Here’s my attempt at “Down in New Orleans” from Disney’s animated film, The Princess and the frog. I found this one really tricky to try and work out, so let me know if there are any obvious fixes so i can make it better 🙂 Otherwise I hope you enjoy!
^C A ^C G Bb A G-A
In the South Land there’s a city
Bb A-G G A D#-D-C
Way down on the river ~
^C A ^C-G A Bb-A G-A
Where the women are very pretty
E Bb A G-A E-D#-D-C
And all the men deliver ~
G A ^C-^C
They got music
A Bb-G G-A
It’s always playin’
Bb A G A A
Start in the day time,
G ^C A G D#-C
Go all through the night
^C A ^C-E G Bb-^D Bb-B
When you hear that music playin’
Bb G A B-B
Hear what I’m saying,
G A G A ^C-C
It makes you feel alright!
^C A-^C-^C ^D Bb-A G
Grab somebody, come on down
^C A ^C-A
Bring your paintbrush,
^C ^D-Bb A G
We’re paintin’ the town!
G-^C A A ^C-^C
Honey, there’s some sweetness
^D#-^D ^C-A-^C
Goin’ ’round ~
^C E F F# G A-D#-D-C
Catch it down in New Orleans!
G A ^C-A Bb A G-A
We got magic, good and bad
A G A-A
Make you happy
G A G ^C D-C
Or make you real sad
G ^C-^C-^C A G-^C
Get everything you want,
A Bb A G-A
Lose what you had
Bb-G A G A G-A-^C
Down here in New Orleans
^C-A ^C-^C ^D Bb-A G
Hey partner, don’t be shy
^C A ^C A ^C ^D Bb A G
Come on down here and give us a try
G A-B A A ^C-^C
You wanna do some livin’
^D#-^D ^C F-A-^C
Before you die ~
^C E F F# G A-D#-D-C
Do it down in New Orleans
^C-A ^C A ^C-A
Stately homes and mansions
C C E-G G-G
Of the Sugar Barons
G G A-G C
And the Cotton Kings
^C A-G ^C A-G
Rich people, poor people,
^C ^C A-G
All got dreams…
C E F A E G A-C
Dreams do come true in New Orleans!