Chords for Cab Calloway - Reefer Man 1932

Tempo:
127.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

Bb

Dm

C

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cab Calloway - Reefer Man 1932 chords
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[Bb] What's the matter with that cat there?
Must be [Gb] full of reef.
Full of reefer?
Yeah, man.
You mean that cat's high?
Sailing.
Sailing?
Very lightly.
Get away from here.
[F] Man, is that the reefer man?
That's the reefer man.
I believe he's losing his mind.
I think he lost his mind.
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [Bbm]
[F] [Dm]
Boy, have you ever met that funny reefer man?
Big man.
Have you ever met that funny [C] reefer man?
Big man.
[F] If he says he swam to China, [Bb] he'll tell you [Bbm] South Carolina, [Dm] and you know you're [C] talking
to the wrong man.
[F]
Have you ever [Bb] met that funny reefer [F] man?
Big man.
Have you [Dm] ever met that funny [C] reefer man?
Reefer man.
[Dm] If he [Eb] says he [Ab] walks the [Bb] ocean any time he [Gb] takes [Dm] notes then [Am] you know you're [E] talking to [Dm] reefer man.
Reefer man.
[Gm] [F]
[C] [E]
[F] [Bb] [Bbm]
[F] [Gm] [Dm]
Have [F] you ever met that funny reefer man?
Tickle man.
Oh.
[C] Tickle man. Reefer man.
Reefer man.
[F] If he drenches dimes with [Gm] nickels and calls watermelon [Bbm] [Dm] pickles,
then you know you're [C] talking to that [F] reefer man.
Have you ever met a funny reefer man?
Have you ever [Dm] met a funny [C] reefer man?
[F] If he takes to South [Bb] Mania, wants to give you [Bbm] Pennsylvania,
[Dm]
then you know you're [C] talking to the [Bb] reefer man.
[F] [D] [F]
[C] [Gm] [C] [F]
[Bb] [Dm]
[C] [F]
Have you ever met a funny reefer man?
Have you ever [G] met a funny [C] reefer man?
[A] If he sells Wall Street in [Dm] Spanish, cause he won't sell the Atlantic,
then you know you're [E] talking to that [F] reefer man.
[Gb] [G]
[Ab] [Db] [G] [Ab]
[G] [Ab]
[Db]
[Dbm] [Ab]
[G] [Gb] [Ab] [Cm] [Bb]
[Gb]
Key:  
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
C
3211
Ab
134211114
F
134211111
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
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To jam and learn Cab Calloway & His Orchestra - Reefer Man chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Bb, Dm, C, F, Dm, Bbm, Dm, F and Bb. A good strategy is to initiate at 63 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 128 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: F Major.

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_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ What's the matter with that cat there?
Must be [Gb] full of reef.
Full of reefer?
Yeah, man.
You mean that cat's high?
Sailing.
Sailing?
Very lightly.
Get away from here.
[F] Man, is that the reefer man?
That's the reefer man.
I believe he's losing his mind.
I think he lost his mind.
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
Boy, have you ever met that funny reefer man?
Big man.
Have you ever met that funny [C] reefer man?
Big man.
[F] If he says he swam to China, [Bb] he'll tell you [Bbm] South Carolina, [Dm] and you know you're [C] talking
to the wrong man.
[F] _ _ _
Have you ever [Bb] met that funny reefer [F] man?
Big man.
Have you [Dm] ever met that funny [C] reefer man?
Reefer man.
[Dm] If he [Eb] says he [Ab] walks the [Bb] ocean any time he [Gb] takes [Dm] notes then [Am] you know you're [E] talking to [Dm] reefer man.
Reefer man.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _
[F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
Have [F] you ever met that funny reefer man?
Tickle man.
Oh.
_ _ [C] Tickle man. Reefer man.
Reefer man.
[F] If he drenches dimes with [Gm] nickels and calls watermelon [Bbm] [Dm] pickles,
then you know you're [C] talking to that [F] reefer man. _
Have you ever met a funny reefer man? _
Have you ever [Dm] met a funny [C] reefer man? _
[F] If he takes to South [Bb] Mania, wants to give you [Bbm] Pennsylvania,
[Dm]
then you know you're [C] talking to the [Bb] reefer man. _
[F] _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
Have you ever met a funny reefer man? _
Have you ever [G] met a funny [C] reefer man? _
[A] If he sells Wall Street in [Dm] Spanish, cause he won't sell the Atlantic,
then you know you're [E] talking to that [F] reefer man.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Dbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Fats Waller and Andy Razaf.

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