Button Up Your Overcoat- Ruth Etting. 1928
[Verse 1]
C
Listen, big boy
Dm7 G7
Now that you got me made
Dm7 G7
Goodness, but I'm afraid
C G7
Somethin's gonna happen to you
[Verse 2]
C Dm7
Listen, big boy
G7
You gotta be hooked, and how!
Em G A D7
I would die if I should lose you now
[Verse 3]
G
Button up your overcoat
A7
When the wind is free
D7
Take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me
[Verse 4]
G
Eat an apple every day
A7
Get to bed by three
D7
Oh, take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me
[Chorus 1]
C
Be careful crossing streets, ooh, ooh
G
Don't eat meat, ooh, ooh
Em A7
Cut out sweets, ooh, ooh
D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum
[Verse 5]
G
Keep away from bootleg hootch
A7
When you're on a spree
D7
Oh, take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me
[Chorus 2]
C
Don't sit on hornet's tails, ooh, ooh
G
Or on nails, ooh, ooh
Em A7
Or third rails, ooh, ooh
D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum
[Verse 6]
G
Button up your overcoat
A7
When the wind is free
D7
Take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me
[Verse 7]
G
Wear your flannel underwear
A7
When you climb a tree
D7
Take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me
[Chorus 3]
C
Beware of frozen ponds, ooh, ooh
G
Peroxide blonds, ooh, ooh
Em A7
Stocks and bonds, ooh, ooh
D7 N.C.
You'll get a pain and ruin your bankroll
[Verse 8]
G
Keep the spoon out of your cup
A7
When you're drinking tea
Em
Oh, take good care of yourself
G G7
You belong to me
