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The Calloway Boogie

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Capo 1 
[Intro]
A71     +      2      +      3      D7+      D74       +    
A71     +      2      +      3      D7+      D74       +  
(from now on play 1 chord by messure)
A7    A7     A7     A7
D7    D7     A7     A7
E7    E7     A7     A7
A     A      A      A7
D7    D7     A7     A7
E7    E7     A7     A7
A7    A7     A7     A7
D7    D7     A7     A7
E7    E7     D7     D7
[Verse]
HA7ere's a little tune we're gonna play for you
ThA7ere ain't nothin' to it and it's easy to do:
Called the CD7alloway Boogie
It's the CA7alloway Boogie
KeE7eps you groovy twenty-four hours a dA7ay!
[Verse]
If yA7ou like music with a boogie beat
HA7ere's a little ditty that's really all reet!
It's the CD7alloway Boogie
It's the CA7alloway Boogie
KE7eeps you groovy twenty-four hours a dA7ay!
[Verse]
I wA7oke up with the blues the other day
The A7cats started jamming and they blew away
With the CD7alloway Boogie
The CA7alloway Boogie
KE7eeps you groovy twenty-four hours a dA7ay!
[Verse]
WA7e play waltzes, bebop and jive
But hA7ere's the kind of music that keeps you alive!
It's the CD7alloway Boogie
It's the CA7alloway Boogie
KE7eeps you groovy twenty-four hours a dA7ay!
[Hook]
A7    A7     A7     A7
D7    D7     A7     A7
E7    E7     A7     A7
A     A      A      A7
D7    D7     A7     A7
E7    E7     A7     A7
[Verse]
IA7f you like boogie with some hi-de-ho
JA7ust listen to me, here's the way it goes:
Hi-de-hD7i-de-hi-de-hi!
Ho-de-hA7o-de-ho-de-ho!
KE7eeps you grE7oovy twD7enty-four hD7ours a dA7ay!

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The Calloway Boogie

by Cab Calloway

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo 1

[Intro]

A7 D7 D7

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

A7 D7 D7

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

(from now on play 1 chord by messure)

A7 A7 A7 A7

D7 D7 A7 A7

E7 E7 A7 A7

A A A A7

D7 D7 A7 A7

E7 E7 A7 A7

A7 A7 A7 A7

D7 D7 A7 A7

E7 E7 D7 D7

[Verse]

Here's a little tune we're gonna play for you

There ain't nothin' to it and it's easy to do:

Called the Calloway Boogie

It's the Calloway Boogie

E7 A7

Keeps you groovy twenty-four hours a day!

[Verse]

If you like music with a boogie beat

Here's a little ditty that's really all reet!

It's the Calloway Boogie

E7 A7

Keeps you groovy twenty-four hours a day!

[Verse]

I woke up with the blues the other day

The cats started jamming and they blew away

With the Calloway Boogie

The Calloway Boogie

E7 A7

Keeps you groovy twenty-four hours a day!

[Verse]

We play waltzes, bebop and jive

But here's the kind of music that keeps you alive!

It's the Calloway Boogie

E7 A7

Keeps you groovy twenty-four hours a day!

[Hook]

A7 A7 A7 A7

D7 D7 A7 A7

E7 E7 A7 A7

A A A A7

D7 D7 A7 A7

E7 E7 A7 A7

[Verse]

If you like boogie with some hi-de-ho

Just listen to me, here's the way it goes:

Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!

Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!

E7 E7 D7 D7 A7

Keeps you groovy twenty-four hours a day!

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