Chords for Roger Whittaker - Human whistle (Live performance)
Tempo:
130.65 bpm
Chords used:
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Em
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

Jam Along & Learn...
[A] [N]
You know that nearly everybody in the world has a whistle.
It's perfectly true and all you have to do is learn how to control it.
And the first question that I'm asked when I do this whistling business is
Where did you learn to whistle like that?
Well I am an African.
this.
usually combine it with working.
You know that nearly everybody in the world has a whistle.
It's perfectly true and all you have to do is learn how to control it.
And the first question that I'm asked when I do this whistling business is
Where did you learn to whistle like that?
Well I am an African.
this.
usually combine it with working.
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[A] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know that nearly everybody in the world _ has a whistle.
_ _ _ _ It's perfectly true and all you have to do is learn how to control it. _ _ _
And the first question that I'm asked when I do this whistling business is
Where did you learn to whistle like that?
_ Where did you learn?
Well I am an African.
_ _ And the way they whistle is like this.
_ _ _ _ But they _ _ usually _ _ _ _ _ _ combine it with working.
So you see you can get something.
Let's see if I can do this right for you.
Here we go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah _ _ _ _ that's _ a bit more of them. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll show you how to do this.
Do you want to try?
_ Yes.
Alright well you take these two fingers.
_ _ _ _ _ _ You're right.
Take these two.
Not just this.
Everybody try.
Just go on.
The Canadians are noted for their courage.
_ _ _ Do me a favor.
Take hold of your bottom lip like this.
_ _ Don't squeeze it hard.
It hurts.
Put a sort of kink in it and shove it up against your top teeth.
_ And then suck.
Oh you've got false teeth.
Don't do this for God's sake.
_ Oh.
[E] _ _
_ You think I'm joking?
We had one old fellow one night.
He thought he'd swallowed his actually.
He found them in his sweater.
Alright. _ _
_ Take hold of your bottom lip like this.
And shove it up against your top teeth.
_ And then suck in. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's wonderful.
Well we have a lot of suckers out there tonight.
Now [N] what we'll do.
Hang on a minute.
_ _ Wait a second. _ _ _
_ Okay. _ _ _ _ _
Funny the ones that laugh are the ones that weren't caught.
Now. _
I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll play you an African song.
[E] Which you may not have ever heard before.
You have.
I'll be very surprised.
Now.
_ _ _ You see it starts off singing.
But in the middle it's got a_
So you've got to watch out for that.
I start off. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Maybe.
And you all shout.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Right?
This is your chance to sing in Swahili.
[N] _ _ Are [Em] _ you ready?
Alright.
_ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Fantastic.
[B] You know.
The only way we [E] can get all those superior people in the balcony.
Together with us down here.
_ Really.
That I can work out.
Is to clap our hands.
I won't ask you to do it more than once.
Just everybody.
Now.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Hey.
That's [E] _ _ _ wonderful.
_ Once more.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Alright.
_ _ Come on.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [E] One _ [A] _ _
[E] more time. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] One more time. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
You know that nearly everybody in the world _ has a whistle.
_ _ _ _ It's perfectly true and all you have to do is learn how to control it. _ _ _
And the first question that I'm asked when I do this whistling business is
Where did you learn to whistle like that?
_ Where did you learn?
Well I am an African.
_ _ And the way they whistle is like this.
_ _ _ _ But they _ _ usually _ _ _ _ _ _ combine it with working.
So you see you can get something.
Let's see if I can do this right for you.
Here we go. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah _ _ _ _ that's _ a bit more of them. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll show you how to do this.
Do you want to try?
_ Yes.
Alright well you take these two fingers.
_ _ _ _ _ _ You're right.
Take these two.
Not just this.
Everybody try.
Just go on.
The Canadians are noted for their courage.
_ _ _ Do me a favor.
Take hold of your bottom lip like this.
_ _ Don't squeeze it hard.
It hurts.
Put a sort of kink in it and shove it up against your top teeth.
_ And then suck.
Oh you've got false teeth.
Don't do this for God's sake.
_ Oh.
[E] _ _
_ You think I'm joking?
We had one old fellow one night.
He thought he'd swallowed his actually.
He found them in his sweater.
Alright. _ _
_ Take hold of your bottom lip like this.
And shove it up against your top teeth.
_ And then suck in. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ That's wonderful.
Well we have a lot of suckers out there tonight.
Now [N] what we'll do.
Hang on a minute.
_ _ Wait a second. _ _ _
_ Okay. _ _ _ _ _
Funny the ones that laugh are the ones that weren't caught.
Now. _
I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll play you an African song.
[E] Which you may not have ever heard before.
You have.
I'll be very surprised.
Now.
_ _ _ You see it starts off singing.
But in the middle it's got a_
So you've got to watch out for that.
I start off. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Maybe.
And you all shout.
Hey.
Hey.
Hey.
Right?
This is your chance to sing in Swahili.
[N] _ _ Are [Em] _ you ready?
Alright.
_ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ Fantastic.
[B] You know.
The only way we [E] can get all those superior people in the balcony.
Together with us down here.
_ Really.
That I can work out.
Is to clap our hands.
I won't ask you to do it more than once.
Just everybody.
Now.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ Hey.
That's [E] _ _ _ wonderful.
_ Once more.
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] Alright.
_ _ Come on.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ _ [A] _ [E] One _ [A] _ _
[E] more time. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [E] One more time. _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [A] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _