Chords for Helen Kane - He's So Unusual (1929)
Tempo:
156.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
B
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Abm] [D] [B]
[E] [A] [D]
You talk of sweetie, [E] bashful sweetie, [D] [Db] I got one [D] of those,
Oh he's [Fm] handsome as [A] can be.
But he [D] worries me, he goes to [E] college and gathers knowledge,
What [Db] that boy [D] knows.
[E] He's up in his Latin and Greek, but in his [A] Sheikah he's weak.
[Ebm] But [Em] when [Eb] I [A] want some lovin' and I gotta have some lovin',
[D]
He says, [A] please, [D] [G] stop it please, [A] [G] he's so [D] unusual.
[Em] [Ab] When I [A] want some kisses and I gotta have some kisses,
[D] He [A] says, no, [D] [G] let me go, [A] [Db] he's [D] so unusual.
[Db]
[Gb] I [D] know lots of boys who [G] would be crazy over me,
[B] If they only had this [E] fellow's [A] opportunity.
You know, [Eb] I would let [A] him pet me, [D] but the darn [Am] fool, he [B] doesn't let me.
[G] [Ab] Oh, he's [D] so [B] unusual, [E] he's [A] so [D] unusual.
[Em] When [A] we're in the moonlight, [Em] he says, [B] I don't [A] like the moonlight,
[D] Oh, [A] let's not [D] talk in [Gm] the [A] dark, he's [D] so unusual.
[Em] And when [C] we're riding [A] in a taxi, he converses with the chauffeur,
[D] Oh, [A] why don't [D] he talk [G] to me?
[A] Oh, [D] he's so difficult, he tickles me,
[Dm]
[Bb] [B] He don't even know what [E] mumba-dum-bump-a-dump's [A] about,
[Gb] [Em] He [Ebm] says, love [A] is pokum, [D] I like [Am] to choke, [B] choke, choke him,
[G] [Ab] He's [D] so [B] unusual [E] that he drives [D] me wild.
[Em] [Eb] [A]
[Eb] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[Gbm] [D]
[A] [Eb] [A]
[Em] [B] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [D]
You might as well be by yourself [G] as in his company,
[B] When we're out together, [E] I'm his lonesome [A] attendee,
Still I'm mad about him, [D] and [Am] [B] without him,
[G] [Ab] Oh, he's [D] so [B] unusual.
[E] [A] [D]
[E] [A] [D]
You talk of sweetie, [E] bashful sweetie, [D] [Db] I got one [D] of those,
Oh he's [Fm] handsome as [A] can be.
But he [D] worries me, he goes to [E] college and gathers knowledge,
What [Db] that boy [D] knows.
[E] He's up in his Latin and Greek, but in his [A] Sheikah he's weak.
[Ebm] But [Em] when [Eb] I [A] want some lovin' and I gotta have some lovin',
[D]
He says, [A] please, [D] [G] stop it please, [A] [G] he's so [D] unusual.
[Em] [Ab] When I [A] want some kisses and I gotta have some kisses,
[D] He [A] says, no, [D] [G] let me go, [A] [Db] he's [D] so unusual.
[Db]
[Gb] I [D] know lots of boys who [G] would be crazy over me,
[B] If they only had this [E] fellow's [A] opportunity.
You know, [Eb] I would let [A] him pet me, [D] but the darn [Am] fool, he [B] doesn't let me.
[G] [Ab] Oh, he's [D] so [B] unusual, [E] he's [A] so [D] unusual.
[Em] When [A] we're in the moonlight, [Em] he says, [B] I don't [A] like the moonlight,
[D] Oh, [A] let's not [D] talk in [Gm] the [A] dark, he's [D] so unusual.
[Em] And when [C] we're riding [A] in a taxi, he converses with the chauffeur,
[D] Oh, [A] why don't [D] he talk [G] to me?
[A] Oh, [D] he's so difficult, he tickles me,
[Dm]
[Bb] [B] He don't even know what [E] mumba-dum-bump-a-dump's [A] about,
[Gb] [Em] He [Ebm] says, love [A] is pokum, [D] I like [Am] to choke, [B] choke, choke him,
[G] [Ab] He's [D] so [B] unusual [E] that he drives [D] me wild.
[Em] [Eb] [A]
[Eb] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[Gbm] [D]
[A] [Eb] [A]
[Em] [B] [A]
[D] [A] [D]
[E] [D]
You might as well be by yourself [G] as in his company,
[B] When we're out together, [E] I'm his lonesome [A] attendee,
Still I'm mad about him, [D] and [Am] [B] without him,
[G] [Ab] Oh, he's [D] so [B] unusual.
