Biography:
C.W. Stoneking (b. 1974) is an Australian blues musician.
Stoneking was born in Katherine to Californian hippie parents who had met at a music festival. His parents separated, and he was brought up by his father, a teacher in the Aboriginal community of Papunya. His interest in the blues was sparked while a student at Sydney's Balmain High School. He stumbled across some of his father's blues tapes. At this time one of his classmates was Alex Lloyd, also a blues fan, and they sometimes jammed together.
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C.W. Stoneking
The Love Me Or Die
Standard tuning
Some of the lyrics may be slightly wrong..
The two chords are tabbed out down the bottom.
This main theme is played as the intro and as a break between verses.
Ebm Bb7 (Ebm)
|-6-------6--6---------------------8-7--------------------|
|---7-9-7------7-9-7-6--9-6-7-6-9------9-7-6-4--(-4-4-7-)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ebm
I studied evil, I can't deny
Bb7
what the hoodoo sound called a 'love me or die'
something, a nail, a piece o' her dress
Ebm
apocathary [sic] devil will behest
Bb7
I will relate deep hideous consequence to my mistake
fallen slave to passing desire
Ebm
making the dreaded love me or die
Ebm
Against a jungle prime evil green
Bb7
she had the looks of a beauty queen
no bangles or chain wearin' -broken true-
Ebm
75 cent bottle perfume
I said good mornin', I tipped my hat
Bb7
while i was cunnin' like a rat
smiling gaily look her in the eye
Ebm
I felt in my pocket the love me or die
Ebm
My past, history, one to behold
Bb7
I study magic from days of old
membership, secret society
Ebm
I am wealt' in my family
But, Matilda, darlin'
Bb7
why you don't take my wedding ring?
like a demon under the floor
Ebm
bury the hoodoo down the back door
Ebm
Oh, word broke through the town
Bb7
that a fever strike Matilda down
Nine thirty the doctors arrive
Ebm
priest come runnin', quarter to five
standin' in the weeds early next day
Bb7
I saw the meat wagon rollin' away
I seen Matilda layin' in the back
Ebm
her old mother wearin' a suit of rags
Ebm
Sound the trumpet and bang the drum
Bb7
I wait for me judgement to come
I know her spirit is down beneat'
Ebm
I hear the weeping and gnashing of the teeth
flames of hell accept my feet
Bb7
in the shadow of the jungle I feel the heat
Matilda's waiting in hell for me too
Ebm
all 'cause she died from a bad hoodoo
----
Ebm Bb7
|-6-----6-----|
|-7-----6-----|
|-8-----7-----|
|-8-----6-----|
|-6-----8-----|
|-------6-----|
The Love Me Or Die
Standard tuning
Some of the lyrics may be slightly wrong..
The two chords are tabbed out down the bottom.
This main theme is played as the intro and as a break between verses.
Ebm Bb7 (Ebm)
|-6-------6--6---------------------8-7--------------------|
|---7-9-7------7-9-7-6--9-6-7-6-9------9-7-6-4--(-4-4-7-)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Ebm
I studied evil, I can't deny
Bb7
what the hoodoo sound called a 'love me or die'
something, a nail, a piece o' her dress
Ebm
apocathary [sic] devil will behest
Bb7
I will relate deep hideous consequence to my mistake
fallen slave to passing desire
Ebm
making the dreaded love me or die
Ebm
Against a jungle prime evil green
Bb7
she had the looks of a beauty queen
no bangles or chain wearin' -broken true-
Ebm
75 cent bottle perfume
I said good mornin', I tipped my hat
Bb7
while i was cunnin' like a rat
smiling gaily look her in the eye
Ebm
I felt in my pocket the love me or die
Ebm
My past, history, one to behold
Bb7
I study magic from days of old
membership, secret society
Ebm
I am wealt' in my family
But, Matilda, darlin'
Bb7
why you don't take my wedding ring?
like a demon under the floor
Ebm
bury the hoodoo down the back door
Ebm
Oh, word broke through the town
Bb7
that a fever strike Matilda down
Nine thirty the doctors arrive
Ebm
priest come runnin', quarter to five
standin' in the weeds early next day
Bb7
I saw the meat wagon rollin' away
I seen Matilda layin' in the back
Ebm
her old mother wearin' a suit of rags
Ebm
Sound the trumpet and bang the drum
Bb7
I wait for me judgement to come
I know her spirit is down beneat'
Ebm
I hear the weeping and gnashing of the teeth
flames of hell accept my feet
Bb7
in the shadow of the jungle I feel the heat
Matilda's waiting in hell for me too
Ebm
all 'cause she died from a bad hoodoo
----
Ebm Bb7
|-6-----6-----|
|-7-----6-----|
|-8-----7-----|
|-8-----6-----|
|-6-----8-----|
|-------6-----|
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