Key: C major
Verse 1
C
G
C
G
C
G
C
The old man told his story
G
C
About the years gone by
down in New Orleans
G
C
"I knew 'em all back then" he said
Interlude 1
C
G
Verse 2
C
G
C
He played with so much feelin'
G
C
Tears came from his eyes
C
Verse 3
F
G
C
F
C
Slapped his knee and gave a grin
F
C
It sure was good back then
F
G
C
F
C
Placed it in an old towsack
F
C
That hung across his back
C
G
C
And shuffled out the door
Verse 4
C
G
C
Enthused by what he told me
G
C
I never got his name
And started to explain
How he played his horn
C
eyes
Verse 5
C
G
C
She said you are mistaken
G
C
There's been no one but you
I used to know him, too
Dm
C
You'll find him down on Basin Street
G
C
I tried but it sure was hard"
F
G
Slapped his
Verse 6
C
F
C
knee and gave a grin
F
C
It sure was good back then
F
G
C
F
C
Placed it in an old towsack
F
C
That hung across his back
C
G
C
And shuffled out the door
Verse 7
C
G
C
And shuffled out the door
Outro 1
Bb
F
Ab
C
G
F
F
C
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