Chords for Dr Hook & The Medicine Show - "Marie Laveau" From Shel´s Houseboat!
Tempo:
135.6 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Em
A
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#m]
[Em] [B] [A] [G]
Down in [A] Louisiana, [B] where the [A] black trees [B] grow,
live a little [A] lady [G] named Marie
[B] Lebeau.
[G] She [Em] got a black cat and a mojo bone.
[B] And [Bm] anyone who would leave her alone, [F#] she'd go
[F] another
man gone gone.
[B]
Oh, she live in the swamp in a hollow low.
With a one-eyed snake with three-legged dog.
[E] Got a bimboly body and a string of hay.
[A#] Shoot, [B] if I see you mess around, then she [F#] go, hey.
[A] I'm [Fm] a bad [B] dog, dog.
[Em] There [E] was a night when the moon was black.
[B] Into the swamp come a handsome jack.
[E] A no good man that you all know.
[F#m] And he was looking around [G] for Marie [F#m] Le Bon.
He said, [B] Marie Le [E] Bon, you lovely [B] witch.
[D] Why don't [B] you give me a little joy?
Gonna make me rich.
[E] You're not giving me a million dollars.
I'm gonna tell you what I'll do.
[B] The very night I'm gonna marry you.
[F#]
[F] No [Em] good [A#] man, that's [B] a dollar.
[E] He did some magic and she shook a little sand.
[Bm] She made a million [B] dollars and she put it in his hand.
[E] Then she looked and she said, hey, hey.
I'm getting ready for my [Bm] wedding.
The [B] handsome jack said, goodbye, Marie.
You're damn ugly for a man like me.
[E]
That's a dollar, Jack.
[F#] [E]
That's [B] a dollar.
That's all right.
So if you ever get down where the black trees grow.
And meet a voodoo lady named Marie Le Bon.
[Em] You [Bm] better look out.
[E] And if she ever asks you to make her your wife.
[B] Then you better stay with her for the rest of your life.
A little [F#] bit.
[C#]
[B] Get that thing, get that thing.
Get on down now.
[D#] Get on down.
Go on, man.
[E]
[A] [Em] Boo, ba-doop, boo, [D#] ba-doop, ba-doop, ba-doop, [G] boo.
Boo, we're not going down now.
[F#] Boo, [G] ba-doop, boo, ba-doop, ba-doop, ba
[Em] [B] [A] [G]
Down in [A] Louisiana, [B] where the [A] black trees [B] grow,
live a little [A] lady [G] named Marie
[B] Lebeau.
[G] She [Em] got a black cat and a mojo bone.
[B] And [Bm] anyone who would leave her alone, [F#] she'd go
[F] another
man gone gone.
[B]
Oh, she live in the swamp in a hollow low.
With a one-eyed snake with three-legged dog.
[E] Got a bimboly body and a string of hay.
[A#] Shoot, [B] if I see you mess around, then she [F#] go, hey.
[A] I'm [Fm] a bad [B] dog, dog.
[Em] There [E] was a night when the moon was black.
[B] Into the swamp come a handsome jack.
[E] A no good man that you all know.
[F#m] And he was looking around [G] for Marie [F#m] Le Bon.
He said, [B] Marie Le [E] Bon, you lovely [B] witch.
[D] Why don't [B] you give me a little joy?
Gonna make me rich.
[E] You're not giving me a million dollars.
I'm gonna tell you what I'll do.
[B] The very night I'm gonna marry you.
[F#]
[F] No [Em] good [A#] man, that's [B] a dollar.
[E] He did some magic and she shook a little sand.
[Bm] She made a million [B] dollars and she put it in his hand.
[E] Then she looked and she said, hey, hey.
I'm getting ready for my [Bm] wedding.
The [B] handsome jack said, goodbye, Marie.
You're damn ugly for a man like me.
[E]
That's a dollar, Jack.
[F#] [E]
That's [B] a dollar.
That's all right.
So if you ever get down where the black trees grow.
And meet a voodoo lady named Marie Le Bon.
[Em] You [Bm] better look out.
[E] And if she ever asks you to make her your wife.
[B] Then you better stay with her for the rest of your life.
A little [F#] bit.
[C#]
[B] Get that thing, get that thing.
Get on down now.
[D#] Get on down.
Go on, man.
[E]
[A] [Em] Boo, ba-doop, boo, [D#] ba-doop, ba-doop, ba-doop, [G] boo.
Boo, we're not going down now.
