Chords for Alberta Hunter - Two-fisted Double-Jointed Rough & Ready Man
Tempo:
89.95 bpm
Chords used:
C
G
D
E
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Folks, [Am]
[F] [C] [G] I'm looking for a worker, [Gb] [G] not you.
[Dm]
[C] I want an extra [G] special kind.
And to get the type of man I want, [C] I know I'm going to have a little time.
[F] Got to be ambitious.
[D] [Ab]
A man [G] that loves to work.
[A]
[B] [G]
[Dm] I don't want no man that's [G] lazy.
[Ab] No man [Em] that tries to [C] shirk.
I want a two-fisted, [A] double-jointed,
[Am] [G] rough and [C] ready man.
[D] I [C] want a hard-working, [Gm] no-shirking, [Am] good and [G] steady man.
Now he can be a backwoods farmer or a digger in a ditch.
He can even drive a garbage wagon.
Honey, don't make [F] no dripping switch, [C] long as he's a two-fisted [Gm] ball-player.
[E] Double-jointed, [A]
rough and [D] ready man.
[C] I want a hard-working, [Dbm] no-shirking, [D] good and [G] steady man.
Now [C] I don't have to have a [G] flat man, [Ab] and neither must he be too [Eb] thin.
And I sure [G] don't want no guy that's got to get all pimped up on gin.
[C] And if he doesn't [G] like soap and water, don't let that [E] worry you.
We'll get along.
[Dm] Because, honey, I want a man like Joe Louis.
You know, [Eb] a man that's big and [Cm] strong.
I want a [E] two-fisted, double-jointed, [D] rough [G] and [C] ready man.
[D] [C] I want a hard-working, [E]
no-shirking, [D] good and [G] steady man.
Now he can be a knock-knee, box-ankle.
He can even have frog [N] eyes.
Ha!
But that won't make a bit of difference if he's okay otherwise.
I [C] want a [Gm] two-fisted, [E] double-jointed, [D] rough and [C] ready man.
[D] [C] I want a hard-working, [A] no-shirking,
[Am] good and [D] steady man.
When [Gm] he snores, I want the force to blow the bedclothes to the floor.
And the breezes [Gb] from his wheezes to knock the padlock [Gm] off the door.
[C] When I come [G] home some morning, all dressed up like Aster's [E] horse,
I want him to grab me and [Db] tap all of my clothes just [G] to let me know who's [A] boss.
I [Gm] want a two-fisted, [E] double-jointed,
[D] rough [G] and ready [C] man.
I want a hard-working, [Em]
no-shirking, [Am] good and steady [C] man.
I want [G] a man who won't let his children play with neither dog nor [D] cat,
but a dragon, a skunk, or a lion.
And [F] say, here, you [G] kids, play with that.
[C] I want a two [Gm]-fisted, [E] double [A]-jointed, [D] rough [G] and [C] ready man.
Is that clear to [A] you?
Rough and [F] ready [C] man.
[N]
[F] [C] [G] I'm looking for a worker, [Gb] [G] not you.
[Dm]
[C] I want an extra [G] special kind.
And to get the type of man I want, [C] I know I'm going to have a little time.
[F] Got to be ambitious.
[D] [Ab]
A man [G] that loves to work.
[A]
[B] [G]
[Dm] I don't want no man that's [G] lazy.
[Ab] No man [Em] that tries to [C] shirk.
I want a two-fisted, [A] double-jointed,
[Am] [G] rough and [C] ready man.
[D] I [C] want a hard-working, [Gm] no-shirking, [Am] good and [G] steady man.
Now he can be a backwoods farmer or a digger in a ditch.
He can even drive a garbage wagon.
Honey, don't make [F] no dripping switch, [C] long as he's a two-fisted [Gm] ball-player.
[E] Double-jointed, [A]
rough and [D] ready man.
[C] I want a hard-working, [Dbm] no-shirking, [D] good and [G] steady man.
Now [C] I don't have to have a [G] flat man, [Ab] and neither must he be too [Eb] thin.
And I sure [G] don't want no guy that's got to get all pimped up on gin.
[C] And if he doesn't [G] like soap and water, don't let that [E] worry you.
We'll get along.
[Dm] Because, honey, I want a man like Joe Louis.
You know, [Eb] a man that's big and [Cm] strong.
I want a [E] two-fisted, double-jointed, [D] rough [G] and [C] ready man.
[D] [C] I want a hard-working, [E]
no-shirking, [D] good and [G] steady man.
Now he can be a knock-knee, box-ankle.
He can even have frog [N] eyes.
Ha!
But that won't make a bit of difference if he's okay otherwise.
I [C] want a [Gm] two-fisted, [E] double-jointed, [D] rough and [C] ready man.
[D] [C] I want a hard-working, [A] no-shirking,
[Am] good and [D] steady man.
When [Gm] he snores, I want the force to blow the bedclothes to the floor.
And the breezes [Gb] from his wheezes to knock the padlock [Gm] off the door.
[C] When I come [G] home some morning, all dressed up like Aster's [E] horse,
I want him to grab me and [Db] tap all of my clothes just [G] to let me know who's [A] boss.
I [Gm] want a two-fisted, [E] double-jointed,
[D] rough [G] and ready [C] man.
I want a hard-working, [Em]
no-shirking, [Am] good and steady [C] man.
I want [G] a man who won't let his children play with neither dog nor [D] cat,
but a dragon, a skunk, or a lion.
And [F] say, here, you [G] kids, play with that.
[C] I want a two [Gm]-fisted, [E] double [A]-jointed, [D] rough [G] and [C] ready man.
Is that clear to [A] you?
Rough and [F] ready [C] man.
[N]
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_ _ _ _ _ Folks, [Am] _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I'm looking for a worker, [Gb] _ [G] not you.
_ [Dm] _
[C] I want an extra [G] special kind. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And to get the type of man I want, _ _ [C] I know I'm going to have a little time.
_ [F] Got to be ambitious.
[D] _ _ [Ab]
A man [G] that loves to work.
_ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ I don't want no man that's [G] lazy.
_ _ [Ab] No man [Em] that tries to [C] shirk.
_ _ _ _ I want a two-fisted, _ _ [A] _ double-jointed, _
[Am] _ [G] rough and [C] ready man.
[D] I _ [C] want a hard-working, _ [Gm] _ _ no-shirking, _ _ [Am] good and [G] steady man.
_ Now he can be a backwoods farmer or a digger in a ditch.
He can even drive a garbage wagon.
Honey, don't make [F] no dripping switch, [C] long as he's a two-fisted [Gm] ball-player.
_ [E] Double-jointed, [A] _ _
rough and [D] ready man.
_ _ [C] I want a hard-working, _ _ [Dbm] no-shirking, _ [D] good and [G] steady man.
Now [C] I don't have to have a [G] flat man, [Ab] and neither must he be too [Eb] thin.
_ And I sure [G] don't want no guy that's got to get all pimped up on gin.
[C] And if he doesn't [G] like soap and water, don't let that [E] worry you.
We'll get along.
[Dm] Because, honey, I want a man like Joe Louis.
You know, [Eb] a man that's big and [Cm] strong.
I want a [E] two-fisted, _ double-jointed, _ _ [D] rough [G] and [C] ready man. _
[D] _ [C] I want a hard-working, _ _ [E] _
no-shirking, _ [D] good and [G] steady man.
_ Now he can be a knock-knee, box-ankle.
He can even have frog [N] eyes.
Ha!
But _ that won't make a bit of difference if he's okay otherwise.
I [C] want a [Gm] two-fisted, [E] _ double-jointed, _ [D] _ rough and [C] ready man.
_ [D] _ [C] I want a hard-working, _ _ [A] _ no-shirking, _
[Am] good and [D] steady man. _
When [Gm] he snores, I want the force to blow the bedclothes to the floor.
