Chords for Louis Jordan - There Ain't Nobody Here but us Chickens (Billboard No.6 Jan 1947)
Tempo:
162.95 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] One night Farmer Brown was taking the air, locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care.
[Bb] Down in the hen house [A] something stirred, [Db] when he shouted, who's there?
This is [Abm] what he heard.
[Bbm] There ain't nobody here but us chickens, [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
So [Bb] calm yourself [Gbm] and stop that fuss, there [Db] ain't nobody here but us.
[Bbm] We chickens trying [Ebm] to sleep and [F] you butt in, and hobble, hobble, hobble, [Eb] hobble [Fm] with your chin.
[Db] There ain't nobody [Bbm] here but us chickens, [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
[Gb] You're stomping around, shaking the ground, [Bbm] you're kicking up an awful dust.
We chickens [Ebm]
trying to sleep [Db] and you butt in, [Bbm] and hobble, [E] hobble, hobble, hobble, [Db] it's a sin.
[Eb] Tomorrow is [Db] a busy day, we got things to do, we got eggs to lay, [Eb] we got ground to dig and worms to scratch.
It takes [N] a lot of sitting getting chicks to hatch, [Bbm] oh there ain't nobody here but us chickens, [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
[Ebm] So [Dbm] quiet yourself and [Gbm] stop that fuss, [Bbm] there ain't nobody here but us.
Kindly point [Ebm] that gun the other [F] way, and [Bb] hobble, hobble, [Eb] hobble off [Db] and hit your head.
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Tomorrow
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[Eb] is a busy [Db] day, we got things to do, [Eb] we got eggs to lay, we got ground to dig and [Bbm] worms to scratch.
[Gb] It takes a [B] lot of sitting getting chicks to [Ab] hatch, [Db] there ain't nobody here but [Bbm] us chickens, there ain't [Db] nobody here at all.
So [Bb] quiet yourself [Eb] and stop that fuss, [Db] there ain't nobody here but us.
And [Gb] kindly point that gun [Eb] the other way, [Bbm] and hobble, [E] hobble, hobble [Eb] off and hit [Db] your head.
Hey, hey boss man, [Gb] what do [Bb] you say?
It's [Ebm] easy pickings, there ain't nobody here [Bbm] but us chickens.
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[Bbm] One night Farmer Brown was taking the air, locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care.
[Bb] Down in the hen house [A] something stirred, [Db] when he shouted, who's there?
This is [Abm] what he heard.
[Bbm] There ain't nobody here but us chickens, [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
So [Bb] calm yourself [Gbm] and stop that fuss, there [Db] ain't nobody here but us.
[Bbm] We chickens trying [Ebm] to sleep and [F] you butt in, and hobble, hobble, hobble, [Eb] hobble [Fm] with your chin.
[Db] There ain't nobody [Bbm] here but us chickens, [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
[Gb] You're stomping around, shaking the ground, [Bbm] you're kicking up an awful dust.
We chickens [Ebm]
trying to sleep [Db] and you butt in, [Bbm] and hobble, [E] hobble, hobble, hobble, [Db] it's a sin.
[Eb] Tomorrow is [Db] a busy day, we got things to do, we got eggs to lay, [Eb] we got ground to dig and worms to scratch.
It takes [N] a lot of sitting getting chicks to hatch, [Bbm] oh there ain't nobody here but us chickens, [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
[Ebm] So [Dbm] quiet yourself and [Gbm] stop that fuss, [Bbm] there ain't nobody here but us.
Kindly point [Ebm] that gun the other [F] way, and [Bb] hobble, hobble, [Eb] hobble off [Db] and hit your head.
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Tomorrow
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[Eb] is a busy [Db] day, we got things to do, [Eb] we got eggs to lay, we got ground to dig and [Bbm] worms to scratch.
[Gb] It takes a [B] lot of sitting getting chicks to [Ab] hatch, [Db] there ain't nobody here but [Bbm] us chickens, there ain't [Db] nobody here at all.
So [Bb] quiet yourself [Eb] and stop that fuss, [Db] there ain't nobody here but us.
And [Gb] kindly point that gun [Eb] the other way, [Bbm] and hobble, [E] hobble, hobble [Eb] off and hit [Db] your head.
Hey, hey boss man, [Gb] what do [Bb] you say?
It's [Ebm] easy pickings, there ain't nobody here [Bbm] but us chickens.
