Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Have [Gm]you[F#dim]
[Am]ever[G] passed
the corner of 4th and [A]Grand?[G]
A little ball of rhythm has a
shoeshine stand.
[C]People gather [Am]round
[D]and they clap the[Am]ir hands.
[G]He's a great big bundle of joy
[Abdim]Pops a boogie -woog[D]ie ride[G][Am][C]
[Am]To C[D]hattanooga's s[Am]hoeshine [G]bar[C]
[D]He cha[G]rges you a nickel
just to shine one shoe
Makes the oldest kind of leather
look brand new
You [C]feel as though you wanna dance
when he gets through
[G]Ah, he's a bundle of [Abdim]joy
[D]Pops a boogie -woogie rag,
[G]the Chat[D] ta[G]nooga shoesh[D]ine bo[G]y
It's [C]a wonder t[G]hat t[C]he
rag [Am]don't [G]tear,
Lord, the way he makes it pop
[Em]You [A]ought to see him fanning the air
with his hoppity [D]-hippity -hippity
-hoppity -hop[G]pity -hippity -hop
Pop opens up his store
[Em]when [G]the clock [Gm]strikes [G]nine
Likes to get them early
[Gm]when they're feeling [G]fine
[C]Everybody gets a little
[Am]rise [C]and[Am] shine
[G]He's a great big bundle of joy
[Abdim]Pop's a boogie -woog[D]ie rag[G]
[D]The Chat[C]tanooga [Am]Shoe[G]shine [D]Bar[G]
Oh, there it goes, listen to them, huh?
[Gm]They'll fix your feet
so [C]you can walk your beach,
[Gm]yes.[Am][F#dim]
[D]Can't get [Am]no fire insurance around here,
mm [D]-mm.
[G]When you goes, man, you're twinkle -to[D]ed.[G]
[Em][G][C][Gm]
[C][G][C][G][Abdim][D][Am][D][G]
[C]Ah,[G] it'[C]s a wonder that
the rag don't [G]tear
The way he makes it pop
[A]Just listen at him fan in the air
With his [D]hoppity -hippity
-hippity -hoppity
-hoppity -hippity -hop
[G]He opens [Gm]up th[G]e store
[Em]when [G]the clock strikes nine
Likes to get them early
when they're feeling [Gm]fine[G][C]
Everybody gets a little rise and shine
[G]He's a great big bundle of joy
[Abdim]Pops a boogie -woog[D]ie rag[G]
The [D]Chattanoo[C]gie Shoe[G]shine [D]Boy
[G]Man, I'll tell you one thing
If you're wearing a pair of cor[Gm]dovans,
he's going to [G]cut all the neon
signs in [D]town.[F#dim]
[Am]You lay a quarter on him,
guarantee he'll draw blood.
[D]Of the

[Verse 2]
[G]ship to the shoe shine bar

[Verse 3]
Alright. we're very happy
tonight.
Very lucky too to have Peggy Lee
aboard
because her blues message is
that great song,
I'm Coming Virginia.
Folks, when Peggy sings the blues,
you're gonna hear the truth.
Every word's the truth.