Chord Basin Street Blues by Louis Armstrong

basin street blues words & music by spencer williams , 1926 recorded by louis armstrong , 1928 G7 C G7 Cdim C C Dm7 Cdim C won’t you come along with me C Dm7 C7 G7+5 C A# 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 A#9 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 A# 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 A#9 C where i can lose my ba - sin street blues .