I Wish I Was In New Orleans
Tom WaitsVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
GENE
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Well I wish I was in New Orleans
I can see it in my dreams
Arm in arm down Bur gun dy
1 2 3 4 1 2 ( last measure, in 2/4 )
A bottle and my friends and
me. Hoist up afew tall cool ones play some
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ( standard beat, long words )
pool and listen to that tenor saxophone
callin me home.
And I can hear the band begin
When the Saints Go Marchin' In
By the whiskers on my chin
New Orleans I'll be there
I'll drink you under the table
---- red nose, go for a walk
the old haunts what I wants
is red beans and rice
And wear the dress I like so well
Meet me at the old saloon
Make sure there's a Dixie Moon
New Orleans I'll be there
And deal the cards, roll the dice
If it ain't that ole ---------
Sam Jones and all?????
And I wish I was in New Orleans
I can see it in my dreams
Arm in arm down Burgundy
(rit) A bottle and, my friends and me,
New Orleans I'll be there
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Readable chord sheet for I Wish I Was In New Orleans by Tom Waits
[Eb] [F#] [A]
[C]
GENE
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
[C] [C9] [F] [C]
[C] [Am7] [D7] [Dm7] [G]
[C] [C9] [F]
[Em7] [Ebdim7]
[C] [G7] [C] [G7]
[C]Well I wish[C9] I was [F]in New [Cadd9] Orleans
[C] I [Am7]can see [Dm7]it in my [G7]dreams
[C] Arm [C9] in arm d[F]own Bur g[Cadd9]un dy
1 2 3 4 1 2 ( last measure, in 2/4 )
[C] A bo[Am7]ttle and [Dm7] my frie[G7]nds and
[C] me. [C9] Hoist[F] up afew ta[G7]ll cool ones play some
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ( standard beat, long words )
[C] pool[Am7] and listen to [D7]that tenor saxophone
[G] cal[G7]lin me home.
And I can hear the band begin
When the Saints Go Marchin' In
By the whiskers on my chin
New Orleans I'll be there
I'll drink you under the table
---- red nose, go for a walk
the old haunts what I wants
is red beans and rice
And wear the dress I like so well
Meet me at the old saloon
Make sure there's a Dixie Moon
New Orleans I'll be there
And deal the cards, roll the dice
If it ain't that ole ---------
Sam Jones and all?????
And I wish I was in New Orleans
I can see it in my dreams
Arm in arm down Burgundy
(rit) A bottle and, my friends and me,
New Orleans I'll be there