J.J. Cale - New Orleans Chords

Tempo:
95.4 bpm
Chords used:

Em

B

A

D

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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J.J. Cale - New Orleans chords
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[Em] [B] [Em] [A]
[G] [B] [Em]
[B] [Em] [A]
[Em] [A] [G] [Em] [D]
[Em] [B] [Em]
[D] [Em] [B]
[A] [B] [Em] [A] [Em] [B] [Em]
Have you ever been [B] down to New Orleans?
[Em] La la [A] them jazzy queens.
[Em] Crown of [B] blues, what they do [Em] down there.
Fawcett [B] Jelly knows your name.
[Em] Fawcett Jelly [A] can play your [Em] game.
Crown of blues, [B] what they do [Em] down there.
[D] Honey dripping from a willy tree.
[Em] [B] You never [Em] want to leave.
[D] Lazy bones ain't got a [Em] dime.
[B] Just biding my [A] time.
[B] [Em] No where [A] to [Em] choose.
New Orleans, [B] where they crown [Em] the blues.
[B] [Em] [A]
[Em] [B] [Em]
[B] [Em] [A]
[Em] [B] [Em]
Drinking from [B] a Dixie cup.
[Em] Hanging out [A] till the sun comes [G] up.
Crown of [B] blues, what they do [Em] down there.
French [B] glimmer, it's more than [Em] me.
Up and [A] down on Broadway street.
[Em] Crown of [B] blues, what they do [E] down there.
[Em]
[D] [Em] [B] [Em]
[D] [Am] [Em] [B]
[A] [B] Up and [Em] down on [A] Broadway street.
[Em] [B] Drinking from a [Em] Dixie cup.
Hanging out till the sun
[B] [Em] [A]
[G] [B] [Em]
[B] [Em]
[B] [Em] comes
[B]
Key:  
Em
121
B
12341112
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
B
12341112
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Jj Cale - New Orleans chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, Em, B and Em in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 47 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 95. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Minor.

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[Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _
[A] _ [B] _ [Em] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [B] _ [Em] _
Have you ever been [B] down to New Orleans?
[Em] La la [A] them jazzy queens.
[Em] Crown of [B] blues, what they do [Em] down there. _ _ _
Fawcett [B] Jelly knows your name.
[Em] Fawcett Jelly [A] can play your [Em] game.
Crown of blues, [B] what they do [Em] down there. _ _ _
[D] Honey dripping from a willy tree.
[Em] [B] You never [Em] want to leave. _
[D] Lazy bones ain't got a [Em] dime.
[B] Just biding my [A] time.
[B] [Em] No where [A] to [Em] choose.
New Orleans, [B] where they crown [Em] the blues.
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
Drinking from [B] a Dixie cup.
[Em] Hanging out [A] till the sun comes [G] up.
Crown of [B] blues, what they do [Em] down there. _ _ _
French [B] glimmer, it's more than [Em] me.
Up and [A] down on Broadway street.
[Em] Crown of [B] blues, what they do [E] down there.
[Em] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [B] _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [B] _ _
[A] [B] Up and [Em] down on [A] Broadway street.
[Em] [B] Drinking from a [Em] Dixie cup.
Hanging out till the sun _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _
_ [G] _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Em] _ comes _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _

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