Chords for Frankie 'halfpint' Jaxon - Willie The Weeper 1927
Tempo:
91.55 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Gm
G
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm]
[C] Have you heard the [Bb] song of Willie the Weeper?
[Db] Willie's occupation was [Gb] a killer sweeper.
[Bb] He had a dreamin' habit, [Cm] he had a kind of bad.
[Bbm] Listen, let me tell you about the dream he had.
[Am] V bought [Bb] a house from a man that lived in Turkey.
[Em] He told the gal to dance with [D] all the mixed kind of turkeys.
[G] Daddy filled the water pot with salt for close.
He [Eb] says, when you done nothin' just do it once more.
[Gm] Put the North [Bb] Pole song a shot of Willie.
[F] [A] Turned around and saw a sightin' nothin' silly.
[Gm] Right before him in the zero [Ab] breeze,
A little chick was dancin' in a B-B-D.
[Gm] She walked around the street, startin' to freeze.
Mama said, [D] kid, you better listen to [Gm] reason.
She says, I want my horse, I [Cm] want it good and strong.
I [Gb] want the house built this 18 inches [F] long.
Now, tell me, what [Bb] would you do
If [F] you could have a boy?
[Bb] Your dream come true.
Why, there's [B] something [G] tells me
That you'd [E] lock your [C] door
Like [F] Willie the [Bb] Weaver
And cry for him all year.
[F]
Doo, doo, doo,
[G] Ow, ow, ow, ow,
[Bb] Dee, dum, dum, dum,
Doo, doo, dum, dum,
Doo, doo, dum, [G] dum,
Oh, ah, ah, ah, [E] ah, [Gm] ah,
Woo, ding, [F] ah, ah,
Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah,
Dee, dum, dum, dum, dum.
[Gm] Now, [Gb] take my little ship, dreamin' of my [D] own.
Caught the best run up on the [Gm] shore.
Hump on a camel, hump on a flea.
Put them [Ab] two arms together, got nothin' on [F] me.
Now, tell me, what [Bb] would you do
If [G] you could have all, all [Bb] your dreams come true?
There's [G] something tells me
That you'd lock [C] your door
Like Willie [Fm] the Weaver
[Bb] And cry for, please go [C] away and let me sleep.
[F] [Bb] Don't deserve my slumber deep.
[G] Something tells me
That you'd lock [C] your door
Like Willie [F] the Weaver
[Bb] And cry for, [Ebm] oh, mama, mama.
[C] Have you heard the [Bb] song of Willie the Weeper?
[Db] Willie's occupation was [Gb] a killer sweeper.
[Bb] He had a dreamin' habit, [Cm] he had a kind of bad.
[Bbm] Listen, let me tell you about the dream he had.
[Am] V bought [Bb] a house from a man that lived in Turkey.
[Em] He told the gal to dance with [D] all the mixed kind of turkeys.
[G] Daddy filled the water pot with salt for close.
He [Eb] says, when you done nothin' just do it once more.
[Gm] Put the North [Bb] Pole song a shot of Willie.
[F] [A] Turned around and saw a sightin' nothin' silly.
[Gm] Right before him in the zero [Ab] breeze,
A little chick was dancin' in a B-B-D.
[Gm] She walked around the street, startin' to freeze.
Mama said, [D] kid, you better listen to [Gm] reason.
She says, I want my horse, I [Cm] want it good and strong.
I [Gb] want the house built this 18 inches [F] long.
Now, tell me, what [Bb] would you do
If [F] you could have a boy?
[Bb] Your dream come true.
Why, there's [B] something [G] tells me
That you'd [E] lock your [C] door
Like [F] Willie the [Bb] Weaver
And cry for him all year.
[F]
Doo, doo, doo,
[G] Ow, ow, ow, ow,
[Bb] Dee, dum, dum, dum,
Doo, doo, dum, dum,
Doo, doo, dum, [G] dum,
Oh, ah, ah, ah, [E] ah, [Gm] ah,
Woo, ding, [F] ah, ah,
Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah,
Dee, dum, dum, dum, dum.
[Gm] Now, [Gb] take my little ship, dreamin' of my [D] own.
Caught the best run up on the [Gm] shore.
Hump on a camel, hump on a flea.
Put them [Ab] two arms together, got nothin' on [F] me.
Now, tell me, what [Bb] would you do
If [G] you could have all, all [Bb] your dreams come true?
There's [G] something tells me
That you'd lock [C] your door
Like Willie [Fm] the Weaver
[Bb] And cry for, please go [C] away and let me sleep.
[F] [Bb] Don't deserve my slumber deep.
[G] Something tells me
That you'd lock [C] your door
Like Willie [F] the Weaver
[Bb] And cry for, [Ebm] oh, mama, mama.
Key:
Bb
F
Gm
G
C
Bb
F
Gm
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Have you heard the [Bb] song of Willie the Weeper?
[Db] Willie's occupation was [Gb] a killer sweeper.
[Bb] He had a dreamin' habit, [Cm] he had a kind of bad.
[Bbm] Listen, let me tell you about the dream he had.
[Am] V bought [Bb] a house from a man that lived in Turkey.
[Em] He told the gal to dance with [D] all the mixed kind of turkeys.
[G] Daddy filled the water pot with salt for close.
He [Eb] says, when you done nothin' just do it once more.
[Gm] Put the North [Bb] Pole song a shot of Willie.
[F] [A] Turned around and saw a sightin' nothin' silly.
[Gm] Right before him in the zero [Ab] breeze,
A little chick was dancin' in a B-B-D.
[Gm] She walked around the street, startin' to freeze.
Mama said, [D] kid, you better listen to [Gm] reason.
She says, I want my horse, I [Cm] want it good and strong.
I [Gb] want the house built this 18 inches [F] long.
Now, tell me, what [Bb] would you do
If [F] you could have a boy?
[Bb] Your dream come true.
Why, there's [B] something [G] tells me
That you'd [E] lock your [C] door
Like [F] Willie the _ [Bb] Weaver
And cry for him all year.
[F] _
_ Doo, doo, doo, _ _ _
[G] Ow, ow, ow, ow,
[Bb] Dee, dum, dum, dum,
Doo, doo, dum, dum,
Doo, doo, dum, [G] dum,
Oh, ah, ah, ah, [E] ah, [Gm] ah,
Woo, ding, [F] ah, ah,
Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah,
Dee, dum, dum, dum, dum.
[Gm] Now, [Gb] take my little ship, dreamin' of my [D] own.
Caught the best run up on the [Gm] shore.
Hump on a camel, hump on a flea.
Put them [Ab] two arms together, got nothin' on [F] me.
Now, tell me, what [Bb] would you do
If [G] you could have all, all [Bb] your dreams come true?
There's [G] something tells me
That you'd lock [C] your door
Like Willie [Fm] the Weaver
[Bb] And cry for, please go [C] away and let me sleep.
[F] [Bb] Don't deserve my slumber deep.
[G] Something tells me
That you'd lock [C] your door
_ Like Willie [F] the Weaver
[Bb] And cry for, [Ebm] oh, mama, mama. _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ Have you heard the [Bb] song of Willie the Weeper?
[Db] Willie's occupation was [Gb] a killer sweeper.
[Bb] He had a dreamin' habit, [Cm] he had a kind of bad.
[Bbm] Listen, let me tell you about the dream he had.
[Am] V bought [Bb] a house from a man that lived in Turkey.
[Em] He told the gal to dance with [D] all the mixed kind of turkeys.
[G] Daddy filled the water pot with salt for close.
He [Eb] says, when you done nothin' just do it once more.
[Gm] Put the North [Bb] Pole song a shot of Willie.
[F] [A] Turned around and saw a sightin' nothin' silly.
[Gm] Right before him in the zero [Ab] breeze,
A little chick was dancin' in a B-B-D.
[Gm] She walked around the street, startin' to freeze.
Mama said, [D] kid, you better listen to [Gm] reason.
She says, I want my horse, I [Cm] want it good and strong.
I [Gb] want the house built this 18 inches [F] long.
Now, tell me, what [Bb] would you do
If [F] you could have a boy?
[Bb] Your dream come true.
Why, there's [B] something [G] tells me
That you'd [E] lock your [C] door
Like [F] Willie the _ [Bb] Weaver
And cry for him all year.
[F] _
_ Doo, doo, doo, _ _ _
[G] Ow, ow, ow, ow,
[Bb] Dee, dum, dum, dum,
Doo, doo, dum, dum,
Doo, doo, dum, [G] dum,
Oh, ah, ah, ah, [E] ah, [Gm] ah,
Woo, ding, [F] ah, ah,
Yeah, yeah, [Bb] yeah,
Dee, dum, dum, dum, dum.
[Gm] Now, [Gb] take my little ship, dreamin' of my [D] own.
Caught the best run up on the [Gm] shore.
Hump on a camel, hump on a flea.
Put them [Ab] two arms together, got nothin' on [F] me.
Now, tell me, what [Bb] would you do
If [G] you could have all, all [Bb] your dreams come true?
There's [G] something tells me
That you'd lock [C] your door
Like Willie [Fm] the Weaver
[Bb] And cry for, please go [C] away and let me sleep.
[F] [Bb] Don't deserve my slumber deep.
[G] Something tells me
That you'd lock [C] your door
_ Like Willie [F] the Weaver
[Bb] And cry for, [Ebm] oh, mama, mama. _ _ _ _