C5 A5 G5 F5 Let me tell you a story about a woman and a ma-a-n D5 G5 Maybe you will find familiar, maybe you won't understand C5 A5 G5 F5 The man's name I don't remember, he was always Joe to me-e-e G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 But I can't forget the woman she was always Christie Lee C5 A5 G5 F5 He was working in the night club that's where he played the saxopho-o-one D5 G5 He used to fake the stock arrangements he left the customers alone C5 A5 G5 F5 One night before the last song, about a quarter after three-ee-ee G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 C5 He saw her standing at the coat check, and made his move on Christie Lee C5 Christie Lee, Christie Lee A5 G5 F5 G5 C5 Christie Lee Christie Lee-ee-ee C5 A5 G5 F5 She was a nice piece of music, she had a rhythm all her o-o-own D5 G5 He blew a solo like a blind man, she really dug his saxophone C5 A5 G5 F5 She wanted more than just an encore, and he could play in every ke-e-ey G5 C5 C5 He left the stage and packed his alto, and took it home to Christie Lee F5 Oh, I heard the man knew ?The Bird? like the Bible C5 You know the man could blow an educated axe F5 He couldn?t see that Christie Lee was a woman D5 G5 Who didn?t need another lover all she wanted was the sax C5 A5 G5 F5 It tool a while for him to notice, it took a while for him to see-ee-ee G5 C5 He was never in control here, it was always Christie Lee C5 Christie Lee, Christie Lee A5 G5 F5 G5 C5 C5 Christie Lee Christie Lee-ee-ee F5 Oh the man took a calculated gamble C5 Yes the man had the power to perform F5 But Christie Lee was more than he knew how to handle D5 G5 She didn?t need him as a man, all she wanted was the horn C5 A5 G5 F5 They say that Joe became a wino, they say he always drinks alo-oo-one D5 G5 They say he stumbles like a blind man, they say he sold his saxophone C5 A5 G5 F5 Even the band must face the music, that?s what the moral is to me-ee-ee G5 C5 The only time you hit the high notes... is when you play for Christie Lee C5 Christie Lee, Christie Lee A5 G5 F5 G5 C5 Christie Lee Christie Lee-ee-ee C5 Christie Lee, Christie Lee A5 G5 F5 G5 C5 Christie Lee Christie Lee-ee-ee