Biography:
The Pipkins were a short-lived novelty duo best known for their hit song "Gimme Dat Ding", which reached No. 6 in 1970. They were Roger Greenaway, best known as a member of several songwriting teams as evidenced by the track listing, and Tony Burrows, singer who had fronted several groups (often simultaneously) such as Edison Lighthouse, White Plains, and Brotherhood of Man. "Gimme Dat Ding" became the title song for the English children's television series Oliver In The Overworld.
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...GIMME DAT DING... by The Pipkins
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*from 'Gimme Dat Ding' (1970)*
Intro:
(n.C)
That's right, that's right, I'm sad and blue,
'Cos I can't do The Boogaloo.
I'm lost, I'm lost, can't do my thing,
That's why I sing; gimme, gimme dat ding, ah...
Chorus 1:
Am
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 C
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding. (Oh, sing it one more time, Mama).
Am
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 C
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding. (Ah, you ain't doin' that late at night).
Verse 1:
Am
Ah, what good's a metronome, without a bell for ringing?
D7 G7
How fast can anybody ever tell he swingin'?
Am
How can you tell the rhythm written on a bar?
D7 G
How can you ever hope to know just where you are?
G7 G7 G7 G7
Gimme dat, ah, gimme dat,
G7
Ah, gimme dat, gimme dat,
G7
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme...(Ah, gotcha!)
Chorus 2:
Am
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 (Am)
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
Interlude:
Am D7, G7, F G7, C (x2)
Chorus 3:
Am
Oh, gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 C
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
Verse 2:
Am
Ah, what good's a metronome, without a bell for ringing?
D7 G7
How fast can anybody ever tell he swingin'?
Am
How can you tell the rhythm written on a bar?
D7 G
How can you ever hope to know just where you are?
G7 G7 G7 G7
Gimme dat, ah, gimme dat,
G7
Ah, gimme dat, gimme dat,
G7
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme...
Chorus 4:
Am
Oh, gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 C G7, C
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Am D7 G7 F C G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 xx0212 323000 133211 x32010 320003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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*from 'Gimme Dat Ding' (1970)*
Intro:
(n.C)
That's right, that's right, I'm sad and blue,
'Cos I can't do The Boogaloo.
I'm lost, I'm lost, can't do my thing,
That's why I sing; gimme, gimme dat ding, ah...
Chorus 1:
Am
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 C
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding. (Oh, sing it one more time, Mama).
Am
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 C
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding. (Ah, you ain't doin' that late at night).
Verse 1:
Am
Ah, what good's a metronome, without a bell for ringing?
D7 G7
How fast can anybody ever tell he swingin'?
Am
How can you tell the rhythm written on a bar?
D7 G
How can you ever hope to know just where you are?
G7 G7 G7 G7
Gimme dat, ah, gimme dat,
G7
Ah, gimme dat, gimme dat,
G7
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme...(Ah, gotcha!)
Chorus 2:
Am
Gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 (Am)
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
Interlude:
Am D7, G7, F G7, C (x2)
Chorus 3:
Am
Oh, gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 C
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
Verse 2:
Am
Ah, what good's a metronome, without a bell for ringing?
D7 G7
How fast can anybody ever tell he swingin'?
Am
How can you tell the rhythm written on a bar?
D7 G
How can you ever hope to know just where you are?
G7 G7 G7 G7
Gimme dat, ah, gimme dat,
G7
Ah, gimme dat, gimme dat,
G7
Gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme, gimme...
Chorus 4:
Am
Oh, gimme dat, gimme dat, gimme, gimme, gimme dat,
D7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat.
G7
Gimme dat ding, gimme dat, gimme, gimme dat,
F G7 C G7, C
Gimme, gimme, gimme, dat ding.
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
Am D7 G7 F C G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02210 xx0212 323000 133211 x32010 320003
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2009 ([email protected])
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