Chords for Ray Stevens - "It's Me Again Margaret" (Live at Casino Rama, 2015)
Tempo:
152.75 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
F
Em
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Em] [C] [G] [C]
[Cm]
[C] Well there once was a fella [G] named Willard [C] McBain and he only had [D] just one thought on [G] his brain.
[C] Every evening about midnight he'd slip [F] off the lawn and call the [C] same lady on [G] a pay telephone.
[Em]
[N]
It's me again [G]
Marguerite.
Hello is [C] this Marguerite?
You don't [F] know me Marguerite [G] but I [C] know you.
[G]
[C] [G] [Cm] Well [C]
this upset the lady,
[G] [C] gave her the blues.
So she called up the [Fm] police [D] and said what shall [G] I do?
[C] Well the chief of detectives came around [F] to her home.
Thieves [C] dropped upon them on [G] her upstairs [C] home.
[N]
It's me again [G] Marguerite.
Hello [C] is this Marguerite?
I [F] know it's you Marguerite.
[G] Are you [C] naked?
Well they called up Mothbell [G] and traced him [C] on down.
To a funky old phone booth [D] on the outskirts [G] of town.
It was [C] there that the vice squad with their field [F] glasses red.
The lips of [C] that [G] amorous man as [C] he said.
[Ab]
It's me again [G] Marguerite.
Hello is [C] this Marguerite?
I know it's [F] you Marguerite.
Want to hear me [G] bark like Rin [C] Tin Tin?
[G] [C]
Well they cuffed him, [Em] dragged him to [G] the station [C] downtown.
They allowed him one phone [D] call [G] for the jailer.
[C] He wet his chapped lips, cleared [F] his young throat.
Then he dialed [C] the telephone [G] and softly he [C] spoke.
[N]
It's me again [G]
Marguerite.
They got me Marguerite.
[C] You ain't gonna miss me [F] Marguerite I know that.
[G] But [Em] I'm
[Ebm] [Dm] [C]
And when I get out [Db] Marguerite [G] I'm gonna come over here with a weedy turkey.
And a live [C] chicken.
And some [G] cootle whips.
[C]
We'll have a big old time Marguerite.
[Cm]
[C] Well there once was a fella [G] named Willard [C] McBain and he only had [D] just one thought on [G] his brain.
[C] Every evening about midnight he'd slip [F] off the lawn and call the [C] same lady on [G] a pay telephone.
[Em]
[N]
It's me again [G]
Marguerite.
Hello is [C] this Marguerite?
You don't [F] know me Marguerite [G] but I [C] know you.
[G]
[C] [G] [Cm] Well [C]
this upset the lady,
[G] [C] gave her the blues.
So she called up the [Fm] police [D] and said what shall [G] I do?
[C] Well the chief of detectives came around [F] to her home.
Thieves [C] dropped upon them on [G] her upstairs [C] home.
[N]
It's me again [G] Marguerite.
Hello [C] is this Marguerite?
I [F] know it's you Marguerite.
[G] Are you [C] naked?
Well they called up Mothbell [G] and traced him [C] on down.
To a funky old phone booth [D] on the outskirts [G] of town.
It was [C] there that the vice squad with their field [F] glasses red.
The lips of [C] that [G] amorous man as [C] he said.
[Ab]
It's me again [G] Marguerite.
Hello is [C] this Marguerite?
I know it's [F] you Marguerite.
Want to hear me [G] bark like Rin [C] Tin Tin?
[G] [C]
Well they cuffed him, [Em] dragged him to [G] the station [C] downtown.
They allowed him one phone [D] call [G] for the jailer.
[C] He wet his chapped lips, cleared [F] his young throat.
Then he dialed [C] the telephone [G] and softly he [C] spoke.
[N]
It's me again [G]
Marguerite.
They got me Marguerite.
[C] You ain't gonna miss me [F] Marguerite I know that.
[G] But [Em] I'm
[Ebm] [Dm] [C]
And when I get out [Db] Marguerite [G] I'm gonna come over here with a weedy turkey.
And a live [C] chicken.
And some [G] cootle whips.
[C]
We'll have a big old time Marguerite.
