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Intro:
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
Verse 1:
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
My baby's love is called Clare
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
Serpentine seductress, I can't compare
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
My baby's love is merciless to me
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
Wailing like a hussy and laughing drunkenly
Chorus:
C#m C#mmaj E E4+ E
And over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
C#m C#mmaj E E4+ E
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
G#
I hear them making love
Adim7
I hear them making love
Verse 2:
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
Clare was born in New Orleans
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
She grew up in the bars of Bourbon Street
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
Back in the days of Marie Laveau
G#7 C#m7 F#7 B7
She learnt the ways of that old voodoo
Chorus:
C#m C#mmaj E E4+ E
And over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
C#m C#mmaj E E4+ E
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
G#
I hear them making love
Adim7
I hear them making love
Solo:
Chorus:
C#m C#mmaj E E4+ E
C#m C#mmaj E E4+ E
G# Adim7
(x2)
Chorus:
C#m C#mmaj E E4+ E
And over the rooftops when the stars prickle the skies
C#m C#mmaj E E4+ E
London is sleeping and the Mississippi moon shines
G#
I hear them making love
Adim7
I hear them making love
Bridge:
C#m C#mmaj
E E4+ E C#m C#mmaj
I hear them making love
E E4+ E C#m C#mmaj
I hear them making love
E E4+ E C#m C#mmaj
I hear them making love
E E4+ E C#m C#mmaj
I hear them making love
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025