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_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ One night Farmer Brown was taking the air, _ locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care.
[Bb] Down in the hen house [A] something stirred, [Db] when he shouted, who's there?
This is [Abm] what he heard.
[Bbm] There ain't nobody here but us chickens, _ [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
So [Bb] calm yourself [Gbm] and stop that fuss, there [Db] ain't nobody here but us.
[Bbm] We chickens trying [Ebm] to sleep and [F] you butt in, and hobble, hobble, hobble, [Eb] hobble [Fm] with your chin.
[Db] There ain't nobody [Bbm] here but us chickens, _ [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
_ [Gb] You're stomping around, shaking the ground, [Bbm] you're kicking up an awful dust.
We chickens [Ebm]
trying to sleep [Db] and you butt in, [Bbm] and hobble, [E] hobble, hobble, hobble, [Db] it's a sin. _ _
[Eb] Tomorrow is [Db] a busy day, we got things to do, we got eggs to lay, [Eb] we got ground to dig and worms to scratch.
It takes [N] a lot of sitting getting chicks to hatch, [Bbm] oh there ain't nobody here but us chickens, _ [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
[Ebm] So [Dbm] quiet yourself and [Gbm] stop that fuss, [Bbm] there ain't nobody here but us.
_ Kindly point [Ebm] that gun the other [F] way, and [Bb] hobble, hobble, [Eb] hobble off [Db] and hit your head. _ _
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_ [Eb] is a busy [Db] day, we got things to do, [Eb] we got eggs to lay, we got ground to dig and [Bbm] worms to scratch.
[Gb] It takes a [B] lot of sitting getting chicks to [Ab] hatch, [Db] there ain't nobody here but [Bbm] us chickens, _ there ain't [Db] nobody here at all.
So [Bb] quiet yourself [Eb] and stop that fuss, [Db] there ain't nobody here but us.
_ And [Gb] kindly point that gun [Eb] the other way, [Bbm] and hobble, [E] hobble, hobble [Eb] off and hit [Db] your head.
Hey, hey boss man, [Gb] what do [Bb] you say?
It's [Ebm] easy pickings, there ain't nobody here [Bbm] but us chickens.
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_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ One night Farmer Brown was taking the air, _ locked up the barnyard with the greatest of care.
[Bb] Down in the hen house [A] something stirred, [Db] when he shouted, who's there?
This is [Abm] what he heard.
[Bbm] There ain't nobody here but us chickens, _ [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
So [Bb] calm yourself [Gbm] and stop that fuss, there [Db] ain't nobody here but us.
[Bbm] We chickens trying [Ebm] to sleep and [F] you butt in, and hobble, hobble, hobble, [Eb] hobble [Fm] with your chin.
[Db] There ain't nobody [Bbm] here but us chickens, _ [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
_ [Gb] You're stomping around, shaking the ground, [Bbm] you're kicking up an awful dust.
We chickens [Ebm]
trying to sleep [Db] and you butt in, [Bbm] and hobble, [E] hobble, hobble, hobble, [Db] it's a sin. _ _
[Eb] Tomorrow is [Db] a busy day, we got things to do, we got eggs to lay, [Eb] we got ground to dig and worms to scratch.
It takes [N] a lot of sitting getting chicks to hatch, [Bbm] oh there ain't nobody here but us chickens, _ [Db] there ain't nobody here at all.
[Ebm] So [Dbm] quiet yourself and [Gbm] stop that fuss, [Bbm] there ain't nobody here but us.
_ Kindly point [Ebm] that gun the other [F] way, and [Bb] hobble, hobble, [Eb] hobble off [Db] and hit your head. _ _
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_ [Eb] is a busy [Db] day, we got things to do, [Eb] we got eggs to lay, we got ground to dig and [Bbm] worms to scratch.
[Gb] It takes a [B] lot of sitting getting chicks to [Ab] hatch, [Db] there ain't nobody here but [Bbm] us chickens, _ there ain't [Db] nobody here at all.
So [Bb] quiet yourself [Eb] and stop that fuss, [Db] there ain't nobody here but us.
_ And [Gb] kindly point that gun [Eb] the other way, [Bbm] and hobble, [E] hobble, hobble [Eb] off and hit [Db] your head.
Hey, hey boss man, [Gb] what do [Bb] you say?
It's [Ebm] easy pickings, there ain't nobody here [Bbm] but us chickens.