Rockin Pneumonia And The Boogie Woogie Flu Chords

by Johnny Rivers
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: C
Capo: no capo
Author Pencom [a] 30,872.
1 contributor total, last edit on 3 days ago

Chords

C
C7
G7
G
A
A7
E
E7

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Rockin Pneumonia and the Boogie Woogie Flu chords *
Johnny Rivers   1972 (Huey Smith)
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockin%27_Pneumonia_and_the_Boogie_Woogie_Flu
 
C C7  G7
C C7 C C7  2x
G C  G7
 
        C             C7         C
I wanna jump but I'm afraid I'll fall
                       C7          C
I wanna holler but the joint's too small
G7                       G
Young man rhythm's got a hold of me too
          C       C7                C                G7
I got the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu
 
          C               C7         C
Want some lovin' babe and that ain't all
                           C7      C
I wanna kiss her but she's way too tall
G7                       G
Young man rhythm's got a hold of me too
          C       C7                C                G7
I got the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu
 
        C                   C7      C
I wanna squeeze her but I'm way too low
                          C7        C
I would be runnin' but my feets too slow
G7                       G
Young man rhythm's got a hold of me too
          C       C7                C                G7
I got the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu
 
C C7 C C7 C G7 G C C7 C  G7
 
        C                   C7      C
I wanna squeeze her but I'm way too low
                          C7        C
I would be runnin' but my feets too slow
G7                       G
Young man rhythm's got a hold of me too
          C       C7                C                G7
I got the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu
 
     C              C7       C
Baby comin' now I'm hurryin' home
                               C7         C
I know she's leavin' cause I'm takin' too long
G7                       G
Young man rhythm's got a hold of me too
          C       C7                C
I got the rockin' pneumonia and the boogie woogie flu
 
C C7 C C7 C G7 G C C7 C  3x
 
* Alternate:
 
Capo III
 
C  = A
C7 = A7
G  = E
G7 = E7
 
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6 comments
dditcher
I think it’s “....jump and rhythm’s got a hold on me too”
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Greyhound1965
does anybody please have the original lead guitar solo tab for at the end of this song ??????? i want to convert the lead guitar solo into a lead piano solo as i am a piano player. THANK YOU :)
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fcudworth
Interesting... Pencoms' got it as 'Young mans' rhythm', DDitcher below has it as 'Jump and rhythym's'... and I've always thought it was 'Jug bands' rhythms' got a hold of me too' Great song, however you sing it!
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