Chords for Makin' Whoopee
Tempo:
129.45 bpm
Chords used:
F
C
Gm
Bb
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] [F]
[Bb] [Bbm] [Dm]
[Db] Wait a minute, wait a minute girls, you've got [F] plenty of time.
Every time I hear [Bb] that dear old wedding [Dm] march,
I feel rather glad I [Bb] have a broken [Dm] arch.
I have heard a lot of [C] married people [Ab] talk,
and [G] I know that [C] marriage is a long, long [D] walk.
[Dm] But I prefer a picnic [C] or a dance,
[Bb] [Bbm] [Dm]
[Db] Wait a minute, wait a minute girls, you've got [F] plenty of time.
Every time I hear [Bb] that dear old wedding [Dm] march,
I feel rather glad I [Bb] have a broken [Dm] arch.
I have heard a lot of [C] married people [Ab] talk,
and [G] I know that [C] marriage is a long, long [D] walk.
[Dm] But I prefer a picnic [C] or a dance,
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C
Gm
Bb
Bbm
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Db] Wait a minute, wait a minute girls, you've got [F] plenty of time.
Really?
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Dm]
Every time I hear [Bb] that dear old wedding [Dm] march,
I feel rather glad I [Bb] have a broken [Dm] arch.
I have heard a lot of [C] married people [Ab] talk,
and [G] I know that [C] marriage is a long, long [D] walk.
To most people, weddings [Gm] mean romance. _
_ [Dm] But I prefer a picnic [C] or a dance,
_ _ [F] Another bride, _ [C] _
another [Gm] groom.
[C] The [F] countryside _ [Cm] is [Bb] all in bloom.
_ [Bbm] [F] The flowers and trees, the [Db] birds and bees _ [F] are making whooping.
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
The [F] quiet sings, _ here comes [Gm] the bride.
[C] _ [F] Another victim [Cm] _ [Bb] is by her side.
[Bbm] He's [F] lost his reason, cause [Db] it's the season for [F] making whooping. _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] Down through the countless [Gm] _ ages, _ [G] _
you'll find it everywhere.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
Somebody makes good [Gm] wages, _ _
[G] somebody wants [F] her share. _
She calls him Tootles [Am] _ [Gm] and rolls her eyes.
[C] She [F] makes him strudels and [Bb] bakes him pies.
[Bbm] What is [F] it all for?
[Db] It's so he'll fall for [F] making whooping. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Another year, or [Gm] maybe less, [C] _ [F] what's this I hear?
Well [Bb] can't you guess?
[Bbm] She feels [F] neglected, _ [C] and [Db] he's suspected of [F] making whooping.
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] She sits alone, _ [C] most every night. _
[F] He doesn't phone, [Cm] or [Bb] even write.
He [F] says he's busy, _ but she [Db] says, is he?
_ [F] He's making whooping.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [A] He doesn't make [Gm] much money, _ _ [Bbm] five thousand dollars [E] per.
_ [F] _ [A] Some judge who thinks [Gm] he's funny, _ _ [Bbm] says you pay six [F] to her.
He says, now judge, [C] _ suppose [Gm] I fail?
[C] The [F] judge says, but, [Cm] _ [Bb] right into jail. _
You'd [F] better keep her.
[G] _ You'll find [Db] it's cheaper than [F] making whooping. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [Db] Wait a minute, wait a minute girls, you've got [F] plenty of time.
Really?
_ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Dm]
Every time I hear [Bb] that dear old wedding [Dm] march,
I feel rather glad I [Bb] have a broken [Dm] arch.
I have heard a lot of [C] married people [Ab] talk,
and [G] I know that [C] marriage is a long, long [D] walk.
To most people, weddings [Gm] mean romance. _
_ [Dm] But I prefer a picnic [C] or a dance,
_ _ [F] Another bride, _ [C] _
another [Gm] groom.
[C] The [F] countryside _ [Cm] is [Bb] all in bloom.
_ [Bbm] [F] The flowers and trees, the [Db] birds and bees _ [F] are making whooping.
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
The [F] quiet sings, _ here comes [Gm] the bride.
[C] _ [F] Another victim [Cm] _ [Bb] is by her side.
[Bbm] He's [F] lost his reason, cause [Db] it's the season for [F] making whooping. _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [A] Down through the countless [Gm] _ ages, _ [G] _
you'll find it everywhere.
[E] _ _ _ [A] _
Somebody makes good [Gm] wages, _ _
[G] somebody wants [F] her share. _
She calls him Tootles [Am] _ [Gm] and rolls her eyes.
[C] She [F] makes him strudels and [Bb] bakes him pies.
[Bbm] What is [F] it all for?
[Db] It's so he'll fall for [F] making whooping. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ Another year, or [Gm] maybe less, [C] _ [F] what's this I hear?
Well [Bb] can't you guess?
[Bbm] She feels [F] neglected, _ [C] and [Db] he's suspected of [F] making whooping.
_ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
[Dm] She sits alone, _ [C] most every night. _
[F] He doesn't phone, [Cm] or [Bb] even write.
He [F] says he's busy, _ but she [Db] says, is he?
_ [F] He's making whooping.
_ _ [E] _
_ _ [Bbm] _ [A] He doesn't make [Gm] much money, _ _ [Bbm] five thousand dollars [E] per.
_ [F] _ [A] Some judge who thinks [Gm] he's funny, _ _ [Bbm] says you pay six [F] to her.
He says, now judge, [C] _ suppose [Gm] I fail?
[C] The [F] judge says, but, [Cm] _ [Bb] right into jail. _
You'd [F] better keep her.
[G] _ You'll find [Db] it's cheaper than [F] making whooping. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _