Burma Shave Chords & Lyrics - Everly Brothers

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Key: G Major
Main Chords: G, D, C, Gm7, Bb
Total Chords Used: 12
Difficulty:
  • 🎸 Guitar: Medium
  • 🎶 Ukulele: Medium
  • 🎹 Piano: Hard
Language: English
 
INTRO: [G] [F] [G] [D]

#1.
[G]Yonder comes-a Willie, he's a-passin' on a hill,

he don't dress nice, but drives fit to kill.

[CHORUS]
Burma [C]Shave, Burma Shave.[Bb] ....[Gm7]Burma [G]Shave, Burma
[D]Shave.[G]
I [Dm]bet I've [F]seen a million [A]rows of them [C]little red
po-[G]etic signs up and down like - Come on, [Gm7]come on ‘n
get it, [G]get it.

#2.
[G]Pappy ain't a-smart, he ain't but a-quizzin'.[C] .
but with [G]one thing he knows how to keep ma his’n.

[CHORUS]
Burma [C]Shave, Burma Shave.[Bb] ....[Gm7]Burma [G]Shave, Burma
[D]Shave.[G]
I [Dm]bet I've [F]seen a million [A]rows of them [C]little red
po-[G]etic signs up and down like - Come on, [Gm7]come on ‘n
get it, [G]get it.

INTERLUDE: [Gm] [G] [C] [Gm] [D] [Bb] [Gm] [D]

#3.
[G]Way down yonder by the forks of the branch..
the old sow whistles and the little pigs [Bm]dance.

[CHORUS]
Burma [C]Shave, Burma Shave.[Bb] ....[Gm7]Burma [G]Shave, Burma
[D]Shave.[G] [Dm7]
I [Dm]bet I've [F]seen a million [A]rows of them [C]little red
po-[G]etic signs up and down like - Come on, [Gm7]come on ‘n
get it, [G]get it.

INTERLUDE: [G] [Gm] [C] [G] [Bb] [C] [G] [D] [G] [D] [C] [G] [D]

#4.
[G]Roses are [Em7]red, [G]violets are [Em7]blue..[G]you chase me and

I'll catch you.

[CHORUS]
Burma [C]Shave, Burma Shave.[Bb] ....[Gm7]Burma [G]Shave, Burma
[D]Shave.[G]
I [Dm]bet I've [F]seen a million [A]rows of them [C]little red
po-[G]etic signs up and down like - Come on, [Gm7]come on ‘n
get it, [G]get it.

OUTRO: [G] [D] [G] [D] [G] [D] [Bb] [Gm7] C..(Fade.)

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