Mr. Bass Man (1963) (video)

G C

1. Bop bop bop bop …..boom boom boom boom

Mister bass man, you‘ve got that certain something,

Am

mister bass man, you set that music thumping,

F G

to you it‘s easy, when you go one, two, three.

G

Bop bop bop….Bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop.

C

2. Mister bass man, you‘re on all the songs,

Am

with a boom boom boom boom boom, and a dit dit a boom boom.

F G

Hey, mister bass man, you‘re the hidden King of Rock and Roll.

D-d- bop bop a bop ! No no: bob bop bop bop bop bop bop !

F C

Oh, it don‘t mean a thing, when the lead is singin‘,

D G

or when he goes hi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah.

C

3. Hey, mister bass man, I‘m asking just one thing:

Am

Will you teach me, yeah, the way you sing ?

F G

‘cause, mister bass man, I wanna be a bass man, too !

B-b- bop bop a bop. Try this: b-b-bop bop bop bop bop bop bop !

C

4. Mister bass man, I really think I‘m with it,

Am

dit dit a boom boom, and a dit dit dit dit dit dit.

F G

C‘mon, mister bass man, now I‘m a bass man, too !

Dit bop bop. That‘s it: bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop.

C

Ba-ba- ba boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom boom,

boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom.

Am

Now you: b-b- boom, bop bop boom boom, boom boom boom, boom.

F G

With me: boom ba ba boom, ba boom boom boom….

F C

Oh, it don‘t mean a thing, when the lead is singin‘,

D G

or when he goes hi-yi-yi-yi-yi-yah.

C

5. Hey, mister bass man, I‘m asking just one thing:

Am

Will you teach me, yeah, the way you sing ?

F G

‘cause, mister bass man, I wanna be a bass man, too !

B-b- bop bop a bop. Try this: b-b-bop bop bop bop bop bop bop !

C

6. Mister bass man, I think I’m really with it,

Am

dit dit a boom boom, and a dit dit dit dit dit dit.

F G

C‘mon, mister bass man, now I‘m a bass man, too !

G

Dit bop bop. That‘s it: bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop.

C

Ba-ba- ba boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom ….

+ Am - F - G - C - Am ….

(Johnny Cymbal)