Chords for Stan Freberg Featuring Jesse White -- Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)1954

Tempo:
139.8 bpm
Chords used:

F

C

Dm

Gm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Stan Freberg Featuring Jesse White -- Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)1954 chords
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Life could be a dream, [G] life could [C] be a dream
Alright, hold it, hold it you guys.
This is a rhythm and blues number, you gotta be careful or somebody liable to understand what you're singing about.
You want [F] that to happen?
No.
Well, then you gotta talk unintelligible like me, right Stella?
You said it!
Okay, now you guys wanna sell a few records?
Yeah!
Well, then stick some old rags in your mouth and take it again from the top, okay?
Okay.
[E] I don't understand [Gm] the words now, real [C] mumbly, huh?
[Dm] Life could be a dream!
[Gm] Shaboom, [C] if I could take you [F] up with [Dm] my young love
[D] Shaboom, [C] we'd go without [F] a rhyme or we [Dm] would
[Cm] Life could be a dream!
[F] Do it again, [D] shaboom, I [C] love it, don't mean to get [Dm] boom, boom, boom
And on the ling-lo, [G] shaleng-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling
[F] Boom, boom, bap, boom, [Bb] shaboom, bap, boom, bap, bee-lee-ba-dee [F]-boom
What'd he [Dm] say?
What'd he [Gm] say?
With this [C] song, baby, [F] it don't matter.
Believe me, it's wise up.
Life could be a dream!
[Gb] [C] Shaboom, if only all my friends could run [Dm] through
[Gm] [C] [F] Shaboom, I'm [D] loving you!
Life could [C] be a dream, [F] sweetheart!
[Dm] [G] I'm gonna mumble, you [F] guys.
[A]
Every time I look at you
[Gb] Something's in my heart, [D] my mind
Da-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da
Every time you [G] walk, I want [E] you to [Gm] make me [E] dream
Alright, I distinctly understood [C] a word that time, but watch it, huh?
Sorry.
You know the rules.
[E] I got my eye on you, that's [C] all.
Here we go, man, real monotonous now. [Dbm] Home
[F]
Hey, [Dm] na-de-ding-dong, shalang-a-lang [C]-a-lang-a-lang-a-lang
[F] Who's gonna [Dm] hang up
[C] [F] [Dm] [G] the jazz hostel?
[N] I'm
[Fm] [D] [G]
[D] gonna sing a song.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Fm] [Dm] [Fm]
[Dm] [Fm]
[Dm] Shaboom, shaboom, ya-da [C]-da-da-da-da [E]-da-da
Shaboom, [Dm] shaboom, ya-da [C]-da-da-da-da [F]-da
Shaboom, [Gm] shaboom, ya [C]-da-da-da [F] [Fm]
[Ab] -da-da-da
[Dm]
Shaboom, [Gm] shaboom, ya [Cm]-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Dm]
Shaboom, [Gm] shaboom, ya-da-da [C]-da-da-da [F]-da
Shaboom, [Dm] [Gm] shaboom, ya-da-da-da-da-da
I'm [G] Mambo, you guys, Mambo
[F] [A]
Not Ma-moo, Mambo
[D]
Something [A] is on [D] my mind
Da-da-da-da-da-da
[G] Every time you walk, I want you to make me dream
Okay, smart aleck, I know your type.
You're a troublemaker.
We sing in shaboom, right?
Right.
Then how come I can understand you?
Well, I
What's the matter, man?
Don't you dig gibberish?
Sure, but
If it happens again, I'll send you back to Hugo with the holter.
[F] [Dm] Okay, guys, big finish now, huh?
[F] On your [Dm] mark, get [Bb] set, mumble!
[F] Welcome to your dream, shaboom, ya-da-da-da-da-da
Hold it, Stella!
[Dm] [Bb] Not you, [F]
Stella!
[Dm] [G] Wait a minute, Stella!
[C]
Stella!
[F] Hold it, Stella!
Da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da
[C] [F]
[C]
[Bm] [Eb]
Key:  
F
134211111
C
3211
Dm
2311
Gm
123111113
G
2131
F
134211111
C
3211
Dm
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Stan Freberg - Sh-Boom chords, with this master sequence: F, Dm, C, F, Dm, Gm and C. For best results, commence at 69 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 140. With F Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Life could be a dream, [G] life could [C] be a dream
_ _ Alright, hold it, hold it you guys.
This is a rhythm and blues number, you gotta be careful or somebody liable to understand what you're singing about.
You want [F] that to happen?
No.
Well, then you gotta talk unintelligible like me, right Stella?
You said it!
Okay, now you guys wanna sell a few records?
Yeah!
Well, then stick some old rags in your mouth and take it again from the top, okay?
Okay.
[E] I don't understand [Gm] the words now, real [C] mumbly, huh?
[Dm] Life could be a dream!
[Gm] Shaboom, [C] if I could take you [F] up with [Dm] my young love
[D] Shaboom, [C] we'd go without [F] a rhyme or we [Dm] would
_ [Cm] Life could be a dream!
[F] Do it again, [D] _ _ shaboom, I [C] love it, don't mean to get [Dm] boom, boom, boom
And on the ling-lo, [G] shaleng-a-ling-a-ling-a-ling
[F] Boom, boom, bap, boom, [Bb] shaboom, bap, boom, bap, bee-lee-ba-dee [F]-boom
What'd he [Dm] say?
What'd he [Gm] say?
With this [C] song, baby, [F] it don't matter.
Believe me, it's wise up.
Life could be a dream!
[Gb] [C] Shaboom, if only all my friends could run [Dm] through
[Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ [F] Shaboom, I'm [D] loving you!
Life could [C] be a dream, [F] sweetheart! _
[Dm] _ [G] I'm gonna mumble, you [F] guys.
_ _ [A]
Every time I look at you
_ [Gb] Something's in my heart, [D] my mind
Da-da-da-da [Gm]-da-da
Every time you [G] walk, I want [E] you to _ [Gm] make me [E] dream
Alright, I distinctly understood [C] a word that time, but watch it, huh?
Sorry.
You know the rules.
[E] I got my eye on you, that's [C] all.
Here we go, man, real monotonous now. [Dbm] Home
_ [F] _ _
_ _ Hey, [Dm] na-de-ding-dong, shalang-a-lang [C]-a-lang-a-lang-a-lang
[F] Who's gonna [Dm] hang up _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] the jazz hostel?
[N] I'm _ _ _ _
_ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ gonna sing a song.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
_ [Fm] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] Shaboom, shaboom, ya-da [C]-da-da-da-da [E]-da-da
Shaboom, [Dm] _ shaboom, ya-da [C]-da-da-da-da [F]-da
Shaboom, _ [Gm] shaboom, ya [C]-da-da-da [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ -da-da-da
_ [Dm] _
Shaboom, [Gm] shaboom, ya [Cm]-da-da-da-da-da-da
[Dm]
Shaboom, _ [Gm] shaboom, ya-da-da [C]-da-da-da [F]-da
Shaboom, [Dm] _ [Gm] shaboom, ya-da-da-da-da-da
I'm [G] Mambo, you guys, Mambo
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [A]
Not Ma-moo, Mambo
_ _ [D]
Something [A] is on [D] my mind
Da-da-da-da-da-da
[G] Every time you walk, I want you to make me dream
Okay, smart aleck, I know your type.
You're a troublemaker.
We sing in shaboom, right?
Right.
Then how come I can understand you?
Well, I_
What's the matter, man?
Don't you dig gibberish?
Sure, but_
If it happens again, I'll send you back to Hugo with the holter.
[F] _ [Dm] Okay, guys, big finish now, huh?
[F] On your [Dm] mark, get [Bb] set, mumble! _
[F] Welcome to your dream, shaboom, ya-da-da-da-da-da
Hold it, Stella!
[Dm] _ _ [Bb] Not you, [F]
Stella!
_ [Dm] [G] Wait a minute, Stella!
_ _ [C]
Stella!
[F] _ _ _ _ Hold it, Stella!
_ Da-da-da-da-da-da [C]-da _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _