Chords for Frank Crumit - A Gay Caballero (1928)
Tempo:
91.425 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
A
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [D]
[D] [G]
I am a gay [D] caballero, coming from Rio [G] de Janeiro.
[C] With nice oily hair [G] and full of hot air, [A] I'm an [D] expert at shooting [G] the bullo.
I'm seeking a fair [D] senorita, not thin and yet not too [G] much mita.
[C] I'll woo her a while in [G] my [E] argentine style, [A] I'll carry [D] her [G] off of her pita.
[D] I'll [G]
tell her I'm [D] of the nobilio, and live in the great big [G] castillo.
[C] I must have a miss [G] who'll long [E] for a kiss, [A] she'll not [D] say, oh don't be [G] so silly-o.
Was at a swell [D] cabareta, while whining and [G] dining I met her.
[B] We [C] drank one or two, [G] as [E] other folks do, [A] the night [D] was wet but she [G] got wetter.
[Gm] [D] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [D]
[G] She told me her name [D] was Estrella, she said stick around me [G] young fella.
[C] Mosquitoes they bite, [G] and they're awful tonight, [A] and you smell [F#] just like [G] citronella.
Oh I can't forget [F#] that senora, while [D] telling her how [G] I adore her.
[C] Asleep she did fall, [G] didn't mind [E] that at all, but [A] she [D] was a [G] terrible snorer.
[D]
[G] She was a dancer [D] and singer, at me she kept pointing [G] her finger.
And [C] saying to [G] me, si, si, [E] si, si, but [A] I [D] couldn't see a [G] darn thing-er.
She told me that she was [D] so lonely, so [F#] I climbed upon [G] her balcony.
[A] [C] While under her [G] spell I heard [E] someone [A] yell, get away from [D] here you [G] big baloney.
[D] [G] [D] [G]
I swore I'd win this [D] senorita, I wooed her upon the [G] sofita.
Then [C] her husband walked [G] in, what he did [E] was a sin, I [F#m] can still [F#] hear the birds sing, [G] ee, ee, ta.
Now I am a sad [D] gabolero, returning the Rio [G] de Janeiro.
[C] Minus my hair, [G] a bruise [E] here and [A] there, for her husband [D] he [Cm] chewed off [G] my ear-o.
[Am]
[D] [G] [C] [D] [G]
[D] [G]
I am a gay [D] caballero, coming from Rio [G] de Janeiro.
[C] With nice oily hair [G] and full of hot air, [A] I'm an [D] expert at shooting [G] the bullo.
I'm seeking a fair [D] senorita, not thin and yet not too [G] much mita.
[C] I'll woo her a while in [G] my [E] argentine style, [A] I'll carry [D] her [G] off of her pita.
[D] I'll [G]
tell her I'm [D] of the nobilio, and live in the great big [G] castillo.
[C] I must have a miss [G] who'll long [E] for a kiss, [A] she'll not [D] say, oh don't be [G] so silly-o.
Was at a swell [D] cabareta, while whining and [G] dining I met her.
[B] We [C] drank one or two, [G] as [E] other folks do, [A] the night [D] was wet but she [G] got wetter.
[Gm] [D] [Gm]
[Cm] [Gm] [D]
[G] She told me her name [D] was Estrella, she said stick around me [G] young fella.
[C] Mosquitoes they bite, [G] and they're awful tonight, [A] and you smell [F#] just like [G] citronella.
Oh I can't forget [F#] that senora, while [D] telling her how [G] I adore her.
[C] Asleep she did fall, [G] didn't mind [E] that at all, but [A] she [D] was a [G] terrible snorer.
[D]
[G] She was a dancer [D] and singer, at me she kept pointing [G] her finger.
And [C] saying to [G] me, si, si, [E] si, si, but [A] I [D] couldn't see a [G] darn thing-er.
She told me that she was [D] so lonely, so [F#] I climbed upon [G] her balcony.
[A] [C] While under her [G] spell I heard [E] someone [A] yell, get away from [D] here you [G] big baloney.
[D] [G] [D] [G]
I swore I'd win this [D] senorita, I wooed her upon the [G] sofita.
Then [C] her husband walked [G] in, what he did [E] was a sin, I [F#m] can still [F#] hear the birds sing, [G] ee, ee, ta.
Now I am a sad [D] gabolero, returning the Rio [G] de Janeiro.