[E] [A] [D]
Key:
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A
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B
_ _ [Abm] _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
You talk of sweetie, [E] _ bashful sweetie, [D] _ [Db] I got one [D] of those, _
Oh he's [Fm] handsome as [A] can be.
_ But he [D] worries me, _ he goes to [E] college and gathers knowledge,
What [Db] that boy [D] knows.
_ [E] He's up in his Latin and Greek, _ _ but in his [A] Sheikah he's weak.
_ [Ebm] _ But _ [Em] when [Eb] I [A] want some lovin' and I gotta have some lovin',
_ [D]
He says, [A] please, [D] _ [G] stop it please, [A] _ _ [G] he's so [D] unusual. _ _
[Em] _ [Ab] When I [A] want some kisses and I gotta have some kisses,
_ [D] He [A] says, no, [D] _ [G] let me go, [A] _ _ [Db] he's [D] so unusual.
[Db] _
_ [Gb] I [D] know lots of boys who [G] would be crazy over me,
_ [B] If they only had this _ [E] fellow's _ [A] opportunity. _
You know, [Eb] I would let [A] him pet me, [D] but the darn [Am] fool, he [B] doesn't let me.
_ [G] _ [Ab] Oh, he's [D] so [B] unusual, _ [E] he's [A] so [D] unusual. _
_ _ [Em] When [A] we're in the moonlight, [Em] he says, [B] I don't [A] like the moonlight,
[D] Oh, [A] let's not [D] talk in [Gm] the [A] dark, _ he's [D] so unusual.
_ _ [Em] And when [C] we're riding [A] in a taxi, _ he converses with the chauffeur,
_ [D] Oh, [A] why don't [D] he talk [G] to me?
[A] _ Oh, [D] he's so difficult, _ _ _ _ he tickles me,
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [B] He don't even know what [E] mumba-dum-bump-a-dump's [A] about,
[Gb] _ _ [Em] He [Ebm] says, love [A] is pokum, _ [D] I like [Am] to choke, [B] choke, choke him,
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] He's [D] so [B] unusual [E] that he drives [D] me wild.
_ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
You might as well be by yourself [G] as in his company, _ _ _
[B] When we're out together, _ [E] I'm his lonesome _ [A] attendee, _ _
Still I'm mad about him, [D] and _ [Am] _ _ [B] without him,
[G] _ [Ab] Oh, he's [D] so [B] unusual. _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
You talk of sweetie, [E] _ bashful sweetie, [D] _ [Db] I got one [D] of those, _
Oh he's [Fm] handsome as [A] can be.
_ But he [D] worries me, _ he goes to [E] college and gathers knowledge,
What [Db] that boy [D] knows.
_ [E] He's up in his Latin and Greek, _ _ but in his [A] Sheikah he's weak.
_ [Ebm] _ But _ [Em] when [Eb] I [A] want some lovin' and I gotta have some lovin',
_ [D]
He says, [A] please, [D] _ [G] stop it please, [A] _ _ [G] he's so [D] unusual. _ _
[Em] _ [Ab] When I [A] want some kisses and I gotta have some kisses,
_ [D] He [A] says, no, [D] _ [G] let me go, [A] _ _ [Db] he's [D] so unusual.
[Db] _
_ [Gb] I [D] know lots of boys who [G] would be crazy over me,
_ [B] If they only had this _ [E] fellow's _ [A] opportunity. _
You know, [Eb] I would let [A] him pet me, [D] but the darn [Am] fool, he [B] doesn't let me.
_ [G] _ [Ab] Oh, he's [D] so [B] unusual, _ [E] he's [A] so [D] unusual. _
_ _ [Em] When [A] we're in the moonlight, [Em] he says, [B] I don't [A] like the moonlight,
[D] Oh, [A] let's not [D] talk in [Gm] the [A] dark, _ he's [D] so unusual.
_ _ [Em] And when [C] we're riding [A] in a taxi, _ he converses with the chauffeur,
_ [D] Oh, [A] why don't [D] he talk [G] to me?
[A] _ Oh, [D] he's so difficult, _ _ _ _ he tickles me,
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ [B] He don't even know what [E] mumba-dum-bump-a-dump's [A] about,
[Gb] _ _ [Em] He [Ebm] says, love [A] is pokum, _ [D] I like [Am] to choke, [B] choke, choke him,
_ [G] _ _ [Ab] He's [D] so [B] unusual [E] that he drives [D] me wild.
_ [Em] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Gbm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [Eb] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ [D] _ _ _
You might as well be by yourself [G] as in his company, _ _ _
[B] When we're out together, _ [E] I'm his lonesome _ [A] attendee, _ _
Still I'm mad about him, [D] and _ [Am] _ _ [B] without him,
[G] _ [Ab] Oh, he's [D] so [B] unusual. _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _