{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":881341,"song":"Boppin The Blues","artist":"Carl Perkins","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11605230-boppin-the-blues-chords-by-carl-perkins/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/881341?type=chord","rating":4.92751,"votes":40,"content":"Boppin' The Blues: Carl Perkins.\r\nRecorded at Sun Records in 1956.\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll them cats are boppin' the blues, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI love you, baby, I must be rhythm bound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah, that doctor told me, boy, you don't need no pills.[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                                               [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]E[/ch]\r\nJust a handful of nickels and a jukebox will cure your ills.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll them cats are boppin' the blues, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI love you, baby, I must be rhythm bound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                   [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWell, the old cat bug, bit me, man, I don't feel no pain.[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYeah, that jitterbug caught me, man, I don't feel no pain.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                                          [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI still love you baby, but I'll never be the same.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll them friends are boppin' the blues, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Break]\r\n(5th fr. [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]A7[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll them cats are boppin' the blues, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                                        [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nWell, grandpa done got rhythm, and he threw his crutches down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh, the old boy done got rhythm and blues and he threw [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nthem crutches down.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGrandma, he ain't triflin', well the old boy's rhythm bound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nAll them cats are boppin' the blues, [/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nit must be goin' round.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nA rock bop, rhythm and blues...A rock bop, rhythm and blues.[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA rock rock, rhythm and blues...A rock rock, rhythm and blues.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nRhythm and blues, it must be goin' round. (Fade.)[/tab]","plain_text":"Boppin' The Blues: Carl Perkins.\nRecorded at Sun Records in 1956.\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Break]\n(5th fr. A A7 A A7 A A7  D A E D A E\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["A","A7","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}