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'B' Side of 12" Single for 'Bring on the dancing horses'
A re-recorded version appears on their eponymous 
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
D = xx0232    Asus4 = x02230
F = 133211    A7    = x02020
G = 355433    Dm7/A = x00211 or x00565
A = x02220    G/A   = x00433 or x00787
Apart from the Choruses, you could play the Intro
progression all the way through but using the Dm7/A
and G/A gives a feel of what the Keyboards/Strings
are doing and adds some variety.
[Intro]
2 bars drums
4 bars bass guitar
| D/  /  F/  G/ | D/  /  F/  C/ | D/  /  F/  G/ | D/  /  F/  C/ |
[Verse 1]
   DBuffalo and Fbison,     G       Dbison and Fbuffa - Clo,
   DCannonball and Frifle,   G    Drifle and Fcannon - Cball,
   DThat's the way the Fthunder Grumbles,
   DThat's the way the Fthunder Grumbles...
|  D/  /  F/  G/  |  ...rDumbles!F  G  
[Chorus]
ADown on your Asus4knees a - Again, saying Asus4please a - A7gain,
Yeah, yeah, Dyeah---!F  G  
|  D/  /  F/  C/  |  D/  /  F/  G/  |  D/  /  F/  C/  |
[Verse 2]
    DKangaroos and Fchipmunks,G  
    DChipmunks and Fkanga - Croos,
   DBallyhoo and Fbedbugs,    G    Dbedbugs and Fbally - Choo,
       Dm7/AThat's the way the bee bumbles,
       G/AThat's the way the bee bumbles,
       Dm7/AThat's the way the bee bumbles,
       G/AThat's the way the bee bumbles----Dm7/A-----,
    G/A...Bumbles!Dm7/A  G/A  
[Chorus]
ADown on your Asus4knees a - Again, saying Asus4please a - A7gain,
No, no, Dno----!F  G  
|  D/  /  F/  C/  |  D/  /  F/  G/  |  D/  /  F/  C/  |
[Break]
| D/  /  F/  G/ | D/  /  F/  C/ | D/  /  F/  G/ | D/  /  F/  C/ |
   [Drum break] (Mute strings and scrub rhythm)
||:  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  / |  /  /  /  / :||[x2]
| Dm7/A/  /  /  / | G/A/  /  /  / | Dm7/A/  /  /  / | G/A/  /  /  / |
| Dm7/A/  /  /  / | G/A/  /  /  / |
[Chorus]
ADown on your A4knees a - Again, saying A4please a - A7gain,
ADown on your A4knees a - Again, saying A4please a - A7gain,
No, no, Dm7/Ano!  | G/A/  /  /  / | Dm7/A/  /  /  / | G/A/  /  /  / |
[Verse 3]
       Dm7/ABuffalo and bison,        G/Abison and buffalo,
       Dm7/ACannonball and rifle,    G/Arifle and cannonball,
       Dm7/AThat's the way the thunder rumbles,
       G/AThat's the way the thunder rumbles,
Dm7/ARumbles, ...G/Arumbles,  ...Dm7/Arumbles,  ...G/Arumble!
[Coda]
| Dm7/A/  /  /  / | G/A/  /  /  / | Dm7/A/  /  /  / | G/A/  /  /  / |
| Dm7/A/  /  /  / | G/A/  /  /  / | Dm7/A/  /  /  / | G/A/  /  /  / |
|  Dm7/A/  ||
=====================================================
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All the other chord boxes should be the default
  Asus4       G/A        G

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Bedbugs And Ballyhoo

by Echo & the Bunnymen

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Asus4

Dm7/A

G/A

'B' Side of 12" Single for 'Bring on the dancing horses'

A re-recorded version appears on their eponymous

Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the

D = xx0232 Asus4 = x02230

F = 133211 A7 = x02020

G = 355433 Dm7/A = x00211 or x00565

A = x02220 G/A = x00433 or x00787

Apart from the Choruses, you could play the Intro

progression all the way through but using the Dm7/A

and G/A gives a feel of what the Keyboards/Strings

are doing and adds some variety.

[Intro]

2 bars drums

4 bars bass guitar

D F G D F C D F G D F C

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 1]

D F G D F C

Buffalo and bison, bison and buffa - lo,

D F G D F C

Cannonball and rifle, rifle and cannon - ball,

D F G

That's the way the thunder rumbles,

D F G

That's the way the thunder rumbles...

D F G D F G

| / / / / | ...rumbles!

[Chorus]

A Asus4 A Asus4 A7

Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,

D F G

Yeah, yeah, yeah---!

D F C D F G D F C

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 2]

D F G

Kangaroos and chipmunks,

D F C

Chipmunks and kanga - roos,

D F G D F C

Ballyhoo and bedbugs, bedbugs and bally - hoo,

Dm7/A

That's the way the bee bumbles,

G/A

That's the way the bee bumbles,

Dm7/A

That's the way the bee bumbles,

G/A Dm7/A

That's the way the bee bumbles---------,

G/A Dm7/A G/A

...Bumbles!

[Chorus]

A Asus4 A Asus4 A7

Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,

D F G

No, no, no----!

D F C D F G D F C

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Break]

D F G D F C D F G D F C

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Drum break] (Mute strings and scrub rhythm)

||: / / / / | / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]

Dm7/A G/A Dm7/A G/A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Dm7/A G/A

| / / / / | / / / / |

[Chorus]

A A4 A A4 A7

Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,

A A4 A A4 A7

Down on your knees a - gain, saying please a - gain,

Dm7/A G/A Dm7/A G/A

No, no, no! | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

[Verse 3]

Dm7/A G/A

Buffalo and bison, bison and buffalo,

Dm7/A G/A

Cannonball and rifle, rifle and cannonball,

Dm7/A

That's the way the thunder rumbles,

G/A

That's the way the thunder rumbles,

Dm7/A G/A Dm7/A G/A

Rumbles, ...rumbles, ...rumbles, ...rumble!

[Coda]

Dm7/A G/A Dm7/A G/A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Dm7/A G/A Dm7/A G/A

| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Dm7/A

| / ||

=====================================================

For the closest GUITAR chord box diagrams to my chord

All the other chord boxes should be the default

Asus4 G/A G

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