Louis Armstrong - Basin Street Blues

basin street blues
words & music by spencer williams , 1926
recorded by louis armstrong , 1928

G7 C G7 Cdim C C Dm7 Cdim C
won’t you come along with me

C Dm7 C7 G7+5 C A# G7+5
down that mis – sis – sip – pi;

C C7 F Fm
we’ll take a boat to the land of dreams ,

C G/B Am7 A#9 G7 C G
steam down the river down to new orleans .

C G7 Cdim C C Dm7 Cdim C
the band’s there to greet us ,

C C7 G7 G7+5 C A# G7+5
old friends will meet us ,

C C7 F Fm
where all people like to meet

C C/B Am7 Am7/G G7 C G7
heaven on earth , they call it basin street

C C/B E7
basin street is the street

A7 A7/9 A A7
where the elite always meet – –

D Am7 D9 G7
in new orleans , land of dreams

C9 C Cm7 Cdim
you’ll never know how nice it seems

Dm7 Em7 F7 G7
or just how much it really means .

C C/B E7
glad to be , yessiree ,

A7 A7/9 A A7
where welcomes free , dear to me ,

F Dm7 G7 G7/6 G7 G7/6 C C F Fm A#9 C
where i can lose my ba – sin street blues .