Chords
[Intro]
Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Ab7
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Eb7 Bb7
[Verse 1]
Eb7 The sound that you're listening toAb7 is from my guitar
That's Eb7named Lucille. I'm very crazy 'bout Lucille.
Ab7 Lucille took me from the plantation. Oh you Eb7might say,
Brought me fame.
Bb7 I don't think I could just talk eAb7nough about Lucille.
Eb7 Sometime when I'm Ab7blue seem like Lucille try to help
Me Eb7call my name. Bb7
[Verse 2]
Eb7 I used to sing spirituals and I thought that thisAb7 was
The thing that I wanted to do.Eb7 But somehow or othAb7er
When I went in the army I picked up on Lucille,
Eb7 Started singing the blues.
Bb7 Well,Ab7 now when I'm paying my dues,Eb7 maybe you Ab7don't
Know what I mean when I say paying dues, Eb7I mean when Things are bad with me.
Bb7
[Verse 3]
Eb7 I can always, I can alAb7ways,
Yyou know like, uh, depend on Eb7Lucille.
Ab7 Sort of hard to talk to you myself. I guess I'll let
Lucille say a Eb7few words and then.
Bb7 Ab7 Eb7 Ab7 You know, I Eb7doubt if you can feel it like I do. Bb7
[Verse 4]
Eb7 But when I think about the things that I've Ab7gone through,
Like, well for instance,Eb7 if I have a girlfriend and
She misuses me,Ab7 and I go home at night, maybe I'm
Lonely, well not maybe, I am Eb7lonely, I pick up Lucille
Bb7 And it bring out those funny sounds that sound good to
Me, you know.Ab7 Eb7 Ab7Sometime I get to play so I
Can't even Eb7say nothing. Bb7
[Solo 1]
Eb7 Look out.
Ab7 Eb7 Sometime I think it's crying.
Ab7 Eb7 Bb7 Ab7
Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Bb7
[Verse 5]
Eb7 Ab7 Eb7
You know, if I could sing pop tunes likeAb7 Frank Sinatra
Or Sammy Davis Junior, I don't think I Eb7still could do
It, 'cause Lucille don't wanna play nothing but the
Blues.Bb7 I think I'm,Ab7 I think I'm pretty glad about
That.Eb7 Ab7 Cause don't nobody sing to me like Eb7Lucille. Bb7
[Solo 2]
Sing, Eb7Lucille.
Ab7 Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Well, I'll put it like this. Take it easy, Lucille.Bb7 I
Like the way Sammy sings and I like the way Frank
Sings,Ab7 but I can get a little Frank, Sammy, Eb7a little
Ray Charles, fact Ab7all the people with soul in
This.
Eb7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 A little Mahalia Jackson in there.
Ab7 Eb7 Bb7 Ab7One more, Lucille!
Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Bb7 Eb7 Ab7
Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Bb7
Ab7 Eb7 Ab7
Eb7 You know, I imagine a lot of Bb7you wanna know,Eb7 a lot of
[Verse 6]
You wanna know why I call the guitar LuAb7cille. Lucille
Has Eb7practically saved my life two or three times. No
Kidding, really has.
Ab7 I remember once I was in an automobile accident,Eb7 and
When the car stopped turning over, it fell over on
Lucille,Bb7 and it held it up off me, really, it held it
Up off me.Ab7 Eb7 So that's one Ab7time it saved my life.
[Verse 7]
Eb7 The way, uh,Bb7 the way, uh, I, uh,Eb7 came by the name of Lucille,Ab7 I was
Over in Twist, Arkansas, I know you've never Eb7heard of
That one, have you, heh, heh, heh? And one nightAb7 the guys started a
Ball over there, you know, they started brawling, you
Know what I mean.Eb7 And the guy that was mad with his
Old lady,Bb7 when she fell over on this gas tank that was
Burning for heat,Ab7 the gas ran all over the Eb7floor. Ab7 Eb7 Bb7
[Verse 8]
Eb7 And when the gas ran all over the Ab7floor, the building
Eb7Caught on fire, and almost burned me up trying to save
Lucille. Ab7Uh, oh I, uh, I imagine you're still wondering why I
Call it Lucille, the lady that started that brawl that
Night Eb7was named Lucille.
Bb7 Ab7 And that's been Lucille ever sinceEb7 to me.Ab7 Eb7 One more Now, Lucille.
Bb7
[Outro]
Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 Ab7
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Bb7 Sounds pretty good to me. Can I do one more?
Ab7 Eb7 Ab7 Bb7 Eb7 Bb7
Ab7 Eb7
Ab7 Look out, Lucille.
Eb7 Bb7 Sounds pretty Ab7good. I think I'll try one more.Eb7 Ab7 Eb7 All Right. Bb7
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