Carl Perkins – Everybodys Trying To Be My Baby (Ukulele)

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Everybody's Tryin' To Be My Baby:Carl Perkins. Top of the charts in 1956. The Beatles did this song again with Perkins in 1964. (The original Sun Records recording was G C D. On later recordings it was done in E.) #1.

C
Well, they took some honey from a tree,

                       C7
Dressed it up and they called it me.

F
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

G           G7                    C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.

#2.

C
I woke up last night, half past four,

              C7
fifteen women knockin' at my door.

F
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

G           G7                    C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.

#3.

C
Went out last night, didn't stay late,

                      C7
before I'm home I had nineteen dates.

F
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby.

C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

G           G7                    C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.

#4.

C
Me and my gal sittin' in the shade,

                             C7
talkin' 'bout the money that she has made.

    F
And everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

C
everybody's tryin' to be my baby.

G           G7                    C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.

#5.

C
Well, they took some honey from a tree,

                       C7
Dressed it up and they called it me.

F
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby,

C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby.

G           G7                    C
Everybody's tryin' to be my baby, now.(Verse x2)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.