Chords for "Jonah and the Bake" by Lord Melody(1957)
Tempo:
129.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
G
C#
A#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D#] And now ladies and gentlemen, happy am I to present to you [C#]
the Lord [G] Melody, who made Mama
Look-a-Boo-Boo there, [C#] Creature from Black [F#] Lagoon, etc, etc.
He's coming [C#m] to tell you
about the preacher [A#] on the bake.
[F]
[C] [Em] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
Well a Baptist preacher living peacefully [G] with four little
children [F] in love and tea.
[C] A [Dm] Baptist test [C] living peacefully [D#] with four [C] little children in love and
His [F] work [C] was selling sweet steak.
So one [G] evening he rose [C] up some bake, went to [F] sleep and get up a
bake missing.
[C] So he wake up the children and started asking.
He [A] shout out, [C] Jonah, you take a bake here.
One [G] gone, [C] one gone.
Well the power fly up in the old man head.
[F] He raffled and [G] nearly killed the
four [C] children dead with [F] whoop whoop whoop whoop.
[Dm]
[C] [F] [C]
[F]
[C] [F] [C]
Well we are [F] living next door well [C] a [C#] trembling.
[D] So I [G] rushed to the partition [C] and start knocking.
Good Lord, [F] [C] neighbor whipberly, [G] I [C] beg you to have
mercy.
That couldn't alter the situation.
With the ignorant man, he beat the children [A#] as if he was
[C] beating a snake.
Just because he was short of a chunny, beg his [A] shout out, [C] Freddy, yes, [G] you take a bake here.
[C]
[D] One gone, [C] one gone.
Well the power fly up in the [F] old man head.
He ruffled and nearly killed the
poor [C] children dead with whoop whoop.
[F]
[Dm] [C]
Well I [A#] decided [C] finally to go over [G] and [C] investigate the matter.
In
the power he made some explanation [G] in truth [C] and in fact I couldn't understand.
He say well I tired
with this boy Jonah.
[E] I'm like always talking [C] in vain.
But believe me neighbor I [Cm] ain't talking again.
[C] [G]
Jonah, [C] yes papa.
You take a bake here.
No papa.
[C#] One [G] gone, one gone.
the Lord [G] Melody, who made Mama
Look-a-Boo-Boo there, [C#] Creature from Black [F#] Lagoon, etc, etc.
He's coming [C#m] to tell you
about the preacher [A#] on the bake.
[F]
[C] [Em] [C]
[F] [C]
[F] [C]
[F]
[C]
Well a Baptist preacher living peacefully [G] with four little
children [F] in love and tea.
[C] A [Dm] Baptist test [C] living peacefully [D#] with four [C] little children in love and
His [F] work [C] was selling sweet steak.
So one [G] evening he rose [C] up some bake, went to [F] sleep and get up a
bake missing.
[C] So he wake up the children and started asking.
He [A] shout out, [C] Jonah, you take a bake here.
One [G] gone, [C] one gone.
Well the power fly up in the old man head.
[F] He raffled and [G] nearly killed the
four [C] children dead with [F] whoop whoop whoop whoop.
[Dm]
[C] [F] [C]
[F]
[C] [F] [C]
Well we are [F] living next door well [C] a [C#] trembling.
[D] So I [G] rushed to the partition [C] and start knocking.
Good Lord, [F] [C] neighbor whipberly, [G] I [C] beg you to have
mercy.
That couldn't alter the situation.
With the ignorant man, he beat the children [A#] as if he was
[C] beating a snake.
Just because he was short of a chunny, beg his [A] shout out, [C] Freddy, yes, [G] you take a bake here.
[C]
[D] One gone, [C] one gone.
Well the power fly up in the [F] old man head.
He ruffled and nearly killed the
poor [C] children dead with whoop whoop.
[F]
[Dm] [C]
Well I [A#] decided [C] finally to go over [G] and [C] investigate the matter.
In
the power he made some explanation [G] in truth [C] and in fact I couldn't understand.
He say well I tired
with this boy Jonah.
[E] I'm like always talking [C] in vain.
But believe me neighbor I [Cm] ain't talking again.
[C] [G]
Jonah, [C] yes papa.
