Chords for Rickie Lee Jones - Dat Dere (Live at the Wiltern Theatre)

Tempo:
63.05 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Eb

Bb

Ebm

Ab

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rickie Lee Jones - Dat Dere (Live at the Wiltern Theatre) chords
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1, 2, [Ebm] 3, 4.
[Fm] [Ebm] [Fm]
[Bb] [Db] [Fm] [Bb] [Ab] [F]
[Bbm] [Eb] [Bbm] [E] 1, [Eb]
[Db] [Eb] [Ebm] [Am] 2, [Db]
[G] [Bbm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Eb] [Db]
[Gm] [Fm] [Eb] [E] [Eb]
[F] [Db] 3, [C] [F] [Bb] [Eb] 4.
[Bbm]
[Db] [Ab] Hey mama, what's that there?
[Gb] Why that over there?
Mama.
[E] Hey mama, [Gb] look that over [A] there.
[Bb] Hey, [Ab] what they doing [Db] there?
Where they going [Gb] there?
Mama, can [Db] I have that big [Eb] elephant over [Db] there?
Who's that in [Gb] my chair?
What's he doing [Db] there?
Mama.
[E] Hey mama, [Eb] can I go over there?
[Bb] Hey [Ab] mama, what is [G] square?
[Gb] Where do we get air?
And [Eb] mama can I have [Bb] that big elephant [Db] over [F] there?
[Ab] Quips and talk [C] here, doesn't want [F] anything [G] here
For everything [C] that is in the [Ebm] hood, I am [Eb] rare
[Db] [Gm] Some of the [F] quips get [C] wild
Like mama [Eb] can I have that [Bbm] big elephant over there?
Go [Ab] on, I comb my [G] hair, [Gb] where's my teddy bear?
[Gm] And mama, ooh, [E] hey, look at the [Gbm] cowboy comin' down
[Db] Hey, [Ab] can I have a [Db] pair of boots like that to [Ebm] wear?
[F] Mama can I have that [Bbm] big elephant over [Ebm] there?
Sa [Fm]-ba-ba, [Bb] sa [Ebm]-ba-ba, sa [Db]-ba-ba, [Bb] sa-ba [Ebm]-ba, sa [Fm] [Bb] [Db]-ba-ba
[Eb] [G] [Db] The [Bbm] time will [Cm] march, the [Db] years will go
The [Dbm] little baby is going [F] to grow
And [G] I've got to tell her what she needs to know
[Bb] I help [Eb] her along, [Db] she'll be strong
And she will know right from wrong
[G] As life's parade goes [Db] marching by
She's gonna [Ab] wanna know [Db] the reasons
Why I'm not gonna have all [G] the answers
But I [Gm] try [Db] the best as I can
To help her make her [F] plan
Because I [Bbm] think that you give [Cm] a kid your [Fm] best
And [D] she must do the [Eb] rest
[Ab] [Eb]
[F] [Bbm] Well, but though [Cm] she'll be grown I'm [Ab] betting
I never [Gb] will forget when [Eb] she said
Hey, mama, [Bbm] can I have that big elephant over there?
Hey, [Ab] how you work that [B] there?
Now, [Gb] why they do that [Db] there?
Mama, ooh, [E] hey, mama, hear [Gb] what they say over there
[Db] Hey mama, what is fair?
I [Gb] have to share
[A] Mama, can I have that [Bbm] big elephant?
[G]
[Ebm] Mama, can [Eb] I have that big [Db] elephant over [Eb] there?
Mama, can I [F] have that big [Ebm] elephant over there?
[Fm] [Bb] [Ebm] [Fm] [Bb] [Ebm]
[Fm] [Bb] [Ebm] [Bbm] [F]
[N]
[Ab] [N]
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To learn Ricky Lee Jones - Dat Dere chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Fm, Bb, Ebm, Fm, Eb, Db, Gb and Db. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 31 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 63. Given the song's key of Db Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ 1, 2, [Ebm] 3, 4.
_ [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
[Bb] _ [Db] _ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ [F] _
_ [Bbm] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] [E] 1, [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ebm] [Am] 2, [Db] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Fm] _ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ [Eb] _
[F] [Db] 3, [C] _ [F] _ [Bb] [Eb] 4.
_ [Bbm] _
[Db] [Ab] Hey mama, what's that there?
[Gb] Why that over there?
Mama.
[E] Hey mama, [Gb] look that over [A] there.
[Bb] Hey, [Ab] what they doing [Db] there?
Where they going [Gb] there?
Mama, can [Db] I have that big [Eb] elephant over [Db] there?
Who's that in [Gb] my chair?
What's he doing [Db] there?
Mama.
[E] Hey mama, [Eb] can I go over there?
[Bb] Hey [Ab] mama, what is [G] square?
[Gb] Where do we get air?
And [Eb] mama can I have [Bb] that big elephant [Db] over [F] there?
[Ab] Quips and talk [C] here, doesn't want [F] anything [G] here
For everything [C] that is in the [Ebm] hood, I am [Eb] rare
_ [Db] [Gm] Some of the [F] quips get [C] wild
Like mama [Eb] can I have that [Bbm] big elephant over there?
Go [Ab] on, I comb my [G] hair, [Gb] where's my teddy bear?
[Gm] And mama, ooh, [E] hey, look at the [Gbm] cowboy comin' down
[Db] Hey, [Ab] can I have a [Db] pair of boots like that to [Ebm] wear?
[F] Mama can I have that [Bbm] big elephant over [Ebm] there?
Sa [Fm]-ba-ba, [Bb] sa [Ebm]-ba-ba, sa [Db]-ba-ba, [Bb] sa-ba [Ebm]-ba, sa [Fm] _ [Bb] [Db]-ba-ba
[Eb] _ [G] [Db] The [Bbm] _ time will [Cm] march, the [Db] years will go
The [Dbm] little baby is going [F] to grow
And [G] I've got to tell her what she needs to know
[Bb] I help [Eb] her along, [Db] she'll be strong
And she will know right from wrong
[G] As life's parade goes [Db] marching by
She's gonna [Ab] wanna know [Db] the reasons
Why I'm not gonna have all [G] the answers
But I [Gm] try [Db] the best as I can
To help her make her [F] plan
Because I [Bbm] think that you give [Cm] a kid your [Fm] best
And [D] she must do the [Eb] rest
[Ab] _ [Eb] _
[F] [Bbm] Well, but though [Cm] she'll be grown I'm [Ab] betting
I never [Gb] will forget when [Eb] she said
Hey, mama, [Bbm] can I have that big elephant over there?
Hey, [Ab] how you work that [B] there?
Now, [Gb] why they do that [Db] there?
Mama, ooh, [E] hey, mama, hear [Gb] what they say over there
[Db] Hey mama, what is fair?
I [Gb] have to share
[A] Mama, can I have that [Bbm] big elephant?
[G]
[Ebm] Mama, can [Eb] I have that big [Db] elephant over [Eb] there?
Mama, can I [F] have that big [Ebm] elephant over there?
[Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] _ _
[Fm] _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [F] _ _
_ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [N] _ _ _
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Facts about this song

This song is part of Up from the Skies, Recorded Live in Los Angeles 1991 album.

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