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Sweet Chile:Sheb Wooley.
#70 on BB Hot 100 on MGM Records
in 1959.
(Intro)
(CDooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)(x2)
(Verse 1)
CDown by the levee where G7the riverboats Cgo.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
CLived a Louisiana farmer by the G7name of Papa 
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
CDevereaux.
FPapa had a daughter with a beautiful smile.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
CEverybody called her G7Sweet CChile.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(Chorus)
FSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) CSweet Chile 
(livin' on the bayou)
GSweet Chile's going on seventeen, CSweet Chile's 
gonna be a teenage queen.
FSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) CSweet Chile
(livin' on the bayou)
GShe's much sweeter than sugar cane, FSweet Chile's 
putting on Ccurves and things.
(Bridge)
(CDooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(DbDooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(Verse 2)
DbPapa took Sweet Chile into town (Dooby-dooby-doop-
dooby-doop-doo)
DbTo buy her a graduAbation Dbgown.
 (Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
GbPapa said, Mama would you look at this.
 (Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
The Dbway that Sweet Chile fills that dress.
 (Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(Chorus)
GbSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) DbSweet Chile 
(livin' on the bayou)
AbSweet Chile's going on seventeen, DbSweet Chile's 
gonna be a teenage queen.
GbSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) SCweet Chile
(livin' on the bayou)
AbShe's much sweeter than cherry pie, DbSweet Chile's 
DbSweet Chile's getting to be courting size.
(Chorus)
GbSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) DbSweet Chile 
(livin' on the bayou)
AbSweet Chile's going on seventeen, DbSweet Chile's 
gonna be a teenage queen.
GbSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) DbSweet Chile
(livin' on the bayou)
AbShe's much sweeter than cherry pie, DbSweet Chile's 
getting to be courting size.
(Bridge)
Db(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(DDooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(Verse 3)
DDown by the river where the sugar cane grows..
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
DSweet Chile wearing Abrand new Dclothes.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
GShe's got curves that just won't stop.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
She's Dbigger at the little and bottom at the top.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(Chorus)
GSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) DSweet Chile 
(livin' on the bayou)
ASweet Chile's going on seventeen, DSweet Chile's 
gonna be a teenage queen.
GSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) DSweet Chile
(livin' on the bayou)
AShe's much sweeter than sugar cane, DSweet Chile's 
putting on curves and things.
(Bridge)
(DDooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(EbDooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(Verse 4)
EbDown by the levee where the riverboats go.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
EbKids all dance to rock-n-roll.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
AbSweet Chile's rocking till the break of day.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
I never Gbsaw Fanybody Ewiggle that Ebway.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(Chorus)
AbSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) EbSweet Chile 
(livin' on the bayou)
BbSweet Chile's going on seventeen, EbSweet Chile's 
gonna be a teenage queen.
AbSweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) EbSweet Chile
(livin' on the bayou)
BbShe's much sweeter than cherry pie, EbSweet Chile's 
getting to be courting size.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
(Outro)
EbSweet Chile's puttin' on curves and things.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
Ebbigger at the little and bottom at the top.
(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)
EbPlease, please, stop..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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Sweet Chile

by Sheb Wooley

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Sweet Chile:Sheb Wooley.

#70 on BB Hot 100 on MGM Records

in 1959.

(Intro)

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)(x2)

(Verse 1)

C G7 C

Down by the levee where the riverboats go.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

C G7

Lived a Louisiana farmer by the name of Papa

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

Devereaux.

Papa had a daughter with a beautiful smile.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

C G7 C

Everybody called her Sweet Chile.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

(Chorus)

F C

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

G C

Sweet Chile's going on seventeen, Sweet Chile's

gonna be a teenage queen.

F C

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

G F

She's much sweeter than sugar cane, Sweet Chile's

putting on curves and things.

(Bridge)

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

(Verse 2)

Papa took Sweet Chile into town (Dooby-dooby-doop-

dooby-doop-doo)

Db Ab Db

To buy her a graduation gown.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

Papa said, Mama would you look at this.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

The way that Sweet Chile fills that dress.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

(Chorus)

Gb Db

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

Ab Db

Sweet Chile's going on seventeen, Sweet Chile's

gonna be a teenage queen.

Gb C

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

Ab Db

She's much sweeter than cherry pie, Sweet Chile's

Sweet Chile's getting to be courting size.

(Chorus)

Gb Db

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

Ab Db

Sweet Chile's going on seventeen, Sweet Chile's

gonna be a teenage queen.

Gb Db

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

Ab Db

She's much sweeter than cherry pie, Sweet Chile's

getting to be courting size.

(Bridge)

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

(Verse 3)

Down by the river where the sugar cane grows..

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

D A D

Sweet Chile wearing brand new clothes.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

She's got curves that just won't stop.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

She's bigger at the little and bottom at the top.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

(Chorus)

G D

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

A D

Sweet Chile's going on seventeen, Sweet Chile's

gonna be a teenage queen.

G D

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

A D

She's much sweeter than sugar cane, Sweet Chile's

putting on curves and things.

(Bridge)

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

(Verse 4)

Down by the levee where the riverboats go.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

Kids all dance to rock-n-roll.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

Sweet Chile's rocking till the break of day.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

Gb F E Eb

I never saw anybody wiggle that way.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

(Chorus)

Ab Eb

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

Bb Eb

Sweet Chile's going on seventeen, Sweet Chile's

gonna be a teenage queen.

Ab Eb

Sweet Chile (livin' on the bayou) Sweet Chile

(livin' on the bayou)

Bb Eb

She's much sweeter than cherry pie, Sweet Chile's

getting to be courting size.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

(Outro)

Sweet Chile's puttin' on curves and things.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

bigger at the little and bottom at the top.

(Dooby-dooby-doop-dooby-doop-doo)

Please, please, stop..(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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