Key: Eb major
Verse 1
E
A
Gdim
F#
B
E
B
E
B
E
My man's got somethin',
he gives me such a thrill
Gdim
F#
B
I can't keep my body still
B
E
look like I've got the mumps
E
F#
B
E
B
'cause I'm down in the dumps
Verse 2
E
F#
I had a nightmare last night,
A
Gdim
When I woke up this mornin',
F#
B
my sweet man couldn't be found
into it I'm goin' to jump
A
E
Can't keep from worryin',
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F#
B
E
'cause I'm down in the dumps
B
E
Someone knocked
Verse 3
on my door,
last night when I was asleep
B
E
A
E
A
Gdim
I thought it was that sweet man of mine,
F#
B
makin' his 'fore day creep
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E
B
E
F#
a great big chump
B
E
A
E
Stay away from my door, Mr. Landlord,
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B
E
Em
'cause I'm down in the dumps
B
E
When I woke up,
Verse 4
E
my pillow was wet with tears
B
E
A
Just one day from that man of mine
F#
B
Seems like a thousand years
straighter than Andy Gump
F#
B
E
Em
'cause I'm down in the dumps
Verse 5
B
E
I'm twenty- five years old,
that ain't no old maid
A
E
I got plenty of vim and vitality,
F#
B
I'm sure that I can make the grade
F#
E
B
E
'cause I'm down in the dumps
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