Button Up Your Overcoat Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
Listen, [G]big boy,
Now that you [Em]got me made,[F#m]
[G]Goodness, but I'm afr[F#m]aid,
Somethin's gonna happen to you!
[Em]Listen, big boy,
You got[Ebdim]ta be hooked, an[Em]d how,
I would die if I should [Ebdim]lose you now!

[Verse 2]
[D]Button[F#m] up yo[D]ur overc[Ebdim]oat,
[E]When the wind is free,
[A]Oh,[D] tak[G]e goo[Eb]d car[Em]e of yourself,
[A]You belon[D]g to me!
[Em][D][G][D]

[Verse 3]
Eat an apple [Ebdim]every day,
Get to [A]bed [E]by [D]three,
Oh, take [Eb]good care [A]of yourself,
You be[D]long to me!

[Verse 4]
Be careful [G]crossing streets, [D]ooh- ooh,
Cut out [Bm]sweets, [D]ooh- ooh,
Lay [A]off meat, ooh- ooh,
You'll get a pain and ruin
[Ebdim]your tum-[D] tum![A][D]
[A]Wear your flannel underwear,

[Verse 5]
[D]
When you climb a tree,
Oh, take good care [B]of yourself,
You [F#m]belong to me!
Button [D]up your overcoat, When the wind is free,

[Verse 6]
[D]
Oh, [A]take [G]goo[Eb]d care of you[G]rself,
[A]You belon[D]g to me![G]

[Verse 7]
[D]When you sass a traffic cop,
[Eb]Use[Ebdim][Eb][Ebdim]
[Eb]dipl[C]omac[F]y;
Just take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!

[Verse 8]
Beware of frozen [Fm]funds, ooh- ooh,
Stocks and bond[Edim]s, ooh- ooh,
Dockside thugs, ooh- ooh,
You'll [Fm]get a pain and
ruin your [Bb]bankroll!

[Verse 9]
Keep the spoon out of your cup, [Eb]When
you're drinking tea,
Oh, take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!

[Verse 10]
Don't sit on [Ab]hornet's tails, [Eb]ooh- ooh!
Or on nails, ooh- [Cm]oo h!
Or third [C]rails, [F]ooh- ooh!
[Bb]You'll get a pain and ruin your
tum- [Eb]tum!

[Verse 11]
Keep away [Eb]from bootleg [Fm]hooch
[Cm]When[F] you're on a spr[Cm]ee,[F]
[Ebdim]Oh, take[Bb][Db][Gm][Gbm][F][Fm]
[Bb]good[Fm] care [Eb]of your [Fm]self[Eb],
You [Gm]belong [Eb]to me!

[Outro 1]
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