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Bama-Lama Bama-Loo Chords

Music by: Elvis Costello
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[Verse 1]
[D]Bama lama bama loo
Gotta girl named Lucinda
They call her 'The Great Pretender'
Gotta [G]girl named Lucinda
They [D]call her 'The Great
Pretender'
And when she [A]talks
[G]She says a [D]bama lama loo

[Verse 2]
[D]
Bama lama bama loo
Bama lama bama loo
[G]Bama lama bama loo
[D]Bama lama bama loo

[Verse 3]
Well, I [A]dig her style
She's 'bout [G]to drive me wild
With [D]bama lama bama loo

[Verse 4]
Well, I [D]asked my baby for a kiss
She shook her [Dm]head around [D]like this
[G]I asked my little girl for a kiss
She [Dm]shook her [D]head around like this

[Interlude 1]
She said
[D][A][G][D]

[Verse 5]
Bama lama [D]bama loo
Bama lama bama loo
[G]Bama lama bama loo
[D]Bama lama bama loo

[Verse 6]
Well, I [A]dig her style
She's 'bout [G]to drive me wild
With [D]bama lama bama loo

[Interlude 2]
[D][G][D]
[A][G][D]

[Verse 7]
Well, I [Dm]asked my little [D]girl for a kiss
She shook her head around like this
I [G]asked my little girl for a kiss
She [D]shook her head around like this

[Interlude 3]
She said
[D][A][G][D][Ebdim][D]

[Verse 8]
Bama lama [D]bama loo
Bama lama bama loo
[G]Bama lama bama loo
[D]Bama lama bama loo

[Verse 9]
Well, I [A]dig her style
She's 'bout [G]to drive me wild
With [D]bama lama bama loo

[Interlude 4]
[G][D][G][D]

[Verse 10]
Well, I [A]dig her style
She's 'bout [G]to drive me wild
With [D]bama lama bama loo
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