The Sewing Machine Chords by Betty Hutton

Tempo:
127.15 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

D

F

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Betty Hutton - The Sewing Machine (1947) chords
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[D] [G]
[C] [D] [C] [F]
[C]
Oh, the sewing machine, [F] the sewing machine, [C] a girl's best friend.
[F] If I didn't [C] have my sewing [D] machine, I'd have come to [G] no good end.
[Em] But I bob and I bob and I pedal, I pedal and wheel the wheel by [Dm] day.
So by night [Em] I feel so weary [D] that I
[Em] [F] never
Oh, [D]
[Em] the sewing [F] machine, the sewing [C] machine, a helping [F] hand.
If I [C] didn't have my sewing [D] machine, I'd drink [G] to beat the band.
But [C] I bob and I bob [E] and I pedal, I pedal as busy as a bug.
[A] So by night I feel so [A] weary that I can
[Em] [D] [C] [E]
[Am] hardly
[G] Oh,
[C] the sewing machine, [Dm] the sewing machine, a [C] friend [G] in [C] need.
[F] If I didn't have [C] my sewing machine, [D] a wicked [G] life I'd lead.
But [C] I bob and I pedal, I [G] pedal and dream about [E] [Dm] romance.
So by night I feel [D]
[Am] [Dm] [G] [C] a sewing [Dm] machine, a sewing [C] machine, a pal is so dear.
[F] If I didn't [Em] have my sewing machine, [D] I'd try a [G] stage career.
[E] But I bob and I bob and I pedal, I [G] pedal till amateur [E] night comes by.
[D] But by then I feel so weary that [G] I
[Em]
[F]
[G] Oh, [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C] the sewing machine, [F] the sewing machine, me [G] pride [C] and joy.
[Dm] If I didn't have [C] me sewing machine, [D] I'd marry James [G] McCoy.
But [Em] I pedal and [E] pedal in the gym.
[Dm] Cause by night I get [C] so weary I [G] don't even look
[Em] [C]
[G] [Em]
[Bb] Boss, he looks like a horse, [C] his name's Joe Goit.
If he didn't own the sewing machine, [D] I'd kick him [G] where it hurts.
[C] While I'm bobbing and [E] bobbing and pedal, I [Gbm] pedal, he keeps his eyes on me.
[Dm] Why I never, never [E] have kicked him [D] still remains on this [C] [Dm]
[Em] [G] [C] [F] needle.
And fix the shuttle and put in the [A] cloth and pull on the [D] lever and bobbing and [E] bobbing.
[Am] [C]
[F] The sewing [Eb] machine, the sewing [Am] machine, the sewing machine, the sewing machine [A] is a girl.
[G]
[Em] [C]
Shh!
[G] [C] And
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
F
134211111
Em
121
C
3211
G
2131
D
1321
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To learn Betty Hutton - (From The Perils Of Pauline Soundtrack) The Sewing Machine chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F, G, C, D, C, G, C and Dm. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 63 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 128 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Db Major.

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_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Oh, the sewing machine, [F] the sewing machine, [C] a girl's best friend.
[F] If I didn't [C] have my sewing [D] machine, I'd have come to [G] no good end.
[Em] But I bob and I bob and I pedal, I pedal and wheel the wheel by [Dm] day.
So by night [Em] I feel so weary [D] that I _
[Em] _ _ [F] never_
Oh, [D] _
[Em] the sewing [F] machine, the sewing [C] machine, a helping [F] hand.
If I [C] didn't have my sewing [D] machine, I'd drink [G] to beat the band.
But [C] I bob and I bob [E] and I pedal, I pedal as busy as a bug.
[A] So by night I feel so [A] weary that I can _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
[Am] hardly_
[G] Oh, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] the sewing machine, [Dm] the sewing machine, a [C] friend [G] in [C] _ need.
_ _ [F] If I didn't have [C] my sewing machine, [D] a wicked [G] life I'd lead.
_ But [C] _ I bob and I pedal, I [G] pedal and dream about [E] [Dm] romance.
So by night I feel [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ [C] a sewing [Dm] machine, a sewing [C] machine, a pal is so dear.
[F] If I didn't [Em] have my sewing machine, [D] I'd try a [G] stage career.
[E] But I bob and I bob and I pedal, I [G] pedal till amateur [E] night comes by.
[D] But by then I feel so weary that _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] I_
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] Oh, _ [Am] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [C] the sewing machine, [F] the sewing machine, me [G] pride [C] and _ joy.
[Dm] If I didn't have [C] me sewing machine, [D] I'd marry James [G] McCoy.
_ _ But [Em] I _ _ pedal and [E] pedal in the gym.
[Dm] Cause by night I get [C] so weary I [G] don't even look_
[Em] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
[Bb] Boss, he looks like a horse, [C] his name's Joe Goit.
If he didn't own the sewing machine, [D] I'd kick him [G] where it hurts.
[C] While I'm bobbing and [E] bobbing and pedal, I [Gbm] pedal, he keeps his eyes on me.
[Dm] Why I never, never [E] have kicked him [D] still remains on this [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _ [F] needle.
And fix the shuttle and put in the [A] cloth and pull on the [D] lever and bobbing and [E] bobbing. _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [F] The sewing [Eb] machine, the sewing [Am] machine, the sewing machine, the sewing machine [A] is a girl.
_ _ [G] _ _
[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Shh!
_ [G] _ _ [C] And

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