Key:
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[C] _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [C] Well there once was a fella _ [G] named Willard [C] McBain _ _ and he only had [D] just one thought on [G] his brain. _
_ [C] Every evening about midnight he'd slip [F] off the _ lawn and call the [C] same lady on [G] a pay telephone.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ It's me again _ [G]
Marguerite.
_ _ _ _ _ Hello is [C] this Marguerite? _ _ _ _
You don't [F] know me Marguerite _ _ _ [G] but I [C] know _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] Well [C] _
_ _ _ this upset the lady, _
[G] [C] gave her the blues.
So she called up the [Fm] police [D] and said what shall [G] I do?
_ _ [C] Well the chief of detectives came around [F] to her home. _ _
Thieves [C] dropped upon them on [G] her upstairs [C] home.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ It's me again [G] Marguerite. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hello [C] is this Marguerite? _ _ _
I [F] know it's you Marguerite. _
[G] Are you [C] naked? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well they called up Mothbell [G] and traced him [C] on down.
_ _ To a funky old phone booth [D] on the outskirts [G] of town.
_ It was [C] there that the vice squad with their field [F] glasses red.
_ _ The lips of [C] that [G] amorous man as [C] he said.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ It's me again [G] Marguerite. _
_ _ _ Hello is [C] this Marguerite?
_ _ _ I know it's [F] you Marguerite.
_ Want to hear me [G] bark like Rin [C] Tin Tin? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Well _ _ _ they _ _ _ cuffed him, [Em] dragged him to [G] the station [C] downtown.
_ They allowed him one phone [D] call [G] for the jailer. _ _ _
_ [C] He wet his chapped lips, _ cleared [F] his young throat.
_ Then he dialed [C] the telephone [G] and softly he [C] spoke.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
It's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ me again [G] _
Marguerite.
_ _ _ They got me Marguerite.
[C] _ _ _ You ain't gonna miss me [F] Marguerite I know that. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ But _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ I'm_
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ And when I get out [Db] Marguerite [G] I'm gonna come over here with a weedy turkey.
And a live [C] chicken.
_ _ And some [G] cootle whips.
[C] _ _
We'll have a big old time Marguerite. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [C] Well there once was a fella _ [G] named Willard [C] McBain _ _ and he only had [D] just one thought on [G] his brain. _
_ [C] Every evening about midnight he'd slip [F] off the _ lawn and call the [C] same lady on [G] a pay telephone.
[Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ It's me again _ [G]
Marguerite.
_ _ _ _ _ Hello is [C] this Marguerite? _ _ _ _
You don't [F] know me Marguerite _ _ _ [G] but I [C] know _ _ _ _ _ you.
_ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Cm] Well [C] _
_ _ _ this upset the lady, _
[G] [C] gave her the blues.
So she called up the [Fm] police [D] and said what shall [G] I do?
_ _ [C] Well the chief of detectives came around [F] to her home. _ _
Thieves [C] dropped upon them on [G] her upstairs [C] home.
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ It's me again [G] Marguerite. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hello [C] is this Marguerite? _ _ _
I [F] know it's you Marguerite. _
[G] Are you [C] naked? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Well they called up Mothbell [G] and traced him [C] on down.
_ _ To a funky old phone booth [D] on the outskirts [G] of town.
_ It was [C] there that the vice squad with their field [F] glasses red.
_ _ The lips of [C] that [G] amorous man as [C] he said.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ It's me again [G] Marguerite. _
_ _ _ Hello is [C] this Marguerite?
_ _ _ I know it's [F] you Marguerite.
_ Want to hear me [G] bark like Rin [C] Tin Tin? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
Well _ _ _ they _ _ _ cuffed him, [Em] dragged him to [G] the station [C] downtown.
_ They allowed him one phone [D] call [G] for the jailer. _ _ _
_ [C] He wet his chapped lips, _ cleared [F] his young throat.
_ Then he dialed [C] the telephone [G] and softly he [C] spoke.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
It's _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ me again [G] _
Marguerite.
_ _ _ They got me Marguerite.
[C] _ _ _ You ain't gonna miss me [F] Marguerite I know that. _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ But _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ I'm_
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ And when I get out [Db] Marguerite [G] I'm gonna come over here with a weedy turkey.
And a live [C] chicken.
_ _ And some [G] cootle whips.
[C] _ _
We'll have a big old time Marguerite. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _