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Title: Hey! Baby
Artist: Bruce Channel
Written by: Bruce Channel and Margaret Cobb [1959]
Year released: 1962
Fun fact: While on tour through England, a then little known group called The Beatles
opened for Channel. John Lennon was fascinated with Delbert McClinton's style of playing
[Bruce's harmonica player]. The two discussed playing the harmonica, which was a very
curious musical instrument to Lennon. The Beatle used this encounter as inspiration to
songs such as Please, Please Me and Love Me Do [released 1963].
Standard Tuning [EADGBE]
Chords:
A - x02220 F# - 244322 B7 - x21202 E - 022100 D - xx0232 B - x24442 A7 - x02020
[Intro - features harmonica riff]
A F# B7 E x4
[Chorus]
AHeyF#yyyyB7yy, Ehey-hey bAaby!F# B7
EI want to Aknow-whoa-F#oh..B7....if you'll Ebe my girl A F# B7 E
AHeyF#yyyyB7yy, Ehey-hey bAaby!F# B7
EI want to Aknow-whoa-F#oh..B7....if you'll Ebe my girl A D A
[Verse 1]
DWhen I saw you walkin' down the street
AI said that's a kind of gal I'd like to meet
DShe's so pretty, Lord she's fine
EI'm gonna make her E7mine all mine
[Chorus]
AHeyF#yyyyB7yy, Ehey-hey bAaby!F# B7
E A F# B7 E A D A [A G# G]
I want to know-whoa-oh......if you'll be my girl
[Verse 2]
F#When you turned and walked away
BThat's when I want to say
EC'mon baby, give me a whirl
AI want to know if you'll A7be my girl
[Chorus]
AHeyF#yyyyB7yy, Ehey-hey bAaby!F# B7
E A F# B7 E A D A [A G# G]
I want to know-whoa-oh......if you'll be my girl
[Verse 3]
F#When you turned and walked away
BThat's when I want to say
EC'mon baby, give me a whirl
AI want to know if you'll A7be my girl
[Chorus]
AHeyF#yyyyB7yy, Ehey-hey bAaby!F# B7
EI want to Aknow-whoa-F#oh..B7....if you'll Ebe my girl A F# B7 E
[Outro - begins slow fade out]
AHeyyyF#yyyy, B7hey-hey-Ehey-hey, Ababy F# B7
EC'mon, babAy now...
END