G7       C     G7  Cdim  C     C Dm7 Cdim C         

Won't you come along with me



C         Dm7         C7   G7+5      C    Bb  G7+5

Down that Mis - sis - sip - pi;



C            C7           F       Fm

We'll take a boat to the land of dreams,



C     G/B       Am7  Bb9     G7     C    G

Steam down the river down to New Orleans.





    C      G7       Cdim  C     C Dm7 Cdim C

The band's there to greet us,



C     C7          G7   G7+5      C    Bb  G7+5

Old friends will meet us,



C         C7     F       Fm

Where all people like to meet



C     C/B   Am7      Am7/G    G7     C      G7

Heaven on earth, they call it Basin Street





C      C/B   E7

Basin Street is the street



A7         A7/9 A      A7      

Where the elite always meet --



   D       Am7   D9      G7

In New Orleans, land of dreams



        C9    C       CM7      Cdim

You'll never know how nice it seems



    Dm7      Em7     F7     G7

Or just how much it really means.





C      C/B   E7

Glad to be, yessiree,



      A7       A7/9   A      A7

Where welcomes free, dear to me,



      F      Dm7 G7   G7/6  G7  G7/6    C    C  F Fm Bb9  C

Where I can lose    my Ba - sin Street Blues.