Bourbon Street Parade Full Medley

Chords - v1

Bourbon Street Parade Full Medley
Key: F •
Chords v1

Do head instrumentally 2x.. Piano, guitar, then 1x improv sax.

Transition to Saints on a held F….

Saints Go Marching In

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5zPqgQ67yo

 

1x Intro… piano

4x Intro.. brass

 

F

Oh, when the saints go marching in 

                                                          C

Oh, when the saints go marching in         

                 F         F7/Eb       Bb/D  Bbm/Db

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

                 F                   C             F

When the saints go marching in.

 

Oh, when the drums begin to bang 

Oh, when the drums begin to bang 

Oh Lord I want to be in that number 

When the saints go marching in.

 

Jamz.. trombone, etc

 

Oh, when the stars fall from the sky 

Oh, when the stars fall from the sky 

Oh Lord I want to be in that number 

When the saints go marching in. 

 

Oh, when the saints go marching in         

Oh Lord I want to be in that number

When the saints             go              mar             ching in.



Transition to the chorus of Carnival Time after 

                          Bb                                         F

BECAUSE ITS CARNIVAL TIME, Whoa its Carnival Time

                 C                                                         F

When its Carnival Time, Everybody’s having fun….

Carnival Time

Sheet Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIq4FH01FiU

 

Horn intro of Hits in C 

F

The green room is smokin', And the plaza's burnin' down

Throw my baby out the window, And let the joint burn down

 

                           Bb                                      F

All because it's carnival ti-i-ime, Whoa, it's carnival time

                       C                                                        F 

Oh when, it's carnival time, And everybody's havin' fun

 

Hits in C..

 

Claiborne street is a rocking, From one side to the other

The joints are jammin', packin', And I'm about to smother

 

Sung Chorus

 

“Right now its” .. Repeat Sung Chorus (extra f’s at the end)

 

Jam Chorus x4,   HIts in C.  

 

Well, if you put your nickel, Well now, I'll put a dime down

We can get together now, And drink us some wine

 

Chorus.  Hits and walkup to end.

 

Reprise Bourbon St. Parade and sing verse.

 

Solos over progression x3

 

Sing it:

F                                                                C

Let's fly down or drive down,  To New Orleans

C                                                 F

That city, oh, it’s pretty, Historic scenes

F                                                               Bb

I'll take you, parade you, Down Bourbon Street

Bb                                         F                        F (Bb/d)

There are lots of hot spots, you'll see all the big shots

G            C             F

Down on Bourbon Street, yes

G            C             F

Down on Bourbon Street, yes

G                C                  F

Down on    Bourbon       Streeeeeeeet



Simple drummy transition to :

Drop Me off In New Orleans 

F7

if you ever been to new orleans

                                                      G7            C7

its the hottest city you've ever seen

                            F7                                                    Bb7                      

gotta love them red beans, you gotta love them mustard greens 

chords:         F                C            F  

bass:            Am7 Dm7  G7    C7  F        C7

In the city called      new  orleans

 

if you're not from new orleans, let me hear you scream, 

hope you feeling much better now, like my homies feel

when you feeling down and out, and you feel there's no way out

you get dropped off in new Orleans.

 

Solos..  Sax, Guitar, Piano, Sax 

 

Reprise Saints.. Instrumentally 

 

if you're not from new orleans, let me hear you scream, 

hope you feeling much better now, like my homies feel

when you feeling down and out, and you feel there's no way out

 

                F       C         F  

drop me off in new Orleans.

drop me off in new Orleans.

drop me off in new Orleans.

 

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Type: Chords

Version: 1

Created: 9/9/2025

Updated: 9/9/2025

Status: Active

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