Tuning: D,G,C,F,A,D - Only to play along with the video, standard sounds fine
Verse 1:
C G D
Sold my shack in Memphis,
C G D
bought me a Chevrolet
C G D G
Six string in the back, and a bottle of Jack
Am7 G D
And I headed down to Mexico way
Am7, G, D
Chorus:
C G D-Dsus4-D
Singing, ooh la la la,
C G D-Dsus4-D
ooh la la la la le
C G D G Am7 G D
Ooh la la la la la la-la, it's a beautiful day
Am7, G, Dsus2
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/ricky_gervais/ooh_la_la_crd.html ]
Verse 2:
C G D
Well I picked up a senorita
C G D
She was sitting in the golden hay
C G D
She says, 'I do not speak-a da English'.
G Am7 G D
I said, 'Baby, there's nothing that you need to say'.
Am7 G D
'I can see we're going the same way'.
Chorus:
C G D-Dsus4-D
ooh la la la
C G D-Dsus4-D
ooh la la la la le
C G D G Am7 G D
Ooh la la la la la la-la, it's a beautiful day
Am7, G, Dsus2
Verse 3:
C G D
Well we rode into Acapulco
C G D
And we sat in the desert sun
C G D G
I played my guitar, and I smoked a cigar
Am7 G D
And I said 'This is where I move on'
Am7 G D
Sure she cried but by then I was gone
Chorus:
C G D-Dsus4-D
Singing, ooh la la la,
C G D-Dsus4-D
ooh la la la la le
C G D G Am7 G D
Ooh la la la la la la-la, it's a beautiful day
Am7 G Dsus2
Ooh it's a beautiful day
D-Dsus4-D-Dsus4
