Louie, Louie

by The Kingsmen / Thousands of Garage Bands · posted by chibluesteve

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

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chorus:
<5 <5  <5 -5  6   -5  <5 -3 -3 -3
Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go
<5 <5  <5 -5  6   -5  <5 -3 -3 -3
Louie, Louie, oh, oh, me gotta go

 5   -4 -3  -4 -3 <-2  -3   -3  -3
Fine little girl- she waits for me
-3  -7   -7 <5  -5   5    6    6   6
Me catch the-- ship for cross the sea
-3  4   -4 -3 -4 -3 -3  -3 -3 
Me sail the-- ship- all alone
-3  4  4  -3   -3  -3  -3  -3
Me never think me make it home

(chorus)

 -3     5    -3  -4 -3 <-2  -3  -3  -3
Three nights and days-  me sail the sea
-3  -7   -7 <5  -5   6  6  6
Me think of--- girl constantly
4  -4 -3 -4 -3 3  -3   -3   -3
On the-- ship- I dream she there
-3   4   -4 -3  -3  -3 -3   -3
Me smell the-- rose in her hair

(chorus)

5  -4 -3 -4 -3 <-2 -3   -3 -3
Me see Ja---maica- moon above
-3  -7   -7 <5  -5   5   6  6   6
It won't be--- long, me see my love,
-3  4   -4 -3 -4 -3 3   -3  -3   -3
Me take her-- in--- my arms and then
-3  4   4 -3 -3 -3 <-2  -3   -3 -3
Me tell her-  I never- leave again

(chorus)

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