Chords for How Sh Boom Originated
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Eb
A
Bb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] Could be a dream, life could [Gm] be a dream, [Cm] do do do do, shaboom.
[Ebm] Boom [C] was the slang word.
You know, if you was standing in this block for five minutes, you'd hear that slang word 15 times or more.
[Ab] When they talked to each other, they would say boom.
They'd say, [A] hey man, boom, [Cm] how you doing?
We thought we would take [Ab] the boom and [D] make it sound like a bomb.
You know, like, shh, boom.
Shaboom, boom, boom, boom, [Eb] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Life could be a dream, sweetheart, hello, hello gang.
Shaboom, [Bb] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
[Cm] A [C] langala, langala, langala.
Well, you could hear the church bells [Bb] over there, you know.
To [A] be different, [Bb] we would add clang, lang, anything.
So, [Db] we thought we would put the sound of the church bells in there, you know.
[D] Ding, dong, ding, [A] ding, dong.
[D] A langala, langala, [Db] langala.
[A] Whoa, whoa, whoa, Bip.
[Bm] A flibba-do-ba-dee, whoa, you [F] know, like that.
A langala, [Eb] langala, langala.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, [Cm] Bip.
Bip was Carl Feaster's uncle.
[D] And sometimes I feel funny to talk about this, because if [A] Carl was around,
Carl would say, hey [Ab] man, don't be talking about my uncle, right?
But Uncle Bip, [F] he was a drinker.
And I think he lived in the hall.
Somewhere in the downstairs or somewhere he lived, [Eb] in the street.
[A] And many of the nights we would be rehearsing, he would come into the hall.
And, [Db] boy, he really had [Eb] some odor.
So, as soon as he would hit that door, right, to come upstairs on the first floor,
where we were, [Ab] we could [C] smell Bip as [Bb] soon as he opened the door.
And the guys would put their [A] hand over their face and say, uh-oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Here comes [Db] Bip.
A [Eb] flibba-do-ba-dee.
Whoa, [Cm] Bip.
A flibba [Bb]-do-ba-dee.
Life could [Cm] be a dream.
Life could [Bb] be a dream, sweetheart.
Blow your horn.
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
They were the stars of the block, you know, to say you can make it.
You can get out of [Eb] here.
You know, [Ab] this is your ticket [B] to fame and [Eb] fortune.
Even the people who used to throw water on us from [C] out their windows,
[Cm] they were so proud of [A] us, you know.
They would always tell [Cm] people that, hey, yeah, I know them.
[Db] Yeah.
[Eb] They used to hang in my block.
They used to hang on my stoop.
We used to throw water on [F] them.
[Bbm] But they said [Cm] it with pride.
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm]
Life could be a dream.
[Fm] Life could be a dream.
[Ebm] Boom [C] was the slang word.
You know, if you was standing in this block for five minutes, you'd hear that slang word 15 times or more.
[Ab] When they talked to each other, they would say boom.
They'd say, [A] hey man, boom, [Cm] how you doing?
We thought we would take [Ab] the boom and [D] make it sound like a bomb.
You know, like, shh, boom.
Shaboom, boom, boom, boom, [Eb] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Life could be a dream, sweetheart, hello, hello gang.
Shaboom, [Bb] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
[Cm] A [C] langala, langala, langala.
Well, you could hear the church bells [Bb] over there, you know.
To [A] be different, [Bb] we would add clang, lang, anything.
So, [Db] we thought we would put the sound of the church bells in there, you know.
[D] Ding, dong, ding, [A] ding, dong.
[D] A langala, langala, [Db] langala.
[A] Whoa, whoa, whoa, Bip.
[Bm] A flibba-do-ba-dee, whoa, you [F] know, like that.
A langala, [Eb] langala, langala.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, [Cm] Bip.
Bip was Carl Feaster's uncle.
[D] And sometimes I feel funny to talk about this, because if [A] Carl was around,
Carl would say, hey [Ab] man, don't be talking about my uncle, right?
But Uncle Bip, [F] he was a drinker.
And I think he lived in the hall.
Somewhere in the downstairs or somewhere he lived, [Eb] in the street.
[A] And many of the nights we would be rehearsing, he would come into the hall.
And, [Db] boy, he really had [Eb] some odor.
So, as soon as he would hit that door, right, to come upstairs on the first floor,
where we were, [Ab] we could [C] smell Bip as [Bb] soon as he opened the door.
And the guys would put their [A] hand over their face and say, uh-oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Here comes [Db] Bip.
A [Eb] flibba-do-ba-dee.
Whoa, [Cm] Bip.
A flibba [Bb]-do-ba-dee.
Life could [Cm] be a dream.
Life could [Bb] be a dream, sweetheart.
Blow your horn.
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm]
[Ab] [Cm]
They were the stars of the block, you know, to say you can make it.
You can get out of [Eb] here.
You know, [Ab] this is your ticket [B] to fame and [Eb] fortune.
Even the people who used to throw water on us from [C] out their windows,
[Cm] they were so proud of [A] us, you know.
They would always tell [Cm] people that, hey, yeah, I know them.
[Db] Yeah.
[Eb] They used to hang in my block.
They used to hang on my stoop.
We used to throw water on [F] them.
[Bbm] But they said [Cm] it with pride.
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Cm]
Life could be a dream.
[Fm] Life could be a dream.
Key:
Cm
Eb
A
Bb
Ab
Cm
Eb
A
[N] Could be a dream, life could [Gm] be a dream, [Cm] do do do do, shaboom.
