Hit me with your rhythm stick (1978)    (video)    (midi)

 

    Em ~ ~      +  A - B7 - Em - A - Em - A

 

               Em       D       G                 C                  Em

1. In the deserts of Sudan and the gardens of Japan,

               Em        D    G              C                       D   - B7

    from Milan to Yucatán every womans, every man.

 

Em        A             Em       A     Em

Hit me with your rhythm stick ! Hit me ! Hit me !

Em      A         Em     A     Em

Je t'adore, ich liebe dich ! Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !

Em                                            A                    C

Hit me with your rhythm stick, hit me slowly, hit me quick !

 A         B7        Em  A      - Em - A

Hit me! Hit me! Hit me !

 

+  A - B7 - Em  - A - Em - A

 

               Em         D    G               C                         Em

2. In the wilds of Borneo and the vineyards of Bordeaux,

             Em  D        G                    C                D   - B7

    Eskimo,   Arapaho move their body to and fro.

 

Em        A             Em       A     Em

Hit me with your rhythm stick ! Hit me ! Hit me !

Em        A            Em    A        Em

Das ist gut, c'est fantastique ! Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !

Em                                                 A                C

Hit me with your rhythm stick, it's nice to be a lunatic.

 A           B7        Em          - A - Em - A

Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !

 

+  Em  - A - Em - A (2x) 

 

     A           B7        Em          - A - Em - A

+  Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !

 

+  Em  - A - Em - A (5x)     +  Em - A

 

               Em        D       G                C                  Em

3. In the dock of Tiger Bay, on the road to Mandalay,

                    Em        D      G                C                     D    - B7

    from Bombay to Santa , o’er the hills and far away!

 

 

 

 

 

Em        A             Em       A     Em

Hit me with your rhythm stick ! Hit me ! Hit me !

   Em       A           Em     A        Em

C'est si bon, mm, ist es nicht ? Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !

Em                                            A                         C

Hit me with your rhythm stick, two fat persons, click, click, click.

 A           B7        Em          - A - Em - A

Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !

 

     A           B7        Em          - A  Em          - A

+  Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !          Hit me!

    Em        - A   Em       - A  Em        - A  Em        - A

    Hit me !        Hit me !       Hit me !        Hit me !

 

     A           B7        Em          - A  Em          - A

    Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !          Hit me!

    Em        - A   Em       - A  Em        - A  Em        - A

    Hit me !        Hit me !       Hit me !        Hit me !

 

     A           B7        Em

    Hit me ! Hit me ! Hit me !

 

(orig. = capo 1st)    (Ian Drury & The Blockheads)