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[Intro]
A Bm A   A Bm A
[Verse 1]
Ah, there's Amusic in the streets and there's Bmmusic in the Aair
A Alittle old soul beat and there's Bmdancing everyAwhere
If AI would tell the whole world, Bmtell them if I Acould
To Aadd a little song into each life. Oh, it's a-Bmfinger snapping Agood
  BmOhD! OhE!
[Chorus]
Ah, Apardon me, boys, but could you use it? BmWe're gonna make a little Amusic
AYou got soul, now don't you lose it. BmWe're gonna make a little Amusic
AEverything's gonna be mellow. BmWe got just a-singing occaApella
AEverything's gonna be mellow. BmWe got just a-singing occaApella
  BmOhD! OhE!
[Bridge]
A
AAh-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
AAh-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
ADa-da-da-da-da-da-da, Bmjabba dabba dabba dabba Adi dah
ADa-da-da-da-da-da-da, Bmjabba dabba dabba dabba Adi dah
[Verse 2]
There's a-Adancing in the streets and there's Bmmusic in the Aair
A Alittle old soul beat and there's Bmdancing everyAwhere
AI would tell the whole world, Bmtell them if I Acould
To Aadd a little song into each life, you know, it's Bmfinger-popping Agood
  BmOhD! OhE!
[Chorus]
Hey, Apardon me, boys, but could you use it? BmWe're gonna make a little Amusic
AYou got soul, now don't you lose it. BmWe're gonna make a little Amusic
AEverything's gonna be mellow. BmWe got just a-singing occaApella
AEverything's gonna be mellow. BmWe got just a-singing occaApella
AEverything's gonna be mellow. BmWe got just a-singing occaApella...

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Occapella

by Ringo Starr

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

A Bm A A Bm A

[Verse 1]

A Bm A

Ah, there's music in the streets and there's music in the air

A Bm A

A little old soul beat and there's dancing everywhere

A Bm A

If I would tell the whole world, tell them if I could

A Bm A

To add a little song into each life. Oh, it's a-finger snapping good

Bm D E

Oh! Oh!

[Chorus]

A Bm A

Ah, pardon me, boys, but could you use it? We're gonna make a little music

A Bm A

You got soul, now don't you lose it. We're gonna make a little music

A Bm A

Everything's gonna be mellow. We got just a-singing occapella

A Bm A

Everything's gonna be mellow. We got just a-singing occapella

Bm D E

Oh! Oh!

[Bridge]

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

A Bm A

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, jabba dabba dabba dabba di dah

A Bm A

Da-da-da-da-da-da-da, jabba dabba dabba dabba di dah

[Verse 2]

A Bm A

There's a-dancing in the streets and there's music in the air

A Bm A

A little old soul beat and there's dancing everywhere

A Bm A

I would tell the whole world, tell them if I could

A Bm A

To add a little song into each life, you know, it's finger-popping good

Bm D E

Oh! Oh!

[Chorus]

A Bm A

Hey, pardon me, boys, but could you use it? We're gonna make a little music

A Bm A

You got soul, now don't you lose it. We're gonna make a little music

A Bm A

Everything's gonna be mellow. We got just a-singing occapella

A Bm A

Everything's gonna be mellow. We got just a-singing occapella

A Bm A

Everything's gonna be mellow. We got just a-singing occapella...

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