Grease – Born To Hand Jive chords

SONG: Born To Hand Jive
ARTIST: Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs

From the musical, Grease

Intro:

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  A                     G   ABefore I was born, late one night,
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                          G  AMy papa said everything's alright
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    D                C   DThe doctor made mama lay down,
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         A                    G  AWith her stomach bouncing all around
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        E7                D7Cause a beebop stork was about to arrive
A                      G               G#    AMama gave birth to the hand jive

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        A                         G  AI could barely walk when I milked a cow
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                          G  AWhen I was three I pushed a plow
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      D                      C  DWhile chopping wood I'd move my legs
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      A                         G      AAnd I started dancing while I gathered eggs
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    E7                      D7The townfolk clapped, I was only five
       A                              G          G#   "He'll out dance 'em all, he's a born hand jive"


A       A          G/A A  Born to hand jive, baby,
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A       A          G/A ABorn to hand jive, baby

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A           A          G/A A   ANow can you hand jive, baby, 
A          A          G/A A   Aoh can you hand jive, baby
   A7Oh yeah,

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   C7 oh yeah, 

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   D7    E7oh yeah, yeah.
A                  G  ABorn to hand jive, oh yeah!