Chord/Tab song: Marie Lavaux

Band: Dr. Hook & the Medicine Show
Album: DOCTOR HOOK
Side: I
Track#: II
Song: Marie Lavaux
Composer: Shel Silverstein

Intro

[B]Down in Lou'siana where the black trees grow live a voodoo lady named Marie Lavaux
[B]She got a [E]black cat tooth and a mojo bone[B] and anyone wouldn't leave her alone
[B]She go [F#]GREEEEEEEEEEEE another man done [B]gone

First Verse

[B]She live in a swamp in a hollow log with a one eyed snake and a three legged dog
[B]She got a [E]bent bony body and stringy hair and if [B]she ever seen you messin' round there
[B]She go [F#]GREEEEEEEEEEEE another man done [B]gone

Third Verse

[B]And [E]then one night when the moon was black [B]into the swamp came Handsome Jack
[B]A [E]no good man that you all know and he was [F#]lookin' around for Marie Lavaux
[F#]He said [B]Marie Lavaux you lovely witch why don't you gimme a little charm gonna make me rich
[B]He said now [E]gimme million dollars and I'll tell you what I[B]39;ll do, this very night I'm
gonna marry you
[B]It'l[F#]l be GREEEEEEEEEEEE another man [B]done gone

Fourth Verse

[B]So [E]Marie did some magic and she shook a little sand, she [B]made a million dollars and she
put it in his hand
[E]Then she looked and she said hey hey, Now [F#]I'm gettin' ready for my wedding day
[F#]Then ol&#[B]039; Handsome Jack said "Good-bye Marie, you too damn ugly for a man like me"
[B]So [E]Marie started cryin', her fangs started shakin', her body started turnin', she
started quakin'
[E]She said [F#]GREEEEEEEEEEEE another man done [B]gone

Outro

[B]So if you ever get down where the black tree grow and meet a voodoo lady named Marie Lavaux
[B]And [E]if she ever asks you to make her your wife, man you better stay with her for the
rest of your life
[E]Or it'l[F#]l be GREEEEEEEEEEEE....