Intro
F 
 
Verse
   F 
Oh Swing is the thing 
 
Listen up guitarman and bend your string 
        Bb 
Cause tonight's the night 
F 
Everybody's happy, I'm feeling alright 
 
Chorus
C 
... if you know what I mean 
F 
Call it what you like but swing is the thing 
 
Verse
         F 
When the band goes on 
 
Ain't no stopping us all night long 
         Bb 
We wanna rock we wanna roll 
F 
Jumping up and down all over the floor 
 
Chorus
C 
... if you know what I mean 
F 
Call it what you like but swing is the thing 
 
Bridge
     Bb 
 The boogie woogie piano man 
F 
 Everybody loves him 
 Bb 
 Add some double bass and then 
    C 
 My feet are stomping and my heart beats the rhythm 
 
Verse
      F 
Cause swing is the thing 
 
Listen up guitarman and bend your string 
       Bb 
What a night, what a thrill 
F 
Give us what you've got and send your feel 
 
Chorus
C 
... if you know what I mean 
F 
Call it what you like but swing is the thing 
 
Solo
F F Bb F C F 
F F Bb F C F 
 
Bridge
     Bb 
 The boogie woogie piano man 
F 
 Everybody loves him 
 Bb 
 Add some double bass and then 
    C 
 My feet are stomping and my heart beats the rhythm 
 
Verse
   F 
Oh Swing is the thing 
 
Listen up guitarman and bend your string 
        Bb 
Cause tonight's the night 
F 
Everybody's happy, I'm feeling alright 
 
Chorus
C 
... if you know what I mean 
F 
Call it what you like but swing is the thing 
 
Coda
     F                 F 
Yeah swing is the thing 
       Bb                F 
Oh and swing is the thing 
       C                 F 
Oh and swing is the thing 
        F               F 
I wanna dance all night 
            Bb             F 
Ooh I wanna dance all night 
             C                 F 
Yeah I wanna bop, I wanna roll