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Reefer Man

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Bbminor

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To match the key of the original recording,
tune your guitar down 1/4 step
( Estring will be between  Eand Eb).
The opening dialogue is set to a bass guitar
strumming some F notes.
F F7 Bb Bbm F C7 F
Oh, have you Fever met that funny reefer man?
Have you Fever met that funny reefer C7man?
If he Fsays he swam to F7China,
And he'll Bbsell you South CaroBbmlina,
Then you Fknow you're talkin' C7to that reefer Fman
Have you Fever met that funny reefer man?
Have you Fever met that funny reefer mC7an?
If he Fsays he walks the F7ocean, 
Any Bbtime he takes the Bbmnotion,
Then you Fknow you're talkin' C7to the reefer Fman
Have you Fever met this funny reefer man?
Oh, Fbaby baby baby reefer C7man
If he Ftrades you dimes for F7nickles
And calls Bbwatermelons "Bbmpickles,"
Then you Fknow you're talkin' C7to that reefer Fman
Have you Fever met the funny reefer man?
Have you Fever met the funny reefer C7man?
If he Ftakes a sudden F7mania,
Wants to Bbgive you PennsylBbmvania,
Then you Fknow you're talkin' C7to the reefer Fman
Have you Fever met the funny reefer man?
Have you Fever met the funny reefer C7man?
If he Fsays Wall Street is F7panicked
Cause he Bbwon't sell the BbmAtlantic,
Then you Fknow you're talkin' C7to that reefer Fman
 F   F#   G   Eb7(Crescendo)
 G#   G#7   C#   C#m   G#   Eb7   G#(Intro pattern)
 G   F#    F   F#   F   E(Exit chords)

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Reefer Man

by Cab Calloway

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm

Eb7

G#7

C#m

To match the key of the original recording,

tune your guitar down 1/4 step

E E Eb

( string will be between and ).

The opening dialogue is set to a bass guitar

strumming some F notes.

F F7 Bb Bbm F C7 F

Oh, have you ever met that funny reefer man?

F C7

Have you ever met that funny reefer man?

F F7

If he says he swam to China,

Bb Bbm

And he'll sell you South Carolina,

F C7 F

Then you know you're talkin' to that reefer man

Have you ever met that funny reefer man?

F C7

Have you ever met that funny reefer man?

F F7

If he says he walks the ocean,

Bb Bbm

Any time he takes the notion,

F C7 F

Then you know you're talkin' to the reefer man

Have you ever met this funny reefer man?

F C7

Oh, baby baby baby reefer man

F F7

If he trades you dimes for nickles

Bb Bbm

And calls watermelons "pickles,"

F C7 F

Then you know you're talkin' to that reefer man

Have you ever met the funny reefer man?

F C7

Have you ever met the funny reefer man?

F F7

If he takes a sudden mania,

Bb Bbm

Wants to give you Pennsylvania,

F C7 F

Then you know you're talkin' to the reefer man

Have you ever met the funny reefer man?

F C7

Have you ever met the funny reefer man?

F F7

If he says Wall Street is panicked

Bb Bbm

Cause he won't sell the Atlantic,

F C7 F

Then you know you're talkin' to that reefer man

F F# G Eb7

(Crescendo)

G# G#7 C# C#m G# Eb7 G#

(Intro pattern)

G F# F F# F E

(Exit chords)

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