music by fats waller; lyrics by alexander hill;
recorded by fats 1936 in Eb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfYzlEhocGM
covered by louis armstrong 1955 in Eb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZmHswfYNuE
covered by leon redbone 1994 in Bb https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rtJuWq0rtA
leon added the nterlude (return to the ntro)
here's me doing the tab in D https://youtu.be/NYUWV71I-II
[Ebdim/Eb] xx1212
[Ebdim/F#] xx4545
Intro
(instrumental vrs/chrs)
[Em7] [A7] [Dmaj7] [B7]
[E7sus4] [Em7] [E7sus4] [Em7] [C7]
[E9] [A13] [D6] [F#7]
[Bm] [F#7] [Bm]
I'm walking on air
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [C#m7-5] [F#7]
For I've left all my blue days behind me
[Bm] [F#7] [Bm]
I've learned how to care
[F9] [E9] [A] [F9] [E9] [A] [F9] [E9] [A] [A7]
And there's love, really love on my mind
Verse
[Em7] [A7]
I'm the world's most happy creature,
[Dmaj7] [B7]
Tell me, what can worry me?
Chorus
[Em7] [C7]
I'm crazy 'bout my baby,
[E9] [A13] [D6] [Ebdim/Eb] [Ebdim/F#]
And my baby's crazy 'bout me!
Verse
[Em7] [A7]
Mr. Cupid was the teacher,
[Dmaj7] [B7]
And the reason we agree,
[Em7] [C7]
Chorus
I'm crazy 'bout my baby,
[E9] [A13] [D6]
And my baby's crazy 'bout me!
Bridge
[Am7] [D7]
Parson, get your book out
[G7]
Ready in your hand,
[Bm7] [E7]
Keep a steady look-out
[A7]
You can understand
Verse
[Em7] [A7]
It's an A-one combination,
[Dmaj7] [B7]
A perfect he and she,
[Em7] [C7]
Chorus
I'm crazy 'bout my baby,
[E9] [A13] [D6] [F#7]
And my baby's crazy 'bout me!
Interlude
[Bm] [F#7] [Bm]
I’m drifting along
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A] [C#m7-5] [F#7]
Til a chance for romance came my way
[Bm] [F#7] [Bm]
Now I’m full of song
[F9] [E9] [A] [F9] [E9] [A] [F9] [E9] [A] [A7]
And each day seems a gay ho--li-day.
Verse
[Em7] [A7]
I'm the world's most happy creature,
[Dmaj7] [B7]
Tell me, what can worry me?
Chorus
[Em7] [C7]
I'm crazy 'bout my baby,
[E9] [A13] [D6] [Ebdim/Eb] [Ebdim/F#]
And my baby's crazy 'bout me!
Verse
[Em7] [A7]
Mr. Cupid was the teacher,
[Dmaj7] [B7]
And the reason we agree,
Outro
[Em7] [C9]
I'm crazy 'bout my baby,
[E9] [A13] [D6] [Ebdim/Eb] [Ebdim/F#]
And my baby's crazy 'bout me!
[E9] [A13] [D6] [Ebdim/Eb] [Ebdim/F#]
And my baby's crazy 'bout me!
[E9] [A13] [D6] [D6] [D6] [C#6] [D6]
And my baby's crazy 'bout me!
[D9]
(We’re deranged, deranged, ...)
