Chords for New Orleans Is Sinking

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Boom blue on the street, [E] loose [G] and complete [E] under skies, [G] so smoky blue [E] green.
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I can't [C] foresee [A] a dixie [C] dishy, [E] so we dance [G] the sidewalk [E] gleam.
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[B] My memory is muddy, [A] what's this river that I'm in?
[Em] New Orleans is sinking, man, and I don't wanna swim.
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[E] And I'm told, what's wrong, what's going [G] on?
[E] Tie yourself [G] up for a [E] dip, [G] he said, [A] I know [C] this side.
[A] Shut your big [C] mouth, you [E] gotta do [G] what you feel in [E] his [G] dreams.
[B] Ain't got no picture [A] postcards, ain't got no [Em] souvenirs.
My baby, she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years. [E] Yeah.
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[Em] Pale [D] as a light bulb, [B] hanging on a wire, [E] sucking [D] up to someone [E] just so [Bm] fine. _
[E] Picking [D] out the highlights [Bm] of the scenery, _
[Bm] saw a little clown that [E] looked a little [G] like [E] me. _ _ _ _ _
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I had [E] my hands in the river, [Bm] [E] my feet back up on the [B] banks,
[E] looked up to [G] the Lord above [E] and said, hey [Bm] man, thanks.
[E] Sometimes [Bm] I feel [E] so good I gotta scream.
She said, Garnie, baby, I know exactly what [Bm] you mean.
She [E] said, _ [Bm] she [E] said, [G] I swear to God, she said, _ _
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[A] know.
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[Bm] My memory is muddy, [A] what's this river that I'm in?
[B] I knew I was sinking, [A] man, and I don't [E] wanna swim.
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