Intro C G F Em7 Dm7 Bb C
C G F Em7
Vs. I. On the water down in New Orleans
C G F Em7
My baby's the pearl of the Quarter
C G F Em7
She's a charmer like you've never seen
Dm7 Bb Am7
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
C G F Em7
Vs. II. Where the sailor spends his hard-earned pay
C G F Em7
Red beans and rice for a quarter
C G F Em7
You can see her almost any day
Dm7 Bb Am7
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
C#m7/G# C7/G Bm7/F# Bb7/F Am7/E
Chorus: And if you hear from my Louise
G#7/Eb Dm7 C
Won't you tell her I say hello
C#m7/G# C7/G Bm7/F# Bb7/F
Please make it clear when her
Am7/E G#7/Eb Dm7 C
Day is done she's got a place to go
(DO INTRO FOR TURNAROUND)
(Chords for vs. 3 & 4 same as for vs. 1 & 2)
Vs.III. I walked alone down the miracle mile
I met my baby by the shrine of the martyr
She stole my heart with her cajun smile
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
Vs. IV. She loved the million-dollar words I say
She loved the candy and the flowers that I bought her
She said she loved me and was on her way
Singin' voulez voulez voulez vous
* CHORUS * (NO TURNAROUND)
Lead Break: | F C | G | F C | G |
Dm7 Em7 F G / G
Dm7 Bb C Csus4 C
* TO CHORUS*
* TURNAROUND*
(End on "C")
Chord Formations: Most of the chords in the verses are fairly basic
so I'll just lay out the ones in the chorus:
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
4X645X 3X535X 2X423X 1X313X 0X201X X6454X XX0211
E/G# C7/G D/F# Bb7/F C/E G#7/Eb Dm7
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