Minnie the Moocher
Cab Calloway & Irving Mills (1931)


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Intro
| [Em] [B7] | [Em] |
| [Em] [B7] | [Em] |
| [Em] [B7] | [Em] |
| [C7] | [B7] [Em] |

| [Em] | [C7] [B7] |
| [Em] | [C7] [B7]

Hey | [Em] folks, here's the story 'bout |   Minnie the Moocher |   
| [C7] . She was a lowdown | [B7] hoochie- [Em] cootcher |
| [Em] . She was the roughest, | toughest frail
But | [C7] Minnie had a heart as | [B7] big as a [Em] whale

Chorus
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
Ho-de- | [Em] ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de- | ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
He-de- | [Em] he-de-he-de-he! (He-de- | he-de-he-de-he!)
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-de-ho!) |

| [Em] . She messed around with a | bloke named Smokey |
| [C7] . She loved him though | [B7] he was [Em] cokie |
| [Em] . He took her down to | Chinatown
And he | [C7] showed her how to kick the | [B7] gong a- [Em] round

Chorus
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
| [Em] Whoah! | [Em] (Whoah!)
He-de- | [Em] he-de-he-de-he! (He-de- | he-de-he-de-he!)
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-de-ho!) |


| [Em] . She had a dream a- | bout the king of Sweden
| [C7] He gave her things that | [B7] she was [Em] needin' |
| [Em] He gave her a home built of | gold and  steel |
Double time ...
| [C7] A diamond car with the | [B7] platinum [Em] wheels |

Chorus
| [Em] Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de- hi! |
| [Em] (Hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi-de-hi!) |
| [Em] Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho! |
| [Em] (Ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-ho-de-hi!) |
Scoodley- | [Em] voo, scoodley-voo, scoodley-voodley-voodley-voo! |
(Scoodley- | [Em] voo, scoodley-voo, scoodley-voodley-voodley-voo)
Zit-dit- | [Em] dittely Boot-dit-dittely Skit-dit-dittely Boot-dit-zoy |
(Zit-dit- | [Em] dittely Boot-dit-dittely Skit-dit-dittely Boot-dit-zoy) |

Normal speed ...
| [Em] .. He gave her his townhouse | . and his racing horses |
| [C7] . Each meal she ate was a | [B7] dozen [Em] courses |
| [Em] . Had a million dollars worth of | nickels and dimes |
She | [C7] sat around and counted them all a | [B7] million [Em] times

Chorus
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-di-hi! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-di-hi!)
Ho-de- | [Em] ho-de-ho-de-ho! (Ho-de- | ho-de-ho-de-ho!)
He-de- | [Em] he-de-he-de-he! (He-de- | he-de-he-de-he!)
Hi-de- | [Em] hi-de-hi-de-ho! (Hi-de- | hi-de-hi-de-ho!)
[C7!] Poor | [Em!] Min [C7!] Poor [B7!] Min [B7!] Poor | [Em!] Min

#Play along with Blues Brothers version in this key.

#Last Updated 04/11/2022 JJ
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