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Pack Up The Louie

Caro Emerald

PopAdvanced for beginners3 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

GmDiagram coming soon
CmDiagram coming soon
D××○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              Intro: Gm 
 
Gm 
   Time just flies 
 
The cop rings and it's half past eleven 
 
Can't believe it but the time just flies 
 
Soon I'll be on a cruise into heaven 
 
Hearin stories and 1000 lies 
Cm 
  About the things that I'd never do 
Gm 
  Experience that I don't have 
Cm 
  It's kinda scary, I'm the big queen Mary 
      D                   Cm  
Gotta get it, gotta do it fast 
                               Gm 
Gotta grab a piece of paper, I wish I could find my pen 
Cm                                     D 
What am I taking you? What am I waited for? 
 
 
 
Gm 
  I gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
 
And I can't leave a thing behind 
 
Gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
 
For every different change of mind 
Cm 
  I got a pocket for every reason 
Gm 
  Every season be another day 
Cm 
  I gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
D 
  I love my Louie when I go away 
 
Gm 
  (Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
 
(We're gonna I pack it up every day) 
 
(Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
 
(Lock it up and we're on our way) 
Cm 
  (Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
Gm 
  (Pack it up, we're on our way) 
Cm 
  (Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
D                                         
  (Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
 
Gm 
  First stop is gonna be Buenos Aires 
 
Tango listener all night long 
 
Two days and we're heading off to Rio 
 
Kind of running from morning 'til dawn 
Cm 
  Then I'll slumber as queen señorita 
Gm 
  Do Havana down the emerald way 
Cm 
  But before I get on the line 
D 
Some gotta go, some gotta stay 
Cm 
  So I brought a piece of paper, 
Gm 
  tear it out of my cahier 
Cm 
  Next time, I'm not hesitating 
D 
  I think I'm leaving today 
 
 
 
Gm 
  I gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
 
And I can't leave a thing behind 
 
Gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
 
For every different change of mind 
Cm 
  I got a pocket for every reason 
Gm 
  Every season be another day 
Cm 
  I gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
D 
  I love my Louie when I go away 
 
Gm 
 (All aboard! Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro 
 
 Havana and the emerald way) 
 
Cm 
  I gotta get to Cameron too 
Gm 
  And 19 of the west side 
D 
  Is there a boat somewhere? 
     Gm 
From 18 to spare 
Cm                    Gm 
  Can you help little me? 
         D 
Got that spark, you know, spark in the air 
 
 
 
Gm 
  I gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
 
And I can't leave a thing behind 
 
Gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
 
For every different change of mind 
Cm 
  I got a pocket for every reason 
Gm 
  Every season be another day 
Cm 
  I gotta pack, gotta pack up the Louie 
D 
  I love my Louie when I go away 
 
Gm 
  (Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
 
(We're gonna I pack it up every day) 
 
(Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
 
(Lock it up and we're on our way) 
Cm 
  (Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
Gm 
  (Pack it up, we're on our way) 
Cm 
  (Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie) 
D                                           Gm 
  (Louie, Louie, Louie, pack up the Louie)

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Chord set

Gm · Cm · D

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.