Chords for Helen Kane - Button Up Your Overcoat 1929 "Boop Oop a Doop"

Tempo:
163.4 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Bb

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Helen Kane - Button Up Your Overcoat 1929 "Boop Oop a Doop" chords
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[A] [G] [A] [G]
[Bb] [Cm] [F]
[Bb] Listen big boy, [F] now that you got me made, goodness what I'm afraid, [Bb] something's gonna [Cm] happen.
[Bb] Listen big boy, [F] you got me hooked and howled, [Dm] I would die if I should [G] lose you now.
Turn [C]
[F] up your [G] overcoat when the wind is [Gbm] free, [C] take [D] care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be lost.
[C] [F] Eat [Gb] an [F] apple every day, [G] get to bed by [C] three, [B] [D] [C] [Gb] care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be lost.
Be careful [Bb] crossing streets, ooh, [F] I'm sweet as sweet, [Dm] lay off me, [G] ooh, [Cm] you'll get a [Abm] pain and ruin [C] your tongue.
[F] Wear [C] your [Bb] flannel [Dm]
underwear [G] when you climb [Em] a tree, [D] ooh, [C] take good [D] [C] care of yourself, [F] you'll be lost.
Turn [Eb]
[G] [F] [C] up [Bb] your
[Eb] overcoat [G] when the wind [Em] is free, [D] ooh, [C] take good [D] care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be lost.
When [C] [Bb] you're sad for [F]
[G] years, use a [Em] clone massage, [D] [C] take [D] good care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be lost.
Beware [Bb] of frozen pie, [G] [Ab]
[F] socks and buns, [G]
[Dm] ooh, clock side blunts, [G] ooh, [C] you'll get a pain and ruin your back.
[F] Take the [E] spoon [F] out of your cup [G] when you're drinking [Em]
tea, ooh, [D] [C] take good [B] [C] care of [F] yourself, you'll be lost.
[Ab] [F]
[G]
[Gb] [C] [D]
[C] [F]
[C] [F]
[G]
[B] [C] [D]
[C] [F] Don't [Bb] sit on hornets' nest,
[Bm] [F] fall on mother's [Dm] bush, or third rail,
[G] ooh, [C] you'll get a pain.
[F] Keep [C] away [F] from bootleg pinch [G] when you're [Em] on a spree, [Ebm] ooh, take [C] good [Ebm]
care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be [Bb] lost.
[F]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Bb
12341111
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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Learn the basic chords of Helen Kane - Button Up Your Overcoat-7247-Dnc chords, with this master sequence: C, D, C, F, C, F, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 81 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 163. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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[A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [Bb] _ Listen big _ boy, _ [F] now that you got me made, _ _ goodness what I'm afraid, _ [Bb] _ _ something's gonna [Cm] happen.
_ _ [Bb] _ Listen big boy, _ [F] you got me hooked and howled, [Dm] _ I would die if I should [G] lose you now.
Turn [C] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ up your _ [G] overcoat when the wind is _ [Gbm] free, _ [C] take [D] care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be lost. _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ Eat [Gb] an [F] apple every day, [G] _ get to bed by [C] three, [B] _ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ [Gb] care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be lost. _ _
Be careful [Bb] _ crossing streets, _ ooh, _ [F] _ I'm sweet as sweet, _ _ [Dm] lay off me, _ [G] ooh, _ [Cm] you'll get a [Abm] pain and ruin [C] your tongue.
[F] _ Wear [C] your [Bb] flannel [Dm]
underwear _ [G] when you climb [Em] a tree, [D] ooh, [C] take good [D] [C] care of yourself, [F] you'll be lost.
_ Turn [Eb] _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] up [Bb] your _
[Eb] overcoat [G] _ when the wind [Em] is free, _ [D] ooh, [C] take good [D] care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be lost. _ _ _ _
_ When _ [C] [Bb] you're sad for _ [F] _
[G] _ _ years, use a [Em] clone _ massage, [D] _ [C] take [D] good care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be lost. _ _ _ _
Beware [Bb] of frozen pie, [G] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [F] _ socks and buns, _ [G] _
[Dm] ooh, clock side blunts, [G] ooh, _ _ [C] you'll get a pain and ruin your back.
[F] _ _ Take the [E] spoon [F] out of your cup [G] when you're drinking [Em] _
tea, ooh, [D] _ [C] take good [B] [C] care of [F] yourself, you'll be lost. _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _
[C] _ [F] Don't _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] sit on hornets' nest, _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [F] fall on mother's [Dm] _ bush, or third rail, _
[G] ooh, _ [C] you'll get a pain. _
_ _ _ [F] _ Keep [C] away [F] from bootleg pinch [G] _ when you're [Em] on a spree, [Ebm] ooh, take [C] good [Ebm]
care [C] of yourself, [F] you'll be [Bb] lost.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the VICTOR-21863 album.

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