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Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter - Aba Daba Honeymoon Chords

Chord reference C, E7, Am, F, D7, G7, G
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab means monk I love but you [E7]Aba daba dab in monkey talk means [Am]chimp I love you too Then the [F]big baboon one night in June he [C]married them and [A7]very soon They [D7]went upon their [G7]aba daba honey[C]moon

[Am]Way down in the Congo land lived a happy chimpanzee [C]She loved a [G7]monkey with a long tail [D]lordy how [G]she loved him [Am]Each night he would find her there swingin’ in the coconut tree [G7]And the monkey gay at the break of day loved to hear his [D7]chimpie [G]say

[C]Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab said the chimpie to the monk Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab said the [G7]monkey to the chimp [G]All night long they’d chatter away, [C]all day long they were happy and gay [D7]Swingin’ and singin’ in their [G7]honky tonky way

[C]Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab means monk I love but you [E7]Aba daba dab in monkey talk means [Am]chimp I love you too Then the [F]big baboon one night in June he [C]married them and [A7]very soon They [D7]went upon their [G7]aba daba honey[C]moon

[C]Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab means monk I love but you [E7]Aba daba dab in monkey talk means [Am]chimp I love you too Then the [F]big baboon one night in June he [C]married them and [A7]very soon They [D7]went upon their [G7]aba daba honey[C]moon

[C]Aba daba daba daba daba daba dab means monk I love but you [E7]Aba daba dab in monkey talk means [Am]chimp I love you too Then the [F]big baboon one night in June he [C]married them and [A7]very soon They [D7]went upon their [G7]aba daba honey[C]moon

Then the [F]big baboon one night in June he [C]married them and [A7]very soon They [D7]went upon their [G7]aba daba honey[C]moon

Artist Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter
Album Am I That Easy To Forget?
Genres Pop
Year 1960
Key C

How to Play Aba Daba Honeymoon on Guitar?

Debbie Reynolds and Carleton Carpenter - Aba Daba Honeymoon can be played in the key of C using the C, E7, Am, F, D7, G7, G chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E7, To play E7, let low E, D, B, high E ring open, mute A, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For D7, To play D7, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let A, D ring open.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Aba Daba Honeymoon with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.