Be-bop baby    (intro)    (sample)

 

    D - G - A (2x)

 

     D          - G      A       D          - G      A

A-Be-bop        baby, a-Be-bop         baby

    D         - G       A   - D   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

a-Be-bop        baby,        she's the gal for me.

 

                    D                              G           A

1. She got plenty of rhythm, got plenty of jive,

D                                                E          A

    and when we dance it really comes alive,

     D                             

    my love for her's so tender and sweet,

             G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    E

    my heart starts poundin' ev'ry time we meet.

 

        D                                                   - G                                 Gm

    A-Be-bop baby still in her teens, just      as sweet as she can be,

        D                             B7                            E           A           D     - B7

    a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the Be-bop baby for me,

        E           A           D

    a-Be-bop baby for me.

 

    D - G - A (2x)

 

     D          - G      A       D          - G      A

A-Be-bop        baby, a-Be-bop         baby

    D         - G        A   - D   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

a-Be-bop        baby,        she's the gal for me.

 

                      D                                           G        A

2. I'm gonna find 'er tonight, we're gonna have a time,

D                                       E            A

    I want that baby to be mine, all mine.

         D                                  

    A big day's comin' for my baby and me,

             G - - - - - - - - - - - -   E

    The day she says she belongs to me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

        D                                                   - G                                 Gm

    A-Be-bop baby still in her teens, just      as sweet as she can be,

        D                             B7                            E           A           D     - B7

    a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the Be-bop baby for me,

        E           A           D

    a-Be-bop baby for me.

 

    D - G - A (2x)

 

     D          - G      A       D          - G      A

A-Be-bop        baby, a-Be-bop         baby

    D         - G        A   - D   - - - - - - - - - - - - -

a-Be-bop        baby,        she's the gal for me.

 

                    D                              G           A

3. She got plenty of rhythm, got plenty of jive,

D                                                E          A

    and when we dance it really comes alive,

     D                             

    my love for her's so tender and sweet,

             G - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -    E

    my heart starts poundin' ev'ry time we meet.

 

        D                                                   - G                                 Gm

    A-Be-bop baby still in her teens, just      as sweet as she can be,

        D                             B7                            E           A           D     - B7

    a-Be-bop baby in her old blue jeans is the Be-bop baby for me,

        E           A           D      - B7

    a-Be-bop baby for me,

        E           A           D       + D

    a-Be-bop baby for me.

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Ricky Nelson)