The Nightmare Before Christmas - Oogie Boogies Song chords by Cartoons Music

Chords with lyrics

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

Intro:
BbmBbm Gb7Gb7
BbmBbm E minorEm DbmDbm

DbmDbm
Well, well, well, what have we here? Sandy Claws, huh?
 A7A7 Ab7Ab7    DbmDbm C minorCm
Oh, I'm really scared
BbmBbm E minorEm DbmDbm               E minorEm   Ab/C
So you're the one everybody's talkin' about, ha, ha

Verse 1:
    EbmEbm
You're jokin', you're jokin'
  AbmAbm       Bb majorBb
I can't believe my eyes
    EbmEbm
You're jokin' me, you gotta be
   BB         Bb majorBb
This can't be the right guy

Pre-Chorus 1:
   AbmAbm
He's ancient, he's ugly
 E minorEm
I don't know which is worse
 EbmEbm  N.C.
I might just split a seam now
N.C           AbAb
If I don't die laughing first

Chorus 1:
   C minorCm
When Mr. Oogie Boogie says there's trouble close at hand
                   Ab7Ab7   G7G7   C minorCm
You'd better pay attention now 'Cause I'm the Boogie Man
  F minorFm             C minorCm
And if you aren't shakin' there's something very wrong
                        Ab7Ab7   G7G7   C minorCm
'Cause this may be the last time now that you hear the boogie song, ohhh

Post-Chorus 1:
Dm/F
Ohhh (Ohhh)
C minorCm
Ohhh (Ohhh)
Dm/F
Ohhh (Ohhh)
        C minorCm  DmDm   C minorCm G7G7
Ohhh, he's the Oogie Boogie Man

Chorus 2:
C minorCm
Well if I'm feelin' antsy and there's nothin' much to do
                   Ab7Ab7    G7G7  C minorCm
I might just cook a special batch of snake and spider stew
  F minorFm                 C minorCm
And don't ya know one thing that would make it work so nice?
              Ab7Ab7  G7G7   C minorCm
A augmentedA roly-poly Sandy Claws to add a little spice

Post-Chorus 2:
F minorFm
(Ohhh) Ohhh
C minorCm
(Ohhh) Ohhh
F minorFm
(Ohhh) Yeah
        C minorCm  G7G7   C minorCm
Ohhh, I'm the Oogie Boogie Man

Bridge:
DbmDbm
Release me now or you must face the dire consequences
                  A7A7   Ab7Ab7    DbmDbm C minorCm
The children are expecting me so please, come to your senses

Verse 2:
    EbmEbm
You're jokin', you're jokin'
  AbmAbm       Bb majorBb
I can't believe my ears
   EbmEbm
Would someone shut this fella up
   BB       Bb majorBb
I'm drownin' in my tears

Pre-Chorus 2:
   AbmAbm
It's funny, I'm laughing
   E minorEm
You really are too much
  EbmEbm N.C.
And now, with your permission
N.C
I'm going to do my stuff
N.C
What are you going to do?
N.C.
I'm gonna do the best I can

Instrumental Bridge:
A minorAm E7E7 F minorFm
AbmAbm Eb7Eb7 E minorEm
DbmDbm Bb7Bb7
Ha! Yeah!
AbAb A7A7

Chorus 3:
    DmDm
Oh, the sound of rollin' dice to me is music in the air
                   Bb7Bb7   A7A7     DmDm
'Cause I'm a gamblin' Boogie Man although I don't play fair
G minorGm                   DmDm
It's much more fun, I must confess when lives are on the line
                       Bb7Bb7   A7A7    DmDm
Not mine, of course, but yours, old boy now that'd be just fine

Outro:
EbmEbm                 B7B7 Bb7Bb7     EbmEbm DmDm
Release me fast or you will have to answer for this heinous act

  F minorFm
Oh, brother, you're something
  BbmBbm      C majorC
You put me in a spin
  F minorFm
You aren't comprehending
   DbDb         C majorC
The position that you're in
   BbmBbm
It's hopeless, you're finished
   GbmGbm      Dm/F
You haven't got a prayer
     Ebm/Gb
'Cause I'm Mr. Oogie Boogie
  Bb majorBb         EbmEbm
And you ain't going nowhere