[Intro]
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[Verse]
A
C'mon take me to the Mardi Gras
E
Where the people sing and play
E7
Where the dancing is elite
E7
And there's music in the street
A
Both night and day
[Verse]
A
Hurry take me to the Mardi Gras
E
In the city of my dreams
E7
You can legalize your lows
E7
You can wear your summer clothes
A A7
In New Orleans
[Middle 8]
D
And I will lay my burden down
D
Rest my head upon that shore
C
And when I wear that starry crown
Em E E7
I won't be wanting anymore
[Verse]
A
Take your burdens to the Mardi Gras
E
Let the music wash your soul
E7
You can mingle in the street
E7 A
You can jingle to the beat of the jelly roll
[Verse]
A
Tumba, tumba, tumba, Mardi Gras
E
Tumba, tumba, tumba, yeah
E7
Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yea
E7
Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yea
A
Yeah yeah, yeah, yeah yeah,yea
[Outro]
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(repeat and fade)
