Chords for Kay Starr "Headless Horseman" and Betty Boop
Tempo:
151.1 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
G
E
Dm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] [G] [A] [Dm] [Bb]
[E] [A] [G] [F] [E] [Dm] [Em] Doo-do-do [F]-doo-do [G]-do [A]-do
[Dm] [Bbm]
[A] [G] [Em] Now gather round [F] while I [G] [Gm] lucidate
[F] For what [Gm] goes [D] on when [G] it gets [E] late
[Bb] Long above midnight, the ghost [Gm] in [A] banshees
[D] [Gm] Get together [G] for a [Dm] [E] jamboree
[Dm] There's [E] ghosts with [Dm] horns and [G] saucer [E] eyes
[Bb] Some have [Gm] fangs about [F] this [E] size
[D] Some [G] short and fat, [F] some tall [Gm] and thin
[Dm] And some don't [Gm] even bother to wear [N] their skin
I'm a-tellin' you, brother, it's a fearful sight
Just to see what goes [Bb] on in the [A]
night
[F] When the spooks [G] have a midnight [Gm] [Bb] jamboree
They break it up with [E] a fiendish glee
Ghosts are bad, but the [B] one that's cursed
[Bbm] Is [Em] the headless horseman, [Bb] he's the [A] worst
When he goes [Bb]
joggin' across the land
[Dm] Holding his noggin [Gm] right in his [Am] hand
[E] Demons take [D] one look and groan
[Gbm] Then they hit the road, four parts [Bb] unknown
Well, there's [Ab] [Fm] no rage like a [Eb] spook that's burned
The ghost [Bb] don't like a man, he's really burned
He swears [G] to the longest day he's dead
[Bb] Well, I'll show them that I can get ahead
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow
[A] [Bb] So close all the windows, lock all the doors
[E] Unless you're [Dm] careful [C] why he'll get yours
Don't think [Dm] he'll hesitate [Em] a bit
Cause he'll clip [Bb] your top, your kid will [A] fit
[F] He likes some little, [D] he likes [Gm] some big
[B] Harder [Am] than a [Gm]
middle wig
Black or white [A] or even red
The headless horseman needs a [D] head
[F] With a hip, hip, hip and a clippity-clop
[C] While he's out looking for a [Gm] head to [F] chop
Don't stop to figure out a plan
[N] Cause you can't reason with a headless [Bb] man
With a hip, hip, hip and a clippity-clop Look [A] out!
We know what [G] we're talking [Dm] about, [Gm] believe [Dm] me
[Gm] [G]
[E] You [Am] better watch [E] your cues
[Bb] But take [Em] a look at the people [Db] who ignored [G] the old good [E] book
[D] Change [E] your ways, [F] you'll find [C] a faith
[Eb] Cause you can't be a haint [G] if you ain't
[Bm] Kinda [C] crazed, I guess you'd say
[Dm] [Em]
Take our word, [Bb] we know what we're talking [G] about
[Em] [D] You know, this is a [E] pretty [Bb] spooky thing we're doing here
[Em]
You [Dm] don't mind if I turn [G] on another light, do you?
[E] Hmm?
