Chords for Louis Armstrong - Chim Chim Cheree

Tempo:
98.5 bpm
Chords used:

Cm

G

F

Fm

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Louis Armstrong -  Chim Chim Cheree chords
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[G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
Jim, [G] [Cm] [F]
Jim, [G] Jim, [C] Jim, [Gb] Jiminy Jim, [Gm] Jiminy Jim, Jim, [F] [Fm] Jareed
A sweep [Cm] is as lucky [D] as luck [G] can be
[B] [Cm] Jim, [B] Jiminy Jim, Jiminy Jim, Jim, [F]
[Fm] Jareed
Good luck will [Cm] rub off [G] when I shake [Cm] hands with you
[Fm] A blow me a [Cm] kiss [G] and that's lucky [B] too.
[Cm]
[G] [Cm] [F]
Now as [B] the ladder of life [Cm] has been [F] strung,
[Fm] You may think [Cm] a sweet [Ab] on the bottom [G] most rung.
Though [Cm] I spend my [B] time [Eb] in the ashes and that,
[F] In [Fm] this whole wide world there's no [G] happy old care.
[Cm]
[Db] [A]
I [Cm] choose my [B] bristle with [C] pride, yes I [F] do.
[Fm] A broom for the [Cm] shed [D] and a brush for the flu.
[G] [Cm] Though I cover [B] with soot [Gm] from my head to [F] my toe,
[Fm] A sweep knows [Cm] he's welcome [G]
wherever he [Cm] goes.
[Db] [Cm] [G]
[Cm] [B]
[Cm] [F] [Fm]
[Cm] [D]
[G] [Cm]
[Eb] [F]
[Fm] [Cm] [G]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm] [Db]
[Cm] Jim, [B] jibbity, jim, [Gm] jibbity, jim, jim, [F] jibbity.
[C] You [Cm] with the sweep, [D] you are in [G] good company.
[Cm] [B] Nowhere is there more happy [F] a crew
Than [Fm] them that [Cm] sings Jim, [G] jam, jim, [Cm] [Fm] jim.
Jim, jibbity, [Cm] jim, [G] jibbity, jim,
[B] [Cm]
jibbity.
[G] [Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[B] [Cm] [Db]
[Cm]
[F] [Cm]
[B] [Cm] [G]
[Cm]
[G] [Cm]
[D] [C] Jim, jibbity, jim, [Gm] jibbity, jim, [F] jibbity.
of [Fm] reed, a sweep [Cm] is as lucky [Ab] as lucky [G] can [Cm] be.
Chim [B] chim-a-chimmy, [Bb] chim chim [F]-a-choo,
[Fm] a good luck will [Ab] rub off [G] when I shake hands [Cm] with you.
[Fm] Or blow me [Cm] a kiss, [G] and that's lucky [A] too.
[Cm]
[A]
[Cm] Now as [B] the ladder of [Eb] life has been [F] strung,
[Fm] you may think a [Cm] sweep's [D] on the bottom much [G] wrong.
[Cm] Though I [B] spend my time [Eb] in the ashes,
[F] that [Ab]
is the [Cm] whole wild world.
[G] There's no happier [A] care.
[Cm]
[G]
[Cm] I choose [B] my bristle [Bb] with pride [F] as I [Fm] do,
a broom for [Cm] the shed [D] and a brush for you and so.
[Cm] [B] Though I'm covered [Eb] with soot from [Am] my head to my [Fm] toe,
a [Cm] sweep knows he's [G] welcome where [Cm] he goes.
[G]
[Cm] [Db]
[Cm] [G] [Bb]
[F] [Fm]
[Cm] [D] [G]
[Cm] [G]
[Eb] [G] [Fm]
[Cm] [G]
[Cm]
[Db]
[C] Chim [B] chim-a-chim, [C] chim chim-a-chim [F]-a-choo.
[Fm] When [Cm] you're with a [D] sweep, you're in good company.
[Cm] [B] There's always [Cm] a more happy [F] crew [Fm] than them [Cm] that sings,
chim [G] chim-a [Cm]-chimmy, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
[Fm]
Chim chim-a [Cm]-chim, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
[G]
[Bm] Chim chim [Cm]-a [Db] [B] [Cm]-chim, chim chim -a-chim-a-choo.
[Db] Chim chim-a-chim, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
Chim [Cm] chim-a-chim, [F] [Cm] chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
Chim chim-a [G]-chim, chim [Cm] chim-a-chim-a-choo.
[Db]
[Cm] [Db] [Cm]
Chim chim-a-chim, [G] chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
Chim chim-a-chim, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
Chim chim-a-chim, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
[Cm] [G] [Cm] [N]
Key:  
Cm
13421113
G
2131
F
134211111
Fm
123111111
B
12341112
Cm
13421113
G
2131
F
134211111
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To learn Louis Armstrong - Chim Chim Cher-Ee chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, Cm, G, Cm, Fm, Cm, F and Fm. Start with a comfortable 49 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 98. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Eb Major.

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_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _
Jim, [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F]
Jim, [G] Jim, [C] Jim, [Gb] Jiminy Jim, [Gm] Jiminy Jim, Jim, [F] _ [Fm] Jareed
A sweep [Cm] is as lucky [D] as luck [G] can be
[B] _ [Cm] Jim, [B] Jiminy Jim, Jiminy Jim, Jim, [F] _
[Fm] Jareed
Good luck will [Cm] rub off [G] when I shake [Cm] hands with you
[Fm] A blow me a [Cm] kiss [G] and that's lucky [B] too.
[Cm] _ _ _ _
[G] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
Now as [B] the ladder of life [Cm] has been [F] strung,
[Fm] You may think [Cm] a sweet [Ab] on the bottom [G] most rung.
Though [Cm] I spend my [B] time [Eb] in the ashes and that,
[F] In [Fm] this whole wide world there's no [G] happy old care.
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
I [Cm] choose my [B] bristle with [C] pride, yes I [F] do.
_ [Fm] A broom for the [Cm] shed [D] and a brush for the flu.
[G] _ [Cm] Though I cover [B] with soot [Gm] from my head to [F] my toe,
[Fm] A sweep knows [Cm] he's welcome [G] _ _
wherever he [Cm] goes. _ _
[Db] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [B] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _
_ [Cm] Jim, [B] jibbity, jim, [Gm] jibbity, jim, jim, [F] jibbity. _ _
[C] You [Cm] with the sweep, [D] you are in [G] good company.
_ [Cm] _ [B] Nowhere is there more happy [F] a crew
Than [Fm] them that [Cm] sings Jim, [G] jam, jim, [Cm] _ [Fm] jim. _
Jim, jibbity, [Cm] jim, _ _ _ _ [G] jibbity, jim, _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [Cm]
jibbity.
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
[D] _ _ [C] Jim, jibbity, jim, [Gm] jibbity, jim, [F] jibbity.
of _ [Fm] reed, a sweep [Cm] is as lucky [Ab] as lucky [G] can [Cm] be.
Chim [B] chim-a-chimmy, [Bb] chim chim [F]-a-choo,
[Fm] a good luck will [Ab] rub off [G] when I shake hands [Cm] with you.
[Fm] Or blow me [Cm] a kiss, [G] and that's lucky [A] too.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _
[Cm] Now as [B] the ladder of [Eb] life has been [F] strung,
[Fm] you may think a [Cm] sweep's [D] on the bottom much [G] wrong.
_ [Cm] Though I [B] spend my time [Eb] in the ashes,
[F] that _ [Ab]
is the [Cm] whole wild world.
[G] There's no happier [A] care.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _
[Cm] I choose [B] my bristle [Bb] with pride [F] as I [Fm] do,
a broom for [Cm] the shed [D] and a brush for you and so.
[Cm] _ [B] Though I'm covered [Eb] with soot from [Am] my head to my [Fm] toe,
a [Cm] sweep knows he's [G] welcome where [Cm] he goes.
_ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[C] Chim [B] chim-a-chim, [C] chim chim-a-chim [F]-a-choo.
_ [Fm] When [Cm] you're with a [D] sweep, you're in good company.
_ [Cm] _ _ [B] There's always [Cm] a more happy [F] crew [Fm] than them [Cm] that sings,
chim [G] chim-a [Cm]-chimmy, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
[Fm] _ _
Chim chim-a [Cm]-chim, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo. _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] Chim chim _ [Cm]-a [Db] _ _ [B] _ [Cm]-chim, _ _ _ chim chim _ -a-chim-a-choo. _ _ _
_ [Db] Chim chim-a-chim, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
Chim [Cm] chim-a-chim, [F] _ [Cm] chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
Chim chim-a [G]-chim, chim [Cm] chim-a-chim-a-choo.
[Db] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Cm]
Chim chim-a-chim, [G] chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
Chim chim-a-chim, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
Chim chim-a-chim, chim chim-a-chim-a-choo.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [N] _

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It's Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman who authored this song.

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