Chords for Bessie Smith - I'm Wild About That Thing (1929)
Tempo:
132.65 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Eb
C
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[D] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gb]
[Fm] [G] [Gm]
[Fm] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] Honey, baby, [Bb] won't you curl [F] near?
[Bb] [Cm] That sweet mama [Bb] whisper in your ear.
[Eb] I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb] It [Gb] makes me [Fm] laugh and [G] sing.
[C] Give it to me, [F] papa.
I'm wild [Bb] about that [G] thing.
[F] [Bb] Do it [Cm] easy, [Bb] honey.
Don't [F] get rough.
[Bb] From [F] you, papa, I can't get enough.
[Eb] I'm wild about [Ab] that thing.
[Bb] Sweet [F] joy it [Fm] always [G] brings.
[C] Everybody knows [G] it.
I'm wild about [Bb] that [Eb] thing.
[Bb] Please don't hold it, baby, when I cry.
Give me [F] every bit of it, [Bb] else I'll die.
[Eb] I'm wild about [Bbm] that thing.
Yada [F]-dink, dink, dink.
[G] [C] All the time I'm [Cm] crying, I'm wild [Bb] about that [C] thing.
What's the matter, papa?
Please don't stall.
Don't you [F] know I love it [Dm] and I want [D] it [Cm] all?
I'm [Eb] wild about that [Bb] thing.
[Dm] Just give my bell [F] a ring.
You can press my button.
I'm wild [Bb] about that [C] thing.
[Bb]
If you want to satisfy my soul, come on and rock me with a steady roll.
[F] I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb]
[Fm] Yeah, I like your [G] ting-a-ling.
[C] Kiss me like you mean it.
[F] I'm wild about that [C] thing.
[Bb] Come [F] on, [Bb] turn the lights [F] down low.
[Bb] When you [F] say you're ready, [Bb] just say let's go.
[Eb]
[Ebm] I'm wild about that [Bb] thing.
[G] [C] Come on and make me [F] feel it.
I'm wild [Bb] about that thing.
[Eb]
[F] Wild [F] about [Dm] it when you hold me tight.
[Bb] Let me [F] linger in your [Eb] arms all [Eb] night.
I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb]
[Dm] My passion's [G] got the flame.
[Gm] Come on, hear me cry.
[F] I'm wild about that [Cm] thing.
[Bb] [F]
[N]
[D] [Eb]
[Bb] [Gb]
[Fm] [G] [Gm]
[Fm] [C] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] Honey, baby, [Bb] won't you curl [F] near?
[Bb] [Cm] That sweet mama [Bb] whisper in your ear.
[Eb] I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb] It [Gb] makes me [Fm] laugh and [G] sing.
[C] Give it to me, [F] papa.
I'm wild [Bb] about that [G] thing.
[F] [Bb] Do it [Cm] easy, [Bb] honey.
Don't [F] get rough.
[Bb] From [F] you, papa, I can't get enough.
[Eb] I'm wild about [Ab] that thing.
[Bb] Sweet [F] joy it [Fm] always [G] brings.
[C] Everybody knows [G] it.
I'm wild about [Bb] that [Eb] thing.
[Bb] Please don't hold it, baby, when I cry.
Give me [F] every bit of it, [Bb] else I'll die.
[Eb] I'm wild about [Bbm] that thing.
Yada [F]-dink, dink, dink.
[G] [C] All the time I'm [Cm] crying, I'm wild [Bb] about that [C] thing.
What's the matter, papa?
Please don't stall.
Don't you [F] know I love it [Dm] and I want [D] it [Cm] all?
I'm [Eb] wild about that [Bb] thing.
[Dm] Just give my bell [F] a ring.
You can press my button.
I'm wild [Bb] about that [C] thing.
[Bb]
If you want to satisfy my soul, come on and rock me with a steady roll.
[F] I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb]
[Fm] Yeah, I like your [G] ting-a-ling.
[C] Kiss me like you mean it.
[F] I'm wild about that [C] thing.
[Bb] Come [F] on, [Bb] turn the lights [F] down low.
[Bb] When you [F] say you're ready, [Bb] just say let's go.
[Eb]
[Ebm] I'm wild about that [Bb] thing.
[G] [C] Come on and make me [F] feel it.
I'm wild [Bb] about that thing.
[Eb]
[F] Wild [F] about [Dm] it when you hold me tight.
[Bb] Let me [F] linger in your [Eb] arms all [Eb] night.
I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb]
[Dm] My passion's [G] got the flame.
[Gm] Come on, hear me cry.
