The Twenty-one Song Salute Owed To Gg Shinn And Cléoma Falcon chords by Rodney Crowell

• Difficulty: Beginner 👶

Key: G#

Intro:

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Verse 1:
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I wanna be your mojo hand, I wanna be your back door man
Dm
I wanna know you know how much I wantcha
Dm
And if you don’t I need to know why dontcha
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Down on the corner where the poor boys hang
Gm
The word is out this ain’t no sometime thang now
F

Be bop a lula baby don’t look back
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Big train from Memphis smoking down the track


Verse 2:
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So you were born and raised on rock and roll
F
Alligator swamp pop blue-eyed soul
Dm
Crowley Louisiana void of everyday humdrum
Dm
I pledge allegiance to the people y’all come from
A#
Crazy Cajuns thumpin’ Big Mamou
Gm
Joint’s a’jumpin’ full of wang dang do now
F
Be bop a lula baby aus mais oui
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Think I could love you ‘til the day I d


Bridge:
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Woke up this mornin’ singing I feel fine
F
Your only daddy that will walk the line
D#
All liberated from the lovesick blues
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And walking Spanish in my blue suede shoes


Instrumental Break:
C     A#     C     Dm
A#     Gm     A#  F     D#   C   Db   D#


Verse 3:
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I know your poppa was a rolling stone
F
And you don’t need another man done gone
Dm
Until you’re ready for some wop bam boom
Dm
No steady Betty gonna dust my broom
A#
And when you wake up in my big brass bed
Gm
Need I remind you what your homeboys said now
F
Be bop a lula baby please don’t go
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Diggy liggy la diggy liggy lo


Outro:
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