New Orleans I'm Coming Home
View chords used in this chart
[Intro ]
Am7 C G Em
Am7 C G
[Verso 1]
Am7 C
3 in the morning
G Em
Right lane all alone
Am7 C
Closing in on New Orleans
G Em
O.Z. comin' in scratchy, on the radio
Am7 D
I know I wasn't born there
D/F# Em
But it sure does feel like home
Am7
Oh New Orleans
D G B7
I'm comin' home
Am7 C
French Quarter to the garden district
G Em
The air so thick and sweet
Am7 C
You can always hear off in the distance
G Em
The rhythmof that 2nd line beat
Am7 D
There ain't no place nowhere like it
G D/F# Em
And there will never be
Am7
Oh New Orleans
D G
I'm comin' home
[Ponte]
Em
Living here seems like how life should be
B7
Music, good food and revelry
Am7 C
Laissez les bons temps rouler
D#dim7 B7
Preservation Hall, Tipitinas and D.B.A.
[Verso 2]
Am7 C
Sun comin' up across the Mississippi
G Em
they're scrubbing down the streets
Am7 C
Getting ready for another night
G Em
In The Big Easy
Am7 D
There ain't no place nowhere like it
G D/F# Em
And there will never be
Outro
Am7 D
Oh New Orleans
Bm7 E
Oh New Orleans
C B7 Em A7
Oh New Orleans, I'm comin' home
Am7 D#dim7
Oh New Orleans, I'm comin' home
Cmaj7 Bm7 Am7 Abmaj7 Gmaj7(13)
How to play New Orleans I'm Coming Home
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Am7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.