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| A | D | D |

[Verse 1]
D
I never knew that the place i grew
       G        D
Is the grandest place on earth
       E7
Till I roamed around from town to town
    A                    A7
But now I know what it's worth

[Bridge 1]
D                                         G
Listen while I tell you 'bout the place I mean
        D                       A     D
It's my little ol' home down in New Orleans

[Break]
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(yodel)

[Chorus]
D
In the sunny south where the black oil flows
E7                     A
That's where I long to be
    D                                G
The Dixieland where the white cotton grows
   E7             A    A7
Is calling now to me

[Bridge 2]
    D                              G
And soon i'll be in the land of my dreams
        D                       A     D
It's my little old home down in New Orleans

[Break]
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| G D | D | D | D |
| A | D |
(yodel)
| G | D | A | A7 | D |

[Verse 2]

I've been east, and way out west
      G          D
Been around most everywhere
        E7
Now I'm headed south for a good long rest
A7
I'll be glad when I get there

[Bridge 3]
        D                                G
All the wonderful things in the world it seems
     D                      A     D
Are awaiting for me down in New Orleans

[Break]
| D A | D |
(yodel)

[Chorus]
                             G         D
In the sunny south where the black oil flows
E                      A
That's where I long to be
    D                                E7
The Dixieland where the white cotton grows
                  A
Is calling now to me

[Bridge 2]
    D                              G
And soon i'll be in the land of my dreams
    D                                 A     D
And that's my little old home down in New Orleans

[Outro]
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| G | D | D | D |
| A | D |
(yodel)
D
New Orleans