Button Up Your Overcoat Chords by Ruth Etting
Tempo:
87.8 bpm
Chords used:
D
E
G
B
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Jam Along & Learn...
[A]
[Abm] [D] [G]
Listen big boy, [D] now that I've got you made, goodness but I'm afraid, [G] something's [D] going to happen to [G] you.
[Bm] I would [D] die if I should [E] lose you now.
[D] But not your [E] overcoat when the wind is [B] free, take [Ebm] good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
Oh, eat an apple every [E] day, get to bed by three, [Ebm] take good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
[G] careful, cross, ooh, [D] ooh, don't eat meat, ooh, [Bm] ooh, cut out [E] sweet, ooh, [A] ooh, [B] you'll get a pain in do.
[D] tum tum, keep away from [E] bootlegs, ooh, when you're on a streak, [B] take [Ebm] good care of [D] yourself, you belong [G] to me.
[Abm] [D] [G]
Listen big boy, [D] now that I've got you made, goodness but I'm afraid, [G] something's [D] going to happen to [G] you.
[Bm] I would [D] die if I should [E] lose you now.
[D] But not your [E] overcoat when the wind is [B] free, take [Ebm] good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
Oh, eat an apple every [E] day, get to bed by three, [Ebm] take good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
[G] careful, cross, ooh, [D] ooh, don't eat meat, ooh, [Bm] ooh, cut out [E] sweet, ooh, [A] ooh, [B] you'll get a pain in do.
[D] tum tum, keep away from [E] bootlegs, ooh, when you're on a streak, [B] take [Ebm] good care of [D] yourself, you belong [G] to me.
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_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Listen big boy, [D] now that I've got you made, goodness but I'm afraid, [G] something's [D] going to happen to [G] you.
Listen big boy, [D] you've got me hooked and howled, [Bm] I would [D] die if I should [E] lose you now.
[A] _ _
[D] But not your [E] overcoat when the wind is [B] free, take [Ebm] good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me. _
Oh, eat an apple every [E] day, get to bed by three, [Ebm] take good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
Be [G] careful, cross, ooh, [D] ooh, don't eat meat, ooh, [Bm] ooh, cut out [E] sweet, ooh, [A] ooh, [B] you'll get a pain in do.
When you're [D] tum tum, keep away from [E] bootlegs, ooh, when you're on a streak, [B] take [Ebm] good care of [D] yourself, you belong [G] to me.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ Don't [G] sit on harness tails, ooh, [D] ooh, or on nails, ooh, ooh, [Bm] or third [E] rails, ooh, ooh, [B] you'll get a pain in do when you're tum tum.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] Oh, flatten up your [E] overcoat when the wind is free, [A] take good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
Oh, wear your flannel underwear [E] when you climb a tree, [B] take good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
Steer [G] clear of frozen ponds, _ [D] peroxide blonds, _
[Bm] stocks and [E] bonds, _ [A] you'll get [N] a pain, ruin your [D] bankroll.
Take spoon out of your [E] cup when you're drinking [B] tea, take good care of [D] yourself, [G] you belong [D] to me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Listen big boy, [D] now that I've got you made, goodness but I'm afraid, [G] something's [D] going to happen to [G] you.
Listen big boy, [D] you've got me hooked and howled, [Bm] I would [D] die if I should [E] lose you now.
[A] _ _
[D] But not your [E] overcoat when the wind is [B] free, take [Ebm] good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me. _
Oh, eat an apple every [E] day, get to bed by three, [Ebm] take good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
Be [G] careful, cross, ooh, [D] ooh, don't eat meat, ooh, [Bm] ooh, cut out [E] sweet, ooh, [A] ooh, [B] you'll get a pain in do.
When you're [D] tum tum, keep away from [E] bootlegs, ooh, when you're on a streak, [B] take [Ebm] good care of [D] yourself, you belong [G] to me.
_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ Don't [G] sit on harness tails, ooh, [D] ooh, or on nails, ooh, ooh, [Bm] or third [E] rails, ooh, ooh, [B] you'll get a pain in do when you're tum tum.
_ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _
[Eb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
[D] Oh, flatten up your [E] overcoat when the wind is free, [A] take good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
Oh, wear your flannel underwear [E] when you climb a tree, [B] take good care of yourself, [D] you belong to me.
Steer [G] clear of frozen ponds, _ [D] peroxide blonds, _
[Bm] stocks and [E] bonds, _ [A] you'll get [N] a pain, ruin your [D] bankroll.
Take spoon out of your [E] cup when you're drinking [B] tea, take good care of [D] yourself, [G] you belong [D] to me. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
