[Chord Formations]
Most of the chords in the verses are fairly basic so I'll just lay out the ones in the chorus:
E/Ab C7/G D/F# Bb7/F C/E Ab7/Eb Dm7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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[Intro] | C G | F Em7 | Dm7 Bb | C |
[Verse 1]
| C G | F Em7 |
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
[Verse 2]
| C G | F Em7 |
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
[Chorus]
| Dbm7/Ab C7/G | Bm7/F# Bb7/F | Am7/E
And if you hear from my Louise
Ab7/Eb | Dm7 C |
Won't you tell her I say hello
| Dbm7/Ab C7/G | Bm7/F# Bb7/F |
Please make it clear when her
| Am7/E Ab7/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)
Verse 3
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
Verse 4
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]
| Dbm7/Ab C7/G | Bm7/F# Bb7/F | Am7/E
And if you hear from my Louise
Ab7/Eb | Dm7 C |
Won't you tell her I say hello
| Dbm7/Ab C7/G | Bm7/F# Bb7/F |
Please make it clear when her
| Am7/E Ab7/Eb | Dm7 C |
Day is done she's got a place to go
[Lead Break] | F C | G | F C | G |
| Dm7 Em7 | F G |(2/4) G |
| Dm7 Bb | C Csus4 C |
[Chorus]
| Dbm7/Ab C7/G | Bm7/F# Bb7/F | Am7/E
And if you hear from my Louise
Ab7/Eb | Dm7 C |
Won't you tell her I say hello
| Dbm7/Ab C7/G | Bm7/F# Bb7/F |
Please make it clear when her
| Am7/E Ab7/Eb | Dm7 C |
Day is done she's got a place to go
(End on "C")
