Chords for Jack Kerouac-Ain't We Got Fun

Tempo:
79.8 bpm
Chords used:

Ab

Eb

Cm

Bb

Db

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Jack Kerouac-Ain't We Got Fun chords
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Jack Kerouac is dedicating this number to lovely, beautiful, skinny, shapely Sue Evans with a beautiful box.
[Gb]
[Eb] [Ab] In the evening, [Eb] ain't we got fun?
Sweet little baby, [Ab] ain't we got fun?
[Db] [E] Don't you know, [Ab] everybody's happy, [Cm] [G]
everybody's going into the [Cm] island.
Oh, [Ab] somebody knows [Bbm] it, Sue Evans, [Eb] dedicated to Sue Evans.
[Ab] Ain't we got fun?
[Db] The rich get richer and the [Ab] poor get poorer.
[Gm] Baby, ain't [C] we got fun?
[Ab]
[Eb] [C] [Bb] [G]
[Eb] Wap-a-do-do-do, what should [Bb] they be, baby, sing with me?
Hang around in my town [Eb] and sing with me, baby, sweetie.
[Ab] [B] Oh, the rich get [Eb] richer, the poor get poorer, [Gm] [D] all those strange old people.
[Gm] Wap-a-do-do-do-do [Eb]-do, they're having trouble in [Fm] old London town.
[Bb] Oh he'll call Roseby [Eb] and Whistler shut.
[Cm]
So [Ab] they have a cat in Chelsea.
Oh they're [Cm] happy in Paris.
[F] Oh baby [Bb] baby [Eb] ain't we got fun.
[Cm] [Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [Ab] The [G] bad people do [F] do do do do.
Rock [Db] a woodpecker do [D] do do do do do.
[Ab] [F] [Bb] Words [Eb] have no meaning.
[C] [Ab]
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Eb
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Cm
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Bb
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Db
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Ab
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Eb
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Cm
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Learn the basic chords of Jack Kerouac - Aint We Got Fun chords, with this master sequence: Bbm, Eb, C, Ab, Eb, Ab, Db, E, Ab, Db and Ab. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 39 BPM before aiming for the song's 80 BPM. Given the song's key of Eb Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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Jack Kerouac is dedicating this number to lovely, beautiful, skinny, shapely Sue Evans with a beautiful box.
_ [Gb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ In the evening, [Eb] _ ain't we got fun?
Sweet little baby, [Ab] _ ain't we got fun?
[Db] _ [E] Don't you know, [Ab] _ everybody's happy, [Cm] _ _ [G]
everybody's going into the [Cm] island.
Oh, [Ab] _ somebody knows [Bbm] it, Sue Evans, _ [Eb] dedicated to Sue Evans.
[Ab] _ Ain't we got fun?
[Db] The rich get richer and the [Ab] poor get poorer.
_ [Gm] Baby, ain't [C] we got fun?
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ [C] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _
_ [Eb] Wap-a-do-do-do, what should [Bb] they be, baby, sing with me?
Hang around in my town [Eb] and sing with me, baby, sweetie.
[Ab] _ [B] Oh, the rich get [Eb] richer, the poor get poorer, [Gm] _ [D] all those strange old people.
[Gm] Wap-a-do-do-do-do [Eb]-do, they're having trouble in [Fm] old London town.
[Bb] Oh he'll call Roseby [Eb] and Whistler shut.
[Cm]
So [Ab] they have a cat in Chelsea.
Oh they're [Cm] happy in Paris.
[F] Oh baby [Bb] baby [Eb] ain't we got fun.
[Cm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ The [G] bad people do [F] do do do do.
Rock [Db] a woodpecker do [D] do do do do do.
[Ab] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] Words [Eb] have no meaning.
_ [C] _ _ [Ab] _

Facts about this song

Featured within the album Reads On The Road is this song, written by Gus Kahn, Raymond Egan and Richard Whiting.

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