Bell Bottom Blues (1953)
G - Em - C - D - G - Em - Am - D
G Em
1. I got the bell bottom blues,
C D
'cause my sweetie is a sailor,
G
Em Am - D
and
he's sailin' somewhere on the sea.
G Em
I got the bell bottom blues,
C
D
'cause I'm crazy 'bout a
sailor,
G D G
and I
don't know when he's comin' back to me.
G Em
2. I shake my head and refuse
C D
when
the fellas come a-callin',
G
Em Am
- D
and
they want to take me on a date.
G Em
I got the bell bottom blues
C D
while
the other girls are fallin',
G D G
I just sit around the livin' room and wait !
G7
+ I wonder if he's lookin' at, the same moon I'm lookin'
at,
every
night I'm lookin' at the moon !
C7
I know if he's prayin' for, the same thing I'm prayin'
for,
G
Am D7
we'll
be together soon !
G Em
3. I got the bell bottom blues,
C D
just
a-waitin' for a letter,
G
Em
Am - D
Heaven knows I'm as lonely as
can be !
G Em
I got the bell bottom blues,
C D
and I
won't be feelin' better,
G D G
till
my sailor boy comes sailin' home to me.
+ instrumental = verse 3
+ repeat verse 1
G7
+ I wonder if he's lookin' at, the same moon I'm lookin'
at,
every
night I'm lookin' at the moon !
C7
I know if he's prayin' for, the same thing I'm prayin'
for,
G Am D7
we'll
be together soon !
+ repeat verse 3
G C
+ I got the bell
bottom blues,
G C
and I
won't be feelin' better,
A7 D7 G
till
my sailor boy comes sailin' home to me.
(orig. = capo 2nd) (Alma Cogan)