Jumpin' Jive Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][G][Abdim][A][B][Em][D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Boys,
what you gonna [G]say down there?
[Bm]Oh boys,[D] what you gonna
[G]say down [A]there?[D]
Pala[G]mar, Shalamar, Swanny
[Abdim]Shore
[A]Let [Adim]me dig t[B]hat jive[Bm] once [E]more[A]

[Verse 2]
[D]Boys, take it right on [G]down to the [A]gator
Oh [D]boys, gotta take [Bm]a side elevator
Can[D]'t you hear those
[G]hip cats [Abdim]call?
[E]Come [B]on boys, let's [Bm]have [A]a b[D]all

[Verse 3]
The [D]jip- jam- jump is a [G]jumpin' jive
Makes you [D]dig your jive on the [G]mellow side
[D]The[C][G][Bm][D][Bm][Em][A]
[D]jip- jam- jump is [G]a solid jive
[Gm]Makes you [D]nine foot tall when you're [G]four
foot [Gm]five
[D][C][Em][E][Bm][D][Bm]

[Verse 4]
[G]
[F#]Now, don't[Bm] you be that[F#] ickeroo
[D]Get hip, [Bm]come [E]on [F#]and follow do
[Bm]When you get your [B]steady [F#]fool
You [E]met your jump like the gators do
[A]The

[Verse 5]
[D]jip- jam- jump is a [G]jumpin' jive
[A]Mak[G]es you lik[D]e your eggs on the Jer[G]sey
[D]side[C][Em][Bm][A][Bm][D]
The jip- jam- [G]jumpin' jive
[Abdim]Makes you hip h[E]ip o[A]n th[B]e mellow si[E]de[D]

[Interlude 1]
[D][G][Bm][E][B][A][D][Bm][B][A][D]
[B][E][A][G][C][G][E][A][B][E][A][D][C][G][Bm][A][E]
[Bm][B][E][A][D]

[Verse 6]
[G]The[A][D][G][D][G][E][Bm][D][B][E][A]
[D]jip- jam- jump is a [G]solid jive
Makes [D]you nine foot tall when you're [G]four
foot [C]five[G][Bm][Bdim][Bm][B][Em][A]
The [D]jip- jam- [G]jumpin' jive
Makes you [D]hip hip on the mellow
[G]side
[D][C][Bm][A][D][Bm][G]

[Verse 7]
[F#]Now, don't[Bm] you be that[F#] ickeroo
Get hip, [B]come [Bm]on and f[G]ollow do[F#]
[Bm]When you get your steady fool[B][A]
[B]You met[E] your jump like the gators do
[A]The jip-

[Verse 8]
[D]jam- jump is a jum[G]pin' jive
[Gm]Makes you [D]like your eggs on the [G]Jersey
[A]side[G][D][G][Em][G][Bm][D]
The jip- jam- [G]jumpin' jive
[Abdim]Makes you hip h[A]ip on th[B]e[Bm]
[E]mellow [D]side
[C]

[Verse 9]
[Bm]
[A]Skibbel- de- doo, [D]skibbel- de- de,
go[C]ing, [D]going, [Bm]going da d[A]a
[D]Now I tol[C]d you 'bo[D]ut the jumpin' jiv[Bm]e[A]
[D]Jip- jam[C]- jum the jumpin'[Bm] jive[A]
[D]I know you dug[C] this mellow jive
[A]'Cause you dig it on the [A]mellow side