Chords for Joe Jackson - The Jumpin' Jive
Tempo:
98.15 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
Gm
C
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F] [Bb] [B] [Bbm] [C] [Bb]
[F] [C]
[F] What [Gm] you gonna say [F] down there?
Oh boys!
What [Gm] you gonna say [Bb] down there?
[F] Palama, [Bb] Shalama, [B] Swanee, Shaw, [C] let me dig [G] that jive [Gb] once more.
[Fm] Boys!
Take a ride [Gm] on down to the gator, [F] oh boys!
Try to [Ab] take a side elevator.
[F] Can't you hear those [B] pepcats call?
[C] Come on boys, [Gm] let's have [F] a ball.
Jim-time jump [Fm] is a jumpin' jive, makes you dig [A] your jive [Bb] on the mellow side.
[F] [Gm] [Fm] [D] [Gm]
[C] Jim [Eb]-time [Bb] jump is a solid jive, [F] makes you nine foot [Bb] tall when you're four foot five.
[F] [Gm] [B] [F] Now [A] [F] don't you [A] be that [Dm] Icarus, get hepped, come [Ab] on and [A] follow through.
[Dm] [Ab] When you [A] get your steady food, [G] you might as well jump [Gm] like the [Am] gator do.
[F] Makes [Bb] [F] you like your eggs [Bb] on the Jersey [Db] side.
[Gb] [Gm] [Fm] The [Bb] Jim-time [Abm] jumpin' [Fm] jive makes you [C] hep-hep [Gm] on the [F] mellow side.
[C] [Cm]
[B] [C] [D] [G]
[Dm] [Gm] [Ebm] [Gm]
[C] [D] [Dm] [G] [D] [Gm]
[F] [Fm]
[A] [Bb] [F] [G]
[D] [G] [Gb] [Fm] The Jim-time [Bb] jumpin' jive makes you [F] nine foot [Bb] tall when you're four foot [F] five.
[Gm]
[F] [D] [Bb] [A] The Jim-time [Bb] jumpin' jive [F] makes you dig your [Bb] jive on the mellow side.
[A] [Gm]
[F] [C] [Bb] [A] [Dm] Now don't [A] you be that Icarus, get [Dm] hepped, come on and [A] follow [Dm] through.
When you get your [Db] steady [G] food, you might as well [Gm] jump like the gator [F] do.
Jim-time jump is a jumpin' [Bb] jive, makes [F] you like your [D] eggs on the Jersey side.
[Ebm] [Gm]
[F] [A] The [Bb] Jim [Abm]-time jumpin' [Fm] jive makes [C] you hep [G]-hep on the mellow [F] side.
Skiddle-a-boo, [D] skiddle-a-diddle-a-diddle-a-diddle, a-going, [Ab] going, going, [Dm] going, da-da.
Now [Eb] I told you [D] about the jumpin' jive, Jim-time jumpin' jive.
I know you dug this mellow jive, [C] cause you dig it on the mellow [Fm] side.
[F] [C]
[F] What [Gm] you gonna say [F] down there?
Oh boys!
What [Gm] you gonna say [Bb] down there?
[F] Palama, [Bb] Shalama, [B] Swanee, Shaw, [C] let me dig [G] that jive [Gb] once more.
[Fm] Boys!
Take a ride [Gm] on down to the gator, [F] oh boys!
Try to [Ab] take a side elevator.
[F] Can't you hear those [B] pepcats call?
[C] Come on boys, [Gm] let's have [F] a ball.
Jim-time jump [Fm] is a jumpin' jive, makes you dig [A] your jive [Bb] on the mellow side.
[F] [Gm] [Fm] [D] [Gm]
[C] Jim [Eb]-time [Bb] jump is a solid jive, [F] makes you nine foot [Bb] tall when you're four foot five.
[F] [Gm] [B] [F] Now [A] [F] don't you [A] be that [Dm] Icarus, get hepped, come [Ab] on and [A] follow through.
[Dm] [Ab] When you [A] get your steady food, [G] you might as well jump [Gm] like the [Am] gator do.
[F] Makes [Bb] [F] you like your eggs [Bb] on the Jersey [Db] side.
[Gb] [Gm] [Fm] The [Bb] Jim-time [Abm] jumpin' [Fm] jive makes you [C] hep-hep [Gm] on the [F] mellow side.
[C] [Cm]
[B] [C] [D] [G]
[Dm] [Gm] [Ebm] [Gm]
[C] [D] [Dm] [G] [D] [Gm]
[F] [Fm]
[A] [Bb] [F] [G]
[D] [G] [Gb] [Fm] The Jim-time [Bb] jumpin' jive makes you [F] nine foot [Bb] tall when you're four foot [F] five.
[Gm]
[F] [D] [Bb] [A] The Jim-time [Bb] jumpin' jive [F] makes you dig your [Bb] jive on the mellow side.
[A] [Gm]
[F] [C] [Bb] [A] [Dm] Now don't [A] you be that Icarus, get [Dm] hepped, come on and [A] follow [Dm] through.
When you get your [Db] steady [G] food, you might as well [Gm] jump like the gator [F] do.
Jim-time jump is a jumpin' [Bb] jive, makes [F] you like your [D] eggs on the Jersey side.
[Ebm] [Gm]
[F] [A] The [Bb] Jim [Abm]-time jumpin' [Fm] jive makes [C] you hep [G]-hep on the mellow [F] side.
