Butterbean The B-52's Chords

Tempo:
96.6 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

D

Bb

Bbm

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Butterbean The B-52's chords
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[Eb]
[Bbm] [N] Yeah, if you go down to Athens, PA, and you're driving in your car, you won't get very far before you hear people shout,
[Eb] Now!
Crimson, reddish, kids in their teens, junkyard dogs and heaven's queens, yeah, [Bbm] everybody likes Butterbean!
[D] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [D]
[Bb] [Eb]
[C] Don't you wait, don't you linger, Butterbean, [Db] don't you let your smooth moving [D] go!
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [D]
[Bb] [Eb] [Db]
[D] Ask me a [C] playful, I'll be [Am] grateful, one, two, three, [Eb] four!
Pick em, pull em, put on a scheme, that's how we pick [Db] Butterbean!
[D] Pick em, [Ebm] [Bb]
[Eb] pull em, put on a scheme, that's how we [Bbm] pick Butterbean!
[D] [Ebm] Pick [Bb]
[Eb] em, pull em, put [Bbm] on a scheme, that's how we pick Butterbean!
[D] Yeah, make em [Eb] jump out of the park!
[N]
Come here, you little Butterbean Jew!
Come on!
[G] [Gb]
[G]
Butterbean, Butterbean!
Butterbean, Butterbean!
[Gm] Butterbean, [D] Butterbean!
Butterbean, [Bbm] Butterbean!
[Eb] Butterbean, Butterbean!
[Bb] Some people are fat, some [Eb] people are lean, but I want you to show me the person who doesn't like Butterbean!
[A] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Ab] Well, you can have your yam juice and have your collard greens, but if you want to please little old me, you better pick [Db]
[Eb] Butterbean!
[Bbm] [Ab] Don't you wait!
[Gb] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Ebm]
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[D] [Bb] [Eb]
[D]
Ask me a [C] playful, I'll be [Am] grateful, one, two, three, [Eb] four!
Pick em, pull em, put on a scheme, that's how we pick [Bb] Butterbean!
[D] [Eb] Pick em, pull em, put on a scheme, [Bbm] that's how [Eb] we pick Butterbean!
[D] Yeah, make em jump [Eb] out of the park!
Pick em, pull em, put on a scheme, [Bbm] that's how we pick [D] Butterbean!
Pick em for me now!
[Eb] Pick em for me now!
[Gb] [Eb]
[Gb]
[Ebm]
[Eb]
[Ebm]
[N]
Key:  
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Bb
12341111
Bbm
13421111
Ebm
13421116
Eb
12341116
D
1321
Bb
12341111
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To learn The B-52S - Butterbean chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bbm, D, Bb, Eb, D, Eb, Bbm, D, Ebm and Bb in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 48 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 97 BPM. With Eb Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [N] Yeah, if you go down to Athens, PA, and you're driving in your car, you won't get very far before you hear people shout,
[Eb] Now! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Crimson, reddish, kids in their teens, junkyard dogs and heaven's queens, yeah, [Bbm] everybody likes Butterbean!
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
[C] Don't you wait, don't you linger, Butterbean, [Db] don't you let your smooth moving [D] go!
_ [Eb] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
[D] _ _ _ Ask me a [C] playful, I'll be [Am] grateful, one, two, three, [Eb] four!
Pick em, pull em, put on a scheme, that's how we pick [Db] Butterbean!
[D] Pick em, [Ebm] _ [Bb] _
[Eb] pull em, put on a scheme, that's how we [Bbm] pick Butterbean!
[D] _ [Ebm] Pick [Bb] _
[Eb] em, pull em, put [Bbm] on a scheme, that's how we pick Butterbean!
[D] Yeah, make em [Eb] jump out of the park!
[N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Come here, you little Butterbean Jew! _ _
Come on!
[G] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _
Butterbean, Butterbean!
Butterbean, Butterbean!
_ [Gm] Butterbean, [D] Butterbean! _
Butterbean, [Bbm] Butterbean! _ _
_ [Eb] Butterbean, Butterbean! _ _
_ _ [Bb] Some people are fat, some [Eb] people are lean, _ but I want you to show me the person _ who doesn't like Butterbean!
_ [A] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Ab] Well, you can have your yam juice and have your collard greens, _ but if you want to please little old me, you better pick [Db]
[Eb] Butterbean! _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ [Ab] Don't you wait! _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Ask me a [C] playful, I'll be [Am] grateful, one, two, three, [Eb] four!
Pick em, pull em, put on a scheme, that's how we pick [Bb] Butterbean!
[D] _ _ [Eb] _ Pick em, pull em, put on a scheme, [Bbm] that's how [Eb] we pick Butterbean!
[D] Yeah, make em jump [Eb] out of the park!
Pick em, pull em, put on a scheme, [Bbm] that's how we pick [D] Butterbean!
Pick em for me now!
[Eb] Pick em for me now! _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was composed by Cindy Wilson, Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland and Ricky Wilson.

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