Dr Hook - "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" Chords

Tempo:
97.55 bpm
Chords used:

E

B

Em

A

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Dr Hook  -  "Ooh Poo Pah Doo" chords
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[N] [E] Woah,
[D#] [E] woah,
[G#] [F#] [E] [B] [A#]
[Em] [A#] [E]
in the morning I can hear somebody calling my name
They [C#m] say Ray, [D#] don't let [E] [G]
me tell you that I'm on board [E] the ship
[Em] [G]
[B] [A]
[Em] I'm a D8,
[B] [A]
I'm a D8, [E] I'm [B]
[E]
[Em] a [E]
[A]
[Em] D8, I'm [B] a D8, [E]
[B] [A]
I'm a D8, [E] I'm a D8, I'm [Em] a D8
Everything will be all right, I'll be all right, I'll be all right
I'm a D8, I'll be an A, I'm a D8, I'm a D8,
[A] I'm a [E] D8, I'm a D8, I'm a D8, I'm a D8, I'm a D8
I [B] know that I'm going to be all right, [A]
that's for sure, [Em] ain't I right, ain't I right
[E] You remember him?
[Em] [E]
[A] Yeah!
I remember!
[E]
[D] [B] [A]
[E] Alright!
Come on up [B] here, lad.
[Em]
[E] [A]
[Bm] [A] [Em] [Am]
[Em]
[B] [A]
[E] Alright, [B] wait a minute.
[Bm] Come back over here, lad.
I want you to hear this fucking [Em] song.
He called me the boy.
[A]
[E] He called me the boy.
Said [B] I was very [A]
disturbing.
Wait a minute.
[E] [B] Alright, wait a minute.
[G] [F#]
La la la la la boy.
Oh, you were the boy.
I said I [Cm] was [F#m]
[G] very [F#] disturbing.
In a man.
In a man.
In a man.
[E]
[Em] [A] Yo!
[Em]
[B] [A]
[Bm]
[Em]
[G] [Em] I remember.
[G]
I [D] remember.
[F#m]
[G] [Bm]
[E] [G]
[Em] He called [Bm] me the [B] boy.
He [Bm] called [E] me
[B] [A] the
[E]
[B] [F#]
[Em] [E]
boy.
[G#] [B]
Key:  
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
B
12341112
Em
121
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Learn the basic chords of Dr. Hook - (Live In England/1981) Ooh Poo Pah Doo chords, with this master sequence: A, E, B, A, Em and B. Start with a comfortable 49 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 98. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: E Minor.

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[N] [E] Woah, _ _ _ _ _ _
[D#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ woah, _
[G#] _ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B] _ [A#] _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A#] _ _ _ [E] _
in the morning I can hear somebody calling my name
They [C#m] say Ray, [D#] don't let _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
me tell you that I'm on board [E] the ship _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] I'm a D8, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A]
I'm a D8, _ [E] I'm _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ a [E] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] D8, I'm [B] a D8, _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
I'm a D8, [E] I'm a D8, _ _ I'm _ [Em] a D8
Everything will be all right, I'll be all right, I'll be all right
I'm a D8, I'll be an A, I'm a D8, I'm a D8, _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ I'm a _ [E] D8, I'm a D8, I'm a D8, I'm a D8, I'm a D8
I _ _ _ _ [B] know that I'm going to be all right, [A]
that's for sure, [Em] ain't I right, ain't I right _
_ [E] You remember him? _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] Yeah!
_ I remember! _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ Alright!
Come on up [B] here, lad.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Alright, [B] wait a minute.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] Come back over here, lad.
I want you to hear this fucking [Em] song. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
He called me the boy. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[E] He called me the boy. _ _ _
_ Said [B] I was _ very [A] _
disturbing.
Wait a minute.
[E] _ [B] Alright, wait a minute.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ La la la la la boy. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Oh, you were the boy.
I _ _ _ _ said I [Cm] was _ [F#m] _
[G] very [F#] disturbing.
In a man.
In a man.
In a man.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] Yo!
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] I remember. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I [D] remember.
_ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ He called [Bm] me the [B] boy.
_ He [Bm] called _ [E] _ me _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [A] the _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ boy.
_ [G#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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It's Jessie Hill who authored this song.

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