Verse
Fm
The fortune queen of New Orleans
F A#m C
Was brushing her cat in her black limou-sine
Fm
On the back seat were scratches
F A#m Ab C
From the marks of men her fortune she had won
Fm
Couldn't see through the tinted glass
F A#m C
She said, "Home James" he hit the gas
Fm
I followed her to some darkened room
F A#m Ab C
She took my money, she said, "I'll be with you soon"
[Chorus]
Fm
Dark lady laughed and danced
C C7
And lit the candles one by one
C
Danced to her gypsy music
A#m Fm C7
Till her brew was done
Fm
Dark lady played black magic
C C7
Till the clock struck on the twelve
C
She told me more about me
A#m Fm C7
Than I knew myself
[Verse 2]
Fm
She dealt two cards, a queen and a three
F
And mumbled some words
A#m C
That were so strange to me
Fm
Then she turned up a two-eyed jack
F A#m
My eyes saw red but the card
Ab C
Still stayed black
Fm
She said the man you love is secretly true
F A#m C
To someone else who is very close to you
Fm
My advice is that you leave this place
F A#m Ab C
Never come back and forget you ever saw my face
[Chorus]
Fm
Dark lady laughed and danced
C C7
And lit the candles one by one
C
Danced to her gypsy music
A#m Fm C7
Till her brew was done
Fm
Dark lady played black magic
C C7
Till the clock struck on the twelve
C
She told me more about me
A#m Fm C7
Than I knew myself
[Verse 3]
Fm
So I ran home and crawled in my bed
F A#m C
I couldn't sleep because of all the things she said
Fm
Then I remembered her strange perfume
F A#m Ab C
And how I smelled it once in my own room
Fm
So I sneaked back and caught her with my man
F A#m C
Laughing and kissing till they saw the gun in my hand
Fm
The next thing I knew they were dead on the floor
F A#m Ab C
Dark lady would never turn a card up anymore
[Chorus]
Fm
Dark lady laughed and danced
C C7
And lit the candles one by one
C
Danced to her gypsy music
A#m Fm C7
Till her brew was done
Fm
Dark lady played black magic
C C7
Till the clock struck on the twelve
C
She told me more about me
A#m Fm C7
Than I knew mysel