Bebopper chords by Charles Mingus

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
C majorC F7F7 C majorC B7B7


Verse 1:
F#7A#7    C majorC    F7F7
He’s got his beret on
   D7D7             G7G7
His glasses are trimmed in gold
C7C7       G7G7
He’s got a bowtie and it’s crazy
    C7C7    F7F7
He’s a Bebopper to his soul

Verse 2:
      A#A# G7G7    F7F7
I’m told, he knows the latest riffs
  D7D7             G7G7
No matter the hour he’s called
C7C7           D7D7
He spends all his time down at Birdland
    C7C7    F7F7     A#A#
He’s a Bebopper to his soul


Chorus:
       F7F7       G7G7
When he’s got eyes, he satisfied
     D#7D#7             G7G7
“Charlie Parker’s The Bird, bellsman!”
G7G7
Language like this
C7C7
Hasn’t been heard

C7C7
So he’s misunderstood
     F7F7
Poor guy!
A#A#     C7C7    F7F7
So when he comes your way
  D7D7          G7G7
Remember what you’ve been told

C7C7                 G7G7
He’ll hold out his hand and say, “Baby!”
    C7C7   F7F7     A#A#
He’s a Bebopper to his soul

Solo:
F#7A#7 C minorCm C7C7 F7F7 D#7D#7
G#7G#7 D7D7 G7G7 C7C7 F7F7 D7D7


Bridge:
C7C7      F7F7
He’s got his beret on
C7C7           D7D7 G7G7
Glasses are trimmed in gold
C7C7      D7D7     G7G7
OoOohh Ba-ba-da-ba-da-ba Ooh-bu-da
C7C7      F7F7     A#Maj7A#maj7
He’s a Bopper to his soul

F#7A#7   G7G7  C7C7     D7D7
And he knows the latest riffs
  C7C7     G7G7
No matter the hour he’s called
  C7C7    D7D7    G7G7
OoOohh Ba-ba-dii-diiuu-da
  C7C7       F7F7
A augmentedA Bebopper to his soul


Chorus:
F#7A#7         C#7C#7   G7G7
When he’s got eyes, he satisfied
     D MajorD    G7G7
“Charlie Parker’s The Bird, bellsman!”
C7C7
Language like this
F7F7
Hasn’t been heard

     C7C7
So he’s misunderstood
C7C7
Poor guy!
C7C7          F7F7
So when he comes your way
  F#7A#7  G7G7
Remember what you’ve been told

C7C7           D7D7    Dm7Dm7  G7G7
He’ll hold out his hand and say, “Baby!”
  C7C7       Dm7Dm7 G7G7
The Bebopper To His Soul
C7C7    F7F7   A#A# F7F7 A#A#
Bebopper To His Soul