Chords for You Don't Mess Around With Jim
Tempo:
164.1 bpm
Chords used:
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E]
Uptown got his hustlers, Bowery got his bums, 42nd Street got Big Jim, Milwaukee a bullshooting
son [Gm] of a gun.
Yeah, he [A] big and dumb as a man can come, but he's stronger than a country hoss.
[Bm] And when the bad folks all [A] get together [E] at night, you know they all call Big Jim [A]
boss just [E] because.
[F#m] And they say [C#m] you [A] don't tug on Superman's [E] cape, you [A] don't speed into [E] the wind, you [A] don't
pull a mask off that old Long Ranger, [G] and you don't mess [Em] around with Jim.
But, [A] da da dee dee dee [B] dee dee dee.
Well, [Em] out in South Alabama from a country boy, [E] I said, looking for a man named Jim.
I'm a bullshooting boy, my name is Willie McCoy, but down at home they call me Slim.
[A] Yeah, I'm looking [D] for the king of [A] 42nd [D] Street, he drive on [A] a drop [D] top [A] Cadillac.
[D]
Last [B] week he took all my money, [A] and it may sound funny, [B] but I'm going to get my money [A] back.
And [E] everybody say that you don't [A] tug on [E]
Superman's cape, [A] you don't speed [E] into the wind, [A] you don't
pull a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess [G] around [E] with Jim.
But, [A] da [Em] da dee [A] dee [E] dee dee [B] dee.
Well, [E] a hush fell over the fool [Bm] room, and Jim had [E] gone bopping in Norfolk Street.
And when the cutting was done, the only part that wasn't bloody was the soles of the big man's feet.
And he [A] was cutting [D] about a hundred [A] places, [D] and he [A] was shot [D] in a [A] couple more.
[B] And you better believe a song [A] of juvenile kind of story [B] when Big Jim hit [A] the floor.
[E]
They say [A] you don't tug on [E] Superman's cape, you don't [A] speed [E] into the wind, [A] you don't pull
a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess around [E] with Slim.
[G]
[A] [E] Yeah, Big Jim got his hat, [A] [E] find out where [A] his hat is, not [E] hustling people's [A] strings to you.
Even if you do got [D] a two-piece, custom-made [E] pool cue.
Yeah, you [A] don't tug on [E] Superman's cape, you [A] don't speed into [E] the wind, you [A] don't pull
a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess around with [E] Slim.
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[Bm]
[E] [Em]
[N]
Uptown got his hustlers, Bowery got his bums, 42nd Street got Big Jim, Milwaukee a bullshooting
son [Gm] of a gun.
Yeah, he [A] big and dumb as a man can come, but he's stronger than a country hoss.
[Bm] And when the bad folks all [A] get together [E] at night, you know they all call Big Jim [A]
boss just [E] because.
[F#m] And they say [C#m] you [A] don't tug on Superman's [E] cape, you [A] don't speed into [E] the wind, you [A] don't
pull a mask off that old Long Ranger, [G] and you don't mess [Em] around with Jim.
But, [A] da da dee dee dee [B] dee dee dee.
Well, [Em] out in South Alabama from a country boy, [E] I said, looking for a man named Jim.
I'm a bullshooting boy, my name is Willie McCoy, but down at home they call me Slim.
[A] Yeah, I'm looking [D] for the king of [A] 42nd [D] Street, he drive on [A] a drop [D] top [A] Cadillac.
[D]
Last [B] week he took all my money, [A] and it may sound funny, [B] but I'm going to get my money [A] back.
And [E] everybody say that you don't [A] tug on [E]
Superman's cape, [A] you don't speed [E] into the wind, [A] you don't
pull a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess [G] around [E] with Jim.
But, [A] da [Em] da dee [A] dee [E] dee dee [B] dee.
Well, [E] a hush fell over the fool [Bm] room, and Jim had [E] gone bopping in Norfolk Street.
And when the cutting was done, the only part that wasn't bloody was the soles of the big man's feet.
And he [A] was cutting [D] about a hundred [A] places, [D] and he [A] was shot [D] in a [A] couple more.
[B] And you better believe a song [A] of juvenile kind of story [B] when Big Jim hit [A] the floor.
[E]
They say [A] you don't tug on [E] Superman's cape, you don't [A] speed [E] into the wind, [A] you don't pull
a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess around [E] with Slim.
[G]
[A] [E] Yeah, Big Jim got his hat, [A] [E] find out where [A] his hat is, not [E] hustling people's [A] strings to you.
Even if you do got [D] a two-piece, custom-made [E] pool cue.
Yeah, you [A] don't tug on [E] Superman's cape, you [A] don't speed into [E] the wind, you [A] don't pull
a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess around with [E] Slim.
[A] [G] [E]
[A] [E] [A]
[E] [G]
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[Bm]
[E] [Em]
[N]
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Uptown got his hustlers, _ _ Bowery got his bums, _ _ _ 42nd Street got Big Jim, Milwaukee a bullshooting
son [Gm] of a gun. _
Yeah, he [A] big and dumb as a man can come, but he's stronger than a country hoss.
[Bm] And when the bad folks all [A] get together [E] at night, you know they all call Big Jim [A]
boss just [E] because. _ _
_ [F#m] And they say [C#m] you [A] don't tug on Superman's [E] cape, you [A] don't speed into [E] the wind, you [A] don't
pull a mask off that old Long Ranger, [G] and you don't mess [Em] around with Jim.
But, [A] da da dee dee dee [B] dee dee dee. _ _ _
Well, [Em] out in South Alabama from a country boy, [E] I said, looking for a man named Jim.
_ I'm a bullshooting boy, my name is Willie McCoy, but down at home they call me Slim.
[A] Yeah, I'm looking [D] for the king of [A] 42nd [D] Street, he drive on [A] a drop [D] top [A] Cadillac.
_ [D]
Last [B] week he took all my money, [A] and it may sound funny, [B] but I'm going to get my money [A] back.
And [E] everybody say that _ _ _ you don't [A] tug on _ [E]
Superman's cape, _ [A] you don't speed [E] into the wind, _ [A] you don't
pull a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess [G] around [E] with Jim.
But, [A] da [Em] da dee [A] dee [E] dee dee [B] dee. _ _ _
_ _ Well, [E] a hush fell over the fool [Bm] room, and Jim had [E] gone bopping in Norfolk Street. _
And when the cutting was done, the only part that wasn't bloody was the soles of the big man's feet.
_ And he [A] was cutting [D] about a hundred [A] places, [D] and he [A] was shot [D] in a [A] couple more.
_ [B] And you better believe a song [A] of juvenile kind of story [B] when Big Jim hit [A] the floor. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
They say [A] you don't tug on [E] _ Superman's cape, you don't [A] speed _ [E] into the wind, _ [A] you don't pull
a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess around [E] with Slim.
_ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ Yeah, Big Jim got his hat, [A] _ [E] find out where [A] his hat is, not [E] hustling people's [A] strings to you.
_ Even if you do got [D] a two-piece, custom-made [E] pool cue. _
_ _ Yeah, you [A] don't tug on [E] Superman's cape, you [A] don't speed into [E] the wind, you [A] don't pull
a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess around with [E] Slim.
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Uptown got his hustlers, _ _ Bowery got his bums, _ _ _ 42nd Street got Big Jim, Milwaukee a bullshooting
son [Gm] of a gun. _
Yeah, he [A] big and dumb as a man can come, but he's stronger than a country hoss.
[Bm] And when the bad folks all [A] get together [E] at night, you know they all call Big Jim [A]
boss just [E] because. _ _
_ [F#m] And they say [C#m] you [A] don't tug on Superman's [E] cape, you [A] don't speed into [E] the wind, you [A] don't
pull a mask off that old Long Ranger, [G] and you don't mess [Em] around with Jim.
But, [A] da da dee dee dee [B] dee dee dee. _ _ _
Well, [Em] out in South Alabama from a country boy, [E] I said, looking for a man named Jim.
_ I'm a bullshooting boy, my name is Willie McCoy, but down at home they call me Slim.
[A] Yeah, I'm looking [D] for the king of [A] 42nd [D] Street, he drive on [A] a drop [D] top [A] Cadillac.
_ [D]
Last [B] week he took all my money, [A] and it may sound funny, [B] but I'm going to get my money [A] back.
And [E] everybody say that _ _ _ you don't [A] tug on _ [E]
Superman's cape, _ [A] you don't speed [E] into the wind, _ [A] you don't
pull a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess [G] around [E] with Jim.
But, [A] da [Em] da dee [A] dee [E] dee dee [B] dee. _ _ _
_ _ Well, [E] a hush fell over the fool [Bm] room, and Jim had [E] gone bopping in Norfolk Street. _
And when the cutting was done, the only part that wasn't bloody was the soles of the big man's feet.
_ And he [A] was cutting [D] about a hundred [A] places, [D] and he [A] was shot [D] in a [A] couple more.
_ [B] And you better believe a song [A] of juvenile kind of story [B] when Big Jim hit [A] the floor. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
They say [A] you don't tug on [E] _ Superman's cape, you don't [A] speed _ [E] into the wind, _ [A] you don't pull
a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess around [E] with Slim.
_ _ [G] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ Yeah, Big Jim got his hat, [A] _ [E] find out where [A] his hat is, not [E] hustling people's [A] strings to you.
_ Even if you do got [D] a two-piece, custom-made [E] pool cue. _
_ _ Yeah, you [A] don't tug on [E] Superman's cape, you [A] don't speed into [E] the wind, you [A] don't pull
a mask off that old Long Ranger, [B] and you don't mess around with [E] Slim.
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