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Makin' Whoopie - Capo 3
Louis Armstrong
Intro: / C
- Am - / Dm - G - / x2
C (½) A (½) F (½) G (½)
C (½) C7 (½)
F (½) Dm (½)
Another bride, another June, another
sunny honeymoon,
E7 (½) A7 (½)
D7 (½) G7 (½) C (½) Am (½) Dm (½) G (½)
another season, another reason for
makin’ whoopie.
C (½) A (½) F (½) G (½) C (½) C7 (½) F (½) Dm (½)
A lot of shoes, a lot of rice, the
groom is nervous, he answers twice,
E7 (½) A7 (½)
D7 (½) G7 (½) C (½) F (½) C (½) G (½)
it’s really killing, that he’s so willing,
to makin’ whoopie.
Bbm F
Bbm C
Now picture a little lovenest down where the
roses cling,
Bbm F Bbm G7
picture the same sweet lovenest, think what a
year can bring.
C (½) A (½) F (½) G (½) C (½)
C7 (½) F (½) Dm (½)
He’s washing dishes and baby clothes, he’s so ambitious, he even sews.
E7 (½) A7 (½) D7 (½) G7 (½)
But don’t forget, folks, that’s what you get, folks, from makin’
C (½) Am (½) Dm (½) G (½)
whoopie.
Instrumental Verse
C (½) A (½) F (½) G (½) C (½) C7 (½) F (½) Dm (½)
Another year,
maybe less, what’s this I
hear? Well, can’t you guess ?
E7 (½) A7 (½) D7 (½) G7 (½) C (½) Am (½) Dm (½) G (½)
She feels neglected and he’s suspected of makin’ whoopie.
C (½) A (½) F (½) G (½) C (½)
C7 (½) F (½) Dm (½)
She sits alone most every night, he
doesn’t phone, he doesn’t write,
E7 (½) A7 (½) D7 (½) G7 (½)
he says he’s
busy, but she says, “Busy? He’s makin’
C (½) Am (½) Dm (½) G (½)
whoopie.”
Bbm F Bbm
C
Now he doesn’t make much money, only five
thousand buck,
Bbm F Bbm
G7
some judge, who thinks he’s funny, says. “You
pay six to her!”
C (½) A (½) F (½) G (½) C (½)
C7 (½) F (½) Dm (½)
He says, “Now Judge, suppose I fail ?” Judge says, “Budge right into jail!
E7 (½) A7 (½) D7 (½) G7 (½) C (½) Am (½) Dm (½) G (½)
You better keep her,
I think it’s cheaper than
makin’ whoopie.
C (½) Am (½) Dm (½) G (½) (progression x2) End on C
This file is the author's own work and represents his
interpretation of this song. It's
intended solely for private study, scholarship or research.