Bongo Bong Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Am][Dm][G]
[Am][Dm][G]
[Am][Dm][G]
[Am](King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong[Dm])
(King-king- king, [G]king of the Bongo)
[Am](King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong[Dm])
(King-king- king, [G]king of the Bongo)

[Verse 1]
[Am]Mama was queen of the mambo
Papa was king of the Congo
[Dm]Deep down in a jungle
I started [G]banging my first bongo
[Am]Every monkey like to be
in my place instead of me
'Cause [Dm]I'm the king of Bongo, baby
[G]I'm the king of Bongo Bong

[Verse 2]
I [Am]went to the big town
Where there is a lot of sound
From the [Dm]jungle to the city
looking [G]for a bigger crown
So I [Am]play my boogie for the people of big city
But they [Dm]don't go crazy
When I'm [G]banging on my boogie

[Interlude 1]
I'm [Am]the (King of the Bongo,
King of the Bongo [Dm]Bong)
(King-king- king, [G]king of the Bongo)
[Am](King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong[Dm])
(King-king- king, [G]king of the Bongo)

[Verse 3]
No[Am]body likes to be
in my place instead of me
'Cause no[Dm]body go crazy,
when I'm [G]banging on my boogie
I'm a [Am]king without a crown
hanging loose in a big town
But [Dm]I'm the king of Bongo, baby
[G]I'm the king of Bongo Bong

[Interlude 2]
[Am][Dm][G]
[Am][Dm][G]
[Am](King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong[Dm])
[G]Hear me when I come
[Am](King of the Bongo,
King of the Bongo [Dm]Bong)[G]

[Verse 4]
They [Am]said that I'm a clown
making too much dirty sound
They [Dm]said there is no place
for little [G]monkey in this town
No[Am]body liked to be in my place instead of me
'Cause no[Dm]body go crazy
When I'm [G]banging on my boogie

[Chorus 1]
I'm [Am]the (I'm the king, king of the Bongo)
[Dm](King-king- king, king[G] of the Bongo)
[Am](I'm the king, king of the Bongo)
[Dm](King-king- king, king[G] of the Bongo)

[Verse 5]
[Am]Banging on my bongo
all that swing belongs to me
I'm so [Dm]happy there's nobody
in my place instead of me
I'm a [Am]king without a crown
hanging loose in a big town
But [Dm]I'm the king of Bongo, baby
[G]I'm the king of Bongo Bong

[Interlude 3]
[Am](King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong[Dm])
[G]Hear me when I come
[Am](King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong[Dm])
[G]Hear me when I come

[Verse 6]
[Am]Mama was queen of the mambo
Papa was king of the Congo
[Dm]Deep down in a jungle
I started [G]banging my first bongo
[Am]Every monkey like to be
in my place instead of me
'Cause [Dm]I'm the king of Bongo, baby
[G]I'm the king of Bongo Bong
[Am]Hear[Dm] me w[G]hen I come
[Am][Dm]

[Chorus 2]
[Am](I'm the king, king of the Bongo)
[Dm](King-king- king, king[G] of the Bongo)
[Am](I'm the king, king of the Bongo)
[Dm](King-king- king, king[G] of the Bongo)

[Outro 1]
[Am](King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong[Dm])
(King-king- king, [G]king of the Bongo)
[Am](King of the Bongo, King of the Bongo Bong[Dm])
(King-king- king, king of the Bongo)