Chords for Dom Flemons: Can You Blame The Colored Man?
Tempo:
83.925 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
G
Eb
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Cm] [Fm]
[G]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [G] [N]
[G] [N]
[Fm]
[Db] [Bb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db]
Now Booker T, he left Tuskegee to the White House he went one [Ab] day.
[Gb] He was going to call on the president in a quiet and a sociable [Db] way.
[Ab] He was in his car, was [Db] feeling fine.
Now when Booker knocked on the president's door, oh Booker he began to grin.
[Gb] Now he almost changed his color when Roosevelt [Db] said to come in,
we'll [Ab] have some [Ab] dinner in a little [Db] while.
But can you blame the colored man for making [Ab] them goo goo eyes?
[Db]
[G] When he sat down at the [Eb] president's table he began [Ab] to smile.
He's eating lamb, ham, veal and goat, chicken, turkey, quail on toast.
But can you blame the colored man for making them goo [Db] goo eyes?
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [G] [Ab] [Ab]
[Db] Now Booker was so delighted at the social was given to him.
He [Gb] hired a horse and carriage and he taken the whole [Db] town in.
[Ab] He's drunk on wine, [Db] was feeling fine.
Now Booker, can you blame the colored man for [Ab] making them goo goo eyes?
When he sat down at [Eb] the president's table he [Ab] began to smile.
He's eating ham, ham, veal and goat, chicken, turkey, quail on toast.
But can you blame the colored man for making [Db] them goo goo eyes?
[C] [Ab] [Dbm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Dbm] [Db]
[Am]
[Gm] A black [Db] man in a Milton show, a wooden arm in the end.
A nice black gal in the [Gbm] very front [Db] row with a heap of dough to spend the [B] top fat in.
With a [Db] very [Ab] smile.
[G] Just because he made them [C] goo goo eyes.
I thought I'd won a home and [G] shopped a prize.
No I did.
She is the best one is.
And it leaves [N] her in the biz.
Just because she
[G]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab] [G] [N]
[G] [N]
[Fm]
[Db] [Bb] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db]
Now Booker T, he left Tuskegee to the White House he went one [Ab] day.
[Gb] He was going to call on the president in a quiet and a sociable [Db] way.
[Ab] He was in his car, was [Db] feeling fine.
Now when Booker knocked on the president's door, oh Booker he began to grin.
[Gb] Now he almost changed his color when Roosevelt [Db] said to come in,
we'll [Ab] have some [Ab] dinner in a little [Db] while.
But can you blame the colored man for making [Ab] them goo goo eyes?
[Db]
[G] When he sat down at the [Eb] president's table he began [Ab] to smile.
He's eating lamb, ham, veal and goat, chicken, turkey, quail on toast.
But can you blame the colored man for making them goo [Db] goo eyes?
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [Ab] [Cm]
[Ab] [G] [Ab] [Ab]
[Db] Now Booker was so delighted at the social was given to him.
He [Gb] hired a horse and carriage and he taken the whole [Db] town in.
[Ab] He's drunk on wine, [Db] was feeling fine.
Now Booker, can you blame the colored man for [Ab] making them goo goo eyes?
When he sat down at [Eb] the president's table he [Ab] began to smile.
He's eating ham, ham, veal and goat, chicken, turkey, quail on toast.
But can you blame the colored man for making [Db] them goo goo eyes?
[C] [Ab] [Dbm]
[Bb] [Ab] [Eb]
[Ab] [Db] [Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Dbm] [Db]
[Am]
[Gm] A black [Db] man in a Milton show, a wooden arm in the end.
A nice black gal in the [Gbm] very front [Db] row with a heap of dough to spend the [B] top fat in.
With a [Db] very [Ab] smile.
[G] Just because he made them [C] goo goo eyes.
I thought I'd won a home and [G] shopped a prize.
No I did.
She is the best one is.
And it leaves [N] her in the biz.
Just because she
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_ _ Now Booker T, he left Tuskegee to the White House he went one [Ab] day.
[Gb] He was going to call on the president in a quiet and a sociable [Db] way.
[Ab] He was in his car, was [Db] feeling fine.
_ Now when Booker knocked on the president's door, oh Booker he began to grin.
[Gb] Now he almost changed his color when Roosevelt [Db] said to come in,
we'll [Ab] have some [Ab] dinner in a little [Db] while.
But can you blame the colored man for making [Ab] them goo goo eyes?
_ [Db]
[G] When he sat down at the [Eb] president's table he began [Ab] to smile.
He's eating lamb, ham, veal and goat, chicken, turkey, quail on toast.
But can you blame the colored man for making them goo [Db] goo eyes? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ Now Booker was so delighted at the social was given to him.
He [Gb] hired a horse and carriage and he taken the whole [Db] town in.
[Ab] He's drunk on wine, [Db] was feeling fine.
_ Now Booker, can you blame the colored man for [Ab] making them goo goo eyes?
When he sat down at [Eb] the president's table he [Ab] began to smile. _
He's eating ham, ham, veal and goat, chicken, turkey, quail on toast.
But can you blame the colored man for making [Db] them goo goo eyes? _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Gm] A black [Db] man in a Milton show, a wooden arm in the end.
A nice black gal in the [Gbm] very front [Db] row with a heap of dough to spend the [B] top fat in.
With a [Db] very [Ab] smile.
[G] Just because he made them [C] goo goo eyes.
I thought I'd won a home and [G] shopped a prize.
No I did.
She is the best one is.
And it leaves [N] her in the biz.
Just because she
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_ _ [Db] _ [Bb] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ Now Booker T, he left Tuskegee to the White House he went one [Ab] day.
[Gb] He was going to call on the president in a quiet and a sociable [Db] way.
[Ab] He was in his car, was [Db] feeling fine.
_ Now when Booker knocked on the president's door, oh Booker he began to grin.
[Gb] Now he almost changed his color when Roosevelt [Db] said to come in,
we'll [Ab] have some [Ab] dinner in a little [Db] while.
But can you blame the colored man for making [Ab] them goo goo eyes?
_ [Db]
[G] When he sat down at the [Eb] president's table he began [Ab] to smile.
He's eating lamb, ham, veal and goat, chicken, turkey, quail on toast.
But can you blame the colored man for making them goo [Db] goo eyes? _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [G] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ Now Booker was so delighted at the social was given to him.
He [Gb] hired a horse and carriage and he taken the whole [Db] town in.
[Ab] He's drunk on wine, [Db] was feeling fine.
_ Now Booker, can you blame the colored man for [Ab] making them goo goo eyes?
When he sat down at [Eb] the president's table he [Ab] began to smile. _
He's eating ham, ham, veal and goat, chicken, turkey, quail on toast.
But can you blame the colored man for making [Db] them goo goo eyes? _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
[Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ [Db] _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ [Dbm] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[Gm] A black [Db] man in a Milton show, a wooden arm in the end.
A nice black gal in the [Gbm] very front [Db] row with a heap of dough to spend the [B] top fat in.
With a [Db] very [Ab] smile.
[G] Just because he made them [C] goo goo eyes.
I thought I'd won a home and [G] shopped a prize.
No I did.
She is the best one is.
And it leaves [N] her in the biz.
Just because she