Hindoo Man Ukulele chords by George Formby

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Difficulty: Novice

Am   E7         F                    G7                     C
Over there in India a Hindoo resides smoking his hoakam all day
Am  E7            F        Fm                   D7                                G7
Opium and bits of rope and fag ends besides, a wise man from the East Whitechapel way
G7   C            E7            A7
He's got a lovely palace on the beach
         D7                      Ab9 G9 C    Am  Dm7  G7
He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
     C                   E7                  A7
He's got twelve bedrooms with eight wives in each
         D7                      Ab7 G7 C  Dm7  G7 C
He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
Am  E7                              F
He's got one wife who wears a veil, it covers half her face
D7                              G7
From her nose right to her toes you'll see nothing else but space
     C                  E7               A7
She'll dance and waggle her "San Fairy Ann"
         D7                      Ab7 G7 C  Dm7  G7 C
For the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
Am  E7           F
He practices his magic in the Eastern bazaar
G7                         C
Slave girls come under his spell
Am   E7             F
When he puts on the fluence
           Fm
They don't know where they are
        D7                                G7
He does Indian tricks and dirty tricks as well
G7  C               E7              A7
Now what he fancies always does him good
         D7                      Ab9 G9 C    Am  Dm7  G7
He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
     C                  E7                 A7
He lives on rice, roast beef and Yorkshire pud
         D7                      Ab7 G7 C  Dm7  G7 C
He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
Am  E7
He wears a dishcloth round his waist
F

His favourite wife called Nellie
D7
Said, "You'd look well if the darned thing fell
G7
You'd have nowt to cover your...
        C                    E7            A7
He said "Who cares, I could always wear a fan
         D7                      Ab9 G9 C    Am  Dm7  G7
I'm a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
     C               E7           A7
He looks just like a Nabob of renown
         D7                      Ab7 G7 C  Dm7  G7 C
He's the Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
     C            E7                   A7
A Nabob, two bob, three bob, half a crown
         D7                      Ab9 G9 C    Am  Dm7  G7
He's a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo man
Am  E7
A Princess brought him jewels and said
F
"For all your love I yearn"
D7
But jewels could not compare with what
G7
He went and gave her in return
        C             E7             A7
He's ninety nine, but he does all he can
         D7                      Ab7 G7 C  Dm7  G7 C
For a Hindoo, Howdoo, Hoodoo, Yoodoo Man