Imelda May - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Chords
Tempo:
84.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F#] [Gm]
[D]
He was a famous trump, a mouthful, most Chicago way, yeah
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
[G] He was the tough man at his craft
[D] But then a snowman came up and he was gone with the draft
[A] He's in the Army now, [G] a blown reveille, yeah
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company B
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
It really brought him down because he couldn't [G] jam
The captain seemed to understand
[D] Because the navy sent the cap, but not the captain to [A] bail
And now the company jumps when he plays [G] reveille, [D] yeah
He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company B
Toot-lee-ah-toot, he blows the day to goodbye
In boogie [G] rhythm, he kept blowin'
All the less the bass took your [D] time, his play on rhythm
[A] He makes the company jump [G] when he plays reveille, [D] yeah
He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company [D] B
He was a boogie boogie bugle boy, company B
[G]
And when he played his boogie boogie bugle, he was [A] busy as a boobie
[C#] And when he plays he makes the company jump, [G] A to the B, [D] he's the boy of company B
Do do do doodly-a do doodly-a do, do do do, he flows it [A] A to the B
[G] He can't blow an octave, the bass lick it [D] time
[A]
And the company jumps when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of company B
[G]
[Dm] [A]
[Bm] [Dm] [D] He puts the boys to sleep a boogie every night
And wakes them up the same way in the early [G] bright
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
[D] Because they know how he plays, what's on my gives and my beat
[A] He really breaks it up when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of company B
Da da da da da da [G] da da da da [D] da da da da da da da da
[A] And the company jumps [G] when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie [G] bugle boy of company B
[Em]
[D]
He was a famous trump, a mouthful, most Chicago way, yeah
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
[G] He was the tough man at his craft
[D] But then a snowman came up and he was gone with the draft
[A] He's in the Army now, [G] a blown reveille, yeah
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company B
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
It really brought him down because he couldn't [G] jam
The captain seemed to understand
[D] Because the navy sent the cap, but not the captain to [A] bail
And now the company jumps when he plays [G] reveille, [D] yeah
He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company B
Toot-lee-ah-toot, he blows the day to goodbye
In boogie [G] rhythm, he kept blowin'
All the less the bass took your [D] time, his play on rhythm
[A] He makes the company jump [G] when he plays reveille, [D] yeah
He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company [D] B
He was a boogie boogie bugle boy, company B
[G]
And when he played his boogie boogie bugle, he was [A] busy as a boobie
[C#] And when he plays he makes the company jump, [G] A to the B, [D] he's the boy of company B
Do do do doodly-a do doodly-a do, do do do, he flows it [A] A to the B
[G] He can't blow an octave, the bass lick it [D] time
[A]
And the company jumps when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of company B
[G]
[Dm] [A]
[Bm] [Dm] [D] He puts the boys to sleep a boogie every night
And wakes them up the same way in the early [G] bright
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
[D] Because they know how he plays, what's on my gives and my beat
[A] He really breaks it up when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of company B
Da da da da da da [G] da da da da [D] da da da da da da da da
[A] And the company jumps [G] when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie [G] bugle boy of company B
[Em]
Key:
D
G
A
Dm
F#
D
G
A
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He was a famous trump, a mouthful, most Chicago way, yeah
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
[G] He was the tough man at his craft
[D] But then a snowman came up and he was gone with the draft
[A] He's in the Army now, [G] a blown reveille, yeah
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company B
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
It really brought him down because he couldn't [G] jam
The captain seemed to understand
[D] Because the navy sent the cap, but not the captain to [A] bail
And now the company jumps when he plays [G] reveille, [D] yeah
He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company B
Toot-lee-ah-toot, he blows the day to goodbye
In boogie [G] rhythm, he kept blowin'
All the less the bass took your [D] time, his play on rhythm
_ [A] He makes the company jump [G] when he plays reveille, [D] yeah
He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company [D] B
He was a boogie boogie bugle boy, company B
_ [G]
And when he played his boogie boogie bugle, he was [A] busy as a boobie
[C#] And when he plays he makes the company jump, [G] A to the B, [D] he's the boy of company B
Do do do doodly-a do doodly-a do, do do do, he flows it [A] A to the B
[G] He can't blow an octave, the bass lick it [D] time
_ _ _ [A]
And the company jumps when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of company B _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] He puts the boys to sleep a boogie every night
And wakes them up the same way in the early [G] bright
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
[D] Because they know how he plays, what's on my gives and my beat
[A] He really breaks it up when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of company B
Da da da da da da [G] da da da da _ [D] da da da da da da da da
[A] And the company jumps [G] when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie [G] bugle boy of company B
[Em] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ He was a famous trump, a mouthful, most Chicago way, yeah
He had a boogie style that no one else could play
[G] He was the tough man at his craft
[D] But then a snowman came up and he was gone with the draft
[A] He's in the Army now, [G] a blown reveille, yeah
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company B
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
It really brought him down because he couldn't [G] jam
The captain seemed to understand
[D] Because the navy sent the cap, but not the captain to [A] bail
And now the company jumps when he plays [G] reveille, [D] yeah
He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company B
Toot-lee-ah-toot, he blows the day to goodbye
In boogie [G] rhythm, he kept blowin'
All the less the bass took your [D] time, his play on rhythm
_ [A] He makes the company jump [G] when he plays reveille, [D] yeah
He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of Company [D] B
He was a boogie boogie bugle boy, company B
_ [G]
And when he played his boogie boogie bugle, he was [A] busy as a boobie
[C#] And when he plays he makes the company jump, [G] A to the B, [D] he's the boy of company B
Do do do doodly-a do doodly-a do, do do do, he flows it [A] A to the B
[G] He can't blow an octave, the bass lick it [D] time
_ _ _ [A]
And the company jumps when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of company B _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ [D] He puts the boys to sleep a boogie every night
And wakes them up the same way in the early [G] bright
They clap their hands and stamp their feet
[D] Because they know how he plays, what's on my gives and my beat
[A] He really breaks it up when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie bugle boy of company B
Da da da da da da [G] da da da da _ [D] da da da da da da da da
[A] And the company jumps [G] when he plays heavily
[D] He's the boogie boogie [G] bugle boy of company B
[Em] _