Tuning: E A D G B E

[Intro] e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|--9-12-14b16-r14-12-14-14b16--9-12-14b16-r14-12-9~----| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------12-17-20-20-17-17-13-13-12-12 ----------| G|--9-12-14b16-r14-12-14-14b16--------------------------------12-11-9~--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| [Trumpet Solo 1] e|---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--12~~-11-10-11-10-11-10-11-10~-8-10-8-10-8~-12-10-10--12-13-15-12~~-| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 1]

F^Emolks, here's a story 'bout Minnie the Moocher, ^C7 She was a red hot^B7 hoochie^Em-coocher. S^Emhe was the roughest toughest frail, ^C7 But Minnie had a heart as ^B7big as a ^Emwhale.

[Chorus]

Hi-de-^Emhi-de-hi-de-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!) Ho-de-^Emho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!) Hee-de^Em-hee-de-hee-de-hee! (Hee-de-hee-de-hee-de-hee!) Hi-de-^Emhi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!)

[Bridge] e|------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------| G|--9-12-14b16-r14-12-14-14b16--9-12-14b16-r14-12-9~----| D|------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------12-17-20-20-17-17-13-13-12-12 ----------| G|--9-12-14b16-r14-12-14-14b16--------------------------------12-11-9~--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse 2]

^EmShe messed around with a bloke nameD Smokey, ^C7 She loved him though ^B7he was ^Emcokey. ^EmHe took her down to Chinatown, ^C7 And showed her How to kick the ^B7gong ^Emaround.

[Chorus 2]

^EmShe had a dream about the king of Sweden, ^C7 He gave her things, that ^B7she was ^Emneedin'. ^EmHe gave her a home built of gold and steel, ^C7 A diamond car, with the ^B7platinum ^Emwheels.

[Chorus 3]

^EmHi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi) ^EmHo-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-oh! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-oh) ^EmSkeedle-a-booka-diki biki skeedly beeka gookity woop! (Skeedle-a-booka-diki biki skeedly beeka gookity woop!) ^EmA-booriki-booriki-booriki hoy! (A-booriki-booriki-booriki hoy!)

[Trumpet solo 2] [Verse 4]

^EmHe gave her his town house and his racing horses, ^C7 Each meal she ate was a ^B7dozen ^Emcourses. ^EmShe had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes, ^C7 She sat around and counted them all a ^B7million ^Emtimes.

[Chorus]

[Outro]

^EmPoor ^C7Min! ^C7Poor ^B7Min! ^Em7/GPoor ^EmMin!

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Cab Calloway - Minnie the moocher