You take a bake here.
No papa.
[C#] One [G] gone, one gone.
Key:
C
F
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A#
C
F
G
[D#] And now ladies and gentlemen, happy am I to present to you [C#] _
the Lord [G] Melody, _ who made Mama
Look-a-Boo-Boo there, [C#] Creature from Black [F#] Lagoon, etc, etc.
He's coming [C#m] to tell you
_ _ about the preacher [A#] on the bake.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well a Baptist preacher living peacefully [G] with four little
children [F] in love and tea.
[C] A [Dm] Baptist test [C] living peacefully [D#] with four [C] little children in love and
His [F] work [C] was selling sweet steak.
So one [G] evening he rose [C] up some bake, went to [F] sleep and get up a
bake missing.
[C] So he wake up the children and started asking.
He [A] shout out, [C] Jonah, _ _ _ you _ _ take a bake here. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One [G] gone, _ _ _ [C] one gone.
Well the power fly up in the old man head.
[F] He raffled and [G] nearly killed the
four [C] children dead with [F] whoop whoop whoop whoop.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
Well we are [F] living next door well [C] a [C#] trembling.
[D] So I [G] rushed to the partition [C] and start knocking.
Good Lord, [F] [C] neighbor whipberly, [G] I [C] beg you to have
mercy.
That couldn't alter the situation.
With the ignorant man, he beat the children [A#] as if he was
[C] beating a snake.
Just because he was short of a chunny, beg his [A] shout out, [C] Freddy, _ _ yes, _ _ _ [G] you take a bake here.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] One gone, _ _ [C] one gone.
Well the power fly up in the [F] old man head.
He ruffled and nearly killed the
poor [C] children dead with whoop whoop.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I [A#] decided [C] finally to go over [G] and [C] investigate the matter.
In
the power he made some explanation [G] in truth [C] and in fact I couldn't understand.
He say well I tired
with this boy Jonah.
_ _ _ [E] I'm like always talking [C] in vain.
_ But believe me neighbor I [Cm] ain't talking again.
[C] _ _ _ [G]
Jonah, [C] yes papa.
You take a bake here.
No papa.
[C#] One [G] gone, _ _ one gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
the Lord [G] Melody, _ who made Mama
Look-a-Boo-Boo there, [C#] Creature from Black [F#] Lagoon, etc, etc.
He's coming [C#m] to tell you
_ _ about the preacher [A#] on the bake.
_ [F] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
Well a Baptist preacher living peacefully [G] with four little
children [F] in love and tea.
[C] A [Dm] Baptist test [C] living peacefully [D#] with four [C] little children in love and
His [F] work [C] was selling sweet steak.
So one [G] evening he rose [C] up some bake, went to [F] sleep and get up a
bake missing.
[C] So he wake up the children and started asking.
He [A] shout out, [C] Jonah, _ _ _ you _ _ take a bake here. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ One [G] gone, _ _ _ [C] one gone.
Well the power fly up in the old man head.
[F] He raffled and [G] nearly killed the
four [C] children dead with [F] whoop whoop whoop whoop.
_ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
Well we are [F] living next door well [C] a [C#] trembling.
[D] So I [G] rushed to the partition [C] and start knocking.
Good Lord, [F] [C] neighbor whipberly, [G] I [C] beg you to have
mercy.
That couldn't alter the situation.
With the ignorant man, he beat the children [A#] as if he was
[C] beating a snake.
Just because he was short of a chunny, beg his [A] shout out, [C] Freddy, _ _ yes, _ _ _ [G] you take a bake here.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] One gone, _ _ [C] one gone.
Well the power fly up in the [F] old man head.
He ruffled and nearly killed the
poor [C] children dead with whoop whoop.
[F] _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Well I [A#] decided [C] finally to go over [G] and [C] investigate the matter.
In
the power he made some explanation [G] in truth [C] and in fact I couldn't understand.
He say well I tired
with this boy Jonah.
_ _ _ [E] I'm like always talking [C] in vain.
_ But believe me neighbor I [Cm] ain't talking again.
[C] _ _ _ [G]
Jonah, [C] yes papa.
You take a bake here.
No papa.
[C#] One [G] gone, _ _ one gone. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _