I WISH I WAS IN NEW ORLEANS TOM WAITS Intro: C C7 F C/G C/G = 032013 C Am7 D7 Dm7 G C C7 F Em7 Ebdim7 Ebdim7 = 001212 C G7 C G7

Well I ^Cwish I ^C7was in ^FNew Or^C/Gleans ^CI can ^Am7see it ^Dm7in my drea^G7ms ^CArm in ^C7arm down ^FBur gun ^C/Gdy ^CA bottle ^Am7and my ^Dm7friends ^G7and m^Ce ^C7 Hoist up a ^G7few tall cool ones play some ^Cpool and ^Am7listen to that ^D7tenor saxophone ^Gcallin me ^G7home.

And I can hear the band begin "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" By the whiskers on my chin New Orleans I'll be there I'll drink you under the table beer red nose, go for walks the old haunts what I wants is red beans and rice And wear the dress I like so well Meet me at the old saloon Make sure there's a Dixie Moon New Orleans I'll be there And deal the cards, roll the dice If it ain't that ole Chuck E. Weiss And Claythorn Avenue me and you Sam Jones and all And I wish I was in New Orleans I can see it in my dreams Arm in arm down Burgundy

A b^Cottle a^Fnd, my fr^Ciends and ^Fme, New ^COrleans ^D7I'll ^Gbe ^Abthere ^C

Alternative version: Intro: C C9 F C [ C9 = 032330 C Am7 D7 Dm7 G C C9 F Em7 Ebdim7 [ Ebdim7 = 001212 C G7 C G7

Well I ^Cwish I ^C9was in ^FNew Or^Cadd9leans ^CI can ^Am7see it ^Dm7in my drea^G7ms C C9 F Cadd9 Cadd9 = 032030 Arm in arm down Bur gun dy ^CA bottle ^Am7and my ^Dm7friends ^G7and m^Ce ^C9 Hoist up a ^G7few tall cool ones play some ^Cpool and ^Am7listen to that ^D7tenor saxophone ^Gcallin me ^G7home.

A b^Cottle a^Fnd, my fr^Ciends and ^Fme, New ^COrleans ^Dm7I'll ... b^Ge ... t^Abhere ^C

Tom Waits - I wish i was in new orleans