Chords for Billie Holiday & Louis Armstrong - Farewell to Storyville

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ Friends?
_ Duquesne wanted us to fill up [B] real good before we started to wait.
He's a good man.
[G] You know, most of us here were born in old [G] story.
That's right.
Time makes [N] changes.
That's right.
And the law clamps down.
That's right.
Out go the good jobs.
That's right.
And the good times.
That's right.
And the music in the night time.
That's right.
Now how about one more tune before we leave?
_ [Gb] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Db] _ [C] _
Make [B] us some words tonight.
Yeah, come [Bbm] on, Annie.
[Bb] Something about goodbye to [Eb] Storyville.
You get the idea, [G] gal.
Shout some words.
[C] You [F] can do it, Annie.
Let's make it a good one.
That's right, Annie.
Sing it.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] All you old time [F] queens from New [E] Orleans [Eb] who live [D] in [Eb] Storyville.
That's us.
You sang the blues, tried to [G] amuse.
Here's how they [Bb] pay the bill.
Yes, hell yeah.
Yeah, [Cm] that's right.
The law [Bb] stepped in and called it sin [G] to [Bb] have a [Eb] little fun.
_ [Bb] The police cop has made a stop [G] and _ [F] Storyville [Bb] is done.
_ _ [C] [Gm] Pick out your [C] steamboat, pick yourself [G] a [A] train. _
[C] A [Eb] slow _ [Bb] train.
Pick out your [B] steamboat, pick yourself [Eb] a train.
A slow _ [C] train.
They made you closer, _ [E] they'll never let you [Dm] back.
[G] _ _
[Eb] Won't let you [Bb] back.
Go buy a ticket [B] or else you'll [Eb] walk the track. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] No use complaining, _ you've [G] got your way. _
The cold old [Bb] rain.
No use complaining, [B] blue skies [Eb] follow rain. _
[Bbm] The cold old rain.
[Gm] Just say farewell now and get your [F] one [A] last meal. _
Your one last [Bb] meal.
Just say farewell [Gb] now.
_ [Eb] Farewell to Storyville. _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] No [G] use complaining, [Gm] blue skies follow [F] _ rain.
[Ab] The cold old [Bb] rain.
No [Bbm] use complaining, [Abm] blue skies follow [Eb] rain. _ _
The cold old [C] rain.
Just say farewell now and get your one [G] _ _ _
_ [D] _ last [Eb] _ [Bb] meal.
Just say farewell [G] now.
[Gb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] Pick out your steamboat, [Gb] pick yourself [G] a train. _ _
[Eb] A slow train.
_ Pick out your steamboat, pick yourself a train. _ _
[Gb] _ Hey you, you're [G] destroying property.
What's it to you, pop?
It belongs to me.
They'll never let _ _ you back.
Won't let you [Bb] back.
Go buy your [B] ticket or else you'll walk [Eb] the track. _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] No use complaining, blue [G] skies follow rain. _
_ _ [Eb] _ I've got to say goodbye to my family.
I'll [Bb] catch up with you later.
Don't leave, [B] Emme.
We'll never find each other.
Farewell to [Eb] _ Storyville.