Hi De Ho ukulele

Hi De Ho

• C

...HI-DE-HO... by Blood, Sweat & Tears

*from 'Blood, Sweat, and Tears 3' (1969)*


Intro:

C, F7 (x4)

Chorus 1:

C      F7  C     F7
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F9       C            F9
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F9                  C         F7
 Gonna get me some of that old sweet roll, singin';
C7            F7           C7  F7
 Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...

Verse 1:

C7              F7      C                  G7  F
 I've been down so low; bottom looked like up.
C                    Em                  F7               C   F
 Once I thought that seconds saves was e-nough to fill my cup.

      C             F7            C               F9
Now I offered all I got, and that ain't no way to live;
      C (n.C)                       F9              F/G  G13
Being taken by the ones who got the least amount to give.

Chorus 2:

C      F7  C     F7
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F9       C            F9
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F9                  C         F7
 Gonna get me some of that old sweet roll, singin';
C (n.C)                    F7  C
 Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...

Interlude:

C, G7, C (x2)

Solo:

C  Em, F  C, F, C  F, C  G7

C  F7, G7
C  F7, C  F7, C  F7 (x2)

Break:

C  F7, C  F7

Verse 2:

C               F7     C             G7    F
 Once I met the Devil; he was mighty slick.
C                Em                   F7                C    F
 Tempted me with worldly goods, said; you can have your pick.

            C               F7           C                  F9
But when he laid that paper on me and he showed me where to sign;
       C (n.C)                           F9                  F/G  G13
I said thank you very kindly, but I'm in too great a need of mine.

Chorus 3:

C      F7  C     F7
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F7       C            F
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F                   C   E7b5  Am    G
 Gonna get me some of that old sweet roll, singin';
F             F/G          C   F
 Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...

Chorus 4:

C      F7  C     F7
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F7       C            F
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F                   C   E7b5  Am    G
 Gonna get me some of that old sweet roll, singin';
F             F/G          C   F
 Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...

Chorus 5:

C      F7  C     F7
 Hi de Ho, Hi de Hi,
C      F7       C            F
 Gonna get me a piece of the sky.
C      F                   C   E7b5  Am    (n.C)
 Gonna get me some of that old sweet roll, singin'...
                          F7  C
Hi de hi de, hi de hi de, ho...


CHORD DIAGRAMS:

   C       F7      F9      C7      F       Em

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x32010  131211  x8788x  x32310  133211  022000

   F/G     G13     G7     E7b5     Am      G

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 303211  3x345x  323000  010230  x02210  320003


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007 ([email protected])

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