Bon Jovi – Queen Of New Orleans
164 bpm 4/4 Strumming
[Destination Anywhere 1997]
Intro
Bm A E E Bm A E E
Bm A E E Bm A E E
Verse 1
Bm A
She said “Baby our love's just like your songs…
Bm A
She said “Baby our love's just like your songs…
E E
The beat ain't bad but the words are all wrong…
Bm A
It's time to pack my bags… It's time to just move on…”
E E
She sang… “Johnny… I'm gone… gone… gone…”
Bm A E E G G A A
and she is gone…
Verse 2
Bm A
Me and Leigh met summer of ninety five…
E E
in a burgundy dress looking finer than French wine…
Bm A
A Cajun Queen with another side…
E E
She was a schoolboy's dream… I was out my mind…
Bm A E E
She was looking fine…
G G
She said "You want to drive me home…"
A A
but what I didn't know…
Chorus
D A Bm G
OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… I was dancing with the Queen of
D A Bm G
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing in the streets of
D A Bm G
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing cheek to cheek in
D A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA…
C C C C
It was almost like a dream… ALMOST LIKE A DREAM…
Interlude
Bm A E E Bm A E E
Verse 3
Bm A
That night I made a move… man I fell hard…
E E
When I put my hands in her cookie jar…
Bm A E E
She was more than a girl she was a cabaret… star…
Bm A E E
I was a deer in the lights of a speeding car…
G G
Nothing's what it seems…
A A
She was a Venus de Milo in her sister's jeans…
Chorus
D A Bm G
OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… I was dancing with the Queen of
D A Bm G
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing in the streets of
D A Bm G
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing cheek to cheek in
D A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA…
C C C C
It was almost like a dream… ALMOST LIKE A DREAM…
Solo
A# A# A# A# C C C C
A# A# A# A# C C C C
A# A# A# A# D# D# B B
E E E E E E (E) (E)
Outro (Fade Ending)
E B C#m A
OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… I was dancing with the Queen of
E B C#m A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing in the streets of
E B C#m A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing cheek to cheek in
E B C#m A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing with the Queen down
E B C#m A
Bourbon Street… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing with the Queen of
E B C#m A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing in the streets of
E B C#m A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Nothing's what it seems in
E B C#m A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing with the Queen of
E B C#m A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing with the Queen of
E B C#m A
New Orleans… OOO-OH… SHALA-LALA… Dancing with the Queen of
* E
New Orleans…