Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] | A | % | E | % | | E7 | % | A | % | [Verse]

C'mon take me to the ^AMardi Gras Where the people sing and ^Eplay Where the ^E7dancing is elite And there's ^E7music in the street Both night and ^Aday

[Verse]

Hurry take me to the ^AMardi Gras In the city of my ^Edreams You can ^E7legalize your lows You can ^E7wear your summer clothes In New Or^Aleans ^A7

[Middle 8]

And I will lay my burden ^Ddown Rest my head upon that ^Dshore And when I wear that starry ^Ccrown I won't be wanting any^Emmore ^E ^E7

[Verse]

Take your burdens to the ^AMardi Gras Let the music wash your ^Esoul You can ^E7mingle in the street You can ^E7jingle to the beat of the jelly ^Aroll

[Verse]

Tumba, tumba, tumba, ^AMardi Gras Tumba, tumba, tumba, ^Eyeah Yeah yeah, ^E7yeah, yeah yea Yeah yeah, ^E7yeah, yeah yea Yeah yeah, yeah, ^Ayeah yeah,yea

[Outro] | A | % | E | % | | E7 | % | A | % | (repeat and fade)

Paul Simon - Take me to the mardi gras