New Orleans Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]My [C]Lor[G]d how the
rains came [C]down[G]
The waters made a mighty
[C]sound[G][C][G]
When the levees broke that [C]day[G]
Washin' all those souls [C]away
[Am]The whole world stood to
[F]watch us [C]drown
But we [Am]took it to a [F]higher [G]ground

[Verse 2]
[C]It takes more than a hurricane
[G]To empty out the Pontchartrain
Long ago we broke the chains
In [Am]New O[G]releans New Orleans
[C]When Brother Bill and Sister Nell
[G]Are singing like a ringing bell
Then you'll know all is well
In [Am]New Orleans N[G]ew Orleans

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 3]
[Am]Bring it all, fire and flood
[G]Fill the rivers up with mud
[Am]To cut and run ain't in our [F]blood
We are [G]New Orleans
[C]So

[Verse 4]
[G]baby let the[C] life roll on[G]
The blues were made to
make us [C]strong
[G]We're walkin' in a
brighter [C]day[G]
Nothin' can get in our [C]way
[Am]The whole world stood to watch[F] us drow[C]n
But we [Am]took it to a [F]higher[G][C][G][Am][G][C][G]

[Outro 1]
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