Queen Of New Orleans

Intro: Bm A E (4x)

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A|-9-9-------7-7------2-2-5---5---5---| 
E|-7-7-------5-5------0-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-| 

         Bm                   A
She said baby our love's just like your songs
    E
The beat ain't bad but the words are all wrong
             Bm                         A
It's time to pack my bags, it's time to just move on
   E                                Bm  A
She sang, Johnny, I'm gone, gone, gone
                 E     G     A
And she's gone

Bm                         A
Me and Leigh met summer of '95
E
In a burgundy dress lookin' finer than French wine
Bm                 A
A Cajun Queen with another side
E                                              Bm  A
She was a schoolboy's dream, I was out my mind
                     E
She was lookin' fine

G
  She said "You want to drive me home"
A
  But what I didn't know...
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A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| 

D   A                      Bm               G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
D   A                E              G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
D   A                Bm                G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
D   A                       C
Oh, oh, shala-lala - It was almost like a dream

Solo: Bm A E (2x)

             Bm               A
That night I made a move, man I fell hard
       E
When I put my hands in her cookie jar
        Bm                          A       E
She was more than a girl, she was a cabaret star
Bm        A                       E
  I was a deer in the lights of a speeding car

G
  Nothing's what it seems
A
  She was a Venus de Milo in her sister's jeans

D   A                      Bm               G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
D   A                E              G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
D   A                Bm                G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
D   A                       C
Oh, oh, shala-lala - It was almost like a dream

Solo: Bb Bb C C Bb Bb C C Bb Bb Eb B E E E E

E   B                      C#m              A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
E   B                F#             A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
E   B                C#m                     A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - I was dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
E   B                F#               A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing with the Queen down Bourbon Street
E   B                C#m              A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
E   B                F#             A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
E   B                C#m               A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Nothing's what it seems in New Orleans
E   B                F#               A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
E   B                C#m              A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
E   B                F#               A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing with the Queen of New Orleans