Wham Bam Chords

KeyA Capo1st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays476

Wham Bam by Don Rich is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 1st fret. It uses the chords A, E7, D and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
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Intro: A   E7  A 


A                        D             A 
Wham bam thank you ma'am I'll be on my way 
A                          B7    E7 
Thank you but no thank you not today 
A                        D 
First thing is matrimony next thing is alimony 
A                             E7       A 
Wham bam thank you ma'am I'll be on my way 

verse 1 
A                         D           A 
I'm just too young to get married you see 
A                            B7         E7 
There's too many places that I'd rather be 
A                                   D         A 
There's a lotta other fishes in the deep blue sea 
   A                                E7      A 
So wham bam thank you ma'am, that's not for me 


A                        D             A 
Wham bam thank you ma'am I'll be on my way 
A                          B7    E7 
Thank you but no thank you not today 
A                        D 
First thing is matrimony next thing is alimony 
A                             E7       A 
Wham bam thank you ma'am I'll be on my way 

Instrumental 
A  E7  A 

verse 2 
A                        D     A 
I'm not the kinda guy to buy a ring 
A                               B7       E7 
I'm afraid of weddin' bells and rice and things 
A                          D            A 
I'm just too restless I'll never settle down 
                            E7            A 
So wham bam thank you ma'am I'll see you around 


A                        D             A 
Wham bam thank you ma'am I'll be on my way 
A                          B7    E7 
Thank you but no thank you not today 
A                        D 
First thing is matrimony next thing is alimony 
A                             E7       A 
Wham bam thank you ma'am I'll be on my way 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante