Bobby Bare - Marie Laveau Chords

[Verse 1]
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Down in Louisiana where the black trees grow
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Lives a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau
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Got a black cat's tooth and a Mojo bone
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And anyone who wouldn't leave her alone
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She'd go (growl) another man done gone

[Verse 2]
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She lives in a swamp in a hollow log
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With a one-eyed snake and a three-legged dog
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She's got a bent bony body and stringy hair
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If she ever seen y'all messing around there
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She'd go (growl) another man done gone

[Verse 3]
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And then one night when the moon was black
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Into the swamp come handsome Jack
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A no good man like you all know
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He was looking around for Marie Laveau

[Verse 4]
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He said Marie Laveau you lovely witch
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Gimme a little a little charm that'll make me rich
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Gimme a million dollars and I tell you what I'll do
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This very night I'm gonna marry you
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Then it'll be (growl) another man done gone

[Verse 5]
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So Marie done some magic and she shook a little sand
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Made a million dollars and she put it in his hand
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Then she giggled and she wiggled and she said hey hey
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I'm getting ready for my wedding day

[Verse 6]
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But old handsome Jack he said goodbye Marie
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You're too damned ugly for a rich man like me
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Then Marie started mumbling her fangs started gnashing
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Her body started trembling and her eyes started flashing
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And she went (growl) another man done gone

[Verse 7]
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So if you ever git down where the black trees grow
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And meet a voodoo lady named Marie Laveau
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If she ever asks you to make her your wife
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Man you better stay with her for the rest of your life
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Or it'll be (growl) another man done gone