Chords for The Hokum Boys (Tampa Red & Georgia Tom) Beedle Um Bum (1928)

Tempo:
149.1 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

G

E

B

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Hokum Boys (Tampa Red & Georgia Tom) Beedle Um Bum (1928) chords
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[A]
[B] [D]
Down in Memphis, Tennessee, lives a girl [A] named Simmy.
[D] She runs a neat shop on the block, she's always got the gimme.
She serves a meal with a tadpole deal, she can't resist [A] by flying.
[D] And every time you pass her door, [A] you hear Miss [D] Simmy crying,
Oh my beloved, come and see [G] me if you ain't had none.
[A] Make a dumb man [D] speak, make a lame man run,
[F#] She can't stop until you get your dog, [D] yes, tell her my dear love.
Oh [G] my beloved, [E] you're the best deal [A] on the state of [D] Tennessee.
[G]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[E] [A]
[D]
Every day at ten o'clock she'd go down to [A] the station,
[D] To the folks that come to town she'd give [A] a little [D] invitation.
Every day from noon till night she's always busy [A]
telling,
[D] Beatle of hot and beetle of [A] cold, you can always [D] hear her yelling,
Oh my beloved, come and see me [G] if you ain't had none.
[A] It ain't made small and it ain't made wide,
It's [E] just made up in a medium size.
[D]
Oh my [G] beloved, [Bm] you're the best deal on [A] the state of [D] Tennessee.
[Dm] [D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[G] [D]
[G]
[E]
[A] [D] [B]
[A] [D]
[G]
[A]
[D]
[G]
[E]
[A] [D]
Oh my beloved, come and [G] see me if you ain't had none.
[A] Now you don't have to hurry, you don't have to go,
[Dm] You got a little days to walk some,
[D] Oh my beloved, oh [G] my beloved,
[E] You're the best deal on [A] the state of Tennessee.
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
E
2311
B
12341112
D
1321
A
1231
G
2131
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To learn The Hokum Boys - Beedle Um Bum-Dnc chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: D, G, A, D, G, D and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 47 BPM and then match the original tempo of 95 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: D# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ [D] _
_ _ _ Down in Memphis, Tennessee, _ lives a girl [A] named Simmy.
_ [D] She runs a neat shop on the block, she's always got the gimme. _
She serves a meal with a tadpole deal, she can't resist [A] by flying.
[D] And every time you pass her door, [A] you hear Miss [D] Simmy crying,
Oh my beloved, _ come and see [G] me if you ain't had none.
_ [A] Make a dumb man [D] speak, make a lame man run,
[F#] She can't stop until you get your dog, [D] yes, tell her my dear love.
_ _ Oh [G] my beloved, _ _ [E] you're the best deal [A] on the state of [D] Tennessee.
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Every day at ten o'clock she'd go down to [A] the station,
[D] To the folks that come to town she'd give [A] a little [D] invitation.
_ _ Every day from noon till night she's always busy [A]
telling,
_ [D] Beatle of hot and beetle of [A] cold, you can always [D] hear her yelling,
Oh my beloved, _ come and see me [G] if you ain't had none.
_ _ [A] It ain't made small and it ain't made wide,
It's [E] just made up in a medium size.
[D] _ _
Oh my [G] beloved, _ _ _ [Bm] you're the best deal on [A] the state of [D] Tennessee. _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ Oh my beloved, _ _ come and [G] see me if you ain't had none.
_ [A] Now you don't have to hurry, you don't have to go,
[Dm] You got a little days to walk some,
[D] Oh my beloved, _ oh [G] my beloved,
_ _ [E] You're the best deal on [A] the state of Tennessee.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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