Chords for Leroy Carr - Papa's On The House Top

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Mama made Papa be quiet as a mouse, Papa climbed up on top of the house, [Ab] made a lot of whoopie, made a lot of [Bb] noise, stood up and chatted with the [Eb] rest of the boys.
Baby's in the cradle, brother's gone to town, sister's in the parlor, flying on the [Ab] ground, Mama's in the kitchen, messing all [Bb] around, Papa's on the house top, [Eb] won't come down. _ _ _ _ _ _
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The blues, they come, the blues, they come, nobody knows where the blues come [Ab] from, the blues, they go, the blues, they [Bb] go, and everybody's happy when [Eb] the old blues go.
Baby's in the cradle, brother's gone to town, sister's in the parlor, flying [Ab] on the ground, Mama's in the kitchen, messing [Bb] all around, Papa's on the house [Eb] top, won't come down. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Papa saw a chicken out in the yard, picked up a rock and hit him [Ab] hard, hit him hard, killed him [Bb] dead, now the chicken's in the gravy and [Eb] the gravy's on the bed.
Baby's in the cradle, brother's gone to town, sister's in the parlor, flying on [Ab] the ground, Mama's in the kitchen, messing all [Bb] around, Papa's on the house [Eb] top, won't come down. _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Hush a little baby, don't you cry, blues gonna leave you by and [Ab] by, Papa came in, sure was [F] cold, put the baby in the cradle and the [Eb] blues out the door.
Baby's in the cradle, Papa's gone to town, sister's in the parlor, flying on the [Ab] ground, Mama's in the kitchen, messing all [Bb] around, Papa's on the house top, [Eb] won't come down. _ _ _ _ _ _
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