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[Verse 1] [G]Oh the weight upon your shoulder As you feel you're getting older Everybody wants to tell you Get a [C]job, check your life, Pay the [Verse 2] [F] rent and get a wife Get a [C]loan, pay it off [G]then die In your [C]sleep, [Eb]in your d[C]reams You're on the [F]streets of New Orleans [C]Mardi Gras, dancing [G]Second Line [C]Style [Verse 3] You were young, you kicked [C]back, All night [F]parties at your flat You let [C]go [Eb]but it's [C]all [G]been a while You were [C]cool [Cm]you had [C]fun, You took no [F]sh*t from anyone [C]Front it out with a [G]Second Line [C]smile [Verse 4] Pretty [F]girl, pretty face, Made this [C]God awful place Come [F]alive feel like Vegas on the [G]Strip But the weight upon your shoulder As you feel you're getting older Everybody wants to tell you Get a [C]job, check [Verse 5] your life, Get a baby, [F]get a wife Get a [C]loan, pay it off then [G]die But in your [C]sleep, in your dreams You're on the [F]streets of New Orleans Mardi [C]Gras, dancing [G]Second Line [C]Style [Verse 6] You [C]were young, you kicked back, All night [F]parties at your flat You let [C]go but it's all been a [G]while [C]We would run through the streets, Singing [F]songs at the police Disap[C]pear down the [G]Second Line [C]mile Pretty girl, [F]pretty face, Made this [Verse 7] [C] God awful place Come [F]alive just like Vegas on the [G]Strip But the weight upon your shoulder As you feel you're getting older Everybody wants to tell you [Verse 8] Get a [C]job, check your life, Get a [F]husband or a wife Sing this [C]song As you're [G]dancing down the [C]aisle Sound [G]familiar?[C] [F] [Verse 9] [C] Get a job, pay the rent, Hope your pension [F]don't get spent By the [C]boss on the moonlight [G]mile In your [C]sleep, in your dreams You're on the [F]streets of New Orleans Mardi [C]Gras, with a [G]margharita [C]smile [Verse 10] Get [C]a job, check your life, Get a baby, [F]get a wife Get a [C]loan, pay it off then [G]die But in your [C]sleep, in your dreams You're on the [F]streets of New Orleans Mardi [C]Gras, dancing [G]Second Line [C]Style [Verse 11] Get a job, check your life, [F]Get a husband or a wife Sing this [C]song As you're [G]dancing down the [C]aisle
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