ACTIVITY
Marrakesh Express
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Marrakesh Express
by Graham Nash
Whoopa, hey mesa, hooba huffa, hey meshy goosh goosh.
(Intro: G/D Dm7 Dm9 G/D Dm7
Dm9)
G/D Dm7 Dm9
Looking at the world through the sunset in your eyes,
G/D Dm7 Dm9
Traveling the train through clear Moroccan skies
Em
Ducks, and pigs, and chickens call,
A
animal carpet wall to wall
C D Dsus4(add B) D7sus4
Dsus2 D
American ladies five-foot tall in blue.
G/D Dm7 Dm9
Sweeping cobwebs from the edges of my mind,
G/D Dm7 Dm9
Had to get away to see what we could find.
Em
Hope the days that lie ahead
A
bring us back to where they've led
C D Dsus4(add B) D7sus4
Dsus2 D
listen not to what's been said to you.
C G Am
G
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express.
C G Em7
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express,
A C D G
they're taking me to Marrakesh.
G G7 F/G G/D
All aboard the train.
G G7 F/G G/D
All aboard the train.
Bm G
I've been saving all my money just to take you there.
E C5 Cmaj7+11(no3rd) C5
Cmaj7+11(no3rd) C
I smell the garden in your hair.
G/D Dm7 Dm9
Take the train from Casablanca going south,
G/D Dm7 Dm9
blowing smoke rings from the corners of my m m m m mouth.
Em
Colored cottons hang in the air,
A
charming cobras in the square.
C D Dsus4(add B)
D7sus4 Dsus2 D
Striped djellebas we can wear at home.
Well, let me hear ya now.
C G Am G
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express.
C G Em7
A
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express,
C D G
they're taking me to Marrakesh.
C G Am
G
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express.
C G Em7
A
Wouldn't you know we're riding on the Marrakesh Express,
C D G
they're taking me to Marrakesh.
G G7 F/G G/D
All on board the train,
G G7 F/G G/D
All on board the train,
Dm9(G bass)
All on board!
from the album Crosby, Stills & Nash, 2nd track, Atlantic Records 19117,
Released on May 29, 1969
submitted by David L'Heureux
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