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Choo Choo Ch' Boogie

by Louis Jordan · tab for chromatic harmonica

No bends311 notesHoles 3–10Chromatic

My harp is in

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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend< = slide in

I'm head-ed for the sta-tion

with a pack on my back,

I'm tired of trans-port-a-tion

in the back of a hack,

I love to hear the rhy-thm

of the click-e-ty-clack,

And hear the lone-some whis-tle,

see the smoke from the stack,

And pal a-round with dem-o-crat-ic

Fel-las named Mac,

So take me right back to the track, Jack

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boog-ie

Whoo whoo, whoo whoo ch'boog-ie,

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boog-ie

Take me right back to the track, Jack.

You reach your des-ti-na-tion

but a-las and a-lack!,

You need some com-pen-sa-tion

to get back in the black,

You take a morn-in' pa-per

from the top of the stack,

And read the sit-u-a-tions

from the front to the back,

But, the on-ly job that's o-pen

needs a man with a knack,

So put it right back in the rack, Jack.

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boog-ie

Whoo whoo, whoo whoo ch'boog-ie,

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boog-ie

So you put it right back in the track, Jack.

I'm gon-na set-tle down

be-side the rail-road track,

And live the life o'Ril-ey

in a beat-en down shack,

So when I hear a whist-le

I can peep thru the crack,

And watch the train a-roll-in' when

it's ball-in' the jack,

For I just love the rhy-thm

of the click-e-ty-clack,

So take me right back to the track, Jack.

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boog-ie

Whoo whoo, whoo whoo ch'boog-ie,

Choo choo, choo choo ch'boog-ie

Take me right back to the track, Jack.