Click Clack:Dicky—Doo and the Don'ts.
Top of the charts in 1958.
(Capo 3rd fret.)
CHORUS:
C G7
And the wheels go oom—ba—la—da, la—da,
C
click—clack, click clack, oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
G7
Oom ba—la—da la—da, every click clack
C
brings me closer to you.
#1.
C
Never know why I left you, baby..
F C
what ever did make me go?
F C
It's a nonstop dream that's taking me back
G7 C
but it's traveling much too slow.
CHORUS:
C G7
And the wheels go oom—ba—la—da, la—da,
C
click—clack, click clack, oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
G7
Oom ba—la—da la—da, every click clack
C
brings me closer to you.
#2.
C
For every mile of railroad track
F C
I'm saying a little prayer..
F C
Hoping that you'll be taking me back
G7 C
cause I only got a one—way fare.
CHORUS:
C G7
And the wheels go oom—ba—la—da, la—da,
C
click—clack, click clack, oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
G7
Oom ba—la—da la—da, every click clack
C
brings me closer to you.
#3.
C
Well, baby, I met a lot of gals
F C
I even kissed a few.
F
But I'd trade a train load
C
full of those gals
G7 C
for one sweet kiss from you.
CHORUS:
C G7
And the wheels go oom—ba—la—da, la—da,
C
click—clack, click clack, oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
G7
Oom ba—la—da la—da, every click clack
C
brings me closer to you.
#4.
C
Baby, I'll kiss my blues goodbye
F C
as soon as we kiss, hel..lo.
F
And then I never want
C
To see a train again
G7 C
Or hear a whistle blow.
G7
Or hear that oom—ba—la—da, la—da,
C
click—clack, click clack, oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
G7
Oom ba—la—da la—da, every click clack
C
brings me closer to you.
CHORUS:
C# G#7
And the wheels go oom—ba—la—da, la—da,
C
click—clack, click clack, oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
G#7
Oom ba—la—da la—da, every click clack
C#
brings me closer to you.
OUTRO:
C#
oom—ba—la—da, la—da, click—clack, click clack,
oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
D
Oom—ba—la—da, la—da, click—clack, click clack,
oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
Eb
Oom—ba—la—da, la—da, click—clack, click clack,
oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
F
Oom—ba—la—da, la—da, click—clack