Chords with lyrics
Button Up Your Overcoat- Ruth Etting. 1928
Verse 1:
C majorC
Listen, big boy
Dm7Dm7 G7G7
Now that you got me made
Dm7Dm7 G7G7
Goodness, but I'm afraid
C majorC G7G7
Somethin's gonna happen to you
Verse 2:
C majorC Dm7Dm7
Listen, big boy
G7G7
You gotta be hooked, and how!
E minorEm G+G A augmentedA D7D7
I would die if I should lose you now
Verse 3:
G+G
Button up your overcoat
A7A7
When the wind is free
D7D7
Take good care of yourself
G+G G7G7
You belong to me
Verse 4:
G+G
Eat an apple every day
A7A7
Get to bed by three
D7D7
Oh, take good care of yourself
G+G G7G7
You belong to me
Chorus 1:
C majorC
Be careful crossing streets, ooh, ooh
G+G
Don't eat meat, ooh, ooh
E minorEm A7A7
Cut out sweets, ooh, ooh
D7D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum
Verse 5:
G+G
Keep away from bootleg hootch
A7A7
When you're on a spree
D7D7
Oh, take good care of yourself
G+G G7G7
You belong to me
Chorus 2:
C majorC
Don't sit on hornet's tails, ooh, ooh
G+G
Or on nails, ooh, ooh
E minorEm A7A7
Or third rails, ooh, ooh
D7D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum
Verse 6:
G+G
Button up your overcoat
A7A7
When the wind is free
D7D7
Take good care of yourself
G+G G7G7
You belong to me
Verse 7:
G+G
Wear your flannel underwear
A7A7
When you climb a tree
D7D7
Take good care of yourself
G+G G7G7
You belong to me
Chorus 3:
C majorC
Beware of frozen ponds, ooh, ooh
G+G
Peroxide blonds, ooh, ooh
E minorEm A7A7
Stocks and bonds, ooh, ooh
D7D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your bankroll
Verse 8:
G+G
Keep the spoon out of your cup
A7A7
When you're drinking tea
E minorEm
Oh, take good care of yourself
G+G G7G7