Chuck Es In Love - Rickie Lee Jones
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Tuning: , E A D G B E
A super cool song by the brilliant Rickie Lee Jones. The guitar player on the track does a real
subtle and tasty job. Many times the change-up from the Bm9 and the Bm7 chords are a single
note pull-off of the 9 to the root on the 1st string while the chord rings out.
There's a fragment of an A chord as well in the changes such as
"A Bm7 Bm9 Bm9 b a b f# Bm7". I didn't feel the need to tab it out. Don't over think it.
Pop on some head phones and listen several times first and you'll get it.
Well worth the effort and a wonderful addition to anyone's repertoire.
Feel free to inbox with any questions and/or comments.
YouTube: "RICKIE LEE JONES '1979'- Chuck E's In Love"
https://youtu.be/UjeEV9L9SJM
Enjoy!
Sooper Cat
Seaside Jimmy DiLorenzo
www.SeasideJimmy.com
www.JDiLorenzo.com
August 13, 2014
Rest In Peace - Chuck E. Weiss - March 18, 1945 – July 20, 2021
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2021-07-21/rickie-lee-jones-remembers-chuck-e-weiss
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_E._Weiss
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Chord Fingerings:
A={577655}
Bm7={7x777x}
Bm9={7x7779}
E9={076777}
DMaj7={x57675}
Dbm7={x46454}
F#7={242322}
Bm={7997xx}
E={022xxx}
C9={x3233x}
A={x0222x}
Chuck E.'s In Love (Rickie Lee Jones)
[Intro]
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How come he do
n't come and P
.L.P. with me,
Down at the
meter no more
?
An’ how come h
e turn off the
TV And
hang that sign
on the door?
Well we call a
nd we call
"How
come?" we say
.
“Hey what coul
d make a boy b
ehave this way
?” Yeah
He learn all o
f the lines no
w, & every tim
e he don't a s
-stutter when
he talks
And it's true!
It's true!
He sure is acq
uired this kin
ka cool and in
spired sorta j
azz when he wa
lks
Where's his ja
cket and his o
ld blue jeans?
Hey if
this ain't hea
lthy is it som
e kinda clean.
But that mea
ns that,
[Chorus]
Chuck E's
in love. .
. Yeah, Yea
h
Chuck E's
in love . .
. Love, Lov
e, Love
Chuck E's
in love. .
. Yeah, Yea
h
Chuck E’s
in
I don't b
elieve what yo
u're saying to
me. This is
something I go
tta see
[Bridge]
(Play the single notes of A G F# F A# on the 6th String and at the same time
play their 3rds on the 3rd string where indicated in parentheses ( )
Is he here?
Look in the
pool hall
Is he here?
Look in the dr
ugstore
Is he here?
No, he don't c
ome here no mo
re
[Verse]
Well l tell u
what I saw him
He was sittin
' behind us do
wn at the Pant
ages
And whatever i
t is that he's
got up his sl
eeve I hope it
isn't contagi
ous
A Bm7 Bm9 Bm9 b a f# e
What's her name? Is that her there?
Oh Christ, I t
hink he's even
combed his ha
ir
Is that her?
What's her
name? Oh,
it's never go
ing to be the
same.
But that's not
her. I know
what's wrong--
cause
Chuck E's in l
ove with the l
ittle girl sin
ging this song
yeah.. Don’t
you know
[Chorus]
Chuck E's
in love. . .
Yeah, Yeah
Chuck E's
in love . . .
Love,
Love, Love
Chuck E's
in love. . .
Yeah,
Yeah
Chuck E’s
in Chuck
E’s in
Love
Chuck E.’s i
n love, he is
love, Love Lov
e Love
(…with me)
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eew weeee
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I substitute some lyrics at the end sing "Chuck E's in Love with the girl who wrote this song".
"Chuck E.'s in love with Rickie Lee"
This song never gets old for me. Thank You so much Rickie!
Flying Cowboy,
Seaside Jimmy D
UPDATE:
Going over it for the first time in a very long time and I'm playing the
BRIDGE:
Is he here?
Look in the
pool hall
Is he here?
Look in the dr
ugstore
Is he here?
No, he don't c
ome here no mo
re
I'm going to put it back in my acoustic show and from "Christ I think he's even combed his hair" go directly
into the final chorus to end the song leaving out "Is that her? what's her name? etc...and at the end sing
"Whooowee" instead of "with me".