Skiddle-a-boo, [D] skiddle-a-diddle-a-diddle-a-diddle, a-going, [Ab] going, going, [Dm] going, da-da.
Now [Eb] I told you [D] about the jumpin' jive, Jim-time jumpin' jive.
I know you dug this mellow jive, [C] cause you dig it on the mellow [Fm] side.
Key:
F
Bb
Gm
C
A
F
Bb
Gm
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [Bbm] _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] What [Gm] you gonna say [F] down there?
Oh boys!
What [Gm] you gonna say [Bb] down there?
[F] Palama, [Bb] Shalama, [B] Swanee, Shaw, [C] let me dig [G] that jive [Gb] once more.
[Fm] Boys!
Take a ride [Gm] on down to the gator, [F] oh boys!
Try to [Ab] take a side elevator.
[F] Can't you hear those [B] pepcats call?
[C] Come on boys, [Gm] let's have [F] a ball.
Jim-time jump [Fm] is a jumpin' jive, makes you dig [A] your jive [Bb] on the mellow side.
[F] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
[C] Jim [Eb]-time [Bb] jump is a solid jive, [F] makes you nine foot [Bb] tall when you're four foot five.
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ [B] _ [F] _ Now [A] _ [F] don't you [A] be that [Dm] Icarus, get hepped, come [Ab] on and [A] follow through.
[Dm] [Ab] When you [A] get your steady food, [G] you might as well jump [Gm] like the [Am] gator do.
[F] _ Makes [Bb] [F] you like your eggs [Bb] on the Jersey [Db] side.
[Gb] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ The [Bb] Jim-time [Abm] jumpin' [Fm] jive makes you [C] hep-hep [Gm] on the [F] mellow side.
[C] _ [Cm] _
[B] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [Fm] The Jim-time [Bb] jumpin' jive makes you [F] nine foot [Bb] tall when you're four foot [F] five.
[Gm] _
[F] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] The Jim-time [Bb] jumpin' jive [F] makes you dig your [Bb] jive on the mellow side.
[A] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Dm] Now don't [A] you be that Icarus, get [Dm] hepped, come on and [A] follow [Dm] through.
When you get your [Db] steady [G] food, you might as well [Gm] jump like the gator [F] do.
Jim-time jump is a jumpin' [Bb] jive, makes [F] you like your [D] eggs on the Jersey side.
[Ebm] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ [A] The [Bb] Jim [Abm]-time jumpin' [Fm] jive makes [C] you hep [G]-hep on the mellow [F] side.
Skiddle-a-boo, [D] skiddle-a-diddle-a-diddle-a-diddle, a-going, [Ab] going, going, [Dm] going, da-da.
Now [Eb] I told you [D] about the jumpin' jive, Jim-time jumpin' jive.
I know you dug this mellow jive, [C] cause you dig it on the mellow [Fm] side. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] What [Gm] you gonna say [F] down there?
Oh boys!
What [Gm] you gonna say [Bb] down there?
[F] Palama, [Bb] Shalama, [B] Swanee, Shaw, [C] let me dig [G] that jive [Gb] once more.
[Fm] Boys!
Take a ride [Gm] on down to the gator, [F] oh boys!
Try to [Ab] take a side elevator.
[F] Can't you hear those [B] pepcats call?
[C] Come on boys, [Gm] let's have [F] a ball.
Jim-time jump [Fm] is a jumpin' jive, makes you dig [A] your jive [Bb] on the mellow side.
[F] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _
[C] Jim [Eb]-time [Bb] jump is a solid jive, [F] makes you nine foot [Bb] tall when you're four foot five.
[F] _ _ [Gm] _ [B] _ [F] _ Now [A] _ [F] don't you [A] be that [Dm] Icarus, get hepped, come [Ab] on and [A] follow through.
[Dm] [Ab] When you [A] get your steady food, [G] you might as well jump [Gm] like the [Am] gator do.
[F] _ Makes [Bb] [F] you like your eggs [Bb] on the Jersey [Db] side.
[Gb] _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ The [Bb] Jim-time [Abm] jumpin' [Fm] jive makes you [C] hep-hep [Gm] on the [F] mellow side.
[C] _ [Cm] _
[B] _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gm] _
_ [C] _ [D] _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Gb] _ [Fm] The Jim-time [Bb] jumpin' jive makes you [F] nine foot [Bb] tall when you're four foot [F] five.
[Gm] _
[F] _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [A] The Jim-time [Bb] jumpin' jive [F] makes you dig your [Bb] jive on the mellow side.
[A] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ [C] _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _ [Dm] Now don't [A] you be that Icarus, get [Dm] hepped, come on and [A] follow [Dm] through.
When you get your [Db] steady [G] food, you might as well [Gm] jump like the gator [F] do.
Jim-time jump is a jumpin' [Bb] jive, makes [F] you like your [D] eggs on the Jersey side.
[Ebm] _ [Gm] _
[F] _ [A] The [Bb] Jim [Abm]-time jumpin' [Fm] jive makes [C] you hep [G]-hep on the mellow [F] side.
Skiddle-a-boo, [D] skiddle-a-diddle-a-diddle-a-diddle, a-going, [Ab] going, going, [Dm] going, da-da.
Now [Eb] I told you [D] about the jumpin' jive, Jim-time jumpin' jive.
I know you dug this mellow jive, [C] cause you dig it on the mellow [Fm] side. _ _ _ _ _ _