I Wish I Was In New Orleans Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
114.2 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

F

Am

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Tom Waits - I Wish I Was In New Orleans chords
Start Jamming...
Wow.
[C]
[F]
[C]
[Am] [D]
[G] [C]
[F]
[Em] [C] [Ebm]
[C] [F] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [G]
[C] [Am]
[D] [G]
[C] [Gm]
[F] [C]
[Am]
And my [D] friends [G] and [C]
me
Voiced up [F] a few [G] talk on
[C] Play some pool and [Am] listen
To [D] that tenor [G] saxophone
Callin' me home
And [C] I can hear [F] the band [C] begin
When [Am] the Saints go [D] marching [G]
in
[C] By the [F] whiskers [C] on my [Ebm] chin
[B] [C]
New [G] Orleans, I'll be [C] there
[G] [C] I'll drink [F] you under [G] the table
[C] Be a red [Am]-nosed fool
While [D] as the old horse would I
Was [G] as red peas and rice
[C] And wear the dress [F] I like so [C]
well
Meet me [Am] at the [D] old saloon
[G]
Make [C]
sure there's a [F] [C]
Dixie [Eb] moon
[B]
[Am] [C] New Orleans, [G]
I'll be [C] there
[G] [C]
And deal the [F] cards, roll the [G] dice
If it ain't [C] that old Chuckie [Am] Wise
And [D] Claiborne Avenue
Me and [G] you, Sam Johnson Hall
And I [C]
wish I was in [F] New [C] Orleans
I can [Am] see it [D] in my [G] dreams
[C] All [Gm]
[F] down [C] [Eb] Burgundy
[Ebm] [Fm] Oh, [C]
but [G] old [Dm] and [C] my friends and [G] me
[Dm] New [C]
Orleans, [D] I'll [G]
be [Ab] there
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
Am
2311
D
1321
C
3211
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Tom Waits - (In The Ninth Ward) I Wish I Was In New Orleans chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - F, G, C, Am, D, C, D and G of chords. Ease into the song by practicing at 57 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 114 BPM. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wow.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Em] _ [C] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
And my [D] friends [G] and [C] _
_ me
_ Voiced up [F] a few [G] talk on
[C] Play some pool and [Am] listen
To [D] that _ tenor _ _ _ [G] saxophone
_ Callin' me home
And _ _ [C] _ I can hear _ [F] the band _ [C] begin
_ _ When _ [Am] the Saints go [D] marching _ _ [G] _
in
_ _ [C] _ By the _ _ [F] whiskers [C] on my [Ebm] chin
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [C]
New _ [G] Orleans, I'll be [C] there
[G] _ _ [C] _ I'll drink [F] you under [G] the table _
[C] Be a red [Am]-nosed fool
While [D] as the old horse would I
Was [G] as red peas and rice _ _
_ _ [C] And wear the dress [F] I like so [C]
well
_ _ Meet _ me [Am] at the [D] old saloon
_ [G] _
_ Make _ _ [C] _ _
sure _ there's a [F] _ _ [C]
Dixie [Eb] _ moon
_ _ _ [B] _
_ [Am] _ [C] New _ Orleans, [G]
I'll be _ [C] there
[G] _ _ [C] _
And deal the [F] _ cards, roll the [G] dice
If it ain't [C] that old Chuckie [Am] Wise
And [D] Claiborne _ Avenue
Me and [G] you, Sam Johnson Hall
And I _ _ [C] _
wish _ I was in [F] _ New _ [C] Orleans _ _
I can [Am] see it [D] in my [G] dreams _ _ _ _
[C] _ All _ [Gm] _ _ _
[F] down _ [C] _ _ [Eb] Burgundy _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] Oh, [C] _ _
but [G] old [Dm] and _ [C] my friends and [G] me
[Dm] New [C] _
_ _ Orleans, [D] _ I'll [G] _
be _ _ _ [Ab] there _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the Small Change album.

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