Minnie The Moocher (Theme Song) original guitar chords by 
Cab Calloway 
Key: E minor•
Intro 1
Em
Em
Em
Em
Em
Em
Am
B7
Em
Em
D7
C7
B7
Em
D7
C7
B7
Verse 1
Em
Folks, here's a story 'bout Minnie the Moocher
C7
B7
Em
She was a red hot hoochie-coocher
She was the roughest, toughest frail
C7
B7
Em
But Minnie had a heart as big as a whale
Chorus 1
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho (ho-ho-ho-ho-ho)
Hee-de-hee-de-hee-de-hee
(hee-de-hee-de-hee-de-hee)
Verse 2
Hey-ey-ey (hey-ey-ey)
Smokey
C7
B7
Em
She loved him though he was kokey
He took her down to Chinatown
B7
Em
how to kick the gong around
Chorus 2
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho (ho-ho-ho-ho-ho)
Hey-ey-ey (hey-ey-ey)
Verse 3
Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho (ho-ho-ho-ho-ho)
C7
B7
Em
He gave her things, that she was needin'
He gave her a home built of gold and steel
C7
B7
Em
A diamond car, with the platinum wheels
Chorus 3
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Ho-di-ho-di-ho-di-oh (ho-di-ho-di-ho-di-oh)
Skip-a-bibby-goop-a-bibby-give-a-bibby,
bubly-bop
(Skip-a-bibby-goop-a-bibby-give-a-bibby,
bubly-bop)
Ah-brr-iggy, brr-iggy, brr-iggy, haw
Verse 4
(ah-brr-iggy, brr-iggy, brr-iggy, haw)
and his racing horses
C7
B7
Em
Each meal she ate was a dozen courses
She had a million dollars
worth of nickels and dimes
B7
Em
a million times
Chorus 4
Em
Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi (hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi)
Oooh (ooh)
Hey-ey-ey (hey-ey-ey)
Oh-oh, oh-oh (oh-oh, oh-oh)
Outro 1
Em
C7
B7
Em
Poor Min, poor Min, poor Min
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsEm Am B7 D7 C7
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