Chords for "Ukulele Ike" Cliff Edwards performs "I'm a Bad, Bad Man" in "Bandit Ranger" (1942)
Tempo:
161.55 bpm
Chords used:
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C
Bb
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A]
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A] [Dm]
I'm musical Ike the bandit, [Bm]
[A] stage brush dapper at dance.
[Dm] I'm not [C] afraid [Bb] of man [A] or ghost.
[Dm] I [C] eat [Dm] horseshoe nails [A] on toast.
[Dm] I'm a bad, bad man.
He's a bad, bad man.
[Dm] [C] [Bb] [A] [Dm]
I'm musical Ike the bandit, [Bm]
[A] stage brush dapper at dance.
[Dm] I'm not [C] afraid [Bb] of man [A] or ghost.
[Dm] I [C] eat [Dm] horseshoe nails [A] on toast.
[Dm] I'm a bad, bad man.
He's a bad, bad man.
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Bb
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Dm
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[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
I'm musical Ike the bandit, [Bm] _
[A] stage brush dapper at dance. _
[Dm] I'm not [C] afraid [Bb] of man [A] or ghost.
[Dm] I [C] eat [Dm] horseshoe nails [A] on toast.
[Dm] I'm a bad, bad man.
He's a bad, bad man.
Yes, I'm musical Ike the bandit, _
[Db] _ stage brush dapper [A] at dance.
[Dm] I [C] like to [Bb] practice shooting [A]
[N] flies. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Oh, I smacked him right between the eyes.
I'm a [A] bad, [Dm] bad man.
He's a bad, bad man.
_ [D]
Now, Pappy was a bad man too, and I'm [Gb] his [D] favorite son.
_ [Gb] _ [G]
I'm a one-man wrecking crew.
Got 50 notches on my gun.
[Dm] I'm musical Ike the bandit, _
[A] stage brush dapper at dance.
_ [Dm]
The sheriff [C] [Bb] made a solemn [A] vow.
[Dm] He'd look [C] me up [Bb] and pick a [A] row.
And [G] brother, we got a brand new sheriff now.
[Dm] I'm a [A] bad, [Dm] bad man. _
[N] Do you really know how tough I am?
I am a bad man.
One time when I was running a saloon up in, uh, no-cuffs Washington. _ _ _ _
_ Had it again, huh? _ _ _
_ _ Hey, you scared the life out of me.
I'm sorry, Ike.
All right.
Oh, _ how do you like my new shirt?
Huh?
Ike, you're a sight only a mother could cotton to.
Oh, well, thanks, Clay.
_ Here are your checks, boys.
Ike?
Ike.
Checks, thanks. _ _
So, you finally come around to putting it in writing, huh?
Well, I knowed sooner or later a man like you would find out what a man like me is worth.
Special having to work with just these ordinary cowpokes.
Not saying that I ain't worth double my salary.
Oh, we all got double pay. _
Yeah?
You fellas are all worth more than that.
But at the moment, that's the best I can do to show you my appreciation for the way you took my herd through.
[G] Oh, boy, now I can get this.
Here's a picture of that outfit I can get.
Look, fellas, hey, look at the picture.
_ _ _ Wait a minute. _
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ _ [Dm]
I'm musical Ike the bandit, [Bm] _
[A] stage brush dapper at dance. _
[Dm] I'm not [C] afraid [Bb] of man [A] or ghost.
[Dm] I [C] eat [Dm] horseshoe nails [A] on toast.
[Dm] I'm a bad, bad man.
He's a bad, bad man.
Yes, I'm musical Ike the bandit, _
[Db] _ stage brush dapper [A] at dance.
[Dm] I [C] like to [Bb] practice shooting [A]
[N] flies. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] Oh, I smacked him right between the eyes.
I'm a [A] bad, [Dm] bad man.
He's a bad, bad man.
_ [D]
Now, Pappy was a bad man too, and I'm [Gb] his [D] favorite son.
_ [Gb] _ [G]
I'm a one-man wrecking crew.
Got 50 notches on my gun.
[Dm] I'm musical Ike the bandit, _
[A] stage brush dapper at dance.
_ [Dm]
The sheriff [C] [Bb] made a solemn [A] vow.
[Dm] He'd look [C] me up [Bb] and pick a [A] row.
And [G] brother, we got a brand new sheriff now.
[Dm] I'm a [A] bad, [Dm] bad man. _
[N] Do you really know how tough I am?
I am a bad man.
One time when I was running a saloon up in, uh, no-cuffs Washington. _ _ _ _
_ Had it again, huh? _ _ _
_ _ Hey, you scared the life out of me.
I'm sorry, Ike.
All right.
Oh, _ how do you like my new shirt?
Huh?
Ike, you're a sight only a mother could cotton to.
Oh, well, thanks, Clay.
_ Here are your checks, boys.
Ike?
Ike.
Checks, thanks. _ _
So, you finally come around to putting it in writing, huh?
Well, I knowed sooner or later a man like you would find out what a man like me is worth.
Special having to work with just these ordinary cowpokes.
Not saying that I ain't worth double my salary.
Oh, we all got double pay. _
Yeah?
You fellas are all worth more than that.
But at the moment, that's the best I can do to show you my appreciation for the way you took my herd through.
[G] Oh, boy, now I can get this.
Here's a picture of that outfit I can get.
Look, fellas, hey, look at the picture.
_ _ _ Wait a minute. _