Chords for Eileen Barton - If I Knew You Were Coming (I'd've Baked a Cake) (1950)
Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Bb
F
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Db] Come in!
Well, well, well!
Look who's here!
[Bb] I haven't seen you in [Ab] many a [Dbm] year!
[B] If [Abm] I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a [Ab] cake.
Baked a cake, baked a cake.
If I knew you were [Bm] coming, I'd have baked a cake.
[Bb] [Ab] Hatchidoo, hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
[Db] Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have hired a [Eb] band.
[Ab] Grand band in [Abm] the land.
[Bbm] Had you dropped me a letter, [Abm] I'd have hired a band.
[Eb] And spread the [Ab] welcome mat [Db] for you.
[Gb] Oh, I don't know where you came from,
[Db] Cause I don't know where you've been.
[Bbm] But [F] it really [Bbm] doesn't matter, grab a [Bb] chair and fill your [Gb] platter,
And [Eb] dink, dink, [Ab] dink right [F] in.
[Db] If [Abm] I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
Hired a [Db] band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
[Bbm] Hatchidoo, [Ab] hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Ab] [F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [D] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Ab]
[Db] If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a [Eb] cake.
[Ab] Baked a cake, [Db] baked a cake.
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked [Ab] a cake.
[Ebm] Hatchidoo, [Bbm] hatchidoo, [Db] hatchidoo.
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have hired [Ab] a band.
Grand [Db] band in the [Dbm] land.
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have [Abm] hired a band.
And [Db] spread the welcome mat for you.
Oh, I [Gb] don't know where you came from,
[Db] Cause I don't know where you've been.
[Bbm] But it really [Dm] doesn't matter, [Bbm] grab a chair and [Bb] fill your platter,
[F] And dink, [Ab] dink, dink right [Eb] in.
[Db] If I knew you were coming, [Ab] I'd have baked a cake.
Hired a [Db] band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have [E] baked a cake.
[Eb] [Ab] Hatchidoo, [Db] hatchidoo, [D] hatchidoo.
[B] Hatchidoo, hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
[D] Hatchidoo!
[Db] [N]
Well, well, well!
Look who's here!
[Bb] I haven't seen you in [Ab] many a [Dbm] year!
[B] If [Abm] I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a [Ab] cake.
Baked a cake, baked a cake.
If I knew you were [Bm] coming, I'd have baked a cake.
[Bb] [Ab] Hatchidoo, hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
[Db] Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have hired a [Eb] band.
[Ab] Grand band in [Abm] the land.
[Bbm] Had you dropped me a letter, [Abm] I'd have hired a band.
[Eb] And spread the [Ab] welcome mat [Db] for you.
[Gb] Oh, I don't know where you came from,
[Db] Cause I don't know where you've been.
[Bbm] But [F] it really [Bbm] doesn't matter, grab a [Bb] chair and fill your [Gb] platter,
And [Eb] dink, dink, [Ab] dink right [F] in.
[Db] If [Abm] I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
Hired a [Db] band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
[Bbm] Hatchidoo, [Ab] hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Ab] [F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [F] [Gm]
[F] [D] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [Ab]
[Db] If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a [Eb] cake.
[Ab] Baked a cake, [Db] baked a cake.
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked [Ab] a cake.
[Ebm] Hatchidoo, [Bbm] hatchidoo, [Db] hatchidoo.
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have hired [Ab] a band.
Grand [Db] band in the [Dbm] land.
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have [Abm] hired a band.
And [Db] spread the welcome mat for you.
Oh, I [Gb] don't know where you came from,
[Db] Cause I don't know where you've been.
[Bbm] But it really [Dm] doesn't matter, [Bbm] grab a chair and [Bb] fill your platter,
[F] And dink, [Ab] dink, dink right [Eb] in.
[Db] If I knew you were coming, [Ab] I'd have baked a cake.
Hired a [Db] band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have [E] baked a cake.
[Eb] [Ab] Hatchidoo, [Db] hatchidoo, [D] hatchidoo.
[B] Hatchidoo, hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
[D] Hatchidoo!
