Chords for Carl Perkins & NRBQ ~ Boppin' the Blues
Tempo:
91 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Well, all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] All of my friends is bopping the blues [A] and it must be going round.
[E] I love you [F#m] baby, but I must be [A] living bound.
Yeah, the cat bug bit me, man, I don't feel no pain.
I [D] said the jitterbug bit me, man, I don't [A] feel no pain.
[E] I love you baby, [Bm] but I'll never [A] be the same.
[B] That's [F#m] why all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[Bm] All of my friends is bopping the blues [A] and it must be going round.
[E] I love you baby, but I must be [A] living bound.
[F#] Well, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.
Yeah, [D] say that good doctor told me, man, you don't [A] need no pill.
Just [E] a handful of [D] dimes, jukebox will [A] cure your illness.
Well, that's why all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] I said all of my friends is bopping the [A] blues and it must be [F#m] going round.
[E] I love you baby, but I must be [A] living bound.
Let's go, cat, now let's rock, let's rock.
[E] [Am]
[A]
The grandpa's got that rhythm and the groom, his touch is that.
[D] The old boy's got that rhythm and the groom, [A] his touch is that.
[E]
Grandma, [D] he ain't time left, [A] I hear the old boy's looking down.
Yes, all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] All of my friends is bopping the [A] blues and it must be going round.
[E]
I love you baby, but I must [A] be living bound.
All right, listen to me.
Rhythm and blues, uh-huh, rhythm and blues, [D] baby.
Rhythm and blues, [A] uh-huh, [A] rhythm [E] and blues, rhythm and [D] blues, it must be [A] going round.
Let's go, cat, one more time.
Rhythm and blues, uh-huh, rhythm [D] and blues, uh-huh, rhythm [A] and blues, uh-huh, rhythm and blues.
Rhythm and [Bm] blues, it must [A] be going round.
[D] All of my friends is bopping the blues [A] and it must be going round.
[E] I love you [F#m] baby, but I must be [A] living bound.
Yeah, the cat bug bit me, man, I don't feel no pain.
I [D] said the jitterbug bit me, man, I don't [A] feel no pain.
[E] I love you baby, [Bm] but I'll never [A] be the same.
[B] That's [F#m] why all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[Bm] All of my friends is bopping the blues [A] and it must be going round.
[E] I love you baby, but I must be [A] living bound.
[F#] Well, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.
Yeah, [D] say that good doctor told me, man, you don't [A] need no pill.
Just [E] a handful of [D] dimes, jukebox will [A] cure your illness.
Well, that's why all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] I said all of my friends is bopping the [A] blues and it must be [F#m] going round.
[E] I love you baby, but I must be [A] living bound.
Let's go, cat, now let's rock, let's rock.
[E] [Am]
[A]
The grandpa's got that rhythm and the groom, his touch is that.
[D] The old boy's got that rhythm and the groom, [A] his touch is that.
[E]
Grandma, [D] he ain't time left, [A] I hear the old boy's looking down.
Yes, all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] All of my friends is bopping the [A] blues and it must be going round.
[E]
I love you baby, but I must [A] be living bound.
All right, listen to me.
Rhythm and blues, uh-huh, rhythm and blues, [D] baby.
Rhythm and blues, [A] uh-huh, [A] rhythm [E] and blues, rhythm and [D] blues, it must be [A] going round.
Let's go, cat, one more time.
Rhythm and blues, uh-huh, rhythm [D] and blues, uh-huh, rhythm [A] and blues, uh-huh, rhythm and blues.
Rhythm and [Bm] blues, it must [A] be going round.
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
A
D
E
Well, all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] All of my friends is bopping the blues [A] and it must be going round.
[E] I love you [F#m] baby, but I must be [A] living bound. _
Yeah, the cat bug bit me, man, I don't feel no pain.
I [D] said the jitterbug bit me, man, I don't [A] feel no pain.
_ [E] I love you baby, [Bm] but I'll never [A] be the same. _
[B] That's [F#m] why all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[Bm] All of my friends is bopping the blues [A] and it must be going round.
[E] I love you baby, but I must be [A] living bound. _
[F#] Well, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.
Yeah, [D] say that good doctor told me, man, you don't [A] need no pill.
Just [E] a handful of [D] dimes, jukebox will [A] cure your illness.
Well, that's why all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] I said all of my friends is bopping the [A] blues and it must be [F#m] going round.
[E] I love you baby, but I must be [A] living bound.
Let's go, cat, now let's rock, let's rock. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
The grandpa's got that rhythm and the groom, his touch is that.
[D] The old boy's got that rhythm and the groom, [A] his touch is that.
[E]
Grandma, [D] he ain't time left, [A] I hear the old boy's looking down.
Yes, all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] All of my friends is bopping the [A] blues and it must be going round.
[E]
I love you baby, but I must [A] be living bound.
All right, listen to me.
Rhythm and blues, uh-huh, rhythm and blues, [D] baby.
Rhythm and blues, [A] uh-huh, _ [A] rhythm [E] and blues, rhythm and [D] blues, it must be [A] going round.
Let's go, cat, one more time.
_ Rhythm and blues, uh-huh, _ rhythm [D] and blues, uh-huh, rhythm [A] and blues, uh-huh, rhythm and blues.
Rhythm and [Bm] blues, it must [A] be going round.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[D] All of my friends is bopping the blues [A] and it must be going round.
[E] I love you [F#m] baby, but I must be [A] living bound. _
Yeah, the cat bug bit me, man, I don't feel no pain.
I [D] said the jitterbug bit me, man, I don't [A] feel no pain.
_ [E] I love you baby, [Bm] but I'll never [A] be the same. _
[B] That's [F#m] why all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[Bm] All of my friends is bopping the blues [A] and it must be going round.
[E] I love you baby, but I must be [A] living bound. _
[F#] Well, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.
Yeah, [D] say that good doctor told me, man, you don't [A] need no pill.
Just [E] a handful of [D] dimes, jukebox will [A] cure your illness.
Well, that's why all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] I said all of my friends is bopping the [A] blues and it must be [F#m] going round.
[E] I love you baby, but I must be [A] living bound.
Let's go, cat, now let's rock, let's rock. _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
The grandpa's got that rhythm and the groom, his touch is that.
[D] The old boy's got that rhythm and the groom, [A] his touch is that.
[E]
Grandma, [D] he ain't time left, [A] I hear the old boy's looking down.
Yes, all of my friends is bopping the blues and it must be going round.
[D] All of my friends is bopping the [A] blues and it must be going round.
[E]
I love you baby, but I must [A] be living bound.
All right, listen to me.
Rhythm and blues, uh-huh, rhythm and blues, [D] baby.
Rhythm and blues, [A] uh-huh, _ [A] rhythm [E] and blues, rhythm and [D] blues, it must be [A] going round.
Let's go, cat, one more time.
_ Rhythm and blues, uh-huh, _ rhythm [D] and blues, uh-huh, rhythm [A] and blues, uh-huh, rhythm and blues.
Rhythm and [Bm] blues, it must [A] be going round.
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