Chords for Swing Era: Dick Robertson & His Orch. - Ma! (He's Making Eyes At Me), 1939
Tempo:
110.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
G
Fm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[G] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Little [D] Lily was oh so [Eb] silly and shy, And [E] all the fellows [Bb] knew she [F] wouldn't bill and cool.
[Bb] Every [F] single night some [Cm] smart fellow [G] would try To [Dm] cuddle up to her, but [Bb] she would cry.
Ma, [Dm] he's making eyes [Cm] at me, [Bb] Ma, [Eb] he's awful nice to me,
Ma, he's [Fm] almost breaking my [Bb] heart.
I'm beside him, mercy let his conscience guide [Fm] him.
Ma, [Gm] he [F] wants to marry me, [Bb] be my [G] honey [C] bee.
Every [Fm] minute he [Eb] gets bolder, now [Bb] he's leaning on my shoulder.
[G] Ma, [Eb] he's kissing [Bb]
me.
[Eb] [F]
[C] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Fm]
[F] [Dm] [A]
[Bb] [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] Ma, [F] he's making eyes at me, [D] Ma, [Bb] he's [Eb] awful nice to me,
Ma, he's [Bb] almost breaking my heart.
If you peek [Eb] in, [B] can't you see I'm going to weaken?
Ma, he [F] wants to marry me, [Bb] be my [G] honey bee.
[Bb] Ma, I'm meeting with [Eb] resistance, I shall [F] holler for assistance.
Ma, he's [Eb] kissing me.
[C] [N]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Cm]
[G] [Eb]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] Little [D] Lily was oh so [Eb] silly and shy, And [E] all the fellows [Bb] knew she [F] wouldn't bill and cool.
[Bb] Every [F] single night some [Cm] smart fellow [G] would try To [Dm] cuddle up to her, but [Bb] she would cry.
Ma, [Dm] he's making eyes [Cm] at me, [Bb] Ma, [Eb] he's awful nice to me,
Ma, he's [Fm] almost breaking my [Bb] heart.
I'm beside him, mercy let his conscience guide [Fm] him.
Ma, [Gm] he [F] wants to marry me, [Bb] be my [G] honey [C] bee.
Every [Fm] minute he [Eb] gets bolder, now [Bb] he's leaning on my shoulder.
[G] Ma, [Eb] he's kissing [Bb]
me.
[Eb] [F]
[C] [Eb]
[Fm]
[Bb] [Eb] [Fm]
[F] [Dm] [A]
[Bb] [G]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb] [Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Fm]
[Eb] Ma, [F] he's making eyes at me, [D] Ma, [Bb] he's [Eb] awful nice to me,
Ma, he's [Bb] almost breaking my heart.
If you peek [Eb] in, [B] can't you see I'm going to weaken?
Ma, he [F] wants to marry me, [Bb] be my [G] honey bee.
[Bb] Ma, I'm meeting with [Eb] resistance, I shall [F] holler for assistance.
Ma, he's [Eb] kissing me.
[C] [N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
G
Fm
Bb
Eb
F
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] Little [D] Lily was oh so [Eb] silly and shy, And [E] all the fellows [Bb] knew she [F] wouldn't bill and cool.
_ [Bb] Every [F] single night some [Cm] smart fellow [G] would try To [Dm] cuddle up to her, but [Bb] she would _ cry.
Ma, _ [Dm] he's making eyes [Cm] at me, [Bb] Ma, [Eb] he's awful nice to me,
Ma, he's [Fm] almost breaking my [Bb] heart.
I'm beside him, mercy let his conscience guide [Fm] him.
Ma, [Gm] he [F] wants to marry me, [Bb] be my [G] honey [C] bee. _
_ Every [Fm] minute he [Eb] gets bolder, now [Bb] he's leaning on my shoulder.
[G] Ma, [Eb] he's kissing [Bb]
me.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] Ma, _ [F] he's making eyes at me, [D] Ma, [Bb] he's [Eb] awful nice to me,
Ma, he's [Bb] almost breaking my heart.
If you peek [Eb] in, [B] can't you see I'm going to weaken?
Ma, he [F] wants to marry me, [Bb] be my [G] honey bee.
[Bb] _ Ma, I'm meeting with [Eb] resistance, I shall [F] holler for assistance.
Ma, he's [Eb] kissing me. _
_ [C] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] Little [D] Lily was oh so [Eb] silly and shy, And [E] all the fellows [Bb] knew she [F] wouldn't bill and cool.
_ [Bb] Every [F] single night some [Cm] smart fellow [G] would try To [Dm] cuddle up to her, but [Bb] she would _ cry.
Ma, _ [Dm] he's making eyes [Cm] at me, [Bb] Ma, [Eb] he's awful nice to me,
Ma, he's [Fm] almost breaking my [Bb] heart.
I'm beside him, mercy let his conscience guide [Fm] him.
Ma, [Gm] he [F] wants to marry me, [Bb] be my [G] honey [C] bee. _
_ Every [Fm] minute he [Eb] gets bolder, now [Bb] he's leaning on my shoulder.
[G] Ma, [Eb] he's kissing [Bb]
me.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] Ma, _ [F] he's making eyes at me, [D] Ma, [Bb] he's [Eb] awful nice to me,
Ma, he's [Bb] almost breaking my heart.
If you peek [Eb] in, [B] can't you see I'm going to weaken?
Ma, he [F] wants to marry me, [Bb] be my [G] honey bee.
[Bb] _ Ma, I'm meeting with [Eb] resistance, I shall [F] holler for assistance.
Ma, he's [Eb] kissing me. _
_ [C] _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _