Cover art for Chartreuse by ZZ Top

Chartreuse

ZZ Top
Track 2 on La Futura 

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Sep. 10, 20121 viewer

Chartreuse Lyrics

Chartreuse
You got the color that turns me loose
Chartreuse
That color just turns me loose
Better than Magenta
Better than Fuse
You got a shade that gets rid of the blues

Chartreuse
Don't you know I like big Caboose
Chartreuse
You know I like that big Caboose
Its sure sweet
Lights my fuse
Its sure sweet
Lights my fuse

[Guitar Solo]

Chartreuse
That color just turns me loose
Chartreuse
You got the color that turns me loose

You got the blues baby
I got the juice
You got the blues baby
I got the juice
[Outro Solo]

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The song is about the famous French liqueur Chartreuse the band discovered (and loved) in their dressing room in 2011 during the Musilac Music Festival in Aix-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

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Recorded At
Foam Box Recordings, Houston, TX
Release Date
September 10, 2012
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