Dm] shy.
[C] Come [Am] on down [D] again, give [G] us a [Bb] try.
[C] You'll want to do some living [F]
before [Fm] you die.
[C] You'll get [G] down in New [C] Orleans.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ [Eb] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[C] Stately homes [F] and mansions, [C] lovely sugar [G] barons and [C] a cotton king.
_ [Am]
Rich [C] people, poor [F] people, [C] all got [D] dreams.
_ _ [C] Dreams do [B] come true in New [C]
Orleans.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of The Princess and the Frog album.

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