Little Egypt Chords by The Coasters

Tempo:
118.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

B

E

Em

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Coasters:  Little egypt chords
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Step right up [B] folks and see little Egypt do a famous [F] dance of the pyramids.
She [A] walks, [B] she talks, [Gbm] she claws [A] on her belly like a reptile.
Just one thin dime, one [Gbm] tenth of a dollar.
[B] Step right up folks!
[C] I went [E] and bought myself a ticket and I sat down in the very [Em] first row.
[E]
[A] They pulled the curtains up and when they turned the spotlight way down low.
[B] Little Egypt came out strutting, wearing nothing but a button and a bow.
[A] Singing!
Yee-Yah!
Yee-Yah!
Yee [Em] -Yah!
Yee-Yah!
[E] She had a ruby on her tummy and a diamond big as Texas on her toe.
[A] She laid her hair down and she did the hoochie coochie real slow.
[B] When she did her special number on her zebra skin I thought she'd stop the show.
[A] Singing!
Yee-Yah!
Yee-Yah!
[Eb] [Em] Yee-Yah!
Yee-Yah!
[E] She did a triple [F] somersault and when she hit the ground.
[Gb] She winked at the [G] audience and then she turned around.
She [Ab] had a picture of a [B] cowboy [Eb] tattooed on her spine.
San Fenix, Arizona 1949.
Yeah, [E] but let me tell you people, Little Egypt doesn't dance there anymore.
[A] She's too busy mopping and taking care of shopping at the store.
[B] Cause we've got seven kids and all day long they crawl around the floor.
[Eb] Singing!
[A] Yee-Yah!
Yee-Yah!
[Eb] [Em] Yee-Yah!
[Eb] Yee [Em]-Yah!
[Gm] [A] Yee [A]-Yah!
Yee-Yah!
[E] [Bm] Yee-Yah!
Yee [E]-Yah! Yee-Yah!
[Em]
Key:  
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
Em
121
Eb
12341116
A
1231
B
12341112
E
2311
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To start learning The Coasters - Little Egypt chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Em, E, B, Am, A and Am in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 59 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 118 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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_ Step right up [B] folks and see little Egypt do a famous [F] dance of the pyramids.
She [A] walks, [B] she talks, [Gbm] she claws [A] on her belly like a reptile.
Just one thin dime, one [Gbm] tenth of a dollar.
[B] Step right up folks! _
[C] I went [E] and bought myself a ticket and I sat down in the very [Em] first row.
_ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] They pulled the curtains up and when they turned the spotlight way down low. _ _ _
_ [B] Little Egypt came out strutting, wearing nothing but a button and a bow. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Singing!
_ _ Yee-Yah!
_ _ _ _ Yee-Yah!
Yee _ [Em] _ _ _ -Yah! _
_ _ _ _ Yee-Yah!
[E] She had a ruby on her tummy and a diamond big as Texas on her toe. _ _ _
_ _ [A] She laid her hair down and she did the hoochie coochie real slow. _ _ _
_ [B] When she did her special number on her zebra skin I thought she'd stop the show. _ _ _ _
_ [A] Singing!
_ Yee-Yah!
_ _ _ _ Yee-Yah!
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] Yee-Yah! _
_ _ _ _ Yee-Yah!
_ [E] She did a triple [F] somersault and when she hit the ground.
[Gb] She winked at the [G] audience and then she turned around.
She [Ab] had a picture of a [B] cowboy [Eb] tattooed on her spine.
San Fenix, Arizona 1949.
Yeah, [E] but let me tell you people, Little Egypt doesn't dance there anymore. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] She's too busy mopping and taking care of shopping at the store. _ _ _
_ _ [B] Cause we've got seven kids and all day long they crawl around the floor. _ _ _
_ [Eb] Singing!
_ [A] _ Yee-Yah!
_ _ _ _ _ Yee-Yah!
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Em] Yee-Yah! _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] Yee [Em]-Yah!
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [A] Yee [A]-Yah!
_ _ _ _ Yee-Yah!
_ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] Yee-Yah!
Yee [E]-Yah! Yee-Yah!
[Em] _ _ _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Mike Stoller and Jerry Leiber, is part of the album 20 Re-Energized Hits: 1961.

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