Chords for I'll Be Glad When You're Dead, You Rascal You (1942) - Louis Armstrong and his Orchestra
Tempo:
131.65 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
D
F#m
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] Boy, [C#m]
you [A] know one thing?
You ain't no good at all.
You been laughing and grinning in [E] my face,
eating up all my stuff to eat,
[A] trying to fight me in the [D] back for my wife, you old [Dm] rascal, you.
[A] You [E] ain't nothing but a hag, [C#m] you got to hear something.
[Em] Now, [D] I'll be glad when you're dead, you [C#m] rascal, you.
[F#m] I'll be glad when you're dead, [G#] you rascal, you.
[A] Now, I brought you into my home,
you [Dm] wouldn't leave my wife alone.
[B] I'll be glad for you.
Now, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, [C#m] you.
[F#m] I'll be tickled to death when you leave this [E] earth, you dog.
[F#m] I took you for my [A] friend,
[Bm] and you tried to drink up all [Dm] my [A] gin, you [C#m] old rascal.
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[F#m] As I said before, I'll [B] be glad when you're dead, [A] you rascal, you.
I'll be glad when you're [G#] dead, you rascal, you.
[E] [A] When you lay six feet deep, [D] no more fried chicken will you eat.
Ha ha ha, no, that'll [E] break your heart.
You love chicken, you.
[F#m] I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you.
[A]
I'll be glad when you're dead, [E] you rascal, you.
You [A] asked my wife for some cabbage,
[D] and you ate just like a savage, you old rascal, [F#] you.
[B] Ha ha ha, ha ha [G#m] ha.
[E] Check it out, boy.
[A] You know one thing?
What's that?
[Bm] I said, do [A] you know one thing?
[E] I know two things.
[C#m] All right.
Now, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you.
I'll be glad when you're dead, [E] you rascal, you.
[A] I'll be standing on the corner [D] elevated
when they bring your [C#] body to labor day, you.
[G#] This'll be the death of you, you rascal, [B] you. You [A] dog.
[B]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
[E] [A]
[D] [A]
[E] [A] Boy, [C#m]
you [A] know one thing?
You ain't no good at all.
You been laughing and grinning in [E] my face,
eating up all my stuff to eat,
[A] trying to fight me in the [D] back for my wife, you old [Dm] rascal, you.
[A] You [E] ain't nothing but a hag, [C#m] you got to hear something.
[Em] Now, [D] I'll be glad when you're dead, you [C#m] rascal, you.
[F#m] I'll be glad when you're dead, [G#] you rascal, you.
[A] Now, I brought you into my home,
you [Dm] wouldn't leave my wife alone.
[B] I'll be glad for you.
Now, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, [C#m] you.
[F#m] I'll be tickled to death when you leave this [E] earth, you dog.
[F#m] I took you for my [A] friend,
[Bm] and you tried to drink up all [Dm] my [A] gin, you [C#m] old rascal.
[E] [F#m]
[D]
[E] [A]
[D] [A] [E]
[F#m] As I said before, I'll [B] be glad when you're dead, [A] you rascal, you.
I'll be glad when you're [G#] dead, you rascal, you.
[E] [A] When you lay six feet deep, [D] no more fried chicken will you eat.
Ha ha ha, no, that'll [E] break your heart.
You love chicken, you.
[F#m] I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you.
[A]
I'll be glad when you're dead, [E] you rascal, you.
You [A] asked my wife for some cabbage,
[D] and you ate just like a savage, you old rascal, [F#] you.
[B] Ha ha ha, ha ha [G#m] ha.
[E] Check it out, boy.
[A] You know one thing?
What's that?
[Bm] I said, do [A] you know one thing?
[E] I know two things.
[C#m] All right.
Now, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you.
I'll be glad when you're dead, [E] you rascal, you.
[A] I'll be standing on the corner [D] elevated
when they bring your [C#] body to labor day, you.
[G#] This'll be the death of you, you rascal, [B] you. You [A] dog.
