Me Ol' Bamboo (from the movie Chitty Chitty Bang Bang)
Tabbed by Del Bradley Capo on 2 or to taste
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(F can be played as Fmaj7 if you prefer)
For the 1 2 3 4 etc bits of the song tap the body of your guitar in time to the counts
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Intro C Am D7 G7 | C Am D7 G7 C | C C
C
A gentleman's got a walking stick.
G
A seaman's got a gaff.
G7
And the merry men of Robin Hood
G C
They used a quarterstaff.
C
On the Spanish plains inside their canes
G
They hide their ruddy swords.
G7
But we make do with an old bamboo
C
And everyone applauds!
G7
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Hey!
C Am
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
D7 G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
C Am
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
F G C C G C G
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
C
When punting on the beautiful Thames
G
You use a sturdy pole.
G7
To protect their fair complexion
C
Ladies use a parasol.
C
It's useful in the underbrush
G7 G
To have a hefty spear. Right !!
G7
But what we do with an old bam-boo
G C
Makes everybody cheer!
G7
1 - 2 - 3 - HO!
C Am
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
D7 G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
C Am
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
F G C C G C G
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
C
'Ere we go, mate . . .
G
A flyer in an air-e-o-plane
G
He steers it with a stick
G7 G
A collier in the pits o' Wales
G7 C
He leans upon his pick
C
That's right!
C Am
Now every wheel of an automobile
G G
Revolves around a shaft (HEY!)
G7
But what we do with an old bam-boo
C
Makes every one go daft.
G7
And 1 - 2
C Am
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
D7 G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
C Am
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
F G C C G C G
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
(Dance break)
G7
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - HEY!
G7
And a 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - and a 5 and a 6 and a 7 HO!
C Am
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
D7 G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
C Am
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
F G C C G C G
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
OUTRO (slower end song on single sharp downstrums on last 2 chords marked !)
F G C C C G C
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo ! !