[D] [E] [Bb] [Eb] [N]
[Dm] [G] [A] [Dm] [Bb]
[E] [A] [G] [F] [E] [Dm] [Em] Doo-do-do [F]-doo-do [G]-do [A]-do
[Dm] [Bbm]
[A] [G] [Em] Now gather round [F] while I [G] [Gm] lucidate
[F] For what [Gm] goes [D] on when [G] it gets [E] late
[Bb] Long above midnight, the ghost [Gm] in [A] banshees
[D] [Gm] Get together [G] for a [Dm] [E] jamboree
[Dm] There's [E] ghosts with [Dm] horns and [G] saucer [E] eyes
[Bb] Some have [Gm] fangs about [F] this [E] size
[D] Some [G] short and fat, [F] some tall [Gm] and thin
[Dm] And some don't [Gm] even bother to wear [N] their skin
I'm a-tellin' you, brother, it's a fearful sight
Just to see what goes [Bb] on in the [A]
night
[F] When the spooks [G] have a midnight [Gm] [Bb] jamboree
They break it up with [E] a fiendish glee
Ghosts are bad, but the [B] one that's cursed
[Bbm] Is [Em] the headless horseman, [Bb] he's the [A] worst
When he goes [Bb]
joggin' across the land
[Dm] Holding his noggin [Gm] right in his [Am] hand
[E] Demons take [D] one look and groan
[Gbm] Then they hit the road, four parts [Bb] unknown
Well, there's [Ab] [Fm] no rage like a [Eb] spook that's burned
The ghost [Bb] don't like a man, he's really burned
He swears [G] to the longest day he's dead
[Bb] Well, I'll show them that I can get ahead
Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow
[A] [Bb] So close all the windows, lock all the doors
[E] Unless you're [Dm] careful [C] why he'll get yours
Don't think [Dm] he'll hesitate [Em] a bit
Cause he'll clip [Bb] your top, your kid will [A] fit
[F] He likes some little, [D] he likes [Gm] some big
[B] Harder [Am] than a [Gm]
middle wig
Black or white [A] or even red
The headless horseman needs a [D] head
[F] With a hip, hip, hip and a clippity-clop
[C] While he's out looking for a [Gm] head to [F] chop
Don't stop to figure out a plan
[N] Cause you can't reason with a headless [Bb] man
With a hip, hip, hip and a clippity-clop Look [A] out!
We know what [G] we're talking [Dm] about, [Gm] believe [Dm] me
[Gm] [G]
[E] You [Am] better watch [E] your cues
[Bb] But take [Em] a look at the people [Db] who ignored [G] the old good [E] book
[D] Change [E] your ways, [F] you'll find [C] a faith
[Eb] Cause you can't be a haint [G] if you ain't
[Bm] Kinda [C] crazed, I guess you'd say
[Dm] [Em]
Take our word, [Bb] we know what we're talking [G] about
[Em] [D] You know, this is a [E] pretty [Bb] spooky thing we're doing here
[Em]
You [Dm] don't mind if I turn [G] on another light, do you?
[E] Hmm?
[D] [E] [Bb] [Eb] [N]
Key:
Bb
G
E
Dm
Gm
Bb
G
E
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _
[E] _ [A] _ [G] _ [F] _ [E] _ [Dm] _ [Em] Doo-do-do [F]-doo-do [G]-do [A]-do_
[Dm] _ [Bbm] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Em] Now gather round [F] while I _ [G] [Gm] lucidate
[F] For what [Gm] goes [D] on when [G] it gets [E] late
[Bb] Long above midnight, the ghost [Gm] in [A] banshees
[D] [Gm] Get together [G] for a [Dm] [E] jamboree
[Dm] There's [E] ghosts with [Dm] horns and [G] saucer [E] eyes
[Bb] Some have [Gm] fangs about [F] this [E] size
[D] Some [G] short and fat, [F] some tall [Gm] and thin
[Dm] And some don't [Gm] even bother to wear [N] their skin
I'm a-tellin' you, brother, it's a fearful sight
Just to see what goes [Bb] _ on in the [A] _
night
_ _ [F] When the spooks [G] have a midnight _ [Gm] _ [Bb] jamboree
They break it up with [E] a fiendish glee
Ghosts are bad, but the [B] one that's cursed
[Bbm] Is [Em] the headless horseman, [Bb] he's the [A] worst
When he goes [Bb]
joggin' across the land
[Dm] Holding his noggin [Gm] right in his [Am] hand
_ [E] Demons take [D] one look and groan
[Gbm] Then they hit the road, four parts [Bb] unknown
Well, there's [Ab] [Fm] no rage like a [Eb] spook that's burned
The ghost [Bb] don't like a man, he's really burned
He swears [G] to the longest day he's dead
[Bb] Well, I'll show them that I can get ahead
_ Wow, wow, _ wow, wow, wow _ _
_ [A] _ [Bb] So close all the windows, lock all the doors
[E] Unless you're [Dm] careful [C] why he'll get yours
Don't think [Dm] he'll hesitate [Em] a bit
Cause he'll clip [Bb] your top, your kid will [A] fit
[F] He likes some little, [D] he likes [Gm] some big
[B] Harder [Am] than a [Gm] _
middle wig
Black or white [A] or even red
The headless horseman needs a [D] head
[F] With a hip, hip, hip and a clippity-clop
[C] While he's out looking for a [Gm] head to [F] chop
Don't stop to figure out a plan
[N] Cause you can't reason with a headless [Bb] man
With a hip, hip, hip and a clippity-clop Look [A] out!
