Verse 1Gm
The fortune queen of New Orleans
GCmD
Was brushing her cat in her black limou-sine
Gm
On the back seat were scratches
GCmBbD
From the marks of men her fortune she had won
Gm
Couldn't see through the tinted glass
GCmD
She said, "Home James" he hit the gas
Gm
I followed her to some darkened room
GCmBbD
She took my money, she said, "I'll be with you soon"
ChorusGm
Dark lady laughed and danced
DD7
And lit the candles one by one
D
Danced to her gypsy music
CmGmD7
Till her brew was done
Gm
Dark lady played black magic
DD7
Till the clock struck on the twelve
D
She told me more about me
CmGmD7
Than I knew myself
Verse 2Gm
She dealt two cards, a queen and a three
G
And mumbled some words
CmD
That were so strange to me
Gm
Then she turned up a two-eyed jack
GCm
My eyes saw red but the card
BbD
Still stayed black
Gm
She said the man you love is secretly true
GCmD
To someone else who is very close to you
Gm
My advice is that you leave this place
GCmBbD
Never come back and forget you ever saw my face
ChorusGm
Dark lady laughed and danced
DD7
And lit the candles one by one
D
Danced to her gypsy music
CmGmD7
Till her brew was done
Gm
Dark lady played black magic
DD7
Till the clock struck on the twelve
D
She told me more about me
CmGmD7
Than I knew myself
Verse 3Gm
So I ran home and crawled in my bed
GCmD
I couldn't sleep because of all the things she said
Gm
Then I remembered her strange perfume
GCmBbD
And how I smelled it once in my own room
Gm
So I sneaked back and caught her with my man
GCmD
Laughing and kissing till they saw the gun in my hand
Gm
The next thing I knew they were dead on the floor
GCmBbD
Dark lady would never turn a card up anymore
ChorusGm
Dark lady laughed and danced
DD7
And lit the candles one by one
D
Danced to her gypsy music
CmGmD7
Till her brew was done
Gm
Dark lady played black magic
DD7
Till the clock struck on the twelve
D
She told me more about me
CmGmD7
Than I knew mysel
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