Bongo Bong chords by
Manu Chao

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Key: A minor

Intro 1

Am

Dm

G

Am

Dm

G

Verse 1
Am Am 
 
Mama
was queen of the mambo
Papa was king of the Congo
Dm Dm 
 
Deep down in the jungle
G G 
 
I start bangin' my first bongo

Verse 2

Am

Every monkey'd like to be

In my place instead of me

Dm

'Cause I'm the king of bongo, baby

G

I'm the king of bongo bong

Verse 3

Am

I went to the big town

Where there is a lot of sound

Dm

From the jungle to the city

G

Looking for a bigger crown

Verse 4

Am

So I play my boogie

For the people of big city

Dm

But they don't go crazy

G

When I'm bangin' on my boogie

Verse 5
Am Am 
 
I'm the king of the bongo,
Dm Dm 
 
king of the bongo bong
G G 
 
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am 
 
King of the bongo,
Dm Dm 
 
G G 
 
king of the bongo bong
Am Am 
 
Nobody'd like to be in my
place instead of me
Dm Dm 
 
'Cause nobody go crazy when
G G 
 
I'm bangin' on my boogie

Verse 6

Am

I'm a king without a crown,

hanging loose in a big town

Dm

But I'm the king of bongo, baby

G

I'm the king of bongo bong

Verse 7
Am Am 
 
King of the bongo,
Dm Dm 
 
king of the bongo bong
G G 
 
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am 
 
King of the bongo,
Dm Dm 
 
king of the bongo bong
G G 
 
Hear me when I come

Verse 8
Am Am 
 
They say that I'm a clown making
Dm Dm 
 
too much dirty sound
They say there is no place for little
G G 
 
monkey in this town
Am Am 
 
Nobody'd like to be in my
place instead of me
Dm Dm 
 
'Cause nobody go crazy when
G G 
 
I'm bangin' on my boogie

Verse 9
Am Am 
 
I'm the king of the bongo,
Dm Dm 
 
king of the bongo bong
G G 
 
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am 
 
King of the bongo,
Dm Dm 
 
king of the bongo bong
G G 
 
Hear me when I come

Verse 10

Am

Bangin' on my bongo,

all that swing belongs to me

Dm

I'm so happy there's nobody

G

in my place instead of me

Verse 11

Am

I'm a king without a crown

hanging loose in a big town

Dm

I'm the king of bongo, baby

G

I'm the king of bongo bong

Verse 12
Am Am 
 
King of the bongo,
Dm Dm 
 
king of the bongo bong
G G 
 
Hear me when I come, baby
Am Am 
 
King of the bongo,
Dm Dm 
 
king of the bongo bong
G G 
 
Hear me when I come

Verse 13

Am

Mama was queen of the mambo

Papa was king of the Congo

Dm

Deep down in a jungle

G

I start bangin' my first bongo

Verse 14
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Every monkey'd like to be
In my place instead of me
Dm Dm 
 
'Cause I'm the king of bongo, baby
G G 
 
I'm the king of bongo bong
Am Am 
 
Dm Dm 
 

Verse 15

G

Am

Dm

Hear me when I come

G

Am

Hear me when I come, baby (king of the bongo,

Dm

G

king of the bongo bong)

Hear me when I come

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