Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar) chords by
Ella Fitzgerald

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Key: G major•

Verse 1
G G 
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C C 
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G G 
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In a
Ddim Ddim 
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D D 
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C C 
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G G 
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little honky-
tonky village in Texas
There's a guy who plays
the best piano by far
C C 
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A A 
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He can play piano any way that you like it
G G 
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But the way he likes to play is
eight to the bar
Ddim Ddim 
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D D 
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When he plays, it's a ball
C C 
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G G 
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He's the daddy of them all

Verse 2
G G 
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The people gather around when he
gets on the stand
Then when he plays, he gets a hand
C C 
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The rhythm he beats puts
the cats in a trance
G G 
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Nobody there bothers to dance
D D 
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But when he plays with
C C 
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the bass and guitar
G G 
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They holler out, "Beat me Daddy,
eight to the bar"

Verse 3
G G 
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A- plink, a- plank,
a- plink plank, plink plank
A A 
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G G 
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A- plunkin' on the keys
A A 
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Edim Edim 
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A A 
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A- riff, a- raff, a- riff raff,
G G 
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riff raff
Em Em 
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A- riffin' out with ease
G G 
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D D 
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And  when he plays with the bass
C C 
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and guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy,
G G 
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C C 
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eight to the bar"

Verse 4
G G 
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Ab Ab 4
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Fm Fm 
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He  plays a boogie, he plays
eight to the bar
A boogie- woogie,
Db Db 4
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Ab Ab 4
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Db Db 4
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that is the way he likes to play on his piano
Fm Fm 
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Ab Ab 4
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Fm Fm 
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Db Db 4
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Eb Eb 6
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Db Db 4
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And we all
know
Ab Ab 4
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Fm Fm 
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That when he plays he puts
Ab Ab 4
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Fm Fm 
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Ab Ab 4
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A A 
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them
all in a trance
D D 
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The cats all holler "Hooray"
You'll hear them say, "Beat
me Daddy, eight to the bar"

Verse 5
A A 
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In a little honky- tonky village in Texas
There's a guy who plays
the best piano by far
D D 
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A A 
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When he plays with the bass and guitar
D D 
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A A 
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They holler, "Beat me up Daddy,
C C 
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A A 
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beat me Daddy, eight to the bar"

Verse 6
A A 
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Edim Edim 
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Bb Bb 
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Gm Gm 3
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The people gather around when
Eb Eb 6
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he gets up on the stand
Bb Bb 
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Then when he plays, he gets a hand
Eb Eb 6
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The rhythm that he plays puts the
cats in a trance
Bb Bb 
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Nobody there ever bothers to dance
Gm Gm 3
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Bb Bb 
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Gm Gm 3
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But when he plays with the
Eb Eb 6
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bass and  guitar
They holler out, "Beat me Daddy,
Bb Bb 
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Gm Gm 3
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eight to the bar"
B B 2
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A- plink plink, a- plank plank, a- plink plank, plink plank

Verse 7
E E 
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A-
G#m G#m 4
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B B 2
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plunkin' on the keys
E E 
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A- riff riff, a- raff raff, a- riff raff, riff raff
G#dim G#dim 6
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E E 
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B B 2
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A-       riffin' out with ease
E E 
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But when he plays with the bass
G#m G#m 4
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B B 2
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and guitar
E E 
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A A 
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B B 2
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They holler out, "Beat me Daddy,
B B 2
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eight to the bar"

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ChordsG C Ddim D A...

G
C
Ddim
D
A
Edim
Em
Ab
Fm
Db
Eb
Bb
Gm
B
E
G#m
G#dim
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Chords

G
C
Ddim
D
A
Edim
Em
Ab
Fm
Db
Eb
Bb
Gm
B
E
G#m
G#dim
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