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[Verse 1] [D]In [Em]Basin[A] Stree[D]t [F#]is the street Where [B]all the boys and the boot folks meet Down the New Or[E]leans, [A]and the land of dreams And you'll [D]never know how [E]nice it [B]seems Not [E]just how much it [D]really means Laloli [Verse 2] Go give to me, [F#]yes sirree Give [B]to me, yes sirree Can't you see baby [E]I c[A]an't lose, l[B]ose good a[A]ll Basin Street b[D]lues[E][Fdim] [Interlude 1] [Em][A][D][F#][B] [E][A][D][Dm][Fdim] [Em][A][D][F#][B] [E][A][D][F][Dm] [Em][Am][A][D][F#][B] [E][A][D][Fdim] [Em][A][D][F#][B] [E][A][D][Fdim] [Em][A][D][F#][B] [E][A][D][Fdim] [Em][E][A][D][F#][B] [E][D][A] [D]Never know how nice it seems Just [Verse 3] how much [C]it really means Ehh I see the moon and the moon is pale And I look like it takes some [C]cat to jail [C]Now it's a moon is pale the sun and the the sun is gone [B]And the steam wants to come in and it splashes on the good [C]Uhh uhh Ehh babasdodo [Verse 4] And the pale [Am]moon shining on the [F]fields [C]below Folks are singing songs [D]soft and low, you [Dm]Needn't tell me [F]bob [G]'cause I know [F]It's sleepy tim[C]e down south [Verse 5] [C]Soft wind [F]blowing through the pinewood [E]trees[Fm] [E]And the [C]folks down there live a [D]life of ease [Dm]When old [F]mammy falls upon [G]her knees [F]It's sleepy time dow[C]n south Steam[B]boats [E]on the river [Verse 6] coming or going [A]Spl[B]ashing th[E]e night die [F#]Hear [B]babaahb, [E]banjos ringing, every[F#]body singing[B] They [E]dance 'til the break [G]of day, hey [Verse 7] Dear old [F]southland and his dreamy song[E]s [C]And it takes me back there where [D]I belong [Am]How I'd love to be [F]in [Dm]my mammy's arms [C]When it's [F]sleepy [C]time down sou[F]th [Interlude 2] [F][C][D][Dm][F] [G][F] [Ab][C][F] [C][D][Am][Dm][F][Dm] [C][F][C] [B]Steamboats [Verse 8] [E]on the river com[F#]ing or going [B]Splashing[E] the night die [F#]Hear [B]babaahb, [E]banjos ringing, everybody [B]singing [E]They dance 'til the break of day, hey [Am]Dear old [F]southland and [Verse 9] [F] his dreamy songs And it takes [C]me back there where I [D]belong How I'd love to [F]be in my mammy's arms [F]When it's sleepy time [C]down south [C]
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