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[E]Ca[A]Capo[D]po: [G] [B] [E]
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The Crew-Cuts - Sh-Boom (Life Could Be A Dream)
#1 in 1954.
[Intro]
[F]He[Dm]y n[Bb]onn[C7]y ding dong, alang alang alang.
[F]Bo[Dm]Boom [Bb]ba-[C7]ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay.
[Verse 1]
O[F]Oh,[Dm]h, life could be a dream,
[Bb]If [C7]I c[F]cou[Dm]ould take you up in paradise up above.
[Bb]If [C7]you[F]you w[Dm]would tell me I'm the only one that you love,
[Bb]Lif[C7]Life c[F]could be a dream sweetheart.
H[Dm]Hell[Bb]ello, [C7]hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again.
[Verse 2]
O[F]Oh,[Dm]h, life could be a dream.
[Bb]If [C7]onl[F]only [Dm]all my precious plans would come true.
[Bb]If [C7]you[F]you w[Dm]would let me spend my whole life lovin' you,
[Bb]Lif[C7]e c[F]ou[F7]ld be a dream sweetheart.
[Bridge]
N[A]Now[D]ow, every time I look at you... something is on my mind.
[G]If[Bb]If yo[C]you do what I want you to... baby, we'd be so fine.
[Verse 3]
O[F]Oh,[Dm]h, life could be a dream,
[Bb]If [C7]I c[F]cou[Dm]ould take you up in paradise up above.
[Bb]If [C7]you[F]you w[Dm]would tell me I'm the only one that you love,
[Bb]Lif[C7]Life c[F]could be a dream sweetheart.
[Hook]
S[F]h-[Dm]boo[Bb]m, [C7]sh-boom, ya-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
S[F]h-[Dm]boo[Bb]m, [C7]sh-boom, ya-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
S[F]h-[Dm]boo[Bb]m, [C7]sh-boom, ya-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
S[F]Sh-boom.
S[F]h-[Dm]boo[Bb]m, [C7]sh-boom, ya-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
S[F]h-[Dm]boo[Bb]m, [C7]sh-boom, ya-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
S[F]h-[Dm]boo[Bb]m, [C7]sh-boom, ya-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da-da.
S[F]Sh-[F7]h-boom.
[Bridge]
[A]Ev[D]Every time I look at you... something is on my mind.
[G]If[Bb]If yo[C]you do what I want you to... baby, we'd be so fine.
[Verse 4]
[F]Li[Dm]Life could be a dream,
[Bb]If [C7]I c[F]cou[Dm]ould take you up in paradise up above.
[Bb]If [C7]you[F]you w[Dm]would tell me I'm the only one that you love,
[Bb]Lif[C7]Life c[F]could be a dream sweetheart.
H[Dm]Hell[Bb]ello, [C7]hello again, sh-boom and hopin' we'll meet again.
[F]He[Dm]y n[Bb]onn[C7]y ding dong, alang alang alang.
[F]Bo[Dm]Boom [Bb]ba-[C7]ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay.
[Verse 5]
[F]Li[Dm]Life [Bb]cou[C7]could [F]be[F7] a dream... life could be a dream, sweetheart.
[F]Li[Dm]Life could be a dream.
[Bb]If [C7]onl[F]only [Dm]all my precious plans would come true.
[Bb]If [C7]you[F]you w[Dm]would let me spend my whole life lovin' you,
[Bb]Lif[C7]e c[F]ou[F7]ld be a dream sweetheart.
[Outro]
[Bb]dee[C]-o[F]od[Dm]y-oo, sh-boom, sh-boom..
[Bb]dee[C]-o[F]od[Dm]y-oo, sh-boom, sh-boom..
[Bb]dee[C]-o[F]od[Dm]y-o[Bb]o, [C7]sh-[F]boom, sh-boom..... Sweetheart!!
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.