Biography:
Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 - August 24, 1978) was born into a musical family in New Orleans. His family emigrated from Sicily, Italy, and after a brief stay in Argentina settled in the United States. Prima studied violin for several years as a child. His older brother Leon was a well regarded local bandleader. Prima was proud of his heritage, and made a point of letting the audience know at every performance that he was Italian-American and from New Orleans.
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...YES! WE HAVE NO BANANAS... by Louis Prima
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*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G7
Chorus 1:
C Bb7 A7
Oh yes, we have no bananas;
D7 G7 C
We have-a no ba-nanas, to-day.
F Fm C
We've got string beans and onions, and big juicy lemons,
Em G7
And all sorts of fruit and say;
C F C
We got an old fashioned to-mah-to,
F D7 G7
A Long Island po-tah-to.
C Bb7 A7
But yes, we have no bananas;
D7 G7 C
We have-a no ba-nanas, to-day.
Interlude:
C
Verse 1:
C F C G7 C
There's a fruit store, on our street, who's name is Mr. Peach.
C F C Em G7
And he keeps good things to eat; but you should hear him speak!
C F C G7 C
When you ask him anything; he never answers "no".
G Gdim D7 G7
He just "yes-es" you to death, and then he takes your dough.
Chorus 2:
C Bb7 A7
Oh yes, we have no bananas;
D7 G7 C
We have-a no ba-nanas, to-day.
F Fm
We've got a-little beans, and the bigger beans,
C
And a red beans, and the whiter beans,
Em G7
And all kinds of beans and say;
C F C
We got an old fashioned sa-lami;
F D7 G7
We even got the Brooklyn pa-strami.
C Bb7 A7
Oh yes, we no gotta da banana;
D7 G7 C
We no gotta da ba-nana to-day.
Solo:
C A7, D7 G7 (x2)
Interlude:
C
Verse 2:
C F C G7 C
Business got so good for him, that he wrote home to-day;
C F C Em G7
"Send me Pete and Nick and Jim; I need help right a-way."
C F C G7 C
When he got them in the store, there was fun, you bet.
G Gdim D7 G7
Someone asked for ba-nanas, and then the whole quart-et;
Chorus 3:
C Bb7 A7
(Oh yes, we have no bananas),
D7 G7 C
We have-a no ba-nanas, to-day.
F Fm C
(We've got red beans), (and carrots), (and celery), (and olives),
Em G7
But we've got no bananas to-day.
C F C, F D7, G7 (n.C)
C Bb7 A7
Oh yes, we no gotta da banana;
D7 G7 C
We no gotta da ba-nana to-day.
Outro:
C D7, C
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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G7 C Bb7 A7 D7 F Fm Em Gdim
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
323000 x32010 x13131 x02223 xx0212 133211 133111 022000 xx3434
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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*CAPO 3rd FRET*
(Original Key: Bb)
Intro:
G7
Chorus 1:
C Bb7 A7
Oh yes, we have no bananas;
D7 G7 C
We have-a no ba-nanas, to-day.
F Fm C
We've got string beans and onions, and big juicy lemons,
Em G7
And all sorts of fruit and say;
C F C
We got an old fashioned to-mah-to,
F D7 G7
A Long Island po-tah-to.
C Bb7 A7
But yes, we have no bananas;
D7 G7 C
We have-a no ba-nanas, to-day.
Interlude:
C
Verse 1:
C F C G7 C
There's a fruit store, on our street, who's name is Mr. Peach.
C F C Em G7
And he keeps good things to eat; but you should hear him speak!
C F C G7 C
When you ask him anything; he never answers "no".
G Gdim D7 G7
He just "yes-es" you to death, and then he takes your dough.
Chorus 2:
C Bb7 A7
Oh yes, we have no bananas;
D7 G7 C
We have-a no ba-nanas, to-day.
F Fm
We've got a-little beans, and the bigger beans,
C
And a red beans, and the whiter beans,
Em G7
And all kinds of beans and say;
C F C
We got an old fashioned sa-lami;
F D7 G7
We even got the Brooklyn pa-strami.
C Bb7 A7
Oh yes, we no gotta da banana;
D7 G7 C
We no gotta da ba-nana to-day.
Solo:
C A7, D7 G7 (x2)
Interlude:
C
Verse 2:
C F C G7 C
Business got so good for him, that he wrote home to-day;
C F C Em G7
"Send me Pete and Nick and Jim; I need help right a-way."
C F C G7 C
When he got them in the store, there was fun, you bet.
G Gdim D7 G7
Someone asked for ba-nanas, and then the whole quart-et;
Chorus 3:
C Bb7 A7
(Oh yes, we have no bananas),
D7 G7 C
We have-a no ba-nanas, to-day.
F Fm C
(We've got red beans), (and carrots), (and celery), (and olives),
Em G7
But we've got no bananas to-day.
C F C, F D7, G7 (n.C)
C Bb7 A7
Oh yes, we no gotta da banana;
D7 G7 C
We no gotta da ba-nana to-day.
Outro:
C D7, C
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
G7 C Bb7 A7 D7 F Fm Em Gdim
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
323000 x32010 x13131 x02223 xx0212 133211 133111 022000 xx3434
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2008 ([email protected])
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