Beat Me Daddy, Eight To The Bar Chords by The Andrews Sisters
Tempo:
167.45 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Db
Eb
G
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[Ab]
In a little honky-tonky [Cm] village in Texas, there's a guy who plays the best piano by far.
He can [Db] play piano any [F] way that you [Ab] like it, but the way he likes to play is A to the [Eb] bar.
When he plays, it's a ball, he's the [Ab] daddy of them all.
[G]
[Ab] People gather around when he gets on the stand, then when he plays, he gets a hand.
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance.
Nobody there bothers to dance, but [Cm] when he plays with the bass and guitar,
they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, [Bbm] daddy, A to the bar.
A blink, a plank, a blink, a plank, a blink, a plank, a plunkin' on the keys.
[F] A riff, a [Ab] rap, a riff, a rap, a riff, a rap, a riffin' [Ab] out with ease.
[G] He plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
[Abm]
[F] [Ab] He plays the boogie, he plays A to the bar, the boogie-woogie.
That is the way he likes to play on his [Db] piano.
[Ab] And when he plays, he puts them all in a trance.
The cats all holler, hooray, you hear them say, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab]
In a little [B] honky [Ab]-tonky village in Texas,
[Fm] there's a guy who plays the best piano by
[Eb] far.
He plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, [Dm] they holler, oh, be me, daddy, [Eb]
A [Ab] to the bar.
The people gather around when he gets up on the stand.
And when he plays, he gets a hand.
[Db] The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a [Ab] trance.
Nobody there ever [A] bothers to dance, but when he plays [Gm] with the bass and guitar,
they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
A-blink-blink, [Gb] a-blank-blank, a-blink-a-blank, a-blink-a-blank, a [Cm]-blunkin' on the keys.
[Db] A-riff-a -riff, a [Fm]-rap-rap, a-riff-a-rap, a [Ab]-riff-a-rap, a-riffin' out with ease.
So [G] when he plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, they holler, [Ab] oh, [Ab] be me, [Bbm] daddy, A to the bar.
[Abm] [Eb] [Ab]
[Ab]
In a little honky-tonky [Cm] village in Texas, there's a guy who plays the best piano by far.
He can [Db] play piano any [F] way that you [Ab] like it, but the way he likes to play is A to the [Eb] bar.
When he plays, it's a ball, he's the [Ab] daddy of them all.
[G]
[Ab] People gather around when he gets on the stand, then when he plays, he gets a hand.
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance.
Nobody there bothers to dance, but [Cm] when he plays with the bass and guitar,
they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, [Bbm] daddy, A to the bar.
A blink, a plank, a blink, a plank, a blink, a plank, a plunkin' on the keys.
[F] A riff, a [Ab] rap, a riff, a rap, a riff, a rap, a riffin' [Ab] out with ease.
[G] He plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
[Abm]
[F] [Ab] He plays the boogie, he plays A to the bar, the boogie-woogie.
That is the way he likes to play on his [Db] piano.
[Ab] And when he plays, he puts them all in a trance.
The cats all holler, hooray, you hear them say, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
[Db]
[Ab]
[Eb] [G]
[Ab]
In a little [B] honky [Ab]-tonky village in Texas,
[Fm] there's a guy who plays the best piano by
[Eb] far.
He plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, [Dm] they holler, oh, be me, daddy, [Eb]
A [Ab] to the bar.
The people gather around when he gets up on the stand.
And when he plays, he gets a hand.
[Db] The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a [Ab] trance.
Nobody there ever [A] bothers to dance, but when he plays [Gm] with the bass and guitar,
they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
A-blink-blink, [Gb] a-blank-blank, a-blink-a-blank, a-blink-a-blank, a [Cm]-blunkin' on the keys.
[Db] A-riff-a -riff, a [Fm]-rap-rap, a-riff-a-rap, a [Ab]-riff-a-rap, a-riffin' out with ease.
So [G] when he plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, they holler, [Ab] oh, [Ab] be me, [Bbm] daddy, A to the bar.
[Abm] [Eb] [Ab]
Key:
Ab
Db
Eb
G
Gm
Ab
Db
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In a little honky-tonky [Cm] village in Texas, there's a guy who plays the best piano by far.
