Christmas In New Orleans chords by Louis Armstrong

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Key: Bb

Bb           D7
Magnolia trees at night, sparkling bright
Eb  Edim7    Bb7    G7
Fields of cotton look wintry white
     C9 Cm7    F7      G7
When it's Christmas time in New Orleans

insert fill
Bb             D7
A barefoot choir in prayer fills the air
Eb  Edim7    Bb7   G7
Mississippi folks gathering there
      C9 Cm7     F7   Bb
'Cause it's Christmas time in New Orleans
       D7
You'll see a Dixieland Santa Claus
   D7         Gm   D7   Gm
Leading the band to a good old Creole beat
C9
Golly, what a spirit, you can only hear it
Cm7         F9(#5)
Down on Basin Street
Bb           D7
Your kids will disappear, when you hear
Eb  Edim7    Bb7    G7
Hallelujah, St. Nicholas is here
     C9 Cm7    F7      G7
When it's Christmas time in New Orleans
       D7
You'll see a Dixieland Santa Claus
   D7         Gm   D7   Gm
Leading the band to a good old Creole beat
C9
Golly, what a spirit, you can only hear it
Cm7         F9(#5)
Down on Basin Street
Bb           D7
Your kids will disappear and when you hear
Eb  Edim7    Bb7    G7
Hallelujah, old Santa is near
     C9 Cm7    F7      G7
When it's Christmas time in New Orleans
     C9 Cm7
Yes, when it's Christmas time
F7     Bb7
It's Christmas time in New Orleans