Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) - Louis Prima Chords

Tempo:
132.3 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Am

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Civilization (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) - Louis Prima chords
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[B] [Bb]
[Em]
[G] Bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.
Bingo, bingo, bongo, I'm so happy in the jungle [A] and I'll tell you so [D] you will know.
[Gm] Each morning a missionary advertised with neon sign.
[Bm] He [G] tell the native population that [Fm] civilization [A] is fine.
[D]
And pre-educated savages, harder from a bamboo [Am] tree.
[E] [D]
[Am] That [D] civilization is the thing for me [G] to see.
Oh, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
[Em] bongo, bongo, bongo, I'm so happy [Bb] in the jungle [A] I refuse to go.
[D] Don't want [Am] no bright [D] lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords, I'll make it clear.
[Am]
[D] That no matter how they coax me, I'll stay right here.
Now [G] I look through [G] a magazine, the missionary's wife [Gm] concealed.
[Bm] I [G] see the people who were civilized, banged you [A] with automobile.
At [Am]
[D] [G] the movies [D] they have got to pay many coconuts [Am] to see.
[E] [D]
[Ab] Uncivilized pictures at the newsreel takes of me.
[G]
So, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no, no, no, no, no.
They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron [Gm] train.
[D] [G] And though it's smoky and it's crowded, they're too [Abm] civilized [A] to complain.
[D] [Am] When they've got two [D] weeks' vacation, they hurry to vacation ground.
[D] They swim and they fish, that's what I do all [G] year round.
So, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
Bongo, bongo, bongo, I'm so happy [A] in the jungle I refuse to go.
Don't want no bright lights, [Em] false teeth, doorbells, landlords, penthouses,
pit [A] stops, streetcars, taxis, we make it clear.
[D] [G] They have [E] things like the atom bomb, so [G] I think I stay where I [E] am.
Civilization, [D] no, no, no, no, I [Ab] stay right here.
[A] [G]
[A]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Am
2311
E
2311
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To learn Louis Prima With Chorus - (Bongo, Bongo, Bongo) Civilization chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Am, D, A, D, G and D. Start with a comfortable 68 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 136. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: G Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,
no, no, no, no.
Bingo, bingo, bongo, I'm so happy in the jungle [A] and I'll tell you so [D] you will know.
_ [Gm] Each morning a missionary advertised with neon sign. _ _ _ _
[Bm] He [G] tell the native population that [Fm] civilization [A] is fine.
[D] _ _ _
And pre-educated savages, harder from a bamboo [Am] tree.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Am] That [D] civilization is the thing for me [G] to see. _ _ _
Oh, _ bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, _ _ _ _ no, no,
[Em] bongo, bongo, bongo, I'm so happy [Bb] in the jungle [A] I refuse to go. _
[D] Don't want [Am] no bright [D] lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords, I'll make it clear.
[Am] _ _
[D] _ That no matter how they coax me, I'll stay right here. _ _ _ _
Now [G] I look through [G] a magazine, the missionary's wife [Gm] concealed. _ _ _ _
[Bm] I [G] see the people who were civilized, banged you [A] with automobile.
At _ _ [Am] _ _
[D] _ [G] the movies [D] they have got to pay many coconuts [Am] to see.
[E] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ Uncivilized pictures at the newsreel takes of me.
[G] _ _ _ _
So, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no, no, no, no, no. _ _
_ _ They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron [Gm] train. _ _ _ _
[D] _ [G] And though it's smoky and it's crowded, they're too [Abm] civilized [A] to complain. _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] When they've got two [D] weeks' vacation, they hurry to vacation ground. _ _ _
[D] _ _ They swim and they fish, that's what I do all [G] year round. _ _
_ So, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
_ Bongo, bongo, bongo, I'm so happy [A] in the jungle I refuse to go. _
_ Don't want no bright lights, [Em] false teeth, doorbells, landlords, penthouses,
pit [A] stops, _ streetcars, taxis, we make it clear.
_ _ [D] _ [G] They have [E] things like the atom bomb, _ so [G] I think I stay where I [E] am.
_ _ Civilization, [D] no, no, no, no, I [Ab] stay right here. _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Bob Hilliard and Carl Sigman.

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