CAPO 1 C Well I went south F C With a case of survival C To amend my heart G C that's paper thin C You see I felt her words F C and her images filed Am I'm gonna carry my G C heart to New Orleans C I have no home to go F C So I wander awhile C From coast to coast G C From sin to sin C From the coldest shores F C To the warmest islands Am Been around the world G C Back to New Orleans G Well she's got pride F C Like a million lions G she's got a scar F C on her velvet face F she's got a smile C like a newborn child Am she's gotta walk, G C a Stoic Grace C I never slept that night F C Until my arrival C G C I romanticized a long embrace C You see I lost my tongue F C and burned my Bible Am But made it back home G C to New Orleans G Well she's got pride F C Like a million lions G she's got a scar F C on her velvet face F she's got a smile C like a newborn child Am she's gotta walk, G C a Stoic Grace C Well I held my breath and I swam for miles Am When all was lost G C and hell took place C You see it rained all night F C and the city she flooded G It rained all night C in New Orleans G Yeah it rained all F C night in New Orleans G Yeah it rained all Am C night in New Orleans Am Yeah it rained all G C F AC night in New Orleans