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JOLIE LOUISE - Daniel Lanois
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Tabbed by: Pat Malavi
C x3201x
G 32003x
G/B x2003x
Am x02210
F x3321x
Capo 3rd fret
- Chords are in the key of the studio release on the album, “Acadie”
- Lanois performs live in a higher key - see note at bottom for capo adjustments
[Intro]
C G C G
G G/B C G C
[Verse 1]
C G C
Ma jolie, how do you do, mon nom est Jean-Guy Thibault Leroux
C G C
I come from east of Gatineau, my name is Jean-Guy, ma jolie
G C F C
J'ai une maison à Lafontaine, where we can live if you marry me
G Am F
Une belle maison à Lafontaine, where we will live, you and me
C F C G C F C
Oh Louise, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ma jolie Louise
[Verse 2]
C G C
Tous les matins au soleil, I will work 'til work is done
C G C
Tous les matins au soleil, I did work 'til work was done
G C F C
And one day, the foreman said, "Jean-Guy, we must let you go"
G Am F
Et puis mon nom, n’est pas bon, at the mill anymore
C F C G C F C
Oh Louise, I'm losing my head I'm losing my head
[Verse 3]
C G C
My kids are small, four and three et la bouteille, she's mon amie
C G C
I drink the rum 'til I can't see, it hides the shame Louise does not see
G C F C
A carousel turns in my head, and I can't hide, oh no, no, no, no
G Am F
And the rage turned in my head, and Louise, I struck her down
C F C G C F C
Down on the ground, I'm losing my mind, I'm losing my mind
[Verse 4]
C G C
En Septembre soixante-trois, kids are gone and so is Louise
C G C
Ontario they did go, near la ville de Toronto
G C F C
Now my tears they roll down, tous les jours, whoa-oh-oh-oh
G Am F
And I remember the days and the promises that we made
C F C G C F C
Oh Louise, ma jolie Louise, ma jolie Louise
C G C
Ah-ah-ah ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
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For live versions, move capo to the following positions:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt0LDopjNbg - Capo 4th fret
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVNISWXsUq8 - Capo 5th fret
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxK7LQ6nVTw - Capo 7th fret or see live tab:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/d/daniel_lanois/jolie_louise_live_crd.htm
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