Civilization – The Andrews Sisters · Song Chords

Civilization

The Andrews Sisters · C · Capo 1

Real Key

Db

Capo

Fret 1

C

Db

0.2x

120

BPM

1

2

3

4

Rhythm

2/4

3/4

4/4

5/4

6/8

7/8

No Accent

Downbeat

Backbeat

All Equal

1 & 3

Intro

[C7] [C]

Verse

[C] [C7]

Each morning, a missionary advertises neon sign

[C7] [A7] [D7]

He tells the native population that civilization is fine

[G7] [G7]

And three educated savages holler from a bamboo tree

(Eep! Eloki-pahee-sahana)

[G] [G] [C7] [D7] [G7] [G]

That civilization is a thing for me to see

Chorus

[C] [C] [C7] [C7]

So, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no

[D7] [C7] [G7] [G] [G]

Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go

[G7] [G7]

Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords, I make it clear

[D] [G]

That no matter how they coax him (Yep!) I'll stay right here

[C7] [C]

Verse

[C] [C7]

I looked through a magazine the missionary's wife concealed (Magazine? What happens?)

[C7] [A7] [D7]

I see how people who are civilized bung you with automobile

(You know you can get hurt that way, Daniel?)

[G7] [G7]

At the movies, they have got to pay many coconuts to see

(What do they see, Danny?)

[G] [G] [C7] [D7] [G7] [G]

Uncivilized pictures that the newsreel takes of me

Chorus

[C] [C] [C7] [C7]

So, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no

[D7] [C7] [G7] [G] [G]

Bingo, bangle, bungle, he's so happy in the jungle, he refuse to go

[G7] [G7]

Don't want no penthouse, bathtub, streetcars, taxis, noise in my ear

[D] [G]

So, no matter how they coax him (Yep!) I'll stay right here

[C7] [C]

Verse

[C] [C7]

They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron train

(The Tringle-lingle-hoola-humbaloo Express!)

[C7] [A7] [D7]

And though it's smokey and it's crowded, they're too civilized to complain

(Alokoko-hosahima-hana)

[G7] [G7]

When they've got two weeks vacation, they hurry to vacation ground

(What do they do, Danny?)

[G] [G] [C7] [D7] [G7] [G]

They swim and they fish, but that's what I do all year round

Chorus

[C] [C] [C7] [C7]

So, bongo, bongo, bongo, I don't wanna leave the Congo, oh no no no no no

[D7] [C7] [G7] [G] [G]

Bingo, bangle, bungle, I'm so happy in the jungle, I refuse to go

[G7] [G7]

Don't want no jailhouse, shotgun, fish-hooks, golf clubs, I got my spears

[D] [G] [C]

So, no matter how they coax him (Yep!) I'll stay right here

Outro

[C] [C]

They have things like the atom bomb

[G] [A7]

So I think I'll stay where I am

[D7] [G] [C] [D7] [A7] [C]

Civilization, I'll stay right here

Chords Used (7)

Guitar

Ukulele

C7

1 / 4

C

1 / 4

A7

1 / 4

D7

1 / 4

G7

1 / 4

G

1 / 5

D

1 / 4

Song Info

Real Key

Db

Capo

Fret 1

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