The Jumpin' Jive Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Eb][F][Eb][Adim][Eb][F][Bb]
[Eb]

[Verse 1]
Boy, oh [Eb]boy, hella -mush, hella -mush, [Adim]one is sure[F],
let [Adim]me dig, [Eb]dig,[Ebdim] dig, that[Eb]'s all, a -j[Adim]ive some [Ebdim]more, boy[D], oh [Eb]boy.[Fm]
[G]The[Eb]
[Am]Jim
Jam
Jump is a [F]jumpin' jive
[F#dim]Makes you[Ebdim] get your
[Am]kicks on the mellow [Dm]side
HIP
[Am]HIP
HIP
HIP
[F]HIP
[F#dim]HIP
[Cm]HIP
HIP
[D]HIP
HIP
[Dm]HIP
[Am]The
[C]Jim
Jam
[Am]Jump is a solid jive
[F#dim]Makes you nine foot tall when[Am]
you're [Dm]four foot five
HIP
HIP
[Am]HIP
[F]HIP
HIP
HIP
HIP
[F#dim]HIP
[Adim]HIP
[Ebdim]HIP
[D]HIP
HIP
[Am]Don't [Em]be t[C]hat ic[Am]kle rude,
[Ebdim]get hip a[Eb]nd fo[E]ll[Am]ow through[Eb]
[Am]And get your s[D]teady [Am]food,
[D]make the joint jump like the gators [Am]do
The
Jim
Jam
Jump is a jumpin' [D]jive,
[Ebdim]makes you lik[Am]e your eggs on the
Jersey [Dm]side
[D]Hip [Am]hip, [Ebdim]hip hip[Dm]
[Am]Jim
Jam
[F]Jumpin'
Jive makes you [Am]hip hip
hip on the
[F#]Meadowside
[Am]Hup de de, h[Dm]up de de[G]
[Am]Make the joint jump like the gators do
[G]Da -da -da[D] -da -da -da -da[Ebdim] -da -da
-da [Am]-da -da -da -da [G]-da -da
The
[Am]Jim [Eb]-Jim jump is a j[F]umpin' jive
Makes you [G]get your kick
[Am]s on[D] the mellow si[Dm]de
[F]Hip [Am]-hip [C]-ba [Am]-dee [F]-ya
[F#dim]Hip -hip [Ebdim]-bee -ha [Adim]-ha[Am][Dm][D]
The
[Am]Jim -Jim jump is a solid jive[F]
[Am]Makes you nine foot [C]tall
and [Am]you [Dm]four foot five
[D]Hip -hi[Am]p -ba -dee -ya[Dm]
Hip [Am]-hip -bee -ha [B]-ha
[Am]Oh, don't be that hick -a -roo,
g -g -g -g -get a hip and then you follow [Ebdim]through
[Am]And get your steady foo, foo -foo -foo -[Dm]foo -foo -foo and [G]lots of foo to
[Am]you[Adim][F#dim][Am]
[Adim][Ebdim][Am][Dm][F][Ebdim][G]
[Am][Dm][G]
If [Am]you're [F]mellow, [Dm]eatin' jello[Am]
And if you [Dm]hear a knock upon the door, don't let the [Am]icky in,
because there might be more if you're [F]hollow.
[Dm]Don't let the icky follow.[Am]
Unless he starts [Dm]to jump like the gators do, j -j -j -jump,
jump, jump, there'll be a nickel [Am]rule.[Adim][G]
The jim -jam -jump is a jumpin' jive,
[Ebdim]makes you like your eggs on the
Jersey [Dm]side.
Hep, [Am]hep, hep, hep, hep, hep.
On the

[Outro 1]
Meadowside!
[Am]