[C] Minus my hair, [G] a bruise [E] here and [A] there, for her husband [D] he [Cm] chewed off [G] my ear-o.
[Am]
[D] [G] [C] [D] [G]
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[D] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
I am a gay [D] caballero, coming from Rio [G] de Janeiro.
[C] With nice oily hair [G] and full of hot air, [A] I'm an [D] expert at shooting [G] the bullo.
I'm seeking a fair [D] senorita, not thin and yet not too [G] much mita. _
[C] I'll woo her a while in [G] my [E] argentine style, [A] I'll carry [D] her [G] off of her pita. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] I'll _ _ [G] _
tell her I'm [D] of the nobilio, and live in the great big [G] castillo. _
[C] I must have a miss [G] who'll long [E] for a kiss, [A] she'll not [D] say, oh don't be [G] so silly-o.
Was at a swell [D] cabareta, while whining and [G] dining I met her.
[B] We [C] drank one or two, [G] as [E] other folks do, [A] the night [D] was wet but she [G] got wetter.
_ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ She told me her name [D] was Estrella, she said stick around me [G] young fella.
_ [C] Mosquitoes they bite, [G] and they're awful tonight, [A] and you smell [F#] just like [G] citronella.
Oh I can't forget [F#] that senora, while [D] telling her how [G] I adore her.
[C] Asleep she did fall, [G] didn't mind [E] that at all, but [A] she [D] was a [G] terrible snorer. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ She was a dancer [D] and singer, at me she kept pointing [G] her finger.
And [C] saying to [G] me, si, si, [E] si, si, but [A] I [D] couldn't see a [G] darn thing-er.
She told me that she was [D] so lonely, so [F#] I climbed upon [G] her balcony.
[A] [C] While under her [G] spell I heard [E] someone [A] yell, get away from [D] here you [G] big baloney. _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G]
I swore I'd win this [D] senorita, _ I wooed her upon the [G] sofita.
Then [C] her husband walked [G] in, what he did [E] was a sin, I [F#m] can still [F#] hear the birds sing, [G] ee, ee, ta.
Now I am a sad [D] gabolero, _ returning the Rio [G] de Janeiro. _
[C] Minus my hair, [G] a bruise [E] here and [A] there, for her husband [D] he [Cm] chewed off [G] my ear-o. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _
I am a gay [D] caballero, coming from Rio [G] de Janeiro.
[C] With nice oily hair [G] and full of hot air, [A] I'm an [D] expert at shooting [G] the bullo.
I'm seeking a fair [D] senorita, not thin and yet not too [G] much mita. _
[C] I'll woo her a while in [G] my [E] argentine style, [A] I'll carry [D] her [G] off of her pita. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] I'll _ _ [G] _
tell her I'm [D] of the nobilio, and live in the great big [G] castillo. _
[C] I must have a miss [G] who'll long [E] for a kiss, [A] she'll not [D] say, oh don't be [G] so silly-o.
Was at a swell [D] cabareta, while whining and [G] dining I met her.
[B] We [C] drank one or two, [G] as [E] other folks do, [A] the night [D] was wet but she [G] got wetter.
_ [Gm] _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ She told me her name [D] was Estrella, she said stick around me [G] young fella.
_ [C] Mosquitoes they bite, [G] and they're awful tonight, [A] and you smell [F#] just like [G] citronella.
Oh I can't forget [F#] that senora, while [D] telling her how [G] I adore her.
[C] Asleep she did fall, [G] didn't mind [E] that at all, but [A] she [D] was a [G] terrible snorer. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ She was a dancer [D] and singer, at me she kept pointing [G] her finger.
And [C] saying to [G] me, si, si, [E] si, si, but [A] I [D] couldn't see a [G] darn thing-er.
She told me that she was [D] so lonely, so [F#] I climbed upon [G] her balcony.
[A] [C] While under her [G] spell I heard [E] someone [A] yell, get away from [D] here you [G] big baloney. _ _
_ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G]
I swore I'd win this [D] senorita, _ I wooed her upon the [G] sofita.
Then [C] her husband walked [G] in, what he did [E] was a sin, I [F#m] can still [F#] hear the birds sing, [G] ee, ee, ta.
Now I am a sad [D] gabolero, _ returning the Rio [G] de Janeiro. _
[C] Minus my hair, [G] a bruise [E] here and [A] there, for her husband [D] he [Cm] chewed off [G] my ear-o. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
[D] _ [G] _ [C] _ [D] _ [G] _ _