Intro: F F Bb F C C7 F Verse 1: F Headin' for the station with a pack on my back F I'm tired of transportation in the back of a hack Bb I love to hear the rhythm of the clickety-clack F And hear the lonesome whistle, see the smoke from the stack C7 And pal around with democratic fellas named Mac F So take me right back to the track, Jack Chorus: Bb Choo-choo, choo-choo ch'boogie F Woo-woo, woo-woo ch'boogie Bb Choo-choo, choo-choo ch'boogie C7 F Take me right back to the track, Jack Instrumental: F F Bb F C C7 F Verse 2: F You reach your destination, but alas and alack F You need some compensation to get back in the black Bb You take a morning paper from the top of the stack F And read the situations from the front to the back C7 The only job that's open needs a man with a knack F So put it right back in the rack, Jack Chorus: Bb Choo-choo, choo-choo ch'boogie F Woo-woo, woo-woo ch'boogie Bb Choo-choo, choo-choo ch'boogie C7 F Take me right back to the track, Jack Instrumental: F F Bb F C C7 F Bb F C C7 F Verse 3: F Gonna settle down by the railroad track F Live the life of Riley in the beaten down shack Bb So when I hear a whistle, I can peep through the crack F And watch the train a-rollin' when it's ballin' the jack C7 Well, I just love the rhythm of the clickety-clack F So take me right back to the track, Jack Chorus: Bb Choo-choo, choo-choo ch'boogie F Woo-woo, woo-woo ch'boogie Bb Choo-choo, choo-choo ch'boogie C7 Take me right back to the track, Jack Outro: Bb F C7 F Take me right back to the track, Jack Bb C7 F This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Choo Choo Ch’Boogie chords by Louis Jordan
Suggested strumdown-up eighths
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d
2
u
3
d
4
u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Choo Choo Ch’Boogie on ukulele
The strumming pattern that fits is the down-up eighths: d u d u. It rolls along at a brisk pace of around 170 bpm with a light swing. On this page the song is in F major. The chords land in comfortable skilled territory. Swing the eighths hard for that train-track jump-blues shuffle.
4 ukulele chords used in "Choo Choo Ch’Boogie" by Louis Jordan: Bb, C, C7 and F
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