Basin Street Blues Words & Music by Spencer Williams, 1926 Recorded by Louis Armstrong, 1928

W^G7on't you ^Ccome a^G7long^Cdim with ^Cme ^C ^Dm7 ^Cdim ^C ^CDown that ^Dm7Mis - sis - ^C7sip -^G7+5 pi; ^C ^Bb ^G7+5

^CWe'll take a ^C7boat to the l^Fand of d^Fmreams, ^CSteam ^G/Bdown the r^Am7iver ^Bb9down to ^G7New Orl^Ceans.^G

The ^Cband's ^G7there to ^Cdimgreet ^Cus, ^C ^Dm7 ^Cdim ^C ^COld fr^C7iends will m^G7eet u^G7+5s, ^C ^Bb ^G7+5

^CWhere all ^C7people ^Flike to ^Fmmeet ^CHeaven^C/B on ea^Am7rth, they^Am7/G call it ^G7Basin S^Ctreet ^G7

^CBasin S^C/Btreet ^E7is the street A7 A7/9 A A7 Where the elite always meet --

In ^DNew Orle^Am7ans, l^D9and of d^G7reams You'll n^C9ever k^Cnow how ^CM7nice it s^Cdimeems

Or j^Dm7ust how m^Em7uch it r^F7eally m^G7eans.

^CGlad to^C/B be, y^E7essiree, A7 A7/9 A A7 Where welcomes free, dear to me,

F Dm7 G7 G7/6 G7 G7/6 C C F Fm Bb9 C Where I can lose my Ba - sin Street Blues.

Louis Armstrong - Basin street blues