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Louisiana Fairy Tale

Words and Music by Mitchell Parish, Haven Gillespie and Fred Coots  - 1935

Verse:
Gm          Eb7     D7	Gm           Cm	Gm          Eb7    D7	Gm         G7
Cm         Ab7    G7	Cm           Fm     D7	Gm           A7	D            F7
Chorus:
Bb	Bb7	Eb	Ebm6
Bb           D7	Gm           Edim	Bb            F7	Bb          F7
Bb	Bb7	Eb	Ebm6
Bb           D7	Gm           Edim	Bb            F7	Bb         Bb7
Eb	Ebm	Bb	G7
C7	Gm7          C7	Gm7         C7	Cm7       F7
Bb	Bb7	Eb	Ebm6
Bb           D7	Gm           Edim	Bb            F7	Bb    (F7 to chorus)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Verse:

Think of us together on a night like this, The scent of sweet magnolia in the air.

Shall we ever see another sight like this? With Lou'siana magic ev'ry where.

 

Chorus:

The dew is hanging diamonds on the clover, The moon is list'n'ing to the nightingale.

And while we're lost in dreams, The world around us seems like a Lou'siana Fairy Tale.

The breeze is softly singing thru the willows, As hand in hand we stroll along the trail.

And love is at its height, enchanting us tonight, Like a Lou'siana Fairy Tale.

Is it real, this fascination? Are my arms holding you fast?

Are we here, on a plantation, or can this be heaven at last?

Keep dreaming with your head upon my shoulder, And don't awake until the stars grow pale.

The world is at our feet, the picture is complete, Like a Lou'siana Fairy Tale.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Listen to Ed Cuneo perform "Louisiana Fairy Tale" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com