He can [Db] play piano any [F] way that you [Ab] like it, but the way he likes to play is A to the [Eb] bar.
When he plays, it's a ball, he's the [Ab] daddy of them all.
_ [G] _
_ [Ab] People gather around when he gets on the stand, then when he plays, he gets a hand.
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance.
Nobody _ there bothers to dance, but [Cm] when he plays with the bass and guitar,
they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, [Bbm] daddy, A to the bar.
A blink, a plank, a blink, a plank, a blink, a plank, a plunkin' on the keys. _
_ [F] A riff, a [Ab] rap, a riff, a rap, a riff, a rap, a riffin' [Ab] out with ease. _
_ [G] _ He plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Ab] He plays the boogie, he plays A to the bar, the boogie-woogie.
That is the way he likes to play on his [Db] piano. _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ And when he plays, he puts them all in a trance.
The cats all holler, hooray, you hear them say, be me, daddy, A to the bar. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In a little [B] honky _ _ [Ab]-tonky village in Texas, _
_ _ [Fm] there's a guy who plays the best piano by _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ far.
He plays with the bass and _ [Gm] guitar, _ _ _ _ [Dm] they holler, oh, be me, daddy, [Eb] _ _
A [Ab] to the bar. _ _
The people gather around when he gets up on the stand.
And when he plays, he gets a hand.
[Db] The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a [Ab] trance.
_ Nobody there ever [A] bothers to dance, but when he plays [Gm] with the bass and guitar,
they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
A-blink-blink, [Gb] a-blank-blank, a-blink-a-blank, a-blink-a-blank, a [Cm]-blunkin' on the keys.
[Db] A-riff-a _ -riff, a [Fm]-rap-rap, a-riff-a-rap, a [Ab]-riff-a-rap, a-riffin' out with ease.
So [G] when he plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, they holler, [Ab] oh, [Ab] be me, [Bbm] daddy, A to the bar.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ In a little honky-tonky [Cm] village in Texas, there's a guy who plays the best piano by far.
He can [Db] play piano any [F] way that you [Ab] like it, but the way he likes to play is A to the [Eb] bar.
When he plays, it's a ball, he's the [Ab] daddy of them all.
_ [G] _
_ [Ab] People gather around when he gets on the stand, then when he plays, he gets a hand.
The rhythm he beats puts the cats in a trance.
Nobody _ there bothers to dance, but [Cm] when he plays with the bass and guitar,
they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, [Bbm] daddy, A to the bar.
A blink, a plank, a blink, a plank, a blink, a plank, a plunkin' on the keys. _
_ [F] A riff, a [Ab] rap, a riff, a rap, a riff, a rap, a riffin' [Ab] out with ease. _
_ [G] _ He plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Ab] He plays the boogie, he plays A to the bar, the boogie-woogie.
That is the way he likes to play on his [Db] piano. _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ And when he plays, he puts them all in a trance.
The cats all holler, hooray, you hear them say, be me, daddy, A to the bar. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ In a little [B] honky _ _ [Ab]-tonky village in Texas, _
_ _ [Fm] there's a guy who plays the best piano by _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ far.
He plays with the bass and _ [Gm] guitar, _ _ _ _ [Dm] they holler, oh, be me, daddy, [Eb] _ _
A [Ab] to the bar. _ _
The people gather around when he gets up on the stand.
And when he plays, he gets a hand.
[Db] The rhythm that he plays puts the cats in a [Ab] trance.
_ Nobody there ever [A] bothers to dance, but when he plays [Gm] with the bass and guitar,
they holler, [Ab] oh, be me, daddy, A to the bar.
A-blink-blink, [Gb] a-blank-blank, a-blink-a-blank, a-blink-a-blank, a [Cm]-blunkin' on the keys.
[Db] A-riff-a _ -riff, a [Fm]-rap-rap, a-riff-a-rap, a [Ab]-riff-a-rap, a-riffin' out with ease.
So [G] when he plays with the bass and [Gm] guitar, they holler, [Ab] oh, [Ab] be me, [Bbm] daddy, A to the bar.
_ [Abm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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