"The Java Jive" (Ink Spots, 1940) Chords

Tempo:
101.75 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Bb

G

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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"The Java Jive" (Ink Spots, 1940) chords
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[N] [F] [C]
[F] [G]
[F] I love coffee, [C] I love tea, I love the java [F] jive and it loves me.
Coffee and tea [Bb] and the java and [Fm] me.
A cup, a cup, a cup, [F] a cup, a [C] cup.
I [Bm] love [C] java sweet and hot.
Whoops, Mr.
Moto, [F] I'm a coffee pot.
Shoot me the pot, now [Bb] pour me a shot.
A cup, a cup, a cup, a [F] cup, a cup.
[Fm] Oh, slip me [Bb] a slug from the wonderful mug.
I've got a rug, [F] so I'm stuck in the jug.
[Bb] A slice of onion and a raw [Ab] one, raw [C] one.
Wait a, wait a, part a, later.
[F] I love [G] coffee, [C] I love tea, I love the java [F] jive and it loves me.
Coffee and tea and the java and me.
[Bb] A cup, a cup, a cup, a [F] cup, a cup.
[E] Oh, [F] Boston beans, [Eb] soy [C] beans, [F] green beans, [Eb] cabbage and greens.
[F] I'm not [Bb] keen upon a bean, unless it is a cheery, [C] cheery bean, boy.
[F] I [G] love coffee, [C] I love tea, I love the java [F] jive and it loves me.
Coffee and tea and the [Bb] java and me.
A cup, a cup, a cup, a [F] cup, a cup.
[Em] [F] I love java [C] sweet and hot.
Whoops, Mr.
Moto, [F] I'm a coffee pot.
Shoot me [Ab] the pot, [Bb] now pour me a shot.
[F] A cup, [C] a cup, [F] a cup.
Oh, [Bb] throw me that slug from the wonderful mug.
I'll cut a rug and [F] I'm snug in the jug.
[Dm] Drop a nickel in [C] a pot, Joe.
I take it slow.
Wait a, wait a, part a, later.
[F] I [Bm] love coffee, [C] I love tea, I love the java [F] jive and it loves me.
Coffee and tea and the java [Bbm] and me.
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup. Boom.
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
G
2131
Fm
123111111
F
134211111
C
3211
Bb
12341111
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To start learning The Ink Spots - (Single Version) Java Jive chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Bb, F, C, F, G, C, Bb and C in sequence. Set your pace at 51 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 102. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[N] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [F] _ I love coffee, [C] I love tea, I love the java [F] jive and it loves me.
Coffee and tea [Bb] and the java and [Fm] me.
A cup, a cup, a cup, [F] a cup, a [C] cup.
I _ [Bm] love [C] java sweet and hot.
Whoops, Mr.
Moto, [F] I'm a coffee pot.
_ Shoot me the pot, now [Bb] pour me a shot.
A cup, a cup, a cup, a [F] cup, a cup.
[Fm] Oh, slip me [Bb] a slug from the wonderful mug.
_ I've got a rug, [F] so I'm stuck in the jug.
[Bb] A slice of onion and a raw [Ab] one, raw [C] one.
Wait a, wait a, part a, later.
[F] I love [G] coffee, [C] I love tea, I love the java [F] jive and it loves me.
Coffee and tea and the java and me.
[Bb] A cup, a cup, a cup, a [F] cup, a cup.
[E] Oh, [F] Boston beans, [Eb] soy [C] beans, [F] green beans, [Eb] cabbage and greens.
[F] _ I'm not [Bb] keen upon a bean, unless it is a cheery, [C] cheery bean, boy.
_ [F] I [G] love coffee, [C] I love tea, _ I love the java [F] jive and it loves me.
_ Coffee and tea and the [Bb] java and me.
A cup, a cup, a cup, a [F] cup, a cup.
[Em] _ [F] I love java [C] sweet and hot.
Whoops, Mr.
Moto, [F] I'm a coffee pot.
Shoot me [Ab] the pot, [Bb] now pour me a shot.
[F] A cup, [C] a cup, [F] a cup.
Oh, [Bb] throw me that slug from the wonderful mug.
I'll cut a rug and [F] I'm snug in the jug.
[Dm] Drop a nickel in [C] a pot, Joe.
I take it slow.
_ Wait a, wait a, part a, later.
[F] I [Bm] love coffee, [C] I love tea, I love the java [F] jive and it loves me.
Coffee and tea and the java [Bbm] and me.
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup. Boom. _ _ _

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It's Milton Drake and Ben Oakland who authored this song.

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