_ _ _ We _ know what [G] we're talking [Dm] about, [Gm] believe [Dm] me
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] You [Am] better watch [E] your cues
[Bb] But take [Em] a look at the people [Db] who ignored [G] the old good [E] book
[D] Change [E] your ways, [F] you'll find [C] a faith
[Eb] Cause you can't be a haint [G] if you ain't _
[Bm] Kinda [C] crazed, I guess you'd say
[Dm] _ [Em]
Take our word, [Bb] we know what we're talking [G] about _
[Em] [D] You know, this is a [E] pretty [Bb] spooky thing we're doing here
[Em]
You [Dm] don't mind if I turn [G] on another light, do you?
[E] Hmm?
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [N] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ [Bb] _
[E] _ [A] _ [G] _ [F] _ [E] _ [Dm] _ [Em] Doo-do-do [F]-doo-do [G]-do [A]-do_
[Dm] _ [Bbm] _
_ [A] _ [G] _ _ [Em] Now gather round [F] while I _ [G] [Gm] lucidate
[F] For what [Gm] goes [D] on when [G] it gets [E] late
[Bb] Long above midnight, the ghost [Gm] in [A] banshees
[D] [Gm] Get together [G] for a [Dm] [E] jamboree
[Dm] There's [E] ghosts with [Dm] horns and [G] saucer [E] eyes
[Bb] Some have [Gm] fangs about [F] this [E] size
[D] Some [G] short and fat, [F] some tall [Gm] and thin
[Dm] And some don't [Gm] even bother to wear [N] their skin
I'm a-tellin' you, brother, it's a fearful sight
Just to see what goes [Bb] _ on in the [A] _
night
_ _ [F] When the spooks [G] have a midnight _ [Gm] _ [Bb] jamboree
They break it up with [E] a fiendish glee
Ghosts are bad, but the [B] one that's cursed
[Bbm] Is [Em] the headless horseman, [Bb] he's the [A] worst
When he goes [Bb]
joggin' across the land
[Dm] Holding his noggin [Gm] right in his [Am] hand
_ [E] Demons take [D] one look and groan
[Gbm] Then they hit the road, four parts [Bb] unknown
Well, there's [Ab] [Fm] no rage like a [Eb] spook that's burned
The ghost [Bb] don't like a man, he's really burned
He swears [G] to the longest day he's dead
[Bb] Well, I'll show them that I can get ahead
_ Wow, wow, _ wow, wow, wow _ _
_ [A] _ [Bb] So close all the windows, lock all the doors
[E] Unless you're [Dm] careful [C] why he'll get yours
Don't think [Dm] he'll hesitate [Em] a bit
Cause he'll clip [Bb] your top, your kid will [A] fit
[F] He likes some little, [D] he likes [Gm] some big
[B] Harder [Am] than a [Gm] _
middle wig
Black or white [A] or even red
The headless horseman needs a [D] head
[F] With a hip, hip, hip and a clippity-clop
[C] While he's out looking for a [Gm] head to [F] chop
Don't stop to figure out a plan
[N] Cause you can't reason with a headless [Bb] man
With a hip, hip, hip and a clippity-clop Look [A] out!
_ _ _ We _ know what [G] we're talking [Dm] about, [Gm] believe [Dm] me
_ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _
[E] You [Am] better watch [E] your cues
[Bb] But take [Em] a look at the people [Db] who ignored [G] the old good [E] book
[D] Change [E] your ways, [F] you'll find [C] a faith
[Eb] Cause you can't be a haint [G] if you ain't _
[Bm] Kinda [C] crazed, I guess you'd say
[Dm] _ [Em]
Take our word, [Bb] we know what we're talking [G] about _
[Em] [D] You know, this is a [E] pretty [Bb] spooky thing we're doing here
[Em]
You [Dm] don't mind if I turn [G] on another light, do you?
[E] Hmm?
[D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [N] _