[Ebm] Boom [C] was the slang word.
_ You know, if you was standing in this block for five minutes, you'd hear that slang word 15 times or more.
[Ab] When they talked to each other, they would say boom.
They'd say, [A] hey man, boom, [Cm] how you doing?
We thought we would take [Ab] the boom _ and [D] _ _ make _ it sound like a bomb.
You know, like, shh, boom.
Shaboom, boom, boom, boom, [Eb] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Life could be a dream, sweetheart, hello, hello gang.
Shaboom, [Bb] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
[Cm] _ A [C] langala, langala, langala.
Well, you could hear the church bells [Bb] over there, you know.
To [A] be different, [Bb] we would add clang, lang, anything.
So, [Db] we thought we would put the sound of the church bells in there, you know. _
_ _ _ [D] Ding, dong, ding, [A] ding, dong.
_ [D] A langala, langala, [Db] langala.
_ _ [A] Whoa, whoa, whoa, Bip.
_ [Bm] A flibba-do-ba-dee, whoa, you [F] know, like that.
A langala, [Eb] langala, langala.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, [Cm] Bip.
Bip was _ Carl Feaster's uncle.
[D] _ And sometimes I feel funny to talk about this, because if [A] Carl was around,
Carl would say, hey [Ab] man, don't be talking about my uncle, right?
_ _ But Uncle Bip, [F] _ he _ _ _ was a drinker.
_ And I think he lived in the hall.
_ Somewhere in the downstairs or somewhere he lived, [Eb] in the street.
[A] And many of the nights we would be rehearsing, he would come into the hall.
And, [Db] boy, he really had [Eb] some odor.
So, as soon as he would hit that door, right, to come upstairs on the first floor,
where we were, _ [Ab] _ _ we could [C] smell Bip as [Bb] soon as he opened the door.
_ And the guys would put their [A] hand over their face and say, uh-oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Here comes [Db] Bip.
A [Eb] flibba-do-ba-dee.
Whoa, [Cm] Bip.
A flibba [Bb]-do-ba-dee.
Life could [Cm] be a dream.
Life could [Bb] be a dream, sweetheart. _ _
_ Blow your horn.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ They were the stars of the block, you know, to say you can make it.
You can get out of [Eb] here.
You know, [Ab] this is your ticket [B] to fame and [Eb] fortune. _ _ _
_ _ Even the people who used to throw water on us from [C] out their windows,
[Cm] they were so proud of [A] us, you know.
They would always tell [Cm] people that, hey, yeah, I know them.
[Db] _ Yeah.
[Eb] They used to hang in my block.
They used to hang on my stoop.
We used to throw water on [F] them.
_ [Bbm] But they said [Cm] it with pride. _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ Life could be a dream.
[Fm] Life could be a dream. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] Boom [C] was the slang word.
_ You know, if you was standing in this block for five minutes, you'd hear that slang word 15 times or more.
[Ab] When they talked to each other, they would say boom.
They'd say, [A] hey man, boom, [Cm] how you doing?
We thought we would take [Ab] the boom _ and [D] _ _ make _ it sound like a bomb.
You know, like, shh, boom.
Shaboom, boom, boom, boom, [Eb] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
Life could be a dream, sweetheart, hello, hello gang.
Shaboom, [Bb] boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.
[Cm] _ A [C] langala, langala, langala.
Well, you could hear the church bells [Bb] over there, you know.
To [A] be different, [Bb] we would add clang, lang, anything.
So, [Db] we thought we would put the sound of the church bells in there, you know. _
_ _ _ [D] Ding, dong, ding, [A] ding, dong.
_ [D] A langala, langala, [Db] langala.
_ _ [A] Whoa, whoa, whoa, Bip.
_ [Bm] A flibba-do-ba-dee, whoa, you [F] know, like that.
A langala, [Eb] langala, langala.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, [Cm] Bip.
Bip was _ Carl Feaster's uncle.
[D] _ And sometimes I feel funny to talk about this, because if [A] Carl was around,
Carl would say, hey [Ab] man, don't be talking about my uncle, right?
_ _ But Uncle Bip, [F] _ he _ _ _ was a drinker.
_ And I think he lived in the hall.
_ Somewhere in the downstairs or somewhere he lived, [Eb] in the street.
[A] And many of the nights we would be rehearsing, he would come into the hall.
And, [Db] boy, he really had [Eb] some odor.
So, as soon as he would hit that door, right, to come upstairs on the first floor,
where we were, _ [Ab] _ _ we could [C] smell Bip as [Bb] soon as he opened the door.
_ And the guys would put their [A] hand over their face and say, uh-oh, whoa, whoa, whoa.
Here comes [Db] Bip.
A [Eb] flibba-do-ba-dee.
Whoa, [Cm] Bip.
A flibba [Bb]-do-ba-dee.
Life could [Cm] be a dream.
Life could [Bb] be a dream, sweetheart. _ _
_ Blow your horn.
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ They were the stars of the block, you know, to say you can make it.
You can get out of [Eb] here.
You know, [Ab] this is your ticket [B] to fame and [Eb] fortune. _ _ _
_ _ Even the people who used to throw water on us from [C] out their windows,
[Cm] they were so proud of [A] us, you know.
They would always tell [Cm] people that, hey, yeah, I know them.
[Db] _ Yeah.
[Eb] They used to hang in my block.
They used to hang on my stoop.
We used to throw water on [F] them.
_ [Bbm] But they said [Cm] it with pride. _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ Life could be a dream.
[Fm] Life could be a dream. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _