Jump In The Line chords by Harry Belafonte (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Chorus 1
F 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
C7 
Shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
F 
Shake it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora
C7 
Work your body line
Work, work, work, Senora
F 
Work it all the time

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Verse 1

My girl's name is Senora

I tell you friends, I adore her

And when she dances, oh brother

She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather

Pre-chorus 1
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Ok, I believe you
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Ok, I believe you
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Ok, I believe you
F 
C7 
Jump in the line,
F 
C7 
rock your body in time, whoa

Chorus 2
F 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
C7 
Shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
F 
Shake it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora
C7 
Work your body line
Work, work, work, Senora
F 
Work it all the time

Verse 2
F 
Bb 
You can talk about Cha-Cha
F 
C7 
Tango, Waltz, or the Rumba
F 
Bb 
Senora's dance has no title
F 
You jump in the saddle
C7 
Hold on to di bridle

Pre-chorus 2
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Ok, I believe you
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Rock your body, child
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Somebody, help me
F 
C7 
Jump in the line,
F 
C7 
rock your body in time, whoa

Chorus 3
F 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
C7 
Shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
F 
Shake it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora
C7 
Work your body line
Work, work, work, Senora
F 
Work it all the time

Verse 3
F 
Bb 
Senora she's a sensation
F 
C7 
The reason for aviation
F 
Bb 
And fellas, you got to watch it
F 
When she wind up she bottom
C7 
She go  like a rocket

Pre-chorus 3
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Ok, I believe you
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Hoist those skirts a little higher
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Up the chimney
F 
C7 
Jump in the line,
F 
C7 
rock your body in time, Yessah

Solo 1

Chorus 4
F 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
C7 
Shake your body line
Work, work, work, Senora
F 
Work it all the time
Dance, dance, dance, Senora
C7 
Dance it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora
F 
Work it all the time

Verse 4
F 
Bb 
Senora dances Calypso
F 
C7 
Left to right is the tempo
F 
Bb 
And when she gets the sensation
F 
She go up in the air,
C7 
come down in slow motion

Pre-chorus 4
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Ok, I believe you
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Somebody, help me
F 
C7 
F 
Jump in the line, rock your body in time
C7 
Ok, I believe you
F 
C7 
Jump in the line,
F 
C7 
rock your body in time, whoa

Outro 1
F 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
C7 
Shake your body line
Shake, shake, shake, Senora
F 
Shake it all the time
Work, work, work, Senora

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: BeginnerKey: F majorBPM: 116

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C7: x-3-2-3-1-x
Bb: x-1-3-3-3-x

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This is the definitive original version of Jump In The Line by Harry Belafonte, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It suits players who want to learn Jump In The Line the way Harry Belafonte intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.