Tom Waits – I Wish I Was In New Orleans (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Cdim7=x34545 (rel capo) [Intro] A A7 D A/E A F#m7 B7 Bm7 E A A7 D C#m7 Cdim7 A E7 A E7 [Verse 1]
       A         A7        D         A/E
Well I wish  I   was  in   New     Orleans

A         F#m7       Bm7        E7
I   can   see  it   in my dreams

A         A7        D         A/E
Arm  in   arm down  Bur  gun  dy

A         F#m7       Bm7     E7   A   A7
A bottle  and   my  friends and me
[Bridge 1]
           E7
Hoist up a few tall cool ones play some

A         F#m7            B7
pool and  listen to that tenor saxophone

E         E7
callin me home. 
[Verse 2]
    A         A7        D         A/E
And I can    hear the   band      begin

A         F#m7       Bm7       E7
"When the Saints Go Marchin' In"

A         A7        D         A/E
By the whiskers     on my     chin

A         F#m7        Bm7     E7   A   A7
New      Orleans I'll be      there
[Bridge 2]
               E7
I'll drink you under the table

A              F#m7
beer red nose, go for walks

    B7
the old haunts what I wants

E                E7
is red beans and rice
[Verse 3]
    A        A7      D       A/E
And wear the dress I like so well

A       F#m7       Bm7       E7
Meet me at the old saloon

A         A7        D     A/E
Make sure there's a Dixie Moon

A       F#m7         Bm7   E7   A   A7
New     Orleans I'll be    there
[Bridge 3]
             E7
And deal the cards, roll the dice

A                F#m7
If it ain't that ole Chuck E. Weiss

    B7               E                        E7
And Claythorn Avenue me and you Sam Jones and all
[Verse 4]
      A      A7     D       A/E
And I wish I was in New Orleans

A     F#m7         Bm7       E7
I can see it in my dreams

A      A7       D       A/E
Arm in arm down Burgund-y

   A      D     A           D
A bottle and my friends and me,

    A  B7    E       F        A
New Or-leans I'll be there...