G:      320033
Cadd9:  x32033


Cadd9    D (Dsus4)    Bm    Em   C    D (Dsus4)    Bm    G
Cadd9    D (Dsus4)    Bm    Em   C    D (Dsus4)    G

G
The heat of the day is washed back by the rain
                                                   C
and they feel it down on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain
                                                         Am
Ask anyone who knows the difference they'll tell you the same
     C                           D (Dsus4)                 G
next winter you'll find yourself walking down the route to Maine

G
Twenty-four hours is the most that you should spend
                                            C
it doesn't matter how you pronounce New Orleans
                                            Am
As I wiped a stain off my teeth from a hurricane
C                              D (Dsus4)         G
there's a probably sight and tonight I try to convey??

             Cadd9             D (Dsus4)
So everybody come along to my opinion
                 Bm                  G
you've gotta get away from the old dominion
C               D (Dsus4)   Bm                G
I'm not staying long but by Wednesday I'll be gone
                C               D
everybody come around to my illusion
                     Bm             Em
I'm sure you'll come to the same conclusion
    C            D (Dsus4)         G
the Krio mood is always said that way??
         C           D (Dsus4)    G
and I'll meet you anywhere on Fat Tuesday


G
At the crack of dawn Cafe Du Monde will call
                                    C
there's no restroom in Preservation Hall
                                        Am
Ignore that smell that's wafting in the air
          C                 D (Dsus4)        G
when they lock the gates at night at Jackson Square

G
With the students high you might get into ??
                                          C
take the detour down to Governor Nicholls street
                                      Am
and when it's done you leave it all behind
        C                       D (Dsus4)        G
and you shiver and shake to the Jefferson Parish line

             Cadd9             D (Dsus4)
So everybody come along to my opinion
                  Bm                 Em
you've gotta get away from the old dominion
C               D (Dsus4)   Bm                G
I'm not staying long but by Wednesday I'll be gone
               Cadd9            D (Dsus4)
Everybody get away from Law and Order
                 Bm                Em
spend yourself a day in the French Quarter
    C              D (Dsus4)       G
the Krio mood is always said that way??
         C           D (Dsus4)    G
and I'll meet you anywhere on Fat Tuesday
         C           D (Dsus4)    G
Yes I'll meet you anywhere on Fat Tuesday