Lucky Lucky Me

LUCKY LUCKY ME by MARVIN GAYE

 

Written by William Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter, Henry Cosby and Sylvia Moy

On 'Early Classics' (1996)

 

Chords used:

 

Bb: 688766

Ab: 466544

F: x-8-10-10-10-x

Eb: x6888x

C: 8-10-10-9-8-8---|

G: x-10-12-12-12-x-|

 

A# G# A# F

 

A# G#

Lady Luck shows my love me

A# G#

Oh, When she blessed me with your loving charms

A# G#

I've found my place in the sun

A# G#

With heaven right here in your arms

 

D# C#

I feel so lucky, so lucky baby

D# C#

Oh, lucky to be loved by you

A# G#

And I wanna thank you, thank you baby

A# G#

For all the little loving things you do

 

F D#

I got to tell the world about it

F D#

I've got to stand right up and shout it

A# F

Hey! Look at lucky me

 

A# G# A# F

Ooh, baby Ooh, baby

 

A# G#

I don't mind stormy weather

A# G#

The rain no longer makes me blue

A# G#

And I don't care when my friends all get together

A# G#

And leave me out of everything they do

 

D# C#

It's alright if the sun don't shine

D# C#

It's impossible to darken my day

A# G#

Makes no difference if I don't have a dime

A# G#

I'll be wealthy anyway

 

F D#

Mmm, I'm no good without you

F D#

But listen baby, as long as I got you

A# F

Hey! Look at lucky me

A#

Hey! Ooh, baby

 

(F G A A# C)

 

C A#

In my life there's no misfortune

C A#

No struggle or strife today

C A#

You're my lucky charm, my guiding star

C A#

So just smile and chase them blues away

 

F D#

I can't help it baby, you're so wonderful

F D#

Oh, How lucky can a-one man be

C A#

Oh, your tenderness and sweet caress,

C A#

And it all belongs to me

 

G F

I wanna tell the world about it

G F

I wanna stand right up and shout it

C G

Hey! Look at lucky me

 

C Bb (rpt. to fade w/vocal ad lib)