Chords for Stories ~ Brother Louie 1973 Soul Purrfection Version
Tempo:
103.7 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
Am
Em
F
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] [F]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Em] [C] [F]
[Dm] [C] [F]
[Dm] [Am]
[F] [B] [Em] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[Am] She was black, [C]
[F] [Am] Louis was white.
[F] [Am]
[Dm] When you taste brown sugar, [Em] Louis [G] fell [F] in love [Am] overnight.
[D] [C] Nothing bad, [Dm] it was good.
[C] Louis had the [Dm] best girl he could.
When [Am] he took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and [F] papa,
[Em] Louis [F] knew [Am] just where it stood.
[C] Louis, Louis, [F] Louis, Louis.
[Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Am] [Em] Louis, [Am]
[Dm] Louis, [Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis.
Y [Am]'all gonna cry.
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[Am] They stood [Dm] in the night, [Am] knowing what's [Dm] wrong from what's right.
[Am] He took her home to [Dm] meet his mama and papa.
[Em] Man, they [F] had a terrible [Am] fight.
Louis nearly [Dm] caused a scene.
[C] Wish her it was [Dm] a dream.
[Em] Ain't no [Dm] difference if you're black or white.
[Em] Brothers [Dm] and all [Am] what I mean.
Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis, [Am] y'all gonna cry.
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[Am] She was black,
[C] [F] [Am] Louis was white.
[F] [Am] Danger, danger [Dm] when you taste brown sugar, [Em] Louis fell [Dm] in love [Am] overnight.
[D] [C] Nothing bad, it [Dm] was good.
[Am] Louis had the best [Dm] girl he could.
When [Am] he took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and [F] papa, [Em] Louis knew [F] just [Am] where it stood.
[D] [Am] Louis, Louis, Louis, [F] Louis.
[Am] Louis, [C]
Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Am] [Em] Louis, [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis.
[Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis, y'all [Am] gonna cry.
I-I-I.
[F] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Em] [Am] [F]
[Am] [Em] [C] I [F]
[C] [Am] [F]-I-I.
[G] I [Dm] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am] -I [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm] [Am]
-I.
Days go up [Dm] in the night,
[Am] knowing what's wrong [Dm] for what's right.
[Am] He took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and papa.
[Em] Man, he [F] had a [Am] terrible fight.
Louis nearly [Dm] caused me sin, [C] wish it [Dm] was a dream
Ain't [Em] no [Dm] difference if you're black or white, [Em] brothers you [Dm] know [Am] what I mean
Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Am] Louis, [Dm] Louis, [Am] Louis, Louis,
[Dm] [Em] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, [Am] Louis
[D] [Eb] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[F] [Em] [F]
[Am] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, [Am] Louis,
[Dm] [C] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, [Em] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, I'm [Am] gonna cry
Louie, [C] Louie, [Dm] Louie, Louie
[Am] Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, [Dm] do I
[Am] Louis, Louis,
[Dm] Louis
[Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis I'm [Am] gonna cry
[Dm] [Am] Louis, Louis, Louie, [Dm] [Am] Louie
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Em] [C] [F]
[Dm] [C] [F]
[Dm] [Am]
[F] [B] [Em] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[Am] She was black, [C]
[F] [Am] Louis was white.
[F] [Am]
[Dm] When you taste brown sugar, [Em] Louis [G] fell [F] in love [Am] overnight.
[D] [C] Nothing bad, [Dm] it was good.
[C] Louis had the [Dm] best girl he could.
When [Am] he took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and [F] papa,
[Em] Louis [F] knew [Am] just where it stood.
[C] Louis, Louis, [F] Louis, Louis.
[Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Am] [Em] Louis, [Am]
[Dm] Louis, [Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis.
Y [Am]'all gonna cry.
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Em] [Dm]
[Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[Am] They stood [Dm] in the night, [Am] knowing what's [Dm] wrong from what's right.
[Am] He took her home to [Dm] meet his mama and papa.
[Em] Man, they [F] had a terrible [Am] fight.
