Chuck E.'s In Love

Words & Music:

Rickie Lee Jones

Transcribed: Jeff Elkins

Notes from Jeff Elkins: "Strum the verses and chorus cleanly and anticipate the beat. Play the bridge muted. The tempo is upbeat, but play freely - The G always falls on the '1' beat and the Am7 and C6 fall JUST BEFORE the 3 (the + of 2). The last verse is nearly all G and C6."

INTRO/OUTRO RIFF:

. _ _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ _

e|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|---x---4\3/4\3/4-|

D|---------------5-|---x---5\4/5\4/5-|

A|-----------5-7---|-----------------|

E|-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

HERE IS AN ALTERNATIVE INTRO:

bend up 1/2 step

. _ _ _ _ . . ^ _ . _ . . _ _ _ _ . . . _ _ _ _

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---x---4\3/4\3/4-|

D|---------------5-|---5--/8---5-7---|-5\------------5-|---x---5\4/5\4/5-|

A|-----------5-7---|---------------7-|-----------5-7---|-----------------|

E|-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-3\----5-7-------|-----------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

VERSE SYNCHOPATION:

. _ _ _ _ . G Am7 G C6

e|-----------------|-----------------| e|-3-----5---------|-3-----5---------|

B|-----------------|-----------------| B|-3-----5---------|-3-----5---------|

G|-----------------|-----2~-----/3~--| G|-4-----5---------|-4-----5---------|

D|---------------5-|-----3~-----/4~--| D|-5-----5---------|-5-----5---------|

A|-----------5-7---|-----------------| A|-5-----7---------|-5-----3---------|

E|-3-----5-7-------|-----------------| E|-3-----5---------|-3---------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G Am7 G

How come he don't come P-L-P with me--- down at the meter no more?

[continue G Am7 vamp]

An' how come he turn off his TV and hang that sign on the door?

G C6 G C6 Am

We call and we call. "How come?" we say. ooooh

G Am7 G Am7

Oo, what could make a boy behave this-a way? Yeah.

Well, he's learned all of his lines, now.

And everytime he don't stutter when he talk.

It's true, It's true, he sure has acquired a kind of

Cool and inspired sort of jazz when he walk.

Where's his jacket and his old blue jeans?

If this ain't healthy it sure is some kind'a clean. Fact is...

CHORUS:

G Am7 C6 G Am7 C6

Chuck E.'s in love. Yeah, yeah! Chuck E.'s in love, love, love, love.

G Am7 C6 G C6

Chuck E.'s in love. Yeah, yeah! Chuck E.'s in...

TRANSITION TO BRIDGE:

Am Em D7 [ritard]

Well, I don't believe what you're sayin' to me. This is somethin' I got to see.

BRIDGE: [slowly & freely]

G5 F5 C5 D5

Is he here? I look in on the pool hall.

G5 F5 C5 D5

Is he here? I look in at the drugstore.

G G+ Am7 D7

Is he here? No---, Chuck E. don't come 'round here no more...

[a tempo]

G C6 G C6 [etc.]

I'll tell you what, I think I saw him sittin' behind us down at the Penatages.

And whatever it is that he's got up his sleeve, I hope it isn't contagious

What's her name, is that her there?

Well, Christ, I think he's even combed his hair.

Is that her? What's her name? Oh, it's never gonna be the same.

That's not her, I know what's wrong.

'Cause Chuck E.'s in love with the little girl who's singin' this song.

Don't you know...?

CHORUS:

G Am7 C6

Chuck E.'s in love. Yeah, yeah!

Chuck E.'s in love, love, love, love.

Chuck E.'s in love. Yeah, yeah!

G Am7 C6

Chuck E.'s in... Chuck E.'s in...

[freely]

G C6 G C6 D7

Lo-ove, he's in love he's in love he's in lo-o-oo-ove uh'with me.

INTRO RIFF [a tempo on word "me"] AND OUT

By the way, there is a little chorus riff the saxes/brass play that the guitar mimics. I'm working on it, but I think that it's at the 12th/14th frets.

de da de da da da

G C6 (swing)_ . _ _ _ .

e|-3-----5---------|-------------------------|

B|-3-----5---------|---12--------------------|

G|-4-----5---------|---12-14-12-14~----12----|

D|-5-----5---------|------14-12-14~----12-14-|

A|-5-----3---------|----------------------14-|

E|-3---------------|-------------------------|

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

VERSE & CHORUS CHORDS:

G oooooo Am7 oooooo Am xooooo C6 xooooo Em oooooo D7 xooooo

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Bridge Chords

G5 ooxxxx F5 ooxxxx C/E oooxxx D5 xooxxx G+ oooxxx

3*||||| *||||| |||||| 5|*|||| 3||||||

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* = fretted note - play all strings marked "o", mute strings marked "x"

. = play staccato

_ = play legato

/ = slide up, \ = slide down