[B]
[F#m] [A]
[E]
[A] [D]
[A] [E]
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ Boy, [C#m] _
you [A] know one thing?
You ain't no good at all. _
_ You been laughing and grinning in [E] my face,
eating up all my stuff to eat,
[A] _ trying to fight me in the [D] back for my wife, you old [Dm] rascal, you.
[A] You [E] ain't nothing but a hag, [C#m] you got to hear something.
_ [Em] Now, [D] I'll be glad when you're dead, you [C#m] rascal, you.
_ _ [F#m] I'll be glad when you're dead, [G#] you rascal, you.
_ [A] Now, I brought you into my home,
you [Dm] wouldn't leave my wife alone.
[B] I'll be glad for you.
_ Now, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, [C#m] you. _ _
[F#m] I'll be tickled to death when you leave this [E] earth, you dog. _
_ [F#m] I took you for my [A] friend,
[Bm] and you tried to drink up all [Dm] my [A] gin, you [C#m] old rascal. _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] As I said before, I'll [B] be glad when you're dead, [A] you rascal, you.
_ _ I'll be glad when you're [G#] dead, you rascal, you.
_ [E] [A] When you lay six feet deep, [D] no more fried chicken will you eat.
Ha ha ha, no, that'll [E] break your heart.
You love chicken, you. _
[F#m] I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you.
[A] _
I'll be glad when you're dead, [E] you rascal, you. _
You [A] asked my wife for some cabbage,
[D] and you ate just like a savage, you old rascal, [F#] you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Ha ha _ ha, _ ha ha [G#m] ha. _
_ [E] Check it out, boy.
[A] You know one thing?
What's that?
_ [Bm] I said, do [A] you know one thing?
[E] I know two things.
[C#m] All right.
_ Now, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you.
_ I'll be glad when you're dead, [E] you rascal, you.
_ [A] I'll be standing on the corner [D] elevated
when they bring your [C#] body to labor day, you.
[G#] This'll be the death of you, you rascal, [B] you. You [A] dog. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ Boy, [C#m] _
you [A] know one thing?
You ain't no good at all. _
_ You been laughing and grinning in [E] my face,
eating up all my stuff to eat,
[A] _ trying to fight me in the [D] back for my wife, you old [Dm] rascal, you.
[A] You [E] ain't nothing but a hag, [C#m] you got to hear something.
_ [Em] Now, [D] I'll be glad when you're dead, you [C#m] rascal, you.
_ _ [F#m] I'll be glad when you're dead, [G#] you rascal, you.
_ [A] Now, I brought you into my home,
you [Dm] wouldn't leave my wife alone.
[B] I'll be glad for you.
_ Now, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, [C#m] you. _ _
[F#m] I'll be tickled to death when you leave this [E] earth, you dog. _
_ [F#m] I took you for my [A] friend,
[Bm] and you tried to drink up all [Dm] my [A] gin, you [C#m] old rascal. _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ [F#m] As I said before, I'll [B] be glad when you're dead, [A] you rascal, you.
_ _ I'll be glad when you're [G#] dead, you rascal, you.
_ [E] [A] When you lay six feet deep, [D] no more fried chicken will you eat.
Ha ha ha, no, that'll [E] break your heart.
You love chicken, you. _
[F#m] I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you.
[A] _
I'll be glad when you're dead, [E] you rascal, you. _
You [A] asked my wife for some cabbage,
[D] and you ate just like a savage, you old rascal, [F#] you. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ Ha ha _ ha, _ ha ha [G#m] ha. _
_ [E] Check it out, boy.
[A] You know one thing?
What's that?
_ [Bm] I said, do [A] you know one thing?
[E] I know two things.
[C#m] All right.
_ Now, I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you.
_ I'll be glad when you're dead, [E] you rascal, you.
_ [A] I'll be standing on the corner [D] elevated
when they bring your [C#] body to labor day, you.
[G#] This'll be the death of you, you rascal, [B] you. You [A] dog. _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _