Chords for Louis Jordan Don't Burn The Candle At Both Ends
Tempo:
115.45 bpm
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Ab
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Fm
A
Dbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Db] [Ab] [D] [Bbm] [A] [Fm] Dissipation is ruination, so [Db] don't burn the candle at both [Ab] ends.
No, no, don't burn the candle [Db] at both ends.
[Fm] You can't stay up all day and all night.
You just [Db] can't [Dbm] do it.
It just ain't [Fm] right.
So don't burn the candle at both ends.
Now one woman is fine, two is enough.
Three I'll [Db] allow, but [Fm] four is too rough.
[Ab] Redheads are out, brunettes are no better, so stay away from them gals with them pretty [D] sweaters.
[Db] Did you feel that prescription like the doctor said?
Three times a day and eight [Ab] hours in bed.
Those rings under your eyes, look how they've grown.
They're so big they [Gb] got rings of [Ab] their own.
Too many cigarettes bring a big doctor bill.
If women don't kill you, nicotine [Bm] will.
[Db] So you better get some rest while you can.
[Ab] You can't argue with the undertaker man.
[Db] So don't burn the candle at [Ab] both [Db] ends.
[Fm]
[Bb] [Db] Don't burn the candle at both ends.
And [Ab] girls, if you really want my advice and you want a [Dbm] wedding with shoes and rice, you
[Ab] can't do [Db] it.
Don't burn the candle [Abm] at both ends.
[Fm]
Now when a guy [Abm] takes you to dinner [Fm] and gets real chummy, careful what you put in your tummy.
Let him [F] keep that seafood [Db] high on the shelf.
If you order oysters, don't make a pig of yourself.
Go to bed at five, wake up at 530, you think you look like Hedda Lamar, look like Gravel Gurney.
Listen housewives, if you lead a fast life, you'll wind up [Ab] looking like John's other wife.
That old man of yours won't make a buck.
Cause when he has to lift that load [Bb] in that truck, [Db] with all that dissipation and coffee
in his cup, believe me sister, [Ab] he won't lift it up.
So don't [Db] burn the candle at both ends.
[Ab]
[Dbm] No, no, don't burn the [Db] candle at both ends.
[Ab] You living and loving [Fm] much too [Eb] fast.
If you got a good [Dbm] thing, you better make it [Ab] last.
Don't [Db] burn the candle [Abm] at both ends.
[Ab] Now your body's like a car, don't let it get weak.
Better check that motor so that radiator won't leak.
When it gets worn out, you won't be able to trade it, so every thousand [D] miles, [Db] lubricate it.
Cause if you're not careful, I see trouble ahead.
You wake up [Ab] one day and find yourself dead.
Don't burn [Dbm] the candle [Ab] at [Bbm] both ends.
[Ab]
No, [E] no, don't burn the candle [Db] at both ends.
[Ab] You can't have your cake and still eat it.
You can't have a candle and [Gb] overheat [Abm] it.
So don't burn the candle at both ends.
Now [E] wear your rubbers in the [A] rain and [Ab] stay away from [Ab] drafts on the train.
Eat apple every day, [Ab] be sure your blood [A] pressure's [Ab] okay.
[Ab] See your dentist twice a year and stay away from [Ab] rude beer.
Then again you might have bad [Ab] luck, walk out in the street and get hit by a truck.
[Ab] So go on home and read the [D] funny papers, [C] cut out all those [A] funny cables.
[Ab] And [G] remember [E] folks, you [A] can't [Ab] burn the candle at both ends.
[F] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [D] [Bbm] [A] [Fm] Dissipation is ruination, so [Db] don't burn the candle at both [Ab] ends.
No, no, don't burn the candle [Db] at both ends.
[Fm] You can't stay up all day and all night.
You just [Db] can't [Dbm] do it.
It just ain't [Fm] right.
So don't burn the candle at both ends.
Now one woman is fine, two is enough.
Three I'll [Db] allow, but [Fm] four is too rough.
[Ab] Redheads are out, brunettes are no better, so stay away from them gals with them pretty [D] sweaters.
[Db] Did you feel that prescription like the doctor said?
Three times a day and eight [Ab] hours in bed.
Those rings under your eyes, look how they've grown.
They're so big they [Gb] got rings of [Ab] their own.
Too many cigarettes bring a big doctor bill.
If women don't kill you, nicotine [Bm] will.
[Db] So you better get some rest while you can.
[Ab] You can't argue with the undertaker man.
[Db] So don't burn the candle at [Ab] both [Db] ends.
[Fm]
[Bb] [Db] Don't burn the candle at both ends.
And [Ab] girls, if you really want my advice and you want a [Dbm] wedding with shoes and rice, you
[Ab] can't do [Db] it.
Don't burn the candle [Abm] at both ends.
[Fm]
Now when a guy [Abm] takes you to dinner [Fm] and gets real chummy, careful what you put in your tummy.
Let him [F] keep that seafood [Db] high on the shelf.
If you order oysters, don't make a pig of yourself.
Go to bed at five, wake up at 530, you think you look like Hedda Lamar, look like Gravel Gurney.
Listen housewives, if you lead a fast life, you'll wind up [Ab] looking like John's other wife.
That old man of yours won't make a buck.
Cause when he has to lift that load [Bb] in that truck, [Db] with all that dissipation and coffee
in his cup, believe me sister, [Ab] he won't lift it up.
So don't [Db] burn the candle at both ends.
[Ab]
[Dbm] No, no, don't burn the [Db] candle at both ends.
[Ab] You living and loving [Fm] much too [Eb] fast.
If you got a good [Dbm] thing, you better make it [Ab] last.
Don't [Db] burn the candle [Abm] at both ends.
[Ab] Now your body's like a car, don't let it get weak.
Better check that motor so that radiator won't leak.
When it gets worn out, you won't be able to trade it, so every thousand [D] miles, [Db] lubricate it.
Cause if you're not careful, I see trouble ahead.
You wake up [Ab] one day and find yourself dead.
Don't burn [Dbm] the candle [Ab] at [Bbm] both ends.
[Ab]
No, [E] no, don't burn the candle [Db] at both ends.
[Ab] You can't have your cake and still eat it.
You can't have a candle and [Gb] overheat [Abm] it.
So don't burn the candle at both ends.
Now [E] wear your rubbers in the [A] rain and [Ab] stay away from [Ab] drafts on the train.
Eat apple every day, [Ab] be sure your blood [A] pressure's [Ab] okay.
[Ab] See your dentist twice a year and stay away from [Ab] rude beer.
Then again you might have bad [Ab] luck, walk out in the street and get hit by a truck.
[Ab] So go on home and read the [D] funny papers, [C] cut out all those [A] funny cables.
[Ab] And [G] remember [E] folks, you [A] can't [Ab] burn the candle at both ends.
[F] [Ab]
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[Cm] _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [F] _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ [D] _ [Bbm] _ [A] _ _ [Fm] Dissipation is ruination, so [Db] don't burn the candle at both [Ab] ends.
No, no, don't burn the candle [Db] at both ends. _
[Fm] You can't stay up all day and all night.
You just [Db] can't [Dbm] do it.
It just ain't [Fm] right.
So don't burn the candle at both ends.
Now one woman is fine, two is enough.
Three I'll [Db] allow, but [Fm] four is too rough.
[Ab] Redheads are out, brunettes are no better, so stay away from them gals with them pretty [D] sweaters.
[Db] Did you feel that prescription like the doctor said?
Three times a day and eight [Ab] hours in bed.
Those rings under your eyes, look how they've grown.
They're so big they [Gb] got rings of [Ab] their own.
Too many cigarettes bring a big doctor bill.
If women don't kill you, nicotine [Bm] will.
[Db] So you better get some rest while you can.
[Ab] You can't argue with the undertaker man.
[Db] So don't burn the candle at [Ab] both [Db] ends.
[Fm] _
[Bb] _ [Db] Don't burn the candle at both ends.
And [Ab] girls, if you really want my advice and you want a [Dbm] wedding with shoes and rice, you
[Ab] can't do [Db] it.
Don't burn the candle [Abm] at both ends.
[Fm]
Now when a guy [Abm] takes you to dinner [Fm] and gets real chummy, careful what you put in your tummy.
Let him [F] keep that seafood [Db] high on the shelf.
If you order oysters, don't make a pig of yourself.
Go to bed at five, wake up at 530, you think you look like Hedda Lamar, look like Gravel Gurney.
Listen housewives, if you lead a fast life, you'll wind up [Ab] looking like John's other wife.
That old man of yours won't make a buck.
Cause when he has to lift that load [Bb] in that truck, [Db] with all that dissipation and coffee
in his cup, believe me sister, [Ab] he won't lift it up.
So don't [Db] burn the candle at both ends.
[Ab]
[Dbm] No, no, don't burn the [Db] candle at both ends.
[Ab] You living and loving [Fm] much too [Eb] fast.
If you got a good [Dbm] thing, you better make it [Ab] last.
Don't [Db] burn the candle [Abm] at both ends. _
[Ab] Now your body's like a car, don't let it get weak.
Better check that motor so that radiator won't leak.
When it gets worn out, you won't be able to trade it, so every thousand [D] miles, [Db] lubricate it.
Cause if you're not careful, I see trouble ahead.
You wake up [Ab] one day and find yourself dead.
Don't burn [Dbm] the candle [Ab] at [Bbm] both ends.
[Ab]
No, [E] no, don't burn the candle [Db] at both ends.
[Ab] You can't have your cake and still eat it.
You can't have a candle and [Gb] overheat [Abm] it.
So don't burn the candle at both ends.
Now [E] wear your rubbers in the [A] rain and [Ab] stay away from [Ab] drafts on the train.
Eat apple every day, [Ab] be sure your blood [A] pressure's [Ab] okay.
[Ab] See your dentist twice a year and stay away from [Ab] rude beer.
Then again you might have bad [Ab] luck, walk out in the street and get hit by a truck.
[Ab] So go on home and read the [D] funny papers, [C] cut out all those [A] funny cables.
[Ab] And [G] remember [E] folks, you [A] can't [Ab] burn the candle at both ends.
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] _ [D] _ [Bbm] _ [A] _ _ [Fm] Dissipation is ruination, so [Db] don't burn the candle at both [Ab] ends.
No, no, don't burn the candle [Db] at both ends. _
[Fm] You can't stay up all day and all night.
You just [Db] can't [Dbm] do it.
It just ain't [Fm] right.
So don't burn the candle at both ends.
Now one woman is fine, two is enough.
Three I'll [Db] allow, but [Fm] four is too rough.
[Ab] Redheads are out, brunettes are no better, so stay away from them gals with them pretty [D] sweaters.
[Db] Did you feel that prescription like the doctor said?
Three times a day and eight [Ab] hours in bed.
Those rings under your eyes, look how they've grown.
They're so big they [Gb] got rings of [Ab] their own.
Too many cigarettes bring a big doctor bill.
If women don't kill you, nicotine [Bm] will.
[Db] So you better get some rest while you can.
[Ab] You can't argue with the undertaker man.
[Db] So don't burn the candle at [Ab] both [Db] ends.
[Fm] _
[Bb] _ [Db] Don't burn the candle at both ends.
And [Ab] girls, if you really want my advice and you want a [Dbm] wedding with shoes and rice, you
[Ab] can't do [Db] it.
Don't burn the candle [Abm] at both ends.
[Fm]
Now when a guy [Abm] takes you to dinner [Fm] and gets real chummy, careful what you put in your tummy.
Let him [F] keep that seafood [Db] high on the shelf.
If you order oysters, don't make a pig of yourself.
Go to bed at five, wake up at 530, you think you look like Hedda Lamar, look like Gravel Gurney.
Listen housewives, if you lead a fast life, you'll wind up [Ab] looking like John's other wife.
That old man of yours won't make a buck.
Cause when he has to lift that load [Bb] in that truck, [Db] with all that dissipation and coffee
in his cup, believe me sister, [Ab] he won't lift it up.
So don't [Db] burn the candle at both ends.
[Ab]
[Dbm] No, no, don't burn the [Db] candle at both ends.
[Ab] You living and loving [Fm] much too [Eb] fast.
If you got a good [Dbm] thing, you better make it [Ab] last.
Don't [Db] burn the candle [Abm] at both ends. _
[Ab] Now your body's like a car, don't let it get weak.
Better check that motor so that radiator won't leak.
When it gets worn out, you won't be able to trade it, so every thousand [D] miles, [Db] lubricate it.
Cause if you're not careful, I see trouble ahead.
You wake up [Ab] one day and find yourself dead.
Don't burn [Dbm] the candle [Ab] at [Bbm] both ends.
[Ab]
No, [E] no, don't burn the candle [Db] at both ends.
[Ab] You can't have your cake and still eat it.
You can't have a candle and [Gb] overheat [Abm] it.
So don't burn the candle at both ends.
Now [E] wear your rubbers in the [A] rain and [Ab] stay away from [Ab] drafts on the train.
Eat apple every day, [Ab] be sure your blood [A] pressure's [Ab] okay.
[Ab] See your dentist twice a year and stay away from [Ab] rude beer.
Then again you might have bad [Ab] luck, walk out in the street and get hit by a truck.
[Ab] So go on home and read the [D] funny papers, [C] cut out all those [A] funny cables.
[Ab] And [G] remember [E] folks, you [A] can't [Ab] burn the candle at both ends.
[F] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _