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[Verse 1]
N.C. C  
Let me tell you a story
About a woman and a mAmanG  F  
Maybe you will find famD7iliar
Maybe you won't undersG7tand
The man's name I don't remCember
He was always Joe to AmmeG  F  
But I can't forget the Gwoman
N.C. C  
She was always Christie Lee
[Verse 2]
Well he was working in a Cnight club
Where he played the saxoAmphonGeF  
He used to fake the stock arrD7angements
He left the customers alG7one
But one night before the lCast song
About a quarter after tAmhreeG  F  
He saw her standing at the cGoat check
N.C. C  
And made his move on Christie Lee
[Chorus]
Christie Lee, Christie LCee
Christie Lee, Christie LAmeeG  F  
OooG  
OooC  
[Verse 3]
N.C. C  
She was a nice piece of music
She had a rhythm all her AmownG  F  
He blew a solo like a bD7lind man
She really dug his saxopG7hone
She wanted more than just an Cencore
And he could play in every AmkeyG  F  
He left the stage and packed his Galto
N.C. C  
And took it home with Christie Lee
[Bridge]
Oh I heard the mFan knew 'the bird' like the bible
You know the Cman could blow an educated axe
He couldn't Fsee that Christie Lee was a woman
Who didn't nD7eed another lover
All she wGanted was the sax
[Verse 4]
N.C. C  
It took a while for him to notice
It took a while for him to sAmeeG  F  
He was never in conGtrol here
N.C. C  
It was always Christie Lee
[Chorus]
Christie Lee, Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie AmLeeG  F  
OooG  
OooC  
[Bridge]
Oh the Fman took a calculated gamble
Yes the Cman had the power to perform
But Christie LFee was more than he knew how to handle
She didn't nD7eed him as a man
All she wGanted was the hornC/G  G7  
[Verse 5]
N.C. C  
They say that Joe became a wino
They say he always drinks alAmoneG  F  
They say he stumbles like a bD7lind man
They say he sold his saxopGhone
Even the band must face the mCusic
That's what the moral is to AmmeG  F  
The only time you hit the Ghigh notes
N.C. C  
Is when you play for Christie Lee
[Outro]
CChristie Lee, Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie AmLeeG  F  
OooG  
Christie Lee, Christie CLee
Christie Lee, Christie Lee
Christie Lee, Christie AmLeeG  F  
Aahh, Gha
Christie Lee, Christie CLee
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