Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy Chords by The Andrews Sisters

Tempo:
162.55 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Dm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (1941) chords
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[Bb]
[Eb]
[G]
[D]
He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way.
play.
[Bm] But then his number [D] came up and he was gone with the draft.
[D] He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
100%  ➙  163BPM
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Dm
2311
Ab
134211114
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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Learn the basic chords of The Andrews Sisters - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy chords, with this master sequence: Ab, G, D, E, D and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 81 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 163. Considering the song's key of D Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
He was a famous trumpet man from out Chicago way.
He had a boogie style that no one else could play.
He [G] was the top [Dm] man at [G] his craft.
[Bm] But then his number [D] came up and he was gone with the draft.
He's [A] in the army now, a [Dm] blowin' reveille.
[Ab] _
[D] He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
They made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam.
It really brought him down because he couldn't jam.
The [G] captain seemed to understand. _
[D] Because the next day the cap went out and drafted a band.
[A] And now the company [Bbm] jumps when he [G] plays reveille.
[D] He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
A toot, a toot, a toot, a toot, he blows it A to the bar.
In boogie rhythm, [Dm] he can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playing with him.
_ _ [D] _ He [Gbm] makes a company jump when [G] he plays revelille.
[D] He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
He was a boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B. _ _ _
_ [G] And when he plays boogie woogie [D] bugle he was as busy as a boogie bugle man. _
When he plays he [E] makes the company jump to the bar.
He's a boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
[D] A toot, a toot, a toot, a toot, he blows it A to the bar. _ _ _
[Ab] He can't blow a [G] note, hit the bass and [D] guitar, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and the company [E] jumps when he plays Reveille.
[D] He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Ab] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Puts the boys to sleep with Boogie every night, and wakes them up the same way in the early bright.
They clap their hands and stamp their feet, _ because they know how he plays when someone gives him a beat.
He [A] really breaks it up when he plays Reveille.
[D] He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] And _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ the company [Ab] jumps when he [D] plays Reveille.
He's the boogie woogie bugle boy of Company [Dm] B. _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song was authored by Hughie Prince and Don Raye.

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