Little Egypt Chords by The Coasters
Tempo:
118.05 bpm
Chords used:
A
B
E
Em
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
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]
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
B
E
Em
Eb
A
B
E
_ 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] _ _ _
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] _ _ _