Marie Laveau Chords by Bobby Bare
Tempo:
117.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The most famous of all the voodoo queens that ever existed is Marie Laveau down in Louisiana.
There's a lot of [C#] weird ungodly [A] tales about Marie.
She's supposed to have a lot of magic potions and [C#m] spells and curses.
[A] Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow lives a voodoo lady named Marie [F#] Laveau.
She [B] got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone.
[A] Anyone who [F#m] wouldn't leave [F#] her alone she'd go.
[Em] Another man [Am] done gone.
[A]
She lives in a swamp in a hollow log with a one eyed snake and a three legged dog.
She [D] got a bent bony body and strangly hair.
[A] And if she ever seen y'all messing around there [E] she'd go.
[G#]
[E] [A] Another man done gone.
[F#m] [D] And then one night when the moon was black.
[A] Into the swamp come handsome Jack.
[F#] No good man like you all know.
[Em] When he was looking [C#] around for Marie Laveau.
He [A] said Marie Laveau you lovely witch.
Give me a little charm that will make me rich.
Give me a million [Bm] dollars and tell you what I'll do.
This [F#] very night I'm gonna marry you.
And it'll be
[E] another man [A] done gone.
And [D] so Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand.
[A] And made a million dollars and she put it in his hand.
[B] Then she giggled and she wiggled and she said hey, hey.
I'm getting ready for my wedding [A] day.
But old handsome Jack he said goodbye Marie.
You're too damn ugly for a [F#m] rich man like me.
[D] Then Marie started mumbling her fangs started gnashing.
[A] Her body started trembling and her [C#] eyes started flashing.
[E] And she went another [Am] man done gone.
[A] Oh if you ever get down where the black trees grow.
And meet a [E] voodoo lady [A] named Marie Laveau.
[D] If [F#m] she ever asks [D] you to make her your wife.
[Am] Man you better stay with her [A] for the rest of your life.
Or [E] it'll be
[G] another [A] man done gone.
Ah Marie.
Show me that pretty white face of yours.
Another man done gone.
[G#]
There's a lot of [C#] weird ungodly [A] tales about Marie.
She's supposed to have a lot of magic potions and [C#m] spells and curses.
[A] Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow lives a voodoo lady named Marie [F#] Laveau.
She [B] got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone.
[A] Anyone who [F#m] wouldn't leave [F#] her alone she'd go.
[Em] Another man [Am] done gone.
[A]
She lives in a swamp in a hollow log with a one eyed snake and a three legged dog.
She [D] got a bent bony body and strangly hair.
[A] And if she ever seen y'all messing around there [E] she'd go.
[G#]
[E] [A] Another man done gone.
[F#m] [D] And then one night when the moon was black.
[A] Into the swamp come handsome Jack.
[F#] No good man like you all know.
[Em] When he was looking [C#] around for Marie Laveau.
He [A] said Marie Laveau you lovely witch.
Give me a little charm that will make me rich.
Give me a million [Bm] dollars and tell you what I'll do.
This [F#] very night I'm gonna marry you.
And it'll be
[E] another man [A] done gone.
And [D] so Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand.
[A] And made a million dollars and she put it in his hand.
[B] Then she giggled and she wiggled and she said hey, hey.
I'm getting ready for my wedding [A] day.
But old handsome Jack he said goodbye Marie.
You're too damn ugly for a [F#m] rich man like me.
[D] Then Marie started mumbling her fangs started gnashing.
[A] Her body started trembling and her [C#] eyes started flashing.
[E] And she went another [Am] man done gone.
[A] Oh if you ever get down where the black trees grow.
And meet a [E] voodoo lady [A] named Marie Laveau.
[D] If [F#m] she ever asks [D] you to make her your wife.
[Am] Man you better stay with her [A] for the rest of your life.
Or [E] it'll be
[G] another [A] man done gone.
Ah Marie.
Show me that pretty white face of yours.
Another man done gone.
[G#]
Key:
A
D
E
F#
F#m
A
D
E
The most famous of all the voodoo queens that ever existed is Marie Laveau down in Louisiana.
