Minnie The Moocher Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

(Strong blues feel, 95bpm)

 │Em B7 │Em │Em B7 │Em │Em B7 │Em │

 │C7 │Em/B B7/F♯ Em │Em │Em │Em │C7 B7 │

Verse 1

EmFolks, here's the story 'bout Minnie the Moocher,

C7 She was a low-down B7hoochie-Emcootcher,

Em She was the roughest, toughest frail,

 But C7Minnie had a heart as B7big as a Emwhale.

Chorus

 Hi-de-Emhi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!)

 Ho-de-Emho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!)

 He-de-Emhe-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!)

 Hi-de-Emhi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!)

Verse 2

Em She messed around with a bloke named Smoky,

C7 She loved him though B7he was Emcokie,

Em He took her down to Chinatown,

 And he C7showed her how to kick the B7gong aEmround.

Chorus

 Hi-de-Emhi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!)

  EmWhoooooaaaaah! (Whoooooaaaaah!)

 He-de-Emhe-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!)

 Hi-de-Emhi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!)

Verse 3

Em She had a dream about the king of Sweden,

C7 He gave her things that B7she was Emneedin',

Em He gave her a home built of gold and steel,

(Double time feel)

 A C7diamond car with a B7platinum Emwheel.

Chorus

EmHi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!)

EmHo-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi!)

Em(Scat + Repeat)

 (A tempo)

Em(Scat + Repeat)

Verse 4

Em He gave her his townhouse and his racing horses,

C7 Each meal she ate was a B7dozen Emcourses;

Em She had a million dollars worth of nickels and dimes,

 She C7sat around and counted them all a B7million Emtimes.

Chorus

 Hi-de-Emhi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-di-hi!)

 Ho-de-Emho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho!)

 He-de-Emhe-de-he-de-he! (He-de-he-de-he-de-he!)

 Hi-de-Emhi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-ho!)

Outro

EmPoor C7Min,

C7Poor B7Min,

Em7/G Em (Hold to end)

Poor Min.

END