[F#] Boo, [G] ba-doop, boo, ba-doop, ba-doop, ba
Key:
B
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A
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B
E
Em
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
_ Down in [A] Louisiana, [B] where the [A] black trees [B] grow,
live a little [A] lady [G] named Marie _
[B] Lebeau.
_ _ [G] _ She _ [Em] got a black cat and a mojo bone.
_ [B] And [Bm] anyone who would leave her alone, [F#] she'd _ go_ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _another
man gone gone.
[B] _ _
Oh, _ she live in the swamp in a hollow low.
With a one-eyed snake with three-legged dog.
[E] Got a bimboly body and a string of hay. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] Shoot, [B] if I see you mess around, then she [F#] go, hey. _ _
[A] _ I'm [Fm] a bad [B] dog, dog. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] There [E] was a night when the moon was black.
[B] Into the swamp come a handsome jack.
[E] A no good man that you all know.
[F#m] And he was looking around [G] for Marie [F#m] Le Bon.
He said, [B] Marie Le [E] Bon, you lovely [B] witch.
[D] Why don't [B] you give me a little joy?
Gonna make me rich. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] You're not giving me a million dollars.
I'm gonna tell you what I'll do.
[B] The very night I'm gonna marry you.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ [F] No [Em] good [A#] man, that's [B] a dollar. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] He did some magic and she shook a little sand.
[Bm] She made a million [B] dollars and she put it in his hand.
[E] Then she looked and she said, hey, hey.
I'm getting ready for my [Bm] wedding.
The [B] _ handsome jack said, goodbye, Marie.
You're damn ugly for a man like me.
[E] _ _ _ _
That's a dollar, Jack. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ That's [B] a dollar. _
_ _ _ _ That's _ _ all right.
_ So if you ever get down where the black trees grow.
And meet a voodoo lady named Marie Le Bon.
[Em] _ You [Bm] better look out.
_ _ [E] And if she ever asks you to make her your wife.
[B] Then you better stay with her for the rest of your life. _
A little [F#] bit.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] Get that thing, get that thing.
Get on down now.
[D#] Get on down.
_ Go on, man.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] Boo, ba-doop, boo, [D#] ba-doop, ba-doop, ba-doop, [G] boo.
Boo, we're not going down now.
_ [F#] _ Boo, [G] ba-doop, boo, ba-doop, ba-doop, ba
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ [G] _ _ _
_ Down in [A] Louisiana, [B] where the [A] black trees [B] grow,
live a little [A] lady [G] named Marie _
[B] Lebeau.
_ _ [G] _ She _ [Em] got a black cat and a mojo bone.
_ [B] And [Bm] anyone who would leave her alone, [F#] she'd _ go_ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _another
man gone gone.
[B] _ _
Oh, _ she live in the swamp in a hollow low.
With a one-eyed snake with three-legged dog.
[E] Got a bimboly body and a string of hay. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A#] Shoot, [B] if I see you mess around, then she [F#] go, hey. _ _
[A] _ I'm [Fm] a bad [B] dog, dog. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] There [E] was a night when the moon was black.
[B] Into the swamp come a handsome jack.
[E] A no good man that you all know.
[F#m] And he was looking around [G] for Marie [F#m] Le Bon.
He said, [B] Marie Le [E] Bon, you lovely [B] witch.
[D] Why don't [B] you give me a little joy?
Gonna make me rich. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] You're not giving me a million dollars.
I'm gonna tell you what I'll do.
[B] The very night I'm gonna marry you.
[F#] _ _ _ _
_ [F] No [Em] good [A#] man, that's [B] a dollar. _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] He did some magic and she shook a little sand.
[Bm] She made a million [B] dollars and she put it in his hand.
[E] Then she looked and she said, hey, hey.
I'm getting ready for my [Bm] wedding.
The [B] _ handsome jack said, goodbye, Marie.
You're damn ugly for a man like me.
[E] _ _ _ _
That's a dollar, Jack. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ That's [B] a dollar. _
_ _ _ _ That's _ _ all right.
_ So if you ever get down where the black trees grow.
And meet a voodoo lady named Marie Le Bon.
[Em] _ You [Bm] better look out.
_ _ [E] And if she ever asks you to make her your wife.
[B] Then you better stay with her for the rest of your life. _
A little [F#] bit.
_ _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] Get that thing, get that thing.
Get on down now.
[D#] Get on down.
_ Go on, man.
[E] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] Boo, ba-doop, boo, [D#] ba-doop, ba-doop, ba-doop, [G] boo.
Boo, we're not going down now.
_ [F#] _ Boo, [G] ba-doop, boo, ba-doop, ba-doop, ba