C  C7  F  Fm
C  Am  D  G  F  C  F


[Verse 1]
    C                          C7
She really was a beauty at the Chez Paris
  F                  Fm
I smiled at her, she smiled at me
  C             Am         D               G     C     F  C
A dancer in the spotlight, dancing down in New Orleans


[Verse 2]
C                   C7
Cold black hair and ivory thighs
  F                                 Fm
DaVinci prob'ly paint her if he was only alive
  C             Am         D               G     C     F  C
A dancer in the spotlight, dancing down in New Orleans


[Instrumental]
C  C7  F  Fm
C  Am  D  G  F  C  F


[Verse 3]
C                       C7
Down to Tipatina's on a Saturday night
    F                     Fm
The crawfish people, they dance 'till it's light
C            Am      D             G     C     F  C
Going to Tipatina's, going down to New Orleans


[Verse 4]
          C                          C7
You don't have to go nowhere on your own two feet
        F                           Fm
You get driven by the rhythm of the mambo beat
C            Am      D             G     C     F  C
Going to Tipatina's, going down to New Orleans


[Instrumental]
C  C7  F  Fm
C  Am  D  G  F  C  F


[Verse 5]
    C                            C7
The bars are always open, just a nickel for the phone
      F                                Fm
Got a lot of friends who live there, I think I'm goin
C            Am     D             G      C     F  C
Going to see Rudee, Rudee down in New Orleans


[Verse 6]
        C                                    C7
Well, I hope that old Saint Peter, when it's my time to go
     F                        Fm
Will let me out of heaven for one last show
    C            Am     D             G     C
I'm going to see Rudee, Rudee down in New Orleans


[Outro]
F     C
Mardi Gras
F     C
Super Bowl
F     C
New Orleans