Louis nearly [Dm] caused a scene.
[C] Wish her it was [Dm] a dream.
[Em] Ain't no [Dm] difference if you're black or white.
[Em] Brothers [Dm] and all [Am] what I mean.
Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis, [Am] y'all gonna cry.
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm]
[Am] She was black,
[C] [F] [Am] Louis was white.
[F] [Am] Danger, danger [Dm] when you taste brown sugar, [Em] Louis fell [Dm] in love [Am] overnight.
[D] [C] Nothing bad, it [Dm] was good.
[Am] Louis had the best [Dm] girl he could.
When [Am] he took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and [F] papa, [Em] Louis knew [F] just [Am] where it stood.
[D] [Am] Louis, Louis, Louis, [F] Louis.
[Am] Louis, [C]
Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
[Am] [Em] Louis, [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis.
[Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis, y'all [Am] gonna cry.
I-I-I.
[F] [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Am] [Em] [Am] [F]
[Am] [Em] [C] I [F]
[C] [Am] [F]-I-I.
[G] I [Dm] [Am]
[Dm]
[Am] -I [Dm]
[Am] [Dm]
[Em] [Dm] [Am]
-I.
Days go up [Dm] in the night,
[Am] knowing what's wrong [Dm] for what's right.
[Am] He took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and papa.
[Em] Man, he [F] had a [Am] terrible fight.
Louis nearly [Dm] caused me sin, [C] wish it [Dm] was a dream
Ain't [Em] no [Dm] difference if you're black or white, [Em] brothers you [Dm] know [Am] what I mean
Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Am] Louis, [Dm] Louis, [Am] Louis, Louis,
[Dm] [Em] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, [Am] Louis
[D] [Eb] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[F] [Em] [F]
[Am] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, [Am] Louis,
[Dm] [C] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, [Em] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, I'm [Am] gonna cry
Louie, [C] Louie, [Dm] Louie, Louie
[Am] Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, [Dm] do I
[Am] Louis, Louis,
[Dm] Louis
[Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis I'm [Am] gonna cry
[Dm] [Am] Louis, Louis, Louie, [Dm] [Am] Louie
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_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ She was black, _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] Louis was white.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] When you taste brown sugar, [Em] Louis [G] fell [F] in love [Am] overnight.
[D] _ _ [C] _ Nothing bad, [Dm] it was good.
_ _ [C] Louis had the [Dm] best girl he could.
_ When [Am] he took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and [F] papa,
[Em] Louis [F] knew [Am] just where it stood.
_ _ _ [C] Louis, Louis, [F] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] [Em] Louis, [Am] _
[Dm] Louis, _ _ _ [Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis.
Y [Am]'all gonna cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ They stood _ [Dm] in the night, _ _ [Am] knowing what's [Dm] wrong from what's right.
_ [Am] He took her home to [Dm] meet his mama and papa.
[Em] Man, they [F] had a terrible [Am] _ fight.
_ Louis nearly [Dm] caused a scene.
_ _ [C] Wish her it was [Dm] a dream.
_ _ [Em] Ain't no [Dm] difference if you're black or white.
[Em] Brothers [Dm] and all [Am] what I mean.
_ _ _ Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis, [Am] y'all gonna cry.
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ She was black, _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] Louis was white. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Danger, danger [Dm] when you taste brown sugar, [Em] Louis fell [Dm] in love [Am] overnight.
[D] _ _ [C] Nothing bad, it [Dm] was good.
_ _ [Am] Louis had the best [Dm] girl he could.
_ When [Am] he took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and [F] papa, [Em] Louis knew [F] just [Am] where it stood.
[D] _ [Am] _ Louis, Louis, Louis, [F] Louis.
_ _ [Am] Louis, [C]
Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] Louis, [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] _ _ Louis.
[Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis, y'all [Am] gonna cry.
I-I-I.
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Em] [C] I _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F]-I-I.
_ [G] I _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ -I _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am]
-I.
_ _ Days go up [Dm] in the night,
_ _ _ [Am] knowing what's wrong [Dm] for what's right.
