LOUIS JORDAN - BLUE LIGHT BOOGIE CHORDS

Tuning: E A D G B E

Decca Records: 27114 (1950) [Chorus]

They did the boogie real ^Bbmslow with the ^Ebblue lights ^Gbway down ^Bbmlow ^Eb They did the ^Ebmboogie real ^Gbslow with the ^Ebmblue lights way ^Bbmdown low ^Gb

[Verse 1]

I ^Dbwent to a ^Bbmparty ^Bbmwith bobby socks ^Bbmat the party ^BbmI really got a shock

[Chorus]

They ^Bbdid the ^Gbboogie real slow with the blue lights way down ^Bbmlow ^Eb They did the ^Ebmboogie real ^Gbslow with the blue lights ^Dbway down ^Bbmlow ^Gb

[Verse 2]

I ^Abstarted ^Bbmswingin' ^Bbmall she did was rock ^Bbmkept on swingin' she said now, now listen ^Bbpop

[Chorus]

I like to ^Gbboogie real ^Bbmslow with the ^Gbblue lights way down ^Bbmlow ^Eb I like to ^Ebmboogie real ^Gbslow with the ^Ebblue lights ^Dbway down ^Bbmlow ^Db ^Dbm

[Interlude]

I looked ^Bbmaround the shades were ^Dbmdown ^Bbm ^Bbmthe chicks were in the groove I didn't see how those cats could ^Gbdance when they're ^Bbmfeet didn't ^Gbeven move ^Ebm

[Verse 3]

I started ^Dbswingin ^Bbm ^Bbmswung my left foot ou ^Bbmkept on swingin I heard somebody ^Bbshou

[Chorus]

You gotta ^Gbboogie real slow with the blue lights way down ^Bbmlo ^Eb You gotta ^Ebmboogie real ^Gbslow with the blue lights ^Dbmway down ^Bbmlo ^Ebm ^Db

[Instrumental] Bbm Db Gb Bbm Db Dbm Db Gb Bbm [Verse 4]

^BbmThe house started rockin' ^Bbmwe really had a time ^BbmThe house was rockin' ^BbmI nearly lost my mind

[Chorus]

I couldn't ^Gbboogie real ^Bbmslow with the ^Gbblue light way down ^Dblow ^Eb ^Db I couldn't ^Ebmboogie real ^Gbslow with the blue light ^Dbmway down ^Bbmlow ^Db ^Dbm ^Bbm

[Verse 5]

^BbmThe folks kept on knockin' ^BbmThey kept on comin' in ^BbmThe folks was knockin' ^Bbm'till it was half past ten

[Chorus]

They did the ^Gbboogie real ^Bbmslow with the ^Gbblue lights way down ^Bbmlow ^Eb They did the ^Ebmboogie real ^Gbslow with the blue lights ^Dbway down ^Bbmlow ^Gb

[Bridge]

^EbmThe girls and boys made so much ^Gbnoise ^BbmThey even had a raid The ^Ebonly ^Bbmthing those cops ^Gbcould find Was ice ^Bbmcream ^Gband lemona^Bbmde ^DbOh what a party ^BbmI should have stayed at home Oh what a ^Dbparty ^BbmI was like a chaperone

[Chorus]

I couldn't boogie real ^Bbmslow with the ^Gbblue lights way down low^Bbm ^Eb ^Ebm They did the boogie real ^Gbslow with the blue lights ^Dbway down low^Gb ^Dbm

Louis Jordan - Blue light boogie