Rompin And Stompin chords by Al Jarreau

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Key: A augmentedA

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
E MajorE
A augmentedA E+Eaug Amaj7Amaj7 A# diminished A#dim
E7sus E7E7 A augmentedA
F7F7 E7E7

Chorus:
 A augmentedA   A major 6A6       E+Eaug
Rompin',  rompin' stompin'.
  Amaj7Amaj7  A major 6A6
I'm rompin',  rompin' stompin'.
A# diminished A#dim E9sus  E7E7
I'm  rompin',
           A augmentedA FF E MajorE A major 6A6
Rompin' stompin' all day.

Verse 1:
      D MajorD            DmDm
When that old man trouble starts to get you down,
     A augmentedA          B minorBm CdimCdim
And the blue sky's turnin' gray,
A7/C#   D MajorD             A/C#A/C#
When they start that rhythm and they go to town,
      BB          E MajorE
They'll be chasing your blues away.

Chorus:
 A augmentedA   A major 6A6       E+Eaug
Rompin',  rompin' stompin'.
  Amaj7Amaj7  A major 6A6
I'm rompin',  rompin' stompin'.
A# diminished A#dim E9sus  E7E7
I'm  rompin',
           A augmentedA FF E MajorE A major 6A6 Bm7Bm7 CdimCdim
Rompin' stompin' all day.

Verse 2:
A7/C#   D MajorD              DmDm
When the band starts playin' all your fav'rite tunes,
      A augmentedA           B minorBm CdimCdim
You'll be jumpin' and jivin' all day.
A7/C#   D MajorD          A/C#A/C#
When they hit that rhythm and they sing along,
      BB          E MajorE
You'll be swingin' your blues away.

Chorus:
 A augmentedA   A major 6A6      E+Eaug     Amaj7Amaj7 A major 6A6
Swingin',  I'll be swingin' and swayin',
         A# diminished A#dim E9sus
While the orchestra's  playin'
E7E7          A augmentedA Ab/A G/EG/E Gb/E F/E E/A Eb/A D/ED/E
  I'll be swingin' away.

Bridge:
Am/E     E5E5
 So let the drums roll,
     E5E5
Let the trumpet blare,
   E5E5
From Paris to double Carolina.
       E5E5
And let the thousands cheer.
   E5E5
From London to the Mississippi border.
            A augmentedA
They'll be rompin' all day.

Instrumental:
A augmentedA  A# diminished A#dim E9sus E9E9
A augmentedA F9F9 E7E7 A major 6A6

Verse 3:
     D MajorD             DmDm
When the horn starts blowin' in the swingin' band,
     A augmentedA               Bm7Bm7 CdimCdim
And the hep cats are gettin' the floor.
A7/C#  D MajorD            A/C#A/C#
Now the big star's steppin' in to lend a hand,
     BB             E7E7 E6E6 Eb6Eb6
And the band starts swingin' some more.
 D MajorD            DmDm
When you hear that melody so divine,
     A augmentedA           Bm7Bm7 CdimCdim
And the folks start headin' up town.
A7/C#  D MajorD         A/C#A/C#
You can watch the thermometer start to climb,
     BB
As they tear the old ballroom down.
 E MajorE         E+Eaug
Sku a li dun doo dah.

Chorus:
 A augmentedA   A major 6A6       E+Eaug
Rompin',  rompin' stompin'.
  Amaj7Amaj7  A major 6A6
I'm rompin',  rompin' stompin'.
A# diminished A#dim E9sus  E9E9
I'm  rompin',
           A augmentedA
Rompin' stompin' all day.
A/EA/E          A augmentedA
Sku dat dot sa doo ya doo gah!