Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

Button Up Your Overcoat by Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band

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Button Up Your Overcoat – Bonzo Dog Band


C               Dm7                        G7
Listen big boy! Now that I’ve got you made
Dm7               G7
Goodness but I’m afraid,
C                 G7
Something’s gonna happen to you
C               Dm7                      G7
Listen big boy! You’ve got me hooked and how!
Em             G                 A    D7
I would die if I should lose you now


G                       A7
Button up your overcoat, when the wind is free
D7                               G
Take good care of yourself you belong to me
G                      A7
Eat an Apple every day, get to bed by three
D7                               G         G7
Take good care of yourself you belong to me
                                                                                                             C
Be careful crossing streets Oo – oo!
G
Don’t eat meat Oo – oo!
Em                 A7
Cut out sweets Oo – oo!
D7
You’ll get a pain and ruin your tum tum
G
Keep away from bootleg hooch,
A7
When you’re on a spree
D7                               G
Take good care of yourself you belong to me
Trumpet:

                                               G7            C
Don’t step on hornets tails Oo – oo!
G
Or on snails Oo – oo!
Em                 A7
Or third rails Oo – oo!
D7
You’ll get a pain and ruin your tum tum
G
Keep away from bootleg hooch,
A7
when you’re on a spree
D7                               G
Take good care of yourself you belong to me


                  C
Beware of frozen ponds Oo – oo!
G
Peroxide blondes Oo – oo!
Em                   A7
Stocks and bonds Oo – oo!
D7
You’ll get a pain and ruin your bank vault
G                       A7
Keep aware of underwear, when you climb a tree
D7                         G     C    D7 G
Take good care of yourself you belong to me

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