New Orleans chords by Emmylou Harris
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Verse 1
(G major) (C major) (G major) My Lord how the
rains came (C major) down (G major)
The waters made a mighty
sound (C major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
When the levees broke that (C major) day (G major)
Washin' all those souls away (C major)
The whole (A minor) world stood to
(F major) watch us drown (C major)
But we (A minor) took it to a (F major) higher (G major) ground
Verse 2
(C major) It takes more than a hurricane
To (G major) empty out the Pontchartrain
Long ago we broke the chains
In (A minor) New (G major) Oreleans New Orleans
(C major) When Brother Bill and Sister Nell
Are (G major) singing like a ringing bell
Then you'll know all is well
In (A minor) New Orleans (G major) New Orleans
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Interlude 1
(C major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
Verse 3
(A minor) Bring it all, fire and flood
(G major) Fill the rivers up with mud
To cut (A minor) and run ain't in our (F major) blood
We are (G major) New Orleans
So (C major)
Verse 4
(G major) baby let the life (C major) roll on (G major)
The blues were made to
make us (C major) strong
We're (G major) walkin' in a
brighter day (C major) (G major)
Nothin' can get in our way (C major)
(A minor) The whole world stood to (F major) watch us drown (C major)
But we (A minor) took it to a (F major) higher (G major) (C major) (G major) (A minor) (G major) (C major) (G major)
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New Orleans
Emmylou Harris
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