Born To Hand Jive Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Dm][D][G][Gm][G]
[Gm][F][G]

[Verse 1]
[Gm]Be fore I was born,
late one night,
my papa said everything's [G]alright.
The [C]doctor laughed,
my 'ma laid down,
[Gm]with her stomach bouncing
all around.
[D]'Cause the beebop stork
[C]was about to arrive,
[G]Mama gave birth [F]to the hand- [G]jive!
[Gm]I could

[Verse 2]
[G]barely [Gm]walk when I
milked a [G]cow,

[Verse 3]
when [G]I was three I pushed a plow.
While [C]chopping wood, I moved my legs,
and I star[G]ted to dance while
I gathered [Gm]eggs.
The [D]townfolk clapped, I was [C]only five,

[Verse 4]
He'll out- [G]dance 'em all,

[Interlude 1]
he was born to hand- jive!
[G][Gm][G][Gm]
[C][G][Gm]
[D][C][G]

[Verse 5]
[G]Everybody!
Born to hand- jive, baby!
Born to hand- jive, baby!

[Verse 6]
Oh, [Gm]yeah!

[Interlude 2]
[Gm][G][Gm][D]
[C][Gm][C]
[G][D][F][G][A]
[Dm][D][Dm][Gm]
[G][C][G][C][G]
[C][G][C][G]
[C][G][D][G][C][G]
[C][Bb]
[F][Eb]

[Verse 7]
[Bb]How low can [A]you go?

[Verse 8]
How low can you go?

[Verse 9]
How [A]low can you go?
How [D]low [G]can you [D]go?

[Interlude 3]
[D][Dm][G]
[Dm][C]
[Gm][Dm][Gm][F][Eb][F][D][G][Bb]
[C][G][Gm]
[A][D][Dm][D]
[G][Bb][C][D]
[Dm][F][Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb][D]
[F]
[A][D][Dm]
[G][D][D][F][G][D][Bb]
[C][D][F][G][D][A]
[C][A][C]

[Verse 10]
[D]Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
Higher!
[G]Now can you hand- jive, baby?
Oh can you hand- jive, baby?
Born to hand- jive, baby?
Born to hand- jive, baby?
Oh, yeah!
Oh, [Bb]yeah!
Oh, [C]yeah!
[D]Yeah!
[G]Born to hand- jive, oh yeah!