Chords for Cab Calloway - Minnie the Moocher (1931)
Tempo:
106.9 bpm
Chords used:
Em
B
C
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[B]
[E] [Em] [C] [B]
[G] Folks, now here's a story about Minnie the Moocher.
[B] She was a red [Em] hot hoochie coocher.
She was the roughest of the toughest rail.
But Minnie had [C] a heart [Em] as big as a hay rail.
Ho dee ho dee ho.
[G] Hi dee hi dee hi.
[Em]
He dee hee.
He dee hee.
Now [C] [Em] she messed around with Smokey.
[D#]
She loved him [Em] though he was corky.
He took her down to town.
He showed her how to kick the gong around.
Showed her [G] how to kick [B] the gong around.
[Em]
Ho dee ho.
Hi [C] dee hi hi.
[Em] What if we blow?
What if we blow?
How dee how dee.
How dee how dee.
Now she had a dream about the [G] king of Sweden.
He gave her things [Em] that she was needing.
He gave her a [C] home in the [Em] platinum wheel.
What if we make?
What if we make?
Oh baby.
[C] Oh baby.
[B]
[Em] What if we do?
What if we do?
How dee ho.
How dee ho.
Now he gave her his townhouse and his racing horse.
[B] Each meal [C] she ate was a dozen [Em] coffins.
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and [C] dimes.
And she sat around and counted them all a [Em] million times.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Oh Minnie.
Oh Minnie.
Ho [B] dee ho dee.
Ho [Em] dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho [F#m]
[Em]
[B]
[Em] dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
[B]
[E] [Em] [C] [B]
[G] Folks, now here's a story about Minnie the Moocher.
[B] She was a red [Em] hot hoochie coocher.
She was the roughest of the toughest rail.
But Minnie had [C] a heart [Em] as big as a hay rail.
Ho dee ho dee ho.
[G] Hi dee hi dee hi.
[Em]
He dee hee.
He dee hee.
Now [C] [Em] she messed around with Smokey.
[D#]
She loved him [Em] though he was corky.
He took her down to town.
He showed her how to kick the gong around.
Showed her [G] how to kick [B] the gong around.
[Em]
Ho dee ho.
Hi [C] dee hi hi.
[Em] What if we blow?
What if we blow?
How dee how dee.
How dee how dee.
Now she had a dream about the [G] king of Sweden.
He gave her things [Em] that she was needing.
He gave her a [C] home in the [Em] platinum wheel.
What if we make?
What if we make?
Oh baby.
[C] Oh baby.
[B]
[Em] What if we do?
What if we do?
How dee ho.
How dee ho.
Now he gave her his townhouse and his racing horse.
[B] Each meal [C] she ate was a dozen [Em] coffins.
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and [C] dimes.
And she sat around and counted them all a [Em] million times.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Oh Minnie.
Oh Minnie.
Ho [B] dee ho dee.
Ho [Em] dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho [F#m]
[Em]
[B]
[Em] dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Key:
Em
B
C
G
E
Em
B
C
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [G] Folks, now here's a story about Minnie the Moocher.
[B] She was a red [Em] hot hoochie coocher.
She was the roughest of the toughest rail.
But Minnie had [C] a heart [Em] as big as a hay rail.
Ho dee ho dee ho. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Hi dee hi dee hi.
[Em]
He dee hee.
He dee hee.
Now _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ she messed around _ _ with Smokey.
[D#]
She loved him [Em] though he was corky.
He took her down to town.
He showed her how to kick the gong around.
Showed her [G] how to kick [B] the gong around.
[Em] _ _ _ _
Ho dee ho. _ _ _ _
Hi [C] dee hi hi.
[Em] What if we blow?
What if we blow?
How dee how dee.
How dee how dee.
Now she had a dream about the [G] king of Sweden.
He gave her things [Em] that she was needing.
He gave her a [C] home _ _ _ _ _ _ in the [Em] platinum wheel.
What if we make?
What if we make?
Oh baby.
_ [C] Oh baby.
[B] _
[Em] What if we do?
What if we do?
How dee ho.
How dee ho. _
Now he gave her his townhouse and his racing horse.
[B] Each meal [C] she ate was a dozen [Em] coffins.
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and [C] dimes.
And she sat around and counted them all a [Em] million times.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Oh Minnie.
Oh Minnie.
Ho [B] dee ho dee.
Ho [Em] dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ dee.
Ho dee ho dee. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [Em] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [G] Folks, now here's a story about Minnie the Moocher.
[B] She was a red [Em] hot hoochie coocher.
She was the roughest of the toughest rail.
But Minnie had [C] a heart [Em] as big as a hay rail.
Ho dee ho dee ho. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] Hi dee hi dee hi.
[Em]
He dee hee.
He dee hee.
Now _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ she messed around _ _ with Smokey.
[D#]
She loved him [Em] though he was corky.
He took her down to town.
He showed her how to kick the gong around.
Showed her [G] how to kick [B] the gong around.
[Em] _ _ _ _
Ho dee ho. _ _ _ _
Hi [C] dee hi hi.
[Em] What if we blow?
What if we blow?
How dee how dee.
How dee how dee.
Now she had a dream about the [G] king of Sweden.
He gave her things [Em] that she was needing.
He gave her a [C] home _ _ _ _ _ _ in the [Em] platinum wheel.
What if we make?
What if we make?
Oh baby.
_ [C] Oh baby.
[B] _
[Em] What if we do?
What if we do?
How dee ho.
How dee ho. _
Now he gave her his townhouse and his racing horse.
[B] Each meal [C] she ate was a dozen [Em] coffins.
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and [C] dimes.
And she sat around and counted them all a [Em] million times.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Oh Minnie.
Oh Minnie.
Ho [B] dee ho dee.
Ho [Em] dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho dee.
Ho dee ho _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ dee.
Ho dee ho dee. _ _ _ _