Intro: Bm A E (4x)
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G|------7p6-------7p6-----------------|
D|-9-9-------7-7------2-2-5---5---5---|
A|-9-9-------7-7------2-2-5---5---5---|
E|-7-7-------5-5------0-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-|
Bm A
She said baby our love's just like your songs
E
The beat ain't bad but the words are all wrong
Bm A
It's time to pack my bags, it's time to just move on
E Bm A
She sang, Johnny, I'm gone, gone, gone
E G A
And she's gone
Bm A
Me and Leigh met summer of '95
E
In a burgundy dress lookin' finer than French wine
Bm A
A Cajun Queen with another side
E Bm A
She was a schoolboy's dream, I was out my mind
E
She was lookin' fine
G
She said "You want to drive me home"
A
But what I didn't know...
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B|------------------------------|
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D|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D A Bm G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
D A E G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
D A Bm G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
D A C
Oh, oh, shala-lala - It was almost like a dream
Solo: Bm A E (2x)
Bm A
That night I made a move, man I fell hard
E
When I put my hands in her cookie jar
Bm A E
She was more than a girl, she was a cabaret star
Bm A E
I was a deer in the lights of a speeding car
G
Nothing's what it seems
A
She was a Venus de Milo in her sister's jeans
D A Bm G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
D A E G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
D A Bm G
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
D A C
Oh, oh, shala-lala - It was almost like a dream
Solo: Bb Bb C C Bb Bb C C Bb Bb Eb B E E E E
E B C#m A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - I was dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
E B F# A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
E B C#m A
Oh, oh, shala-lala – I was dancing cheek to cheek in New Orleans
E B F# A
Oh, oh, shala-lala – Dancing with the Queen down Bourbon Street
E B C#m A
Oh, oh, shala-lala – Dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
E B F# A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing in the streets of New Orleans
E B C#m A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Nothing's what it seems in New Orleans
E B F# A
Oh, oh, shala-lala - Dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
E B C#m A
Oh, oh, shala-lala – Dancing with the Queen of New Orleans
E B F# A
Oh, oh, shala-lala – Dancing with the Queen of New Orleans