Chorus:
A
Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
A7
it must be goin' round.
D
All them cats are boppin' the blues,
A
it must be goin' round.
EAE
I love you, baby, I must be rhythm bound.
#1.
A
Well, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.
DA
Yeah, that doctor told me, boy, you don't need no pills.
EAE
Just a handful of nickels and a jukebox will cure your ills.
Chorus:
A
Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
A7
it must be goin' round.
D
All them cats are boppin' the blues,
A
it must be goin' round.
EAE
I love you, baby, I must be rhythm bound.
#2.
AA7
Well, the old cat bug, bit me, man, I don't feel no pain.
DA
Yeah, that jitterbug caught me, man, I don't feel no pain.
EAE
I still love you baby, but I'll never be the same.
Chorus:
A
Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
A7
it must be goin' round.
D
All them friends are boppin' the blues,
A
it must be goin' round.
EAE
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.
BREAK: (5th fr. AA7AA7AA7DAEDAE)Chorus:
A
Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
A7
it must be goin' round.
D
All them cats are boppin' the blues,
A
it must be goin' round.
EAE
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.
#3.
AA7
Well, grandpa done got rhythm, and he threw his crutches down.
D
Oh, the old boy done got rhythm and blues and he threw
A
them crutches down.
EA
Grandma, he ain't triflin', well the old boy's rhythm bound.
Chorus:
A
Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
A7
it must be goin' round.
D
All them cats are boppin' the blues,
A
it must be goin' round.
EAE
I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm bound.
Outro:
AA7A rock bop, rhythm and blues...A rock bop, rhythm and blues.
DAA rock rock, rhythm and blues...A rock rock, rhythm and blues.
EDA
Rhythm and blues, it must be goin' round.(Fade.)
This arrangement for the song is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the song. You may only use this for private study, scholarship, or research.