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Harlem Shuffle

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Harlem Shuffle:Bob And Earl.
#44 on BB Hot R&B and #44 on BB Hot
100 on MARC Records in 1963.
(Rolling Stones covered it in 1986.)
INTRO:  C   F  Am  
#1.
AmYou move it to the left and you Fgo for yourAmself.
You move it to the Fright.Am....Cyeah, Amif it takes all 
night.
Now, Bbtake it kinda slow, with a whole lot of soul.
Don't Ammove it too fast, just make it last.
#2.
AmYou know you scratch just like a monkey, yeah, you do, 
real cool, yeah.
You slide into The Limbo, yeah, how low can you go?
Now, Bbcome on, baby, I don't want you to stumble now.
Just Amgrove it right here to the Harlem Shuffle.
BRIDGE:
(AYeah, Amyeah, yeah, do the Harlem shuffle.)
Ahhh-Ebohhhh, do the Monkey AmShine, now.
(Yeah, yeah, Gyeah, Amdo the Harlem Shuffle.)
BbAaahhhhhhh-waaaaah-aaahhhh-aaahhh-aaahhh-aaahhh-aaahhh-
waaaah-Amhaaaaah.Bb.Bbm  
#3.
Hitch, Hitch-Hike, Bbbaby, Gbacross the Bbmfloor..Bbwhoa, Bbmwhoa,
whoa, I can't stand it no more.
Now, Bcome on, baby, now get into your Slide.
You're gonna Bbride, ride, ride, Bbmdo The Pony, ride, yeah.
OUTRO:
BbShake, shake, Bbmshake it, shake a tail-feather, baby, ohhhh!!
BbmShake, shake, shake it, shake a tail-feather, Bbbaby, Bbmget low
down, ohhhh!!
BbmShake, shake, shake, do The Monkey Shine, baby..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Harlem Shuffle

by Bob And Earl

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Bbm

Harlem Shuffle:Bob And Earl.

#44 on BB Hot R&B and #44 on BB Hot

100 on MARC Records in 1963.

(Rolling Stones covered it in 1986.)

C F Am

INTRO:

#1.

Am F Am

You move it to the left and you go for yourself.

F Am C Am

You move it to the right.....yeah, if it takes all

night.

Now, take it kinda slow, with a whole lot of soul.

Don't move it too fast, just make it last.

#2.

You know you scratch just like a monkey, yeah, you do,

real cool, yeah.

You slide into The Limbo, yeah, how low can you go?

Now, come on, baby, I don't want you to stumble now.

Just grove it right here to the Harlem Shuffle.

BRIDGE:

A Am

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, do the Harlem shuffle.)

Eb Am

Ahhh-ohhhh, do the Monkey Shine, now.

G Am

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, do the Harlem Shuffle.)

Aaahhhhhhh-waaaaah-aaahhhh-aaahhh-aaahhh-aaahhh-aaahhh-

Am Bb Bbm

waaaah-haaaaah..

#3.

Bb Gb Bbm Bb Bbm

Hitch, Hitch-Hike, baby, across the floor..whoa, whoa,

whoa, I can't stand it no more.

Now, come on, baby, now get into your Slide.

Bb Bbm

You're gonna ride, ride, ride, do The Pony, ride, yeah.

OUTRO:

Bb Bbm

Shake, shake, shake it, shake a tail-feather, baby, ohhhh!!

Bbm Bb Bbm

Shake, shake, shake it, shake a tail-feather, baby, get low

down, ohhhh!!

Bbm

Shake, shake, shake, do The Monkey Shine, baby..(Fade.)

A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

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