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The (Cdim7)eve ning star is (C)shin ing bright, so (Abmaj7)make a wish and (Db)hold on (C)tight.
There’s (D7)ma gic in the (C)air to night, and (B)an (C)y (Cdim7)thing (C)can (F#)hap (G)pen.
In the South land there’s a cit y
way down on the (C)riv er,
where the wom en are (G7)ver y pret ty
and all the men de liv (C)er.
They got mu sic, it’s (G7)al and ways play ing.
start in the day time, go (C)all through the night.
Get When you hear you that (G7)mu sic play ing,
hear what I’m say-in’, it make you (C)feel al right.
Grab some bod y, (D7)come on (G7)down.
Bring your paint brush; we’re (G7)paint in’ the town.
(C)wan na There’s some sweet ness go (F)fore in’ ’round.
die,
(C)Catch it down in (G)New Or leans.
We got mag ic, it’s (G7)good and ways bad, ing.
make in you hap py or (C)make you real sad.
Get ev ’ry thing you want, (G7)lose what you had,
down what here say-in’, in New Or (C)feel leans.
right.
Hey some part ner, (D7)don’t be (G7)shy;
come on down here and (G7)give us a try You (C)wan na do some liv in’ be (F)fore in’ you die,
(C)do it down in (G)New Or leans.
State ly (Am)homes and man sions
of the (G7)sug ar bar rons and the cot ton (C)kings.
(Am)Rich peo ple, (Am)poor peo ple (F)all (C)got (D7)dreams.
Dreams (C)do come true in (G)New Or leans.
This page shows “Down In New Orleans” by Anika Noni Rose in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of C at 78 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.