The Whammy chords by Screamin' Jay Hawkins

SimplifiedEm · B · F#m · A · Fm …

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Em
B
F#m
A
Fm
F
G#m
Cdim
C
E

Intro 1

Verse 1

I met a big woman

With eyes of fury

And the voice

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Verse 2

Is hard as stone

Said she'd get me

Couldn't live without me

Said she'd use her mo

jo bone

Verse 3
A 
 (A major) 
Wuaaaaaaaargh
She put the whammy
Whow, yes, yeaaaaaah
Em 
She put the  (E minor) whammy
Wuaaaaaaaargh
She put the whammy
B 
G#m 
On poor poor me  (B major)  (G sharp minor) 

Verse 4
A 
 (A major) Whow, wow,
I'm walking sideways
Oh, oh, my mind
B 
My mind's in neutral  (B major) [?]
Cdim 
Ooouh, she put the evil  (Cdim) eyeball
B 
Em 
Dead  (B major) on me, aah  (E minor) 

Verse 5
B 
Em 
B 
Em 
I bought a shot (B major) gun  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 
C 
B 
Em 
B 
Em 
A great, big,  (C major) long shotgun (B major)  (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 
C 
B 
Em 
I put the  (C major) bell  (B major)  (E minor) upside
Fm 
F#m 
her head  (F minor)  (F sharp minor) 
B 
F#m 
I said ‘release me  (B major)  (F sharp minor) 
B 
Fm 
Em 
Hey there, woman, release me  (B major)  (F minor)  (E minor) 
C 
Fm 
Or I'll blow the moon (C major) light  (F minor) 
Em 
Clean through  (E minor) your bald

Verse 6
head
A 
 (A major) 
Wuaaaaaaaargh
Whoaaargh
She put the whammy
Em 
Oh, the  (E minor) whammy
Yeaaheah, yeeeaheah
She put the whammy
B 
E 
A 
On poor poor me  (B major)  (E major)  (A major) 
Wuaaargh, wuaaargh
I'm walking sideways,
B 
Ooh, my mind's in neutral  (B major) [?]
Aaaargh,
Cdim 
She put the evil eyeball  (Cdim) 
B 
Em 
Dead  (B major)  (E minor) 
on me, wuaargh
Moooan… Moooan…