King of Bongo Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am]
[Dm][G][Am][Dm]
[Am][G][Dm][Am][G]
[Am][G][Am][G][C][Am][G][Am][G]
[Am]
[G][Am][G][Am][G][Am][G]
[Am][G][Am][G]

[Verse 1]
[Am]Mama was queen [G]of the [Am]mambo
Papa was king [G]of the [Am]congo
Deep down in the [G]jungle
I [Am]started bangin'my first [G]bongo
[Am]Every mon[G]key'd like to be
[Am]In my place inst[G]ead of m[Am]e
'Cause I'm the king of [G]bongo
[Am]I'm the king of [G]bongo [Am]bong
King of [G]bongo
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong[Am][G][Am][G]
[Am]King of bong[G]o
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong
[Am][G]

[Verse 2]
[A][G]
I [Am]went to the [G]big town
Where there [Am]is a lot of so[G]und
From the [Am]jungle to [G]the city
[Am]Lookin' for a bigger [G]crown
So [Am]I play my [G]boogie
For the [Am]people of big [G]city
[Am]But they don't go [G]crazy
[Am]When I'm bangin' in my [G]boogie[Am]
King of [G]bon[Am]go
King of [G]bongo [Am]bong[G][Am][G]
[Am]King of bong[G]o
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong

[Verse 3]
'Cause [Am]people like [G]disco
And [Am]people like [G]house
That's [Am]why they don't ap[G]plause
When I'm [Am]bangin' on my [G]bongo
[Am]They say that I'm [G]a clown
Makin' [Am]too much dirty [G]sound
They [Am]say there is no p[G]lace
For little [Am]monkey in this [G]town
[Am]King of bong[G]o
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong[Am][G][Am][G]
[Am]King of bong[G]o
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong

[Verse 4]
[Am]Nobody like to be
[G]In [Am]my place instead of [G]me
'Cause [Am]nobody go [G]crazy
When I'm [Am]bangin' on my [G]boogie
But [Am]I don't like no di[G]sco
And [Am]I don't like the hou[G]se
'Cause [Am]I'm born [G]to rock
[Am]I'm born to pogo[G]
King [Am]of bo[G]ngo
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong[Am][G][Am][G]
[Am]King of bong[G]o
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong

[Verse 5]
When I'm [Am]bangin' on my [G]bongo
All that [Am]swing belongs to [G]me
I'm so [Am]happy there's [G]nobody
[Am]In my place instead of m[G]e
[Am]I'm a king without a c[G]rown
Hangin' [Am]loose in the big [G]town
[Am]And I'm born to rock[G]
[Am]I'm born to po[G]go[Am]
King of [G]bongo
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong[Am][G][Am][G]
[Am]King of bong[G]o
[Am]King of bong[G]o[Am][G]
[Am]bong[G]

[Verse 6]
[Am]King of bong[G]o[Am][G][A][Am][G]
[Am]King of bong[G]o bong[Am][G][Am][A][G][A][G]
[Am]King of bo[G]ng[Am]o[G][Am]
[A]Kin[G]g o[A]f b[Am]ongo [G]bong