[F] I'm wild about that [Cm] thing.
[Bb] [F]
[N]
Key:
Bb
F
Eb
C
G
Bb
F
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Honey, baby, [Bb] won't you curl [F] near?
[Bb] _ [Cm] That sweet mama [Bb] whisper in your ear.
[Eb] I'm wild about that thing.
_ [Bb] It [Gb] makes me [Fm] laugh and [G] sing.
_ [C] Give it to me, [F] papa.
I'm wild [Bb] about that [G] thing. _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] Do it _ [Cm] easy, [Bb] honey.
Don't [F] get rough.
[Bb] From [F] you, papa, I can't get enough.
_ [Eb] I'm wild about [Ab] that thing.
[Bb] _ Sweet [F] joy it [Fm] always [G] brings.
_ [C] Everybody knows [G] it.
I'm wild about [Bb] that [Eb] thing. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Please don't hold it, baby, when I cry.
Give me [F] every bit of it, [Bb] else I'll die.
[Eb] I'm wild about [Bbm] that _ thing.
Yada [F]-dink, dink, dink.
[G] _ [C] All the time I'm [Cm] crying, I'm wild [Bb] about that _ [C] thing. _
_ _ What's the matter, papa?
Please don't stall.
Don't you [F] know I love it [Dm] and I want [D] it [Cm] all?
I'm [Eb] wild about that [Bb] thing.
_ [Dm] Just give my bell [F] a ring.
You can press my button.
I'm wild [Bb] about that [C] thing.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
If you want to satisfy my soul, come on and rock me with a steady roll.
[F] I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb] _
[Fm] Yeah, I like your [G] ting-a-ling.
[C] Kiss me like you mean it.
[F] I'm wild about that [C] thing.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Come [F] on, [Bb] turn the lights [F] down low.
[Bb] When you [F] say you're ready, [Bb] just say let's go.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I'm wild about that [Bb] thing. _ _
[G] _ [C] Come on and make me [F] feel it.
I'm wild [Bb] about that thing.
_ [Eb] _ _
[F] Wild [F] about [Dm] it when you hold me tight.
[Bb] Let me [F] linger in your [Eb] arms all [Eb] night.
I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb] _
[Dm] My passion's [G] got the flame.
[Gm] Come on, hear me cry.
[F] I'm wild about that [Cm] thing. _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] Honey, baby, [Bb] won't you curl [F] near?
[Bb] _ [Cm] That sweet mama [Bb] whisper in your ear.
[Eb] I'm wild about that thing.
_ [Bb] It [Gb] makes me [Fm] laugh and [G] sing.
_ [C] Give it to me, [F] papa.
I'm wild [Bb] about that [G] thing. _
_ _ [F] _ [Bb] Do it _ [Cm] easy, [Bb] honey.
Don't [F] get rough.
[Bb] From [F] you, papa, I can't get enough.
_ [Eb] I'm wild about [Ab] that thing.
[Bb] _ Sweet [F] joy it [Fm] always [G] brings.
_ [C] Everybody knows [G] it.
I'm wild about [Bb] that [Eb] thing. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ Please don't hold it, baby, when I cry.
Give me [F] every bit of it, [Bb] else I'll die.
[Eb] I'm wild about [Bbm] that _ thing.
Yada [F]-dink, dink, dink.
[G] _ [C] All the time I'm [Cm] crying, I'm wild [Bb] about that _ [C] thing. _
_ _ What's the matter, papa?
Please don't stall.
Don't you [F] know I love it [Dm] and I want [D] it [Cm] all?
I'm [Eb] wild about that [Bb] thing.
_ [Dm] Just give my bell [F] a ring.
You can press my button.
I'm wild [Bb] about that [C] thing.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
If you want to satisfy my soul, come on and rock me with a steady roll.
[F] I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb] _
[Fm] Yeah, I like your [G] ting-a-ling.
[C] Kiss me like you mean it.
[F] I'm wild about that [C] thing.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Come [F] on, [Bb] turn the lights [F] down low.
[Bb] When you [F] say you're ready, [Bb] just say let's go.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] I'm wild about that [Bb] thing. _ _
[G] _ [C] Come on and make me [F] feel it.
I'm wild [Bb] about that thing.
_ [Eb] _ _
[F] Wild [F] about [Dm] it when you hold me tight.
[Bb] Let me [F] linger in your [Eb] arms all [Eb] night.
I'm wild about that thing.
[Bb] _
[Dm] My passion's [G] got the flame.
[Gm] Come on, hear me cry.
[F] I'm wild about that [Cm] thing. _
[Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _