The Jumpin' Jive Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Em]You[D][C][Em][G]
[Am][G][Am][Em]
[Am][G][C][G]
[A]
[C]cla[Em]p you[C]r ha[A]nds[Em]
[Am][D][G][C][G]
[A]
[Em]And you [C]swing out [G]wide[C][G]
[F#][Bm][G][Dm][F#][G][Dm]
[Bb][F#]
[Bm]Do t[Bb]he Susie Q[A]
Mix in [D]a step [G]or[Am][D][G]
[C]two
Put 'em all together
And you're doin [A]the jive
Oh you stom[Em]p your feet You [C]swing [G]out wide
[C]Mess around awhile

[Verse 2]
[G][F]
[C][F][D][Am][D][G]
[Bb][F]
[Bb]Shake it boogie woogie style
Everybody's swinging
[Eb]when you doin [Edim]the jive
[Bb]If you can't play Rummy, or at Bridge you're t[C]he dummy

[Verse 3]
Don't let [Bb]it bother you
'Cause you'll be the [F]King
When [Bb]the band begins to swing
You'll [Eb]be a smarty [Edim]and
the [Bb]life of the party
If you do bump
And you swing out wide
Drop a little bit
[Dm]Beat it out
Make [Bb]a fit[A][Dm]
[Bb]Every[Dm]body's [Bb]happy
[A]when you're [Dm]doin the jive

[Verse 4]
It [Bb]may be somethin' but it's not [C]the jive
[Eb]It may b[F]e somethin' but it's not the jive
[Bb]Well what is the jive?
[C]What is the jive,
why [Edim]man aliv[Bb]e
The jive's the jive
Why I cut you the [Eb]riff and [Bb](?) did too
Just what else [Eb]are we supp[F]osed to do?
Take [Bb]it cool now boss,
give me a chance
You're all [C]mixed [Bb]up
'Cause the jive's the dance
Well tell me some more, I'm
[Ab]a (?[Db])[Eb]
Well, down [Ab]there some horn will
have dancin' tools
You [Db]clap your hand[Eb]s An[Ab]d[Fm]

[Verse 5]
[Ab]
[Fm]you
[Bbm]swing out wide
Do the Susie Q
Mix in a step [Eb]or two
Put it all all together
[Ebm]And[Eb]
[Fm][Bb]
you're doin' the jive

[Verse 6]
Oh you [Db]stomp your [Fm]feet
And you swing out wide
[Bb]Mess around awhile
[Fm]Shake[Bb][F][Cm]
it boo
[G]gie woogie style
[Cm]Everybody's swinging
when you doin' the jive
If you can't [Bb]play Rummy, or at Bridge

[Verse 7]
[Cm]
you're the [F]dummy
[Bb]Don't [Eb]let it bother you
'Cause you'll be the King
[Ab]When [Ab]the b[F#]and
begin[Ab]s to swing
[Eb]You'll be [Ab]a[Ab][F#]
[Bb]smarty and the life of the [Ab]party
If you do a bump
[Bb]And [Ab]you s[Bb]wing out wide
[Ab]Drop [Bbm]a little [Bb]bit
Beat it out and make a fit
Everybody's happy [Fm]when
[Bbm]you're doin the jive