There's a lot of [C#] weird ungodly [A] tales about Marie.
She's supposed to have a lot of magic potions and [C#m] spells and curses.
[A] _ Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow lives a voodoo lady named Marie [F#] Laveau.
She [B] got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone.
[A] Anyone who [F#m] wouldn't leave [F#] her alone she'd go. _ _
_ _ [Em] Another man [Am] done gone.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ She lives in a swamp in a hollow log with a one eyed snake and a three legged dog.
She [D] got a bent bony body and strangly hair.
[A] And if she ever seen y'all messing around there [E] she'd go.
[G#] _
_ [E] _ [A] Another man done gone.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] And then one night when the moon was black.
[A] _ Into the swamp come handsome Jack.
[F#] No good man like you all know.
[Em] When he was looking [C#] around for Marie Laveau.
He [A] said Marie Laveau you lovely witch.
Give me a little charm that will make me rich.
Give me a million [Bm] dollars and tell you what I'll do.
This [F#] very night I'm gonna marry you.
And it'll be _
[E] _ _ another man [A] done gone. _
_ _ _ And [D] so Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand.
[A] And made a million dollars and she put it in his hand.
[B] Then she giggled and she wiggled and she said hey, hey.
I'm getting ready for my wedding [A] day.
But old handsome Jack he said goodbye Marie.
_ You're too damn ugly for a [F#m] rich man like me.
[D] Then Marie started mumbling her fangs started gnashing.
[A] Her body started trembling and her [C#] eyes started flashing.
[E] And she went another _ _ [Am] man done gone.
[A] Oh _ _ _ if you ever get down where the black trees grow.
And meet a [E] voodoo lady [A] named Marie Laveau.
[D] If [F#m] she ever asks [D] you to make her your wife.
[Am] Man you better stay with her [A] for the rest of your life.
Or [E] it'll be _ _
_ [G] another [A] man done gone. _
_ _ _ _ Ah _ Marie.
_ _ Show me that pretty white face of yours. _ _ _ _ _
_ Another man done gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _
There's a lot of [C#] weird ungodly [A] tales about Marie.
She's supposed to have a lot of magic potions and [C#m] spells and curses.
[A] _ Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow lives a voodoo lady named Marie [F#] Laveau.
She [B] got a black cat tooth and a mojo bone.
[A] Anyone who [F#m] wouldn't leave [F#] her alone she'd go. _ _
_ _ [Em] Another man [Am] done gone.
[A] _
_ _ _ _ She lives in a swamp in a hollow log with a one eyed snake and a three legged dog.
She [D] got a bent bony body and strangly hair.
[A] And if she ever seen y'all messing around there [E] she'd go.
[G#] _
_ [E] _ [A] Another man done gone.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [D] And then one night when the moon was black.
[A] _ Into the swamp come handsome Jack.
[F#] No good man like you all know.
[Em] When he was looking [C#] around for Marie Laveau.
He [A] said Marie Laveau you lovely witch.
Give me a little charm that will make me rich.
Give me a million [Bm] dollars and tell you what I'll do.
This [F#] very night I'm gonna marry you.
And it'll be _
[E] _ _ another man [A] done gone. _
_ _ _ And [D] so Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand.
[A] And made a million dollars and she put it in his hand.
[B] Then she giggled and she wiggled and she said hey, hey.
I'm getting ready for my wedding [A] day.
But old handsome Jack he said goodbye Marie.
_ You're too damn ugly for a [F#m] rich man like me.
[D] Then Marie started mumbling her fangs started gnashing.
[A] Her body started trembling and her [C#] eyes started flashing.
[E] And she went another _ _ [Am] man done gone.
[A] Oh _ _ _ if you ever get down where the black trees grow.
And meet a [E] voodoo lady [A] named Marie Laveau.
[D] If [F#m] she ever asks [D] you to make her your wife.
[Am] Man you better stay with her [A] for the rest of your life.
Or [E] it'll be _ _
_ [G] another [A] man done gone. _
_ _ _ _ Ah _ Marie.
_ _ Show me that pretty white face of yours. _ _ _ _ _
_ Another man done gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _