I Wish I Was in New Orleans chords by Tom Waits

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Intro 1

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Verse 1

Well, I wish I was in New Orleans,

I can see it in my dreams,

Arm- in- arm down Burgundy,

a bottle and my friends and me

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Verse 2
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Hoist up a few tall cool ones,
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play some pool and listen
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To that tenor saxophone
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calling me home
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And I can hear the band begin When
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the Saints Go Marching In,
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And by the whiskers on my chin,
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New Orleans, I'll be there
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Verse 3
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I'll drink you under the table,
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be red- nosed, go for walks,
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The old haunts what I wants
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is red beans and rice
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And wear the dress I like so well,
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and meet me at the old saloon,
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Make sure that there's a Dixie moon,
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New Orleans, I'll be there
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Verse 4
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And deal the cards roll the dice,
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if it ain't that old Chuck E. Weiss,
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And Claiborne Avenue,
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me and you Sam Jones and all

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And I wish I was in New Orleans,
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'cause I can see it in my dreams,
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Arm- in- arm down Burgundy,
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a bottle and my friends and me
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New Orleans, I'll be there