_ [Am] He took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and papa.
[Em] Man, he [F] had a [Am] terrible fight.
_ _ Louis nearly [Dm] caused me sin, _ [C] wish it [Dm] was a dream
Ain't [Em] no [Dm] difference if you're black or white, _ [Em] brothers you [Dm] know [Am] what I mean
_ _ Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, _ Louis, [Am] _ Louis, [Dm] Louis, _ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, [Am] Louis
[D] _ [Eb] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, _ [Am] _ Louis, _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] _ Louis, Louis, [Em] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, I'm [Am] gonna cry
_ _ Louie, [C] Louie, [Dm] Louie, Louie
_ _ [Am] Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, [Dm] do I
_ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, _
[Dm] Louis
_ [Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis I'm [Am] gonna cry _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, Louie, [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Louie
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[F] _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Am] _ _ She was black, _ [C] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] Louis was white.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] When you taste brown sugar, [Em] Louis [G] fell [F] in love [Am] overnight.
[D] _ _ [C] _ Nothing bad, [Dm] it was good.
_ _ [C] Louis had the [Dm] best girl he could.
_ When [Am] he took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and [F] papa,
[Em] Louis [F] knew [Am] just where it stood.
_ _ _ [C] Louis, Louis, [F] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] [Em] Louis, [Am] _
[Dm] Louis, _ _ _ [Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis.
Y [Am]'all gonna cry. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ They stood _ [Dm] in the night, _ _ [Am] knowing what's [Dm] wrong from what's right.
_ [Am] He took her home to [Dm] meet his mama and papa.
[Em] Man, they [F] had a terrible [Am] _ fight.
_ Louis nearly [Dm] caused a scene.
_ _ [C] Wish her it was [Dm] a dream.
_ _ [Em] Ain't no [Dm] difference if you're black or white.
[Em] Brothers [Dm] and all [Am] what I mean.
_ _ _ Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis, [Am] y'all gonna cry.
[Dm] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [Am] _ _ She was black, _
[C] _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] Louis was white. _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ Danger, danger [Dm] when you taste brown sugar, [Em] Louis fell [Dm] in love [Am] overnight.
[D] _ _ [C] Nothing bad, it [Dm] was good.
_ _ [Am] Louis had the best [Dm] girl he could.
_ When [Am] he took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and [F] papa, [Em] Louis knew [F] just [Am] where it stood.
[D] _ [Am] _ Louis, Louis, Louis, [F] Louis.
_ _ [Am] Louis, [C]
Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis.
_ _ _ [Am] _ [Em] Louis, [Am] Louis, Louis, [Dm] _ _ Louis.
[Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis, y'all [Am] gonna cry.
I-I-I.
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Em] _ [Am] _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ [Em] [C] I _ [F] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ [F]-I-I.
_ [G] I _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _
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_ _ [Am] _ -I _ [Dm] _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Am]
-I.
_ _ Days go up [Dm] in the night,
_ _ _ [Am] knowing what's wrong [Dm] for what's right.
_ [Am] He took her home [Dm] to meet his mama and papa.
[Em] Man, he [F] had a [Am] terrible fight.
_ _ Louis nearly [Dm] caused me sin, _ [C] wish it [Dm] was a dream
Ain't [Em] no [Dm] difference if you're black or white, _ [Em] brothers you [Dm] know [Am] what I mean
_ _ Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, _ Louis, [Am] _ Louis, [Dm] Louis, _ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [Em] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, [Am] Louis
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[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, Louis, _ [Am] _ Louis, _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] Louis, Louis, Louis, [Dm] _ Louis, Louis, [Em] Louis, Louis, [Dm] Louis, I'm [Am] gonna cry
_ _ Louie, [C] Louie, [Dm] Louie, Louie
_ _ [Am] Louie, Louie, Louie, Louie, [Dm] do I
_ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, _
[Dm] Louis
_ [Em] Louis, [Dm] Louis I'm [Am] gonna cry _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [Am] Louis, Louis, Louie, [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ Louie