Chitty Chitty Bang Bang - Me Ol Bamboo Chords

(Talking):
  C                 Am
A gentleman's got a walking stick.
  F              G
A seaman's got a gaff.
        C            Am
And the merry men of Robin Hood
     F             G
They used a quarterstaff.
       C              Am
On the Spanish plains inside their canes
     F                G
They hide their ruddy swords.
    C                  Am
But we make do with an old bam-boo
    F          G7     
And everyone a-pplauds!
                            G7
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - Hey!

(Singing!)
   C               Am
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
      F                           D7      G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
        C                 Am
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
          F                           G7      C
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo

(Talking) :
     C              Am
When punting on the beautiful Thames

Caractacus:
    F            G
You use a sturdy pole.

Chorus:
   C                  Am
To protect their fair complexion

Caractacus:
       F         G
Ladies use a parasol.

Chorus:
     C             Am
It's useful in the underbrush

Caractacus:
   F            G
To have a hefty spear.

Chorus:

Right!

All:
    C                  Am
But what we do with an old bam-boo
      F         G7
Makes everybody cheer!

            G7
1 - 2 - 3 - HO!

(Singing)
   C               Am
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
      F                           D7      G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
        C                 Am
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
          F                           G7      C
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo


'Ere we go, mate . . .


Caractacus (talking!):
  C           Am
A flyer in an air-e-o-plane

Chorus:
   F                G
He steers it with a stick

Caractacus:

He does?

Caractacus:
  C              Am
A collier in the pits o' Wales

Chorus:
   F              G
He leans upon his pick

Caractacus:

That's right!

All:
    C                 Am
Now every wheel of an automobile
  F               G
Revolves around a shaft (HEY!)

But what we do with an old bam-boo

Makes every one go daft.

        G7
And 1 - 2

(Singing! to finish)
   C               Am
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
      F                           D7      G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
        C                 Am
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
          F            D7             G       C
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo

(Dance break)
                            G7
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - HEY!

                                              G7
And a 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - and a 5 and a 6 and a 7 HO!

   C               Am
Me ol' bam-boo, me ol' bam-boo
      F                           D7      G
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo
        C                 Am
You can have me hat or me bum-ber-shoo
          F            D7             G       C   C
But you'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo

OUTRO (slower end song on single sharp downstrums on last 2 chords marked !)
      F            D7             G   G7  C     C C C G C
You'd better never bother with me ol' bam-boo!        ! !