#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Louie Louie Original Album: - single B-side (for Richard Berry & The Pharoahs) Words and Music by Richard Berry Copyright © 1957 Flip Records Published by ??? Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) INTRO: Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 [play Guitar Figure 1] Guitar Figure 1 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lou - CHORUS1: Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D A D E D - ie Louie____, oh no, we gotta go, yeah, yeah, yeah. I said, Lou - yeah, yeah A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D A - ie Louie____, oh ba -by, said we gotta go. VERSE1: Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D A D E D A fine little girl, she waits for me. Me catch a ship for cross the sea. Me A D E D A D E D sail that sea and I'm all a - lone. Me ne - ver know if I make it home. Lou - CHORUS2: Notes: Play as for CHORUS1. Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D A D E D - ie, Lou-ie,__ no, no, no, no, say we gotta go (oh, no) Said, Lou - A D E D A D E D - ie, Lou-ie,__ oh, ba -by, said we gotta go Three VERSE2: Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D A D E D nights and days I sail the sea. Me think of girl, oh, con - stantly. A D E D A D E D On that ship I dream she there, I smell the roses in her hair. Lou - CHORUS3: Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D A D E D - ie Louie,____ oh no, I said we gotta go, yeah, yeah, yeah. I said, Lou - yeah, yeah A D E D A D E D - ie Louie,___ oh ba -by, we gotta go. (Okay, let's give it to 'e, right now!) [Guitar SOLO over VERSE chords [x2]] VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D A D E D see Jamaica, moon a - bove. It won't be long, me see me love. I A D E D A D E D take her in my arms a - gain. I tell her I'll never leave her here. Lou - CHORUS4: Notes: Play as for previous choruses. Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A D E D A D E D - ie Louie____, oh no, say we gotta go, yeah, yeah, yeah, I said, Lou - yeah, yeah. A D E D A - ie Louie____, oh ba -by, said we gotta go. I said OUTRO: Chords: A 576555 or x02220 D 557775 or xx0232 E 779997 or 022100 A D E D A D E D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|---------------------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-6---6---6-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------|-7---7---7-----------7---7-------|-9---9---9-----------7---7-------| |-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------|-7---7---7-----------5---5-------| |-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | A D E D A D E D we gotta go now. Who's the first one outta here? Let's go! [end on A]