capo 1

C
well i went south
F C
with a case of survival
C
to amend my heart
G C
that’s paper thin
C
you see i felt her words
F C
and her images filed
Am
i’m gonna carry my
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heart to new orleans
C
i have no home to go
F C
so i wander awhile
C
from coast to coast
G C
from sin to sin
C
from the coldest shores
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to the warmest islands
Am
been around the world
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back to new orleans

G
well she’s got pride
F C
like a million lions
G
she’s got a scar
F C
on her velvet face
F
she’s got a smile
C
like a newborn child
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she’s gotta walk ,
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a stoic grace

C
i never slept that night
F C
until my arrival
C G C
i romanticized a long embrace
C
you see i lost my tongue
F C
and burned my bible
Am
but made it back home
G C
to new orleans

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well she’s got pride
F C
like a million lions
G
she’s got a scar
F C
on her velvet face
F
she’s got a smile
C
like a newborn child
Am
she’s gotta walk ,
G C
a stoic grace

C
well i held my breath

and i swam for miles
Am
when all was lost
G C
and hell took place
C
you see it rained all night
F C
and the city she flooded
G
it rained all night
C
in new orleans
G
yeah it rained all
F C
night in new orleans
G
yeah it rained all
Am C
night in new orleans
Am
yeah it rained all
G C F Am G C
night in new orleans