Chords for George Thorogood - Boogie People
Tempo:
81.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
Em
D
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Em] [A] [Em] [A]
[Am] [A]
I want to tell you about some people I [G] know.
The kind of folks who dig a boogie low.
[A] They live about a thousand [G] miles.
And if you go you're going to party a while.
[A] They're up in the country quite a way from [G] here.
They run on smoke and they're fueled on [A] beer.
And all the cats are feeling carry [G] on.
They don't care if it's right or [Em] wrong.
[A] They got a prison to keep you [Em]
[A] warm.
[Em] [A] They're really criminals, these friends of mine.
[G] They hide away among the trees and [A] flies.
They'll take you into their pocket hole.
[G] Far away from all the pretence and foes.
[A] And they know how to have a ball.
[G] And when they party you know they ain't kidding at all.
[A] They got no kids and they got no wives.
[G] They have the time of their joking [A] lives.
They got a prison to keep you [Em] [Am] warm.
[A] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
[G] [Am]
[A] [Em] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[A] They say they both suck me and [G] you.
But they got gifted and they moved it on [A] through.
They worked their down and got out of the [G] town.
To find a place where they could put you [A] down.
And they can make it all down.
[G] And they don't need no goddamn telephone.
[A] And they don't worry about the men in [G] blue.
Cause all the cats do the boogie [Em] too.
They got a [A] prison to keep you warm.
They got a prison to keep you warm.
[Am] [A] [Em]
[A] [N]
[Am] [A]
I want to tell you about some people I [G] know.
The kind of folks who dig a boogie low.
[A] They live about a thousand [G] miles.
And if you go you're going to party a while.
[A] They're up in the country quite a way from [G] here.
They run on smoke and they're fueled on [A] beer.
And all the cats are feeling carry [G] on.
They don't care if it's right or [Em] wrong.
[A] They got a prison to keep you [Em]
[A] warm.
[Em] [A] They're really criminals, these friends of mine.
[G] They hide away among the trees and [A] flies.
They'll take you into their pocket hole.
[G] Far away from all the pretence and foes.
[A] And they know how to have a ball.
[G] And when they party you know they ain't kidding at all.
[A] They got no kids and they got no wives.
[G] They have the time of their joking [A] lives.
They got a prison to keep you [Em] [Am] warm.
[A] [Em] [C] [D]
[G] [D] [A]
[D]
[G] [Am]
[A] [Em] [D]
[A]
[D]
[G] [Em]
[A]
[A] They say they both suck me and [G] you.
But they got gifted and they moved it on [A] through.
They worked their down and got out of the [G] town.
To find a place where they could put you [A] down.
And they can make it all down.
[G] And they don't need no goddamn telephone.
[A] And they don't worry about the men in [G] blue.
Cause all the cats do the boogie [Em] too.
They got a [A] prison to keep you warm.
They got a prison to keep you warm.
[Am] [A] [Em]
[A] [N]
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A]
I want to tell you about some people I [G] know.
The kind of folks who dig a boogie low.
[A] They live about a thousand [G] miles.
And if you go you're going to party a while.
[A] They're up in the country quite a way from [G] here.
They run on smoke and they're fueled on [A] beer.
And all the cats are feeling carry [G] on.
They don't care if it's right or [Em] wrong.
[A] They got a prison to keep you _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] warm.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ They're really criminals, these friends of mine.
[G] They hide away among the trees and [A] flies.
They'll take you into their pocket hole.
[G] Far away from all the pretence and foes.
[A] And they know how to have a ball.
[G] And when they party you know they ain't kidding at all.
[A] They got no kids and they got no wives.
[G] They have the time of their joking [A] lives.
They got a prison to keep you _ [Em] _ _ [Am] warm. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] They say they both suck me and [G] you.
But they got gifted and they moved it on [A] through.
They worked their down and got out of the [G] town.
To find a place where they could put you [A] down.
And they can make it all down.
[G] And they don't need no goddamn telephone.
[A] And they don't worry about the men in [G] blue.
Cause all the cats do the boogie [Em] too.
They got a [A] prison to keep you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ warm.
They got a prison to keep you _ _ _ warm. _
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A]
I want to tell you about some people I [G] know.
The kind of folks who dig a boogie low.
[A] They live about a thousand [G] miles.
And if you go you're going to party a while.
[A] They're up in the country quite a way from [G] here.
They run on smoke and they're fueled on [A] beer.
And all the cats are feeling carry [G] on.
They don't care if it's right or [Em] wrong.
[A] They got a prison to keep you _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [A] warm.
[Em] _ _ [A] _ They're really criminals, these friends of mine.
[G] They hide away among the trees and [A] flies.
They'll take you into their pocket hole.
[G] Far away from all the pretence and foes.
[A] And they know how to have a ball.
[G] And when they party you know they ain't kidding at all.
[A] They got no kids and they got no wives.
[G] They have the time of their joking [A] lives.
They got a prison to keep you _ [Em] _ _ [Am] warm. _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] They say they both suck me and [G] you.
But they got gifted and they moved it on [A] through.
They worked their down and got out of the [G] town.
To find a place where they could put you [A] down.
And they can make it all down.
[G] And they don't need no goddamn telephone.
[A] And they don't worry about the men in [G] blue.
Cause all the cats do the boogie [Em] too.
They got a [A] prison to keep you _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ warm.
They got a prison to keep you _ _ _ warm. _
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