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Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) chords by
Scatman John
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Key: F minor•
Intro 1

(Scatting by Scatman John)

I'm the Scatman
C
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C
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C
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C
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Verse 1
C
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Everybody stutters one way or the other
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So check out my message to you
D
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As a matter of fact

I don't let nothin' nothin' hold you back

If the Scatman can do it so can you
C
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Everybody's sayin' that the Scatman stutters
Em
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But doesn't ever stutter when he sings
D
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But what you don't know

I'm gonna tell you right now

That the stutter and the scat

is the same thing, yo
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I'm the Scatman
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Where's the Scatman?
Verse 2

I'm the Scatman
C
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Why should we be pleasin'

all the politician heathens
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Who would try

to change the seasons if the could?
D
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The state of the condition

insults my intuitions

And it only makes me crazy

and my heart like wood
C
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Everybody stutters one way or the other
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So check out my message to you
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As a matter of fact

I don't let nothin' hold you back

If the Scatman can do it brother so can you
Interlude 1

I'm the Scatman
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C
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C
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C
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Verse 3
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Everybody stutters one way or the other
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So check out my message to you
D
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As a matter of fact

I don't let nothin' hold you back

If the Scatman can do it brother so can you

I'm the Scatman
C
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I hear you all ask 'bout the meaning of scat
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Well I'm the professor and all I can tell you
D
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Is while you're still sleepin'

the saints are still weepin'

'Cause things you call dead

haven't yet had the chance to be born
Interlude 2

I'm the Scatman
C
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D
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C
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Bridge 1
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Yeah, I'm the Scatman

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I'm the Scatman repeat after me
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It's a scoobie oobie doobie

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I'm the Scatman
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Sing along with me
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It's a scoobie oobie doobie

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Outro 1
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I'm the Scatman
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I'm the Scatman
[Repeat and fade]

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • C

  • Em

  • D

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) by Scatman John is F minor.

The primary chords used in Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) are Db, Fm, Eb.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Fm, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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The tempo of Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) is approximately 140 beats per minute.

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