MINNIE THE MOOCHER – CAB CALLOWAY / THE BLUES BROTHERS
[Intro]
Strong blues feel 9 bpm
|Em B7 |Em |Em B7 |Em |Em B7 |Em |
|C7 |Em/B B7/F# Em |Em |Em |Em |C7 B7 |
[Verse 1]
Em
Folks here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher
C7 B7 Em
She was a low-down hoochie-cootcher
Em
She was the roughest toughest frail
C7 B7 Em
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale
[Chorus]
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi
Em
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho
Em
He-de-he-de-he-de-he He-de-he-de-he-de-he
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho
[Verse 2]
Em
She messed around with a bloke named Smoky
C7 B7 Em
She loved him though he was cokie
Em
He took her down to Chinatown
C7 B7 Em
And he showed her how to kick the gong around
[Chorus]
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi
Em
Whoooooaaaaah Whoooooaaaaah
Em
He-de-he-de-he-de-he He-de-he-de-he-de-he
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho
[Verse 3]
Em
She had a dream about the king of Sweden
C7 B7 Em
He gave her things that she was needin'
Em
He gave her a home built of gold and steel
Double time feel
C7 B7 Em
A diamond car with a platinum wheel
[Chorus]
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi
Em
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi
Em
(Scat + Repeat)
[A] tempo
Em
(Scat + Repeat)
[Verse 4]
Em
He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses
C7 B7 Em
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses
Em
She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes
C7 B7 Em
She sat around and counted them all a million times
[Chorus]
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi
Em
Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho
Em
He-de-he-de-he-de-he He-de-he-de-he-de-he
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho
[Outro]
Em C7
Poor Min
C7 B7
Poor Min
Em7/G Em (Hold to end)
Poor Min