Chords for Ray Charles - Basin Street Blues
Tempo:
91.45 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
C
Bb
Gm
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Start Jamming...
Why don't you come along with [Eb] me [Fm] [Gm] to [Eb] the Mississippi?
[C] [Eb] We'll take a boat [Ab] to the land of [A] dreams [Eb] and steam down the river down in New Orleans.
You know the band's there to meet us.
[Fm] [Gbm] [Gm] Oh, [Eb] friends to greet us, [Bb] [Eb] we're all the life [Ab] and dark [A] won't meet.
[Bm] Way down yonder down on Basin Street, let me [Eb] tell you about that Basin Street.
[G] Basin Street is the [E] street where the Eli [Abm] [E] always meet [Cm] in New Orleans,
[D] land [Eb] of dreams.
You'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means.
Glad to [G] be [Gm] yasseri, where welcome's [Db] free.
And [C] dear to me, [F] that's [Dm] why I can't [Bb] lose these Basin [Eb] Street blues.
[Abm]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] [F] [Gm]
[Eb] [Fm] [A] [Gm] [Eb]
[Db] [Bb] [E] [Eb]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Oh, Basin Street [G] is the [Gm] street where the Eli [Abm] [C] always meet [Fm] [Cm] in New Orleans, [Bb] [G] land [C] of [Eb] dreams.
You'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means.
I'm glad to [G] be yasseri, [C] where welcome's free.
[Abm] And [C] dear to [Cm] me, that's why I can't lose [Bb] these [D] Basin Street [G] blues.
[Cm] [Gb] [F] That's why I can't lose [Eb] [Fm] these Basin Street blues.
[B] [Eb] [Ab] [Bbm] [F]
[C] [Eb] We'll take a boat [Ab] to the land of [A] dreams [Eb] and steam down the river down in New Orleans.
You know the band's there to meet us.
[Fm] [Gbm] [Gm] Oh, [Eb] friends to greet us, [Bb] [Eb] we're all the life [Ab] and dark [A] won't meet.
[Bm] Way down yonder down on Basin Street, let me [Eb] tell you about that Basin Street.
[G] Basin Street is the [E] street where the Eli [Abm] [E] always meet [Cm] in New Orleans,
[D] land [Eb] of dreams.
You'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means.
Glad to [G] be [Gm] yasseri, where welcome's [Db] free.
And [C] dear to me, [F] that's [Dm] why I can't [Bb] lose these Basin [Eb] Street blues.
[Abm]
[C] [Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Ab] [F] [Gm]
[Eb] [Fm] [A] [Gm] [Eb]
[Db] [Bb] [E] [Eb]
[C] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] Oh, Basin Street [G] is the [Gm] street where the Eli [Abm] [C] always meet [Fm] [Cm] in New Orleans, [Bb] [G] land [C] of [Eb] dreams.
You'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means.
I'm glad to [G] be yasseri, [C] where welcome's free.
[Abm] And [C] dear to [Cm] me, that's why I can't lose [Bb] these [D] Basin Street [G] blues.
[Cm] [Gb] [F] That's why I can't lose [Eb] [Fm] these Basin Street blues.
[B] [Eb] [Ab] [Bbm] [F]
Key:
Eb
C
Bb
Gm
G
Eb
C
Bb
_ _ Why don't you come along with [Eb] me _ [Fm] [Gm] to _ [Eb] the Mississippi?
_ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] We'll take a boat [Ab] to the land of [A] dreams [Eb] and steam down the river down in New Orleans.
You know the band's there to meet us.
[Fm] _ [Gbm] _ [Gm] Oh, [Eb] friends to greet us, _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] we're all the life [Ab] and dark [A] won't meet.
[Bm] Way down yonder down on Basin Street, let me [Eb] tell you about that Basin Street. _
[G] _ Basin Street is the [E] street where the Eli [Abm] _ [E] always meet [Cm] in New Orleans, _
[D] land [Eb] of dreams.
You'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means.
_ Glad to [G] be _ _ [Gm] yasseri, where welcome's [Db] free.
And [C] dear to me, [F] that's [Dm] why I can't [Bb] lose these Basin [Eb] Street blues.
[Abm] _ _
[C] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
[Eb] _ [Fm] _ [A] _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Oh, Basin Street [G] _ is the [Gm] street where the Eli [Abm] _ [C] always meet [Fm] [Cm] in New Orleans, [Bb] [G] land [C] of [Eb] dreams.
You'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means.
I'm glad to [G] be _ yasseri, [C] where welcome's free.
[Abm] And [C] dear to [Cm] me, that's why I can't lose [Bb] these [D] Basin Street [G] blues. _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gb] [F] That's why I can't lose [Eb] _ _ [Fm] these Basin Street blues.
[B] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Eb] We'll take a boat [Ab] to the land of [A] dreams [Eb] and steam down the river down in New Orleans.
You know the band's there to meet us.
[Fm] _ [Gbm] _ [Gm] Oh, [Eb] friends to greet us, _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] we're all the life [Ab] and dark [A] won't meet.
[Bm] Way down yonder down on Basin Street, let me [Eb] tell you about that Basin Street. _
[G] _ Basin Street is the [E] street where the Eli [Abm] _ [E] always meet [Cm] in New Orleans, _
[D] land [Eb] of dreams.
You'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means.
_ Glad to [G] be _ _ [Gm] yasseri, where welcome's [Db] free.
And [C] dear to me, [F] that's [Dm] why I can't [Bb] lose these Basin [Eb] Street blues.
[Abm] _ _
[C] _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Gm] _
[Eb] _ [Fm] _ [A] _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [E] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ Oh, Basin Street [G] _ is the [Gm] street where the Eli [Abm] _ [C] always meet [Fm] [Cm] in New Orleans, [Bb] [G] land [C] of [Eb] dreams.
You'll never know how nice it seems or just how much it really means.
I'm glad to [G] be _ yasseri, [C] where welcome's free.
[Abm] And [C] dear to [Cm] me, that's why I can't lose [Bb] these [D] Basin Street [G] blues. _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gb] [F] That's why I can't lose [Eb] _ _ [Fm] these Basin Street blues.
[B] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [F] _ _