Jump In The Line Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays667

Jump In The Line by Harry Belafonte is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, A, A7 and G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
D
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro: D  A (8x) 

  D					      A 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line 
			      A7               D 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time 
				     A 
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line 
			  A7               D 
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time 

D                    G 
My girl's name is Senora 
  D                    A 
I tell you friends, I adore her 
    D                    G 
And when she dances, oh brother! 
         D     		  A 
She's a hurricane in all kinds of weather 

  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa! 

  D					      A 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line 
			      A7               D 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time 
				     A 
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line 
			  A7               D 
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time 

 D                 G 
You can talk about Cha Cha 
 D                  A 
Tango, Waltz, or de Rumba 
 D                     G 
Senora's dance has no title 
     D 
You jump in the saddle 
  A 
Hold on to de bridle! 

  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Rock your body, child! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Somebody, help me! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa! 

  D					      A 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line 
			      A7               D 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time (Whoa) 
				     A 
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line (Yep) 
			  A7               D 
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time 

 D                 G 
Senora, she's a sensation 
 D                A 
The reason for aviation 
 D                      G 
And fellas, you got to watch it 
       D                       A 
When she wind up, she bottom, she go like a rocket! 

  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Hoist those skirts a leetle higher! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Up the chim-en-y! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whoa oh oh oh! 

  D					      A 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line 
			      A7               D 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time 
				     A 
Work, work, work, Senora, work your body line 
			  A7               D 
Work, work, work, Senora, work it all the time 

 D              G 
Senora dances Calypso 
 D                   A 
Left to right is de tempo 
     D                   G 
And when she gets the sensation 
       D                    A 
She go up in the air, come down in slow motion 

  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Somebody, help me! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) OK, I believe you! 
  D                A                 D           A 
(Jump in de line, rock your body in time) Whooooa! 

  D					      A 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake your body line 
			      A7               D 
Shake, shake, shake, Senora, shake it all the time 
				      
Work, work, work, Señora!! 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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100 BPM Andante