Count Basie - Big Joe Turner - Flip, Flop and Fly Chords

Tempo:
110.65 bpm
Chords used:

C

Cm

F

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Count Basie - Big Joe Turner - Flip, Flop and Fly chords
Start Jamming...
[A] [Cm] [G] [E]
[C]
[Cm] [Bm] [E]
[G]
[F] [C] [D] [F]
[C]
[G] [C] [Em]
[E] [C] [Cm]
[D] [A] [C]
[G] [C]
I get the blues, it gets me [C] rocking, yeah.
I get the blues, it gets me rocking, yeah.
Well, the [F] blues overtakes me, gonna rock right away from here.
[C]
I get along, soon as I jump on the [F] telephone.
[D] [Cm]
I get along, soon as I jump right on the [A] telephone.
[E]
Call the baby, tell him [C] I'm on my way back home.
[A] Yeah, flip flop and fly, [C] don't get a fine [Cm] time.
Flip flop and fly, [D]
never leave me, don't ever [C] take me by.
Call [Em] [F]
the baby, play me some new blues.
[E]
Here comes the baby, play me some new blues.
Keep those malls, keep the mama, [Em] let her be more fun.
Flip flop [F#] and fly, [Am] don't get a fine [Cm] time.
Flip [A] flop and fly, and all the [D#] reason why.
[E]
Never leave me, don't ever take me by.
[Cm] [F] Yeah, it's right.
[Cm]
[C] [F#]
[Em] [D] [Fm]
[G] [A]
[C] [E] [C] [F] Flip flop and fly, [D] don't get a fine time.
[G] Flip flop and fly, and [F#] all the reason [D] why.
Never [A] leave me, don't ever take me by.
[C] I like a little baby woodruff, [F#] step on a hardwood stump.
[C] I like a [D] little baby [G#] woodruff, step on a hardwood [Fm] stump.
[E] Got so many women, [B] don't know which way [C] to jump.
[Fm] [Cm] Yeah, flip flop and fly, [Fm] don't get a fine time.
Flip flop and fly, [F] and all the reason [D#] why.
Never [G] leave me, don't ever [Cm] take me by.
Honey, the more you take me high, I believe your man's head by.
Don't need a little gold to get [G#] yourself down, break you up.
Flip [Cm] flop, flip flop and fly, don't get a fine time.
[C] Flip flop and [F#] fly, [D]
don't get [C] a fine time.
[G] Flip flop and fly, and all the reason [A] why.
[F] Never leave me, don't [C] ever take me by.
By, by, by.
[N]
Key:  
C
3211
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
Cm
13421113
F
134211111
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To learn Count Basie, Joe Turner - Flip, Flop And Fly chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Ab, F, C, F, G and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of Db Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[A] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
I get the blues, it gets me [C] rocking, yeah. _ _
I get the blues, it gets me rocking, yeah.
_ Well, the [F] blues overtakes me, gonna rock right away from here.
_ [C] _
I get along, soon as I jump on the [F] telephone.
_ [D] _ _ [Cm]
I get along, soon as I jump right on the [A] telephone.
_ _ _ [E]
Call the baby, tell him [C] I'm on my way back home.
[A] _ Yeah, flip flop and fly, _ [C] don't get a fine [Cm] time.
Flip flop and fly, _ _ _ _ [D]
never leave me, don't ever [C] take me by.
Call [Em] _ [F] _
the baby, play me some new blues.
_ [E] _ _
Here comes the baby, play me some new blues.
_ _ Keep those malls, keep the mama, [Em] let her be more fun. _ _ _
Flip flop [F#] and fly, [Am] don't get a fine [Cm] time.
Flip [A] flop and fly, and all the [D#] reason why.
[E]
Never leave me, don't ever take me by.
_ [Cm] [F] Yeah, it's right.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] [F] Flip flop and fly, _ [D] don't get a fine time.
[G] _ Flip flop and fly, and [F#] all the reason [D] why.
Never [A] leave me, don't ever take me by.
_ [C] I like a little baby woodruff, [F#] step on a hardwood stump.
[C] _ I like a [D] little baby [G#] woodruff, step on a hardwood [Fm] stump.
_ [E] Got so many women, [B] don't know which way [C] to jump.
_ [Fm] _ [Cm] Yeah, flip flop and fly, _ [Fm] don't get a fine time.
Flip flop and fly, [F] and all the reason [D#] why.
Never [G] leave me, don't ever [Cm] take me by.
_ _ Honey, the more you take me high, I believe your man's head by.
Don't need a little gold to get [G#] yourself down, break you up.
Flip [Cm] flop, flip flop and fly, don't get a fine time.
[C] Flip flop and [F#] fly, [D]
don't get [C] a fine time.
[G] Flip flop and fly, and all the reason [A] why.
[F] Never leave me, don't [C] ever take me by.
By, by, by. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

You may also like to play

5:35
Count Basie - Joe Turner - Wee Baby Blues - 1973.
2:49
007 Big Joe Turner -Tren Solitario -Discoteca Orfeon A Go-Go
5:45
Emanuele Fizzotti - Flip Flop Fly
6:30
Jools Holland flip flop and fly 1983 with Gilson Lavis + Pino Palladino
3:19
Big Joe Turner..Flip Flop & Fly....Atlantic records 78...1954
2:33
Count Basie - "Big" Joe Turner - HONEY HUSH
6:33
Count Basie - Big Joe Turner - HONEYDRIPPER
4:55
Downchild Blues Band - 40th Anniversary Concert - Flip Flop and Fly - The Rio Theatre - 10.17.09.mp4
7:05
"Singin' Da Blues" - Joe Williams & Joe Turner
4:50
Count Basie - Big Joe Turner - BLUES AROUND THE CLOCK