[Db] [N]
Key:
Db
Ab
Bb
F
Eb
Db
Ab
Bb
[B] _ _ _ [Db] Come in!
Well, well, well!
Look who's here!
[Bb] I haven't seen you in [Ab] many a [Dbm] year!
[B] If _ [Abm] I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a [Ab] cake.
Baked a cake, baked a cake.
If I knew you were [Bm] coming, I'd have baked a cake.
[Bb] [Ab] Hatchidoo, hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
[Db] Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have hired a [Eb] band.
[Ab] Grand band in [Abm] the land.
[Bbm] Had you dropped me a letter, [Abm] I'd have hired a band.
[Eb] And spread the [Ab] welcome mat [Db] for you.
[Gb] Oh, I don't know where you came from,
[Db] Cause I don't know where you've been.
[Bbm] But [F] it really [Bbm] doesn't matter, grab a [Bb] chair and fill your [Gb] platter,
And [Eb] dink, dink, [Ab] dink right [F] in.
[Db] If [Abm] I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
Hired a [Db] band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
[Bbm] Hatchidoo, [Ab] hatchidoo, hatchidoo. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Db] If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a [Eb] cake.
[Ab] Baked a cake, [Db] baked a cake.
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked [Ab] a cake.
[Ebm] Hatchidoo, [Bbm] hatchidoo, [Db] hatchidoo.
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have hired [Ab] a band.
Grand [Db] band in the [Dbm] land.
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have [Abm] hired a band.
And [Db] spread the welcome mat for you.
Oh, I [Gb] don't know where you came from,
[Db] Cause I don't know where you've been.
[Bbm] But it really [Dm] doesn't matter, [Bbm] grab a chair and [Bb] fill your platter,
[F] And dink, [Ab] dink, dink right [Eb] in.
[Db] If I knew you were coming, [Ab] I'd have baked a cake.
Hired a [Db] band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have [E] baked a cake.
[Eb] [Ab] Hatchidoo, [Db] hatchidoo, [D] hatchidoo.
[B] Hatchidoo, hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
_ [D] Hatchidoo!
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
Well, well, well!
Look who's here!
[Bb] I haven't seen you in [Ab] many a [Dbm] year!
[B] If _ [Abm] I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a [Ab] cake.
Baked a cake, baked a cake.
If I knew you were [Bm] coming, I'd have baked a cake.
[Bb] [Ab] Hatchidoo, hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
[Db] Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have hired a [Eb] band.
[Ab] Grand band in [Abm] the land.
[Bbm] Had you dropped me a letter, [Abm] I'd have hired a band.
[Eb] And spread the [Ab] welcome mat [Db] for you.
[Gb] Oh, I don't know where you came from,
[Db] Cause I don't know where you've been.
[Bbm] But [F] it really [Bbm] doesn't matter, grab a [Bb] chair and fill your [Gb] platter,
And [Eb] dink, dink, [Ab] dink right [F] in.
[Db] If [Abm] I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
Hired a [Db] band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake.
[Bbm] Hatchidoo, [Ab] hatchidoo, hatchidoo. _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [D] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Db] If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a [Eb] cake.
[Ab] Baked a cake, [Db] baked a cake.
If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked [Ab] a cake.
[Ebm] Hatchidoo, [Bbm] hatchidoo, [Db] hatchidoo.
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have hired [Ab] a band.
Grand [Db] band in the [Dbm] land.
Had you dropped me a letter, I'd have [Abm] hired a band.
And [Db] spread the welcome mat for you.
Oh, I [Gb] don't know where you came from,
[Db] Cause I don't know where you've been.
[Bbm] But it really [Dm] doesn't matter, [Bbm] grab a chair and [Bb] fill your platter,
[F] And dink, [Ab] dink, dink right [Eb] in.
[Db] If I knew you were coming, [Ab] I'd have baked a cake.
Hired a [Db] band, goodness sake!
If I knew you were coming, I'd have [E] baked a cake.
[Eb] [Ab] Hatchidoo, [Db] hatchidoo, [D] hatchidoo.
[B] Hatchidoo, hatchidoo, hatchidoo.
_ [D] Hatchidoo!
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _