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Bluegrass Boogie
Words and music by Richard L. Matteson Jr. 2004;
ARTIST: Richard Matteson;
Learn to play on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs6j6DV5PK4
CATEGORY: Jazz, blues and Tin Pan Alley songs; DATE: circa 2004;
RECORDING INFO:
Bluegrass Boogie CD- Bluegrass Messengers 2005; Winston-Salem NC
Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book; pub. by Mel Bay C 2006
SOURCES: Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book; pub. by Mel Bay C 2006
NOTES: G Major song based on 12 bar blues pattern by Richard L. Matteson Jr. C 2004. Uses the famous G run as the basic lick, with a bridge section. "I wrote it using traditional fiddle lyrics and changing them around. My band, Bluegrass Messengers recorded it on our Bluegrass Boogie CD released in 2005."
Instrumental
VERSE: [G] Grease your skillet, grease it right,
Turn up the heat, we're gonna dance all night.
Dance the [C] Bluegrass Boogie, Sing the [G] Bluegrass Boggie,
The [D] Bluegrass Boogie's gonna raise a ruckus to- [G] night.
VERSE: Grab your gal, throw her in the air,
When she comes down I don't care.
Dance the Bluegrass Boogie, Sing the Bluegrass Boogie,
The Bluegrass Boogie's gonna raise a ruckus tonight.
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BRIDGE: [C] Dance all night wiht Sally Ann,
[G] Do-se-do give the fiddler a dram,
[C] Chase that possum, chase that squirrel,
[A7] Chase that pretty girl [D] 'round the world.
VERSE: With a cornstalk fiddle and a shoestring bow,
Pick up your feet and put 'em on the floor,
Dance the Bluegrass Boogie, Sing the Bluegrass Boogie,
The Bluegrass Boogie's gonna raise a ruckus tonight.
Instrumental
VERSE: Grab the possum put 'em in the pan,
You know he the best eatin' critter in the land.
Dance the Bluegrass Boogie, Sing the Bluegrass Boogie,
The Bluegrass Boogie's gonna raise a ruckus tonight.
BRIDGE
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OUTRO: [G] Bluegrass Boogie, Bluegrass Boogie
[C] Bluegrass Boogie, Bluegrass [G] Boogie
The [D] Bluegrass Boogie's gonna raise a ruckus to- [G] night.
Repeat ab lib
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