Me Ol Bamboo chords by Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chords with lyrics

Me Ol' Bamboo (from the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Tabbed by Del Bradley   Capo on 2 or to taste
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(FF can be played as Fmaj7Fmaj7 if you prefer)
For the 1 2 3 4 etc bits of the song tap the body of your guitar in time to the counts
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Intro C majorC A minorAm D7D7 G7G7 | C majorC A minorAm D7D7 G7G7 C majorC | C majorC C

C majorC
A augmentedA gentleman's got a walking stick.
         G+G
A augmentedA seaman's got a gaff.
    G7G7
And the merry men of Robin Hood
   G+G       C majorC
They used a quarterstaff.
    C majorC
On the Spanish plains inside their canes
           G+G
They hide their ruddy swords.
  G7G7
But we make do with an old bamboo
       C majorC
And everyone applauds!
              G7G7
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Hey!

  C majorC        A minorAm
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
   D7D7                 G+G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
    C majorC         A minorAm
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
     FF              G+G    C majorC  C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo


C majorC
When punting on the beautiful Thames
         G+G
You use a sturdy pole.
   G7G7
To protect their fair complexion
         C majorC
Ladies use a parasol.

   C majorC
It's useful in the underbrush
        G7G7   G+G
To have a hefty spear. Right !!

  G7G7
But what we do with an old bam-boo
      G+G  C majorC
Makes everybody cheer!

      G7G7
1 - 2 - 3 - HO!

  C majorC        A minorAm
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
   D7D7                 G+G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
    C majorC         A minorAm
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
     FF              G+G    C majorC  C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo

C majorC
'Ere we go, mate . . .

 G+G
A augmentedA flyer in an air-e-o-plane
  G+G
He steers it with a stick

 G7G7       G+G
A augmentedA collier in the pits o' Wales
  G7G7       C majorC
He leans upon his pick
C majorC
That's right!

  C majorC         A minorAm
Now every wheel of an automobile
         G+G   G+G
Revolves around a shaft (HEY!)
  G7G7
But what we do with an old bam-boo
          C majorC
Makes every one go daft.

    G7G7
And 1 - 2

  C majorC        A minorAm
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
   D7D7                 G+G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
    C majorC         A minorAm
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
     FF              G+G    C majorC  C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo

(Dance break)
              G7G7
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - HEY!

                       G7G7
And a 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - and a 5 and a 6 and a 7 HO!

  C majorC        A minorAm
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
   D7D7                 G+G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
    C majorC         A minorAm
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
     FF              G+G    C majorC  C majorC G+G C majorC G+G
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo

OUTRO (slower end song on single sharp downstrums on last 2 chords marked !)
     FF              G+G    C majorC  C majorC C G+G C majorC
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo   ! !