And the breezes [Gb] from his wheezes to knock the padlock [Gm] off the door.
_ [C] When I come [G] home some morning, all dressed up like Aster's [E] horse,
I want him to grab me and [Db] tap all of my clothes just [G] to let me know who's [A] boss.
I [Gm] want a two-fisted, _ [E] double-jointed, _
[D] _ rough [G] and ready [C] man. _ _
I want a hard-working, _ _ [Em] _
no-shirking, _ [Am] good and steady [C] man.
_ I want [G] a man who won't let his children play with neither dog nor [D] cat,
but a dragon, a skunk, or a lion.
And [F] say, here, you [G] kids, play with that.
[C] I want a two [Gm]-fisted, _ [E] _ double [A]-jointed, _ [D] rough [G] and [C] ready man.
Is that clear to [A] you?
_ _ Rough and [F] _ ready [C] man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] I'm looking for a worker, [Gb] _ [G] not you.
_ [Dm] _
[C] I want an extra [G] special kind. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ And to get the type of man I want, _ _ [C] I know I'm going to have a little time.
_ [F] Got to be ambitious.
[D] _ _ [Ab]
A man [G] that loves to work.
_ _ [A] _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ I don't want no man that's [G] lazy.
_ _ [Ab] No man [Em] that tries to [C] shirk.
_ _ _ _ I want a two-fisted, _ _ [A] _ double-jointed, _
[Am] _ [G] rough and [C] ready man.
[D] I _ [C] want a hard-working, _ [Gm] _ _ no-shirking, _ _ [Am] good and [G] steady man.
_ Now he can be a backwoods farmer or a digger in a ditch.
He can even drive a garbage wagon.
Honey, don't make [F] no dripping switch, [C] long as he's a two-fisted [Gm] ball-player.
_ [E] Double-jointed, [A] _ _
rough and [D] ready man.
_ _ [C] I want a hard-working, _ _ [Dbm] no-shirking, _ [D] good and [G] steady man.
Now [C] I don't have to have a [G] flat man, [Ab] and neither must he be too [Eb] thin.
_ And I sure [G] don't want no guy that's got to get all pimped up on gin.
[C] And if he doesn't [G] like soap and water, don't let that [E] worry you.
We'll get along.
[Dm] Because, honey, I want a man like Joe Louis.
You know, [Eb] a man that's big and [Cm] strong.
I want a [E] two-fisted, _ double-jointed, _ _ [D] rough [G] and [C] ready man. _
[D] _ [C] I want a hard-working, _ _ [E] _
no-shirking, _ [D] good and [G] steady man.
_ Now he can be a knock-knee, box-ankle.
He can even have frog [N] eyes.
Ha!
But _ that won't make a bit of difference if he's okay otherwise.
I [C] want a [Gm] two-fisted, [E] _ double-jointed, _ [D] _ rough and [C] ready man.
_ [D] _ [C] I want a hard-working, _ _ [A] _ no-shirking, _
[Am] good and [D] steady man. _
When [Gm] he snores, I want the force to blow the bedclothes to the floor.
And the breezes [Gb] from his wheezes to knock the padlock [Gm] off the door.
_ [C] When I come [G] home some morning, all dressed up like Aster's [E] horse,
I want him to grab me and [Db] tap all of my clothes just [G] to let me know who's [A] boss.
I [Gm] want a two-fisted, _ [E] double-jointed, _
[D] _ rough [G] and ready [C] man. _ _
I want a hard-working, _ _ [Em] _
no-shirking, _ [Am] good and steady [C] man.
_ I want [G] a man who won't let his children play with neither dog nor [D] cat,
but a dragon, a skunk, or a lion.
And [F] say, here, you [G] kids, play with that.
[C] I want a two [Gm]-fisted, _ [E] _ double [A]-jointed, _ [D] rough [G] and [C] ready man.
Is that clear to [A] you?
_ _ Rough and [F] _ ready [C] man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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