Zombie Jamboree Chords by The Kingston Trio
Tempo:
105.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
Abm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Right now, as a point of information, something we didn't know until recently,
every year in Trinidad they have what is known as a Calypso-nian Carnival,
in which the various native groups down there vie with one another, musically,
in order to find out who's the best extemporaneous composer of them all.
And in the year 1955, Lord Invader and his 12 Penetrators took the title
with [Ab] this next song, based on a theme by Goethe involving the [E] Dance of the Dead.
[N] Well, Invader could only draw from experience, so he called it, of course,
Zombie Jamboree, the song that killed Calypso.
Of course.
[E]
Por que no?
We now, back to back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly [Abm] to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree, now here he [A] comes.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly,
at the Zombie [E] Jamboree.
Zombie Jamboree took place in the New York Cemetery.
Where?
Zombie Jamboree took [B] place in Long Island Cemetery.
[E]
Zombies [A] from all parts of [B] the island.
Where?
Some of them are great [E] Calypso-nian.
Zombies?
[A] Since the season [E] was Carnival, they got [B] together in [E] Bacanal.
What you [B] doing?
Back to back, [E] belly to belly, [B] well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
Feel that.
Back to back, belly [B] to belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done [A] that already.
Back [E] to back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie [B] Jamboree.
One female zombie wouldn't [E] behave.
She say she want me for a slave.
In the one hand she's holding a quart of wine,
in the other she's pointing that she'll be mine.
Well believe [A] me folks, yes I [E] had to run.
Why?
A husband of a zombie ain't no fun.
No knocking.
I says, oh no, my turd and tub and [B] old bag of bones,
I [E] cannot help.
What you [B] doing?
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done [A] that already.
Back [E] to back, belly to [Abm] belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
Oh what a [A] good game.
Back to [E] back, belly to belly, [B] well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly to belly,
[B] at the Zombie [E] Jamboree.
Right then and there she raise a feet.
I'm a going to catch you now my sweet.
I'm gonna make you call me sweetie pie.
I says, oh [B] no, get [E] back you lie.
I may be lying, but you will see.
What?
After [B] you kiss this dead [E] zombie.
[A] I never seen [E] such a horror in me [B] life.
Can you imagine me with a zombie [E] wife?
Yes!
Back to back, belly [B] to belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
You're all [B] alone you know.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly,
at the Zombie [E] [N] Jamboree.
every year in Trinidad they have what is known as a Calypso-nian Carnival,
in which the various native groups down there vie with one another, musically,
in order to find out who's the best extemporaneous composer of them all.
And in the year 1955, Lord Invader and his 12 Penetrators took the title
with [Ab] this next song, based on a theme by Goethe involving the [E] Dance of the Dead.
[N] Well, Invader could only draw from experience, so he called it, of course,
Zombie Jamboree, the song that killed Calypso.
Of course.
[E]
Por que no?
We now, back to back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly [Abm] to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree, now here he [A] comes.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly,
at the Zombie [E] Jamboree.
Zombie Jamboree took place in the New York Cemetery.
Where?
Zombie Jamboree took [B] place in Long Island Cemetery.
[E]
Zombies [A] from all parts of [B] the island.
Where?
Some of them are great [E] Calypso-nian.
Zombies?
[A] Since the season [E] was Carnival, they got [B] together in [E] Bacanal.
What you [B] doing?
Back to back, [E] belly to belly, [B] well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
Feel that.
Back to back, belly [B] to belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done [A] that already.
Back [E] to back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie [B] Jamboree.
One female zombie wouldn't [E] behave.
She say she want me for a slave.
In the one hand she's holding a quart of wine,
in the other she's pointing that she'll be mine.
Well believe [A] me folks, yes I [E] had to run.
Why?
A husband of a zombie ain't no fun.
No knocking.
I says, oh no, my turd and tub and [B] old bag of bones,
I [E] cannot help.
What you [B] doing?
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done [A] that already.
Back [E] to back, belly to [Abm] belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
Oh what a [A] good game.
Back to [E] back, belly to belly, [B] well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly to belly,
[B] at the Zombie [E] Jamboree.
Right then and there she raise a feet.
I'm a going to catch you now my sweet.
I'm gonna make you call me sweetie pie.
I says, oh [B] no, get [E] back you lie.
I may be lying, but you will see.
What?
After [B] you kiss this dead [E] zombie.
[A] I never seen [E] such a horror in me [B] life.
Can you imagine me with a zombie [E] wife?
Yes!
Back to back, belly [B] to belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
You're all [B] alone you know.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly,
at the Zombie [E] [N] Jamboree.
Key:
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Right now, as a point of information, something we didn't know until recently,
every year in Trinidad they have what is known as a Calypso-nian Carnival,
in which the various native groups down there vie with one another, musically,
in order to find out who's the best extemporaneous composer of them all.
And in the year 1955, Lord Invader and his 12 Penetrators took the title
with [Ab] this next song, based on a theme by Goethe involving the [E] Dance of the Dead.
[N] Well, Invader could only draw from experience, so he called it, of course,
Zombie Jamboree, the song that killed Calypso.
Of course.
_ _ _ [E]
Por que no?
_ _ _ We now, _ back to back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly [Abm] to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree, now here he [A] comes.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly,
at the Zombie [E] Jamboree.
_ Zombie Jamboree took place in the New York Cemetery.
Where? _
Zombie Jamboree took [B] place in Long Island Cemetery.
[E]
Zombies [A] from all parts of [B] the island.
Where?
Some of them are great [E] Calypso-nian.
Zombies?
[A] Since the season [E] was Carnival, they got [B] together in [E] Bacanal.
What you [B] doing?
Back to back, [E] belly to belly, [B] well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
Feel that.
Back to back, belly [B] to belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done [A] that already.
Back [E] to back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie [B] Jamboree.
One female zombie wouldn't [E] behave.
She say she want me for a slave.
In the one hand she's holding a quart of wine,
in the other she's pointing that she'll be mine.
Well believe [A] me folks, yes I [E] had to run.
Why?
A husband of a zombie ain't no fun.
No knocking.
I says, oh no, my turd and tub and [B] old bag of bones,
I [E] cannot help.
What you [B] doing?
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done [A] that already.
Back [E] to back, belly to [Abm] belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
Oh what a [A] good game.
Back to [E] back, belly to belly, [B] well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly to belly,
[B] at the Zombie [E] Jamboree.
Right then and there she raise a feet.
I'm a going to catch you now my sweet.
I'm gonna make you call me sweetie pie.
I says, oh [B] no, get [E] back you lie.
I may be lying, but you will see.
What?
After [B] you kiss this dead [E] zombie.
[A] I never seen [E] such a horror in me [B] life.
Can you imagine me with a zombie [E] wife?
Yes!
Back to back, belly [B] to belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
You're all [B] alone you know.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly,
at the Zombie [E] _ [N] Jamboree. _ _
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every year in Trinidad they have what is known as a Calypso-nian Carnival,
in which the various native groups down there vie with one another, musically,
in order to find out who's the best extemporaneous composer of them all.
And in the year 1955, Lord Invader and his 12 Penetrators took the title
with [Ab] this next song, based on a theme by Goethe involving the [E] Dance of the Dead.
[N] Well, Invader could only draw from experience, so he called it, of course,
Zombie Jamboree, the song that killed Calypso.
Of course.
_ _ _ [E]
Por que no?
_ _ _ We now, _ back to back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly [Abm] to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree, now here he [A] comes.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly,
at the Zombie [E] Jamboree.
_ Zombie Jamboree took place in the New York Cemetery.
Where? _
Zombie Jamboree took [B] place in Long Island Cemetery.
[E]
Zombies [A] from all parts of [B] the island.
Where?
Some of them are great [E] Calypso-nian.
Zombies?
[A] Since the season [E] was Carnival, they got [B] together in [E] Bacanal.
What you [B] doing?
Back to back, [E] belly to belly, [B] well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
Feel that.
Back to back, belly [B] to belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done [A] that already.
Back [E] to back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie [B] Jamboree.
One female zombie wouldn't [E] behave.
She say she want me for a slave.
In the one hand she's holding a quart of wine,
in the other she's pointing that she'll be mine.
Well believe [A] me folks, yes I [E] had to run.
Why?
A husband of a zombie ain't no fun.
No knocking.
I says, oh no, my turd and tub and [B] old bag of bones,
I [E] cannot help.
What you [B] doing?
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done [A] that already.
Back [E] to back, belly to [Abm] belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
Oh what a [A] good game.
Back to [E] back, belly to belly, [B] well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly to belly,
[B] at the Zombie [E] Jamboree.
Right then and there she raise a feet.
I'm a going to catch you now my sweet.
I'm gonna make you call me sweetie pie.
I says, oh [B] no, get [E] back you lie.
I may be lying, but you will see.
What?
After [B] you kiss this dead [E] zombie.
[A] I never seen [E] such a horror in me [B] life.
Can you imagine me with a zombie [E] wife?
Yes!
Back to back, belly [B] to belly, well I don't give [E] a damn,
cause I've done that already.
Back to back, belly to belly,
at the Zombie Jamboree.
You're all [B] alone you know.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly, well I don't give a [E] damn,
cause I've done that [A] already.
Back to [E] back, belly to [B] belly,
at the Zombie [E] _ [N] Jamboree. _ _
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