Bossa Nova Baby    (video)

 

              C

1. I said take it easy, baby, I worked all day

 

    and my feet feel just like lead,

                          C

    you got my shirt tails flying all over the place,

 

    and the sweat poppin‘ out of my head.

                      F

    She said, hey, Bossa Nova Baby, keep on working,

 

    this ain‘t no time to quit,

                    C

    she said, go, Bossa Nova Baby, keep on dancing,

 

    I‘m about to have myself a fit.

C

    Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova.

 

+  C - G - C

 

                 C

2. I said, hey, little mama, let‘s sit down,

 

    have a drink and dig the band,

                      C

    she said, drink, drink, drink, oh, fiddle de dink,

 

     I can dance with a drink in my hand.

                      F

    She said, hey, Bossa Nova Baby, keep on working,

 

    for this ain‘t no time to drink

                      C

    she said, hey, Bossa Nova Baby, keep on dancing,

 

    ‘cause I ain‘t got time to think.

 

+   Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova.

 

+  C - G - C

 

+  instrumental = verse 2

 

                 C

3. I said, come on, baby, it‘s hot in here

 

    and it‘s oh so cool outside,

              C

    if you lend me a dollar, I can buy some gas

 

    and we can go for a little ride,

                      F

    She said, hey, Bossa Novam Baby, keep on working,

 

   I ain‘t got time for that,

                    C

    she said, go, Bossa Nova Baby, keep on dancing,

 

    or I‘ll find myself another cat.

 

   C                                              - C - G - C

+     Bossa Nova, Bossa Nova.                      (3x)….

 

 

    (Elvis Presley)