Tone: [D]
Intro:
[D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D]
Verse 1:
He was a [D]famous trumpet man from out Chicago way
He [D]had a boogie style that no one else could play
He was the [G]top man at his craft
But then his [D]number came up and he was gone with the draft
He's in the [A]army now, a-blowin' [G]reveille
He's the [D]boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Verse 2:
They [D]made him blow a bugle for his Uncle Sam
It [D]really brought him down because he couldn't jam
The captain [G]seemed to understand
Because the [D]next day the cap' went out and drafted a band
And now the [A]company jumps when he plays [G]reveille
He's the [D]boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Interlude 1:
A-[D]A-toot, A-toot, A-toot-diddelyada-toot
He blows it [D]eight-to-the-bar, in boogie rhythm
He [G]can't blow a note unless the bass and guitar is playin' [D]with him
He makes the [A]company jump when he plays [G]reveille
He's the [D]boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B[D]B [D] [D]
(nc)
He was our boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Interlude 2:
[G]And when he plays boogie woogie bugle he was [D]busy as a 'bzzz' bee
And when he [A]plays he makes the company jump [G]eight-to-the-bar
He's the [D]boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Verse 3:
Toot-toot-[D]Toot-toot-toot, toot-diddelyada, toot-diddelyada
[D]Toot, toot, he blows it eight-to-the-bar
He [G]can't blow a note if the bass and guitar isn't [D]with 'im
A-a-a-[A]A-a-a-and the company jumps when he plays [G]reveille
He's the [D]boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Solo:
[D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D]
[G] [G] [G] [G] [D] [D] [D] [D]
[A] [A] [G] [G] [D] [D] [D] [D]
Verse 4:
He [D]puts the boys asleep with boogie every night
And [D]wakes 'em up the same way in the early bright
They clap their [G]hands and stamp their feet
Because they [D]know how he plays when someone gives him a beat
He really [A]breaks it up when he plays [G]reveille
He's the [D]boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
[D]Da-dah-da-dah-da
[D]Da-dah-da-dah-da
[G]Da-dah-da-dah-da
[D]Da-dah-da-da
A-a-a-[A]A-a-a-and the company jumps when he plays [G]reveille
He's the [D]boogie woogie bugle boy of Company B
Outro:
[G] [G] [A] [A] [D] [D] [D] [D] [D]
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