House of bamboo Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays746

House of bamboo by Earl Grant is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, G, Em7, G/B, A7, D6, Gdim, D, C and Bm7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			 A       G     A 
Number fifty-four, 
 
    A               G Em7  A 
The house with the bamboo door, 
 
A       G   Em7  A       G      
Bamboo roof and bamboo walls, 
 
Em7     A          G  Em7  A 
They've even got a bamboo floor! 
 
 
         Em7     A  G/B  A7  D6  Dalt Gdim  D 
You must get to know        Soho Joe, 
 
           Em7    A  G/B  A7 
He runs an Expresso, 
 
           D         C  D 
Called the House of Bamboo. 
 
 
       Em7       A    G/B  A7 
It's-a made of sticks. 
 
 D6        Dalt    Gdim  D 
Sticks and bricks, 
 
            Em7       A    G/B  A7 
But you can get your kicks 
 
        D        C  D 
In the house of bamboo. 
 
 
    A7  Em7  G/B  A7  Em7     A7      Em7 A7 
In this ca - si - no, you can drink a chi no, 
 
D   A7   G  D   Bm7      A7     G    D 
And it's gotcha swingin' to the cha cha 
 
A7    Em7      G/B  A7 Em7 A7      Em7   A7 
Dance the bo - le - ro in  a som - bre - ro. 
 
D    A7   G       D 
Shake    like a snake! 
 
 
A7  Em7   G/B  A7  Em7     A7       Em7   A7 
You wanna drop in when the cats are hop - pin'. 
 
D   A7   G    D   Bm7    A7     G    D 
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat; 
 
A7       Em7   G/B    A7      Em7    A7   Em7    A7 
Pick yourself a kit - ten and listen to a plat - ter  
 
      D    A7      G     D 
That rocks    the juke-box! 
 
 
      Em7     A   G/B  A7  D6          Dalt Gdim  D 
I'm-a telling you,         when you're blue, 
 
              Em7     A   G/B  A7 
Well there's a lot to do 
 
        D       C   D 
In the House Of Bamboo. 
 
 
    	

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100 BPM Andante