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Boppin' The Blues: Carl Perkins.
Recorded at Sun Records in 1956.
[Chorus]
AWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' A7round.
DAll them cats are boppin' the blues, 
it Amust be goin' round.
EI love you, baby, I must be rhythm bounAd.E  
[Verse 1]
AWell, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.
Yeah, that Ddoctor told me, boy, you don't need no Apills.
Just a Ehandful of nickels and a jukebox will cure your AillsE.
[Chorus]
AWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' A7round.
DAll them cats are boppin' the blues, 
it Amust be goin' round.
EI love you, baby, I must be rhythm bounAd.E  
[Verse 2]
AWell, the old cat bug, bit me, man, I don't feel no A7pain.
Yeah, that Djitterbug caught me, man, I don't feel no Apain.
I Estill love you baby, but I'll never be the Asame.E  
[Chorus]
AWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' A7round.
DAll them friends are boppin' the blues, 
it Amust be goin' round.
EI love you, baby, but I must be rhythm AboundE.
[Break]
(5th fr.  A   A7   A   A7   A    A7   D   A   E   D   A  E  
[Chorus]
AWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' A7round.
DAll them cats are boppin' the blues, 
it Amust be goin' round.
EI love you, baby, but I must be rhythm AboundE.
[Verse 3]
AWell, grandpa done got rhythm, and he threw his crutches A7down.
Oh, the Dold boy done got rhythm and blues and he threw 
Athem crutches down.
EGrandma, he ain't triflin', well the old boy's rhythm Abound.
[Chorus]
AWell, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' A7round.
DAll them cats are boppin' the blues, 
it Amust be goin' round.
EI love you, baby, but I must be rhythm AboundE.
[Outro]
A Arock bop, rhythm and blues...A A7rock bop, rhythm and blues.
A Drock rock, rhythm and blues...A Arock rock, rhythm and blues.
ERhythm and blues, it Dmust be goin' Around. (Fade.)

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Boppin The Blues

by Carl Perkins

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Boppin' The Blues: Carl Perkins.

Recorded at Sun Records in 1956.

[Chorus]

Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

All them cats are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

E A E

I love you, baby, I must be rhythm bound.

[Verse 1]

Well, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.

D A

Yeah, that doctor told me, boy, you don't need no pills.

E A E

Just a handful of nickels and a jukebox will cure your ills.

[Chorus]

Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

All them cats are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

E A E

I love you, baby, I must be rhythm bound.

[Verse 2]

A A7

Well, the old cat bug, bit me, man, I don't feel no pain.

D A

Yeah, that jitterbug caught me, man, I don't feel no pain.

E A E

I still love you baby, but I'll never be the same.

[Chorus]

Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

All them friends are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

E A E

I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.

[Break]

A A7 A A7 A A7 D A E D A E

(5th fr.

[Chorus]

Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

All them cats are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

E A E

I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.

[Verse 3]

A A7

Well, grandpa done got rhythm, and he threw his crutches down.

Oh, the old boy done got rhythm and blues and he threw

them crutches down.

E A

Grandma, he ain't triflin', well the old boy's rhythm bound.

[Chorus]

Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

All them cats are boppin' the blues,

it must be goin' round.

E A E

I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.

[Outro]

A A7

A rock bop, rhythm and blues...A rock bop, rhythm and blues.

D A

A rock rock, rhythm and blues...A rock rock, rhythm and blues.

E D A

Rhythm and blues, it must be goin' round. (Fade.)

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