as sung by Ella Fitzgerald
Another [C] bride, another [G7] June, Another [C7] sunny honey-[F]-moon [Fm] Another [C Am] season another [Fm G7] reason For makin’ [C] whoopee [Am Dm G]
A lot of [C Am] shoes a lot of [Dm G7] rice. The groom is [C7] nervous, he answers [F Fm] twice. It’s really [C Am] killin’ That he’s so [Fm G7] willin’ to make [C F C] whoopee
[C7 F Fm C] Now picture a little love nest, Down where the roses cling [ C7 F Fm C G7] Picture the same sweet love nest, Think what a year can bring, yes
[ C G7 C7 F, Fm ] He’s washin dishes and baby clothes, He’s so ambitious he even sews [ C Am Fm G7 C, F, C ] But don’t forget folks, Thats what you get folks, for makin’ whoopee
[ C, Am Dm, G7 C7 F, Fm ] Another year, or maybe less, What’s this I hear? Well, can’t you guess? [ C Am Fm, G7 C, Am, Dm, G ] She feels neglected, and he’s suspected, Of makin’ whoopee
[ C G7 C7 F, Fm ] She sits alone, Most every night, He doesn’t phone, he doesn’t write, [ C, Am Fm, G7 C ] He says he’s busy, But she says, “is he?”, He’s makin’ whoopee.
[ C7 F Fm C ] Now he doesn’t make much money, Only five thousand per [ C7 F Fm C, G7 ] Some judge who thinks he’s funny, Says, “You’ll pay six to her.”
[C, Am Dm, G7 C7 F, Fm ] He says, “Now judge, suppose I fail?”, Judge say, “Budge, right into jail [ C Am Fm, G7 C, F, C ] You’d better keep her. I think it’s cheaper, Than makin’ whoopee.”
[ C Am Fm, G7 C ] Yeah, you better keep her, I think it’s cheaper, Than makin’ whoopee
Makin’ Whoopee!, Ella Fitzgerald
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{t: Makin' Whoopee }
{key: C}
{artist:Harry Nilsson}
Louis Armstrong Capo on 3
Nilsson Capo on 3
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Another [C] bride, [Am7] another [Dm7] June [G7]
Another [C] sunny [C7] honey[F] moon [Fm]
Another [C] season, [Am7] another [Dm7] reason [G7]
For makin' [C] whoopee [Cdim][Dm7] [G7]
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You get some [C] shoes, [Am7] a little [Dm7] rice [G7]
The groom's so [C] nervous [C7] he answers [F] twice [Fm]
It's really [C] thrillin' [Am7] that he's so [Dm7] willin' [G7]
For makin' [C] whoopee [F] [Fm7] [C]
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[C7] Picture a little [Dm] love nest
[Dm7] Down where the roses [C] cling
[C7] Picture that same [Dm] love nest
And [Dm7] see what a year will [G7] bring
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He's doin' [C] dishes [Am7] and baby [Dm7] clothes [G7]
He's so ambi[C]tious, [C7] he even [F]sews [Fm]
Just don't for[C] get, folks, [Am7] that's what you [Dm7] get, folks, [G7]
For makin' [C] whoopee [Cdim][Dm7] [G7]
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Another [C]year [Am7] or maybe [Dm7] less [G7]
What's this I [C]hear? [C7] Well, can't you [F] guess? [Fm]
She feels [C] neglected [Am7] and he's [Dm7] suspected [G7]
Of makin' [C] whoopee [Cdim][Dm7] [G7]
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She sits a[C]lone [Am7] 'most every[Dm7]night [G7]
He doesn't [C] phone her, [C7] he doesn't [F] write [Fm]
He says he's [C] "busy" [Am7] but she says [Dm7] "is he?"[G7]
He's makin' [C] whoopee [F] [Fm7] [C]
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[C7] He doesn't make much [Dm] money
[Dm7] Only a five-thousand [C] per
[C7] Some judge who thinks he's [Dm]funny
[Dm7] Told him he got to pay six to [G7]her
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He says: "Now [C] judge, [Am7] suppose I [Dm7] fail." [G7]
The judge says: "[C] Budge [C7] right into [F] jail! [Fm]
You'd better [C] keep her [Am7] I think it's [Dm7] cheaper[G7]
Than makin' [C] whoopee “ [F] [Fm7] [C]
