The Tattooed Lady and The Alligator Man Chords by Marcia Ball
Tempo:
156.5 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [Db] [C] [Bb] [A] [Ab] [A]
[Bb] [B] [C] [Db]
[D] When the tattooed lady and the alligator man live in a trailer in the promised land.
[G] In the summertime, they hit the [D] road.
They're the main attraction in a traveling show.
[A] Playing every carnival across the land.
[D] The tattooed lady and the [E] [F] alligator [Gb] man.
And [G] she dances, a hoochie coochie coo [D] coo.
[A]
And it crawls on its belly, like a crocodile [D] [A] too.
[G] And for a grand finale, they climb [D] two by two coo, [C] to a spot way up in [D] the sky.
And [F] when the spotlight hits them [G] they fly.
And [Ab] when they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their hands.
[E] For the tattooed lady [A] and the [D] alligator man.
She always knew what she wanted to do.
When she was just 18, she got her first tattoo.
It [G] was a little green gator with a smiling [D] face.
She put that critter in a private place.
She [A] said, don't you know that's just a start?
[D] She turned herself into a work of art.
Midway side show, hot as blazes.
One stand [Bm] out in a thousand faces.
[G] There was something about him she recognized.
[D] He was rough around the edges, a familiar smile.
She [A] said, I know him and he knows [D] me.
I feel the pull of [E] my [F] destiny.
[Gb] Now [G] she dances, a hoochie [Dm] coochie coo [D] coo.
[A] And he crawls on his belly, like a crocodile [D] [A] too.
[Gb] [A]
[G] And for a grand finale, they climb two [D] by two coo, to [C] a spot way up [D] in the sky.
[F] And when the spotlight hits [G] them they fly.
[Ab] And when they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their hands.
[E] For the tattooed lady [A] and the [D] alligator man.
[G]
[D]
[G] [Am] [G] [Ab]
[A] [B] [C] [Gbm]
[D] When the leaves start falling, their heads fall.
Sit beside the river, let the cool breeze blow.
[G] The kids are swinging way up in the trees, [D] like they were born on a flying [A] trapeze.
There's a boy and a girl, a set of twins.
[D] One looks like her and the [E] other [F] like [Gb] him.
Now [G] she dances, a hoochie [D]
coochie coo coo.
[A]
And he crawls on his belly, like a crocodile too.
And [G] for a grand finale, they climb two [Bm] by two coo, [C]
to a spot way [D] up in the sky.
And [F] when the spotlight [G] hits them they fly.
And when [Ab] they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their hands.
For [E] the tattooed [A] lady and the alligator [D] man.
[E] Yeah, the tattooed [A] lady and the [D] alligator [Db] man.
[Bb] [A] [Ab] [A] [Bb] [D]
[N]
[Bb] [B] [C] [Db]
[D] When the tattooed lady and the alligator man live in a trailer in the promised land.
[G] In the summertime, they hit the [D] road.
They're the main attraction in a traveling show.
[A] Playing every carnival across the land.
[D] The tattooed lady and the [E] [F] alligator [Gb] man.
And [G] she dances, a hoochie coochie coo [D] coo.
[A]
And it crawls on its belly, like a crocodile [D] [A] too.
[G] And for a grand finale, they climb [D] two by two coo, [C] to a spot way up in [D] the sky.
And [F] when the spotlight hits them [G] they fly.
And [Ab] when they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their hands.
[E] For the tattooed lady [A] and the [D] alligator man.
She always knew what she wanted to do.
When she was just 18, she got her first tattoo.
It [G] was a little green gator with a smiling [D] face.
She put that critter in a private place.
She [A] said, don't you know that's just a start?
[D] She turned herself into a work of art.
Midway side show, hot as blazes.
One stand [Bm] out in a thousand faces.
[G] There was something about him she recognized.
[D] He was rough around the edges, a familiar smile.
She [A] said, I know him and he knows [D] me.
I feel the pull of [E] my [F] destiny.
[Gb] Now [G] she dances, a hoochie [Dm] coochie coo [D] coo.
[A] And he crawls on his belly, like a crocodile [D] [A] too.
[Gb] [A]
[G] And for a grand finale, they climb two [D] by two coo, to [C] a spot way up [D] in the sky.
[F] And when the spotlight hits [G] them they fly.
[Ab] And when they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their hands.
[E] For the tattooed lady [A] and the [D] alligator man.
[G]
[D]
[G] [Am] [G] [Ab]
[A] [B] [C] [Gbm]
[D] When the leaves start falling, their heads fall.
Sit beside the river, let the cool breeze blow.
[G] The kids are swinging way up in the trees, [D] like they were born on a flying [A] trapeze.
There's a boy and a girl, a set of twins.
[D] One looks like her and the [E] other [F] like [Gb] him.
Now [G] she dances, a hoochie [D]
coochie coo coo.
[A]
And he crawls on his belly, like a crocodile too.
And [G] for a grand finale, they climb two [Bm] by two coo, [C]
to a spot way [D] up in the sky.
And [F] when the spotlight [G] hits them they fly.
And when [Ab] they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their hands.
For [E] the tattooed [A] lady and the alligator [D] man.
[E] Yeah, the tattooed [A] lady and the [D] alligator [Db] man.
[Bb] [A] [Ab] [A] [Bb] [D]
[N]
Key:
D
A
G
E
C
D
A
G
[D] _ [Db] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [A] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ [Db] _
[D] When the tattooed lady and the alligator man live in a trailer in the promised land.
[G] In the summertime, they hit the [D] road.
They're the main attraction in a traveling show.
[A] Playing every carnival across the land.
[D] The tattooed lady and the [E] [F] alligator [Gb] man.
And [G] she _ dances, a hoochie coochie coo [D] coo.
_ _ _ _ [A]
And it crawls on its belly, _ like a crocodile [D] _ [A] too.
_ _ _ [G] And for a grand finale, they climb [D] two by two coo, _ _ _ _ [C] to a spot way up in [D] the sky.
And [F] when the spotlight hits them [G] they fly.
And [Ab] when they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their _ _ _ _ hands.
[E] For the _ tattooed lady [A] _ and the [D] alligator man. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
She always knew what she wanted to do.
When she was just 18, she got her first tattoo.
It [G] was a little green gator with a smiling [D] face.
She put that critter in a private place.
She [A] said, don't you know that's just a start?
[D] She turned herself into a work of art.
_ Midway side show, hot as blazes.
One stand [Bm] out in a thousand faces.
[G] There was something about him she recognized.
[D] He was rough around the edges, a familiar smile.
She [A] said, I know him and he knows [D] me.
I feel the pull of [E] my [F] destiny.
[Gb] Now [G] she dances, _ a hoochie [Dm] coochie coo [D] _ coo. _ _
[A] And he crawls on his belly, like a crocodile [D] [A] too.
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] And for a grand finale, _ they climb two [D] by two coo, _ _ to [C] a spot way up [D] in the sky. _
[F] And when the spotlight hits [G] them they fly. _
[Ab] And when they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their _ _ _ _ hands.
[E] For the tattooed lady [A] _ and the [D] alligator man. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [Gbm]
[D] When the leaves start falling, their heads fall. _ _
Sit beside the river, let the cool breeze blow.
[G] The kids are swinging way up in the trees, [D] like they were born on a flying [A] trapeze.
There's a boy and a girl, a set of twins.
[D] One looks like her and the [E] other [F] like [Gb] him.
Now [G] she _ dances, a hoochie [D]
coochie coo _ coo.
_ _ [A]
And he crawls on his belly, _ like a crocodile too.
_ _ _ _ And [G] for a grand finale, they climb two [Bm] by two coo, _ _ _ _ _ [C]
to a spot way [D] up in the sky.
_ And [F] when the spotlight [G] hits them they fly.
_ And when [Ab] they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their _ _ _ hands.
_ For [E] the tattooed [A] lady and the alligator [D] man.
_ _ _ _ [E] Yeah, the tattooed [A] lady and the [D] alligator [Db] man.
_ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ [C] _ _ [Db] _
[D] When the tattooed lady and the alligator man live in a trailer in the promised land.
[G] In the summertime, they hit the [D] road.
They're the main attraction in a traveling show.
[A] Playing every carnival across the land.
[D] The tattooed lady and the [E] [F] alligator [Gb] man.
And [G] she _ dances, a hoochie coochie coo [D] coo.
_ _ _ _ [A]
And it crawls on its belly, _ like a crocodile [D] _ [A] too.
_ _ _ [G] And for a grand finale, they climb [D] two by two coo, _ _ _ _ [C] to a spot way up in [D] the sky.
And [F] when the spotlight hits them [G] they fly.
And [Ab] when they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their _ _ _ _ hands.
[E] For the _ tattooed lady [A] _ and the [D] alligator man. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
She always knew what she wanted to do.
When she was just 18, she got her first tattoo.
It [G] was a little green gator with a smiling [D] face.
She put that critter in a private place.
She [A] said, don't you know that's just a start?
[D] She turned herself into a work of art.
_ Midway side show, hot as blazes.
One stand [Bm] out in a thousand faces.
[G] There was something about him she recognized.
[D] He was rough around the edges, a familiar smile.
She [A] said, I know him and he knows [D] me.
I feel the pull of [E] my [F] destiny.
[Gb] Now [G] she dances, _ a hoochie [Dm] coochie coo [D] _ coo. _ _
[A] And he crawls on his belly, like a crocodile [D] [A] too.
[Gb] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] And for a grand finale, _ they climb two [D] by two coo, _ _ to [C] a spot way up [D] in the sky. _
[F] And when the spotlight hits [G] them they fly. _
[Ab] And when they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their _ _ _ _ hands.
[E] For the tattooed lady [A] _ and the [D] alligator man. _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [C] _ [Gbm]
[D] When the leaves start falling, their heads fall. _ _
Sit beside the river, let the cool breeze blow.
[G] The kids are swinging way up in the trees, [D] like they were born on a flying [A] trapeze.
There's a boy and a girl, a set of twins.
[D] One looks like her and the [E] other [F] like [Gb] him.
Now [G] she _ dances, a hoochie [D]
coochie coo _ coo.
_ _ [A]
And he crawls on his belly, _ like a crocodile too.
_ _ _ _ And [G] for a grand finale, they climb two [Bm] by two coo, _ _ _ _ _ [C]
to a spot way [D] up in the sky.
_ And [F] when the spotlight [G] hits them they fly.
_ And when [Ab] they land, grab [D] those wands and they clap [B] their _ _ _ hands.
_ For [E] the tattooed [A] lady and the alligator [D] man.
_ _ _ _ [E] Yeah, the tattooed [A] lady and the [D] alligator [Db] man.
_ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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