Rompin And Stompin chords by Al Jarreau

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Key: A

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:
E
A Eaug Amaj7 A#dim
E7sus E7 A
F7 E7

Chorus:
 A      A6              Eaug
Rompin',   rompin' stompin'.
    Amaj7   A6
I'm rompin',   rompin' stompin'.
A#dim  E9sus   E7
I'm    rompin',
                      A F E A6
Rompin' stompin' all day.

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

Chorus:
 A      A6              Eaug
Rompin',   rompin' stompin'.
    Amaj7   A6
I'm rompin',   rompin' stompin'.
A#dim  E9sus   E7
I'm    rompin',
                      A F E A6 Bm7 Cdim
Rompin' stompin' all day.

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

Chorus:
 A      A6           Eaug         Amaj7  A6
Swingin',   I'll be swingin' and swayin',
                 A#dim  E9sus
While the orchestra's   playin'
E7                    A Ab/A G/E Gb/E F/E E/A Eb/A D/E
   I'll be swingin' away.

Bridge:
Am/E          E5
 So  let the drums roll,
         E5
Let the trumpet blare,
     E5
From Paris to double Carolina.
             E5
And let the thousands cheer.
      E5
From London to the Mississippi border.
                        A
They'll be rompin' all day.

Instrumental:
A   A#dim E9sus E9
A F9 E7 A6

Verse 3:
          D                          Dm
When the horn starts blowin' in the swingin' band,
         A                             Bm7 Cdim
And the hep cats are gettin' the floor.
A7/C#   D                        A/C#
Now the big star's steppin' in to lend a hand,
         B                         E7 E6 Eb6
And the band starts swingin' some more.
 D                        Dm
When you hear that melody so divine,
          A                      Bm7 Cdim
And the folks start headin' up town.
A7/C#    D                  A/C#
You can watch the thermometer start to climb,
         B
As they tear the old ballroom down.
 E                  Eaug
Sku a li dun doo dah.

Chorus:
 A      A6              Eaug
Rompin',   rompin' stompin'.
    Amaj7   A6
I'm rompin',   rompin' stompin'.
A#dim  E9sus   E9
I'm    rompin',
                      A
Rompin' stompin' all day.
A/E                    A
Sku dat dot sa doo ya doo gah!