Chords for 1954 Midnighters (Hank Ballard) - Annie Had A Baby (#1 R&B hit)
Tempo:
118.9 bpm
Chords used:
Eb
Ab
Ebm
G
Bb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ebm] [Eb]
Any other baby [Ab] can't work [Eb] no more.
No, no, [G]
[Ab] no.
Any other [G] [Ab] baby [Abm] can't [Ebm] work [Eb] no more.
[Bb]
She [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Ebm] across the floor.
[Eb] Oh, oh, oh.
She has to walk with the baby instead of me.
[Ebm] Talk to the baby instead of [Eb] me.
[Ab] Singing to the baby instead of me.
[Eb] Cling to the baby instead of [Db] me.
Now I know how [Ab] to do what's understood.
[Eb] That's what happens when the getting gets good.
Any other baby can't [Ab] work [Eb] no more.
[Ab]
Any other baby [Ebm] can't work [Eb] no more.
Every time we [Bb] start to work, she [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Eb] across the floor.
Oh, oh, oh.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab] She has [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] to walk with the baby instead of me.
Talk to the baby instead of [Ab] me.
Singing to the baby instead of me.
[Eb] Cling to the baby instead of [Db] me.
Now I know how to [Ab] do what's understood.
[Eb] That's [F] what happens when the getting gets good.
[Eb] Any other baby can't work no more.
No, no, [G]
[Ab] no.
Any other baby can't work [Eb] no more.
Every time we [Bb] start to work, she [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Eb] across the floor.
Oh, oh, oh.
Any other baby [Ab] can't work [Eb] no more.
No, no, [G]
[Ab] no.
Any other [G] [Ab] baby [Abm] can't [Ebm] work [Eb] no more.
[Bb]
She [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Ebm] across the floor.
[Eb] Oh, oh, oh.
She has to walk with the baby instead of me.
[Ebm] Talk to the baby instead of [Eb] me.
[Ab] Singing to the baby instead of me.
[Eb] Cling to the baby instead of [Db] me.
Now I know how [Ab] to do what's understood.
[Eb] That's what happens when the getting gets good.
Any other baby can't [Ab] work [Eb] no more.
[Ab]
Any other baby [Ebm] can't work [Eb] no more.
Every time we [Bb] start to work, she [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Eb] across the floor.
Oh, oh, oh.
[Ab] [Eb] [Ab]
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Ab] She has [Eb]
[Ab]
[Eb] to walk with the baby instead of me.
Talk to the baby instead of [Ab] me.
Singing to the baby instead of me.
[Eb] Cling to the baby instead of [Db] me.
Now I know how to [Ab] do what's understood.
[Eb] That's [F] what happens when the getting gets good.
[Eb] Any other baby can't work no more.
No, no, [G]
[Ab] no.
Any other baby can't work [Eb] no more.
Every time we [Bb] start to work, she [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Eb] across the floor.
Oh, oh, oh.
Key:
Eb
Ab
Ebm
G
Bb
Eb
Ab
Ebm
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Any other baby _ [Ab] can't work [Eb] no more.
No, no, [G] _ _ _
[Ab] _ no.
Any other [G] [Ab] baby [Abm] can't [Ebm] work [Eb] no more.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ She [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Ebm] across the floor.
[Eb] Oh, oh, oh.
She has to walk with the baby instead of me.
[Ebm] Talk to the baby instead of [Eb] me.
[Ab] Singing to the baby instead of me.
[Eb] Cling to the baby instead of [Db] me.
Now I know how [Ab] to do what's understood.
[Eb] That's what happens when the getting gets good.
_ Any other baby can't [Ab] work [Eb] no more.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Any other baby _ [Ebm] can't work [Eb] no more.
_ _ Every time we [Bb] start to work, she [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Eb] across the floor.
Oh, oh, _ oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] She has [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] to walk with the baby instead of me.
Talk to the baby instead of [Ab] me.
Singing to the baby instead of me.
[Eb] Cling to the baby instead of [Db] me.
Now I know how to [Ab] do what's understood. _
[Eb] That's [F] what happens when the getting gets good.
[Eb] _ Any other baby _ can't work no more.
No, no, _ [G] _ _ _
[Ab] _ no.
Any other baby _ can't work [Eb] no more.
_ _ Every time we [Bb] start to work, she [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Eb] across the floor.
Oh, oh, _ oh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Any other baby _ [Ab] can't work [Eb] no more.
No, no, [G] _ _ _
[Ab] _ no.
Any other [G] [Ab] baby [Abm] can't [Ebm] work [Eb] no more.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ She [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Ebm] across the floor.
[Eb] Oh, oh, oh.
She has to walk with the baby instead of me.
[Ebm] Talk to the baby instead of [Eb] me.
[Ab] Singing to the baby instead of me.
[Eb] Cling to the baby instead of [Db] me.
Now I know how [Ab] to do what's understood.
[Eb] That's what happens when the getting gets good.
_ Any other baby can't [Ab] work [Eb] no more.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ Any other baby _ [Ebm] can't work [Eb] no more.
_ _ Every time we [Bb] start to work, she [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Eb] across the floor.
Oh, oh, _ oh.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Ab] She has [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] to walk with the baby instead of me.
Talk to the baby instead of [Ab] me.
Singing to the baby instead of me.
[Eb] Cling to the baby instead of [Db] me.
Now I know how to [Ab] do what's understood. _
[Eb] That's [F] what happens when the getting gets good.
[Eb] _ Any other baby _ can't work no more.
No, no, _ [G] _ _ _
[Ab] _ no.
Any other baby _ can't work [Eb] no more.
_ _ Every time we [Bb] start to work, she [Ab] has to stop and walk the baby [Eb] across the floor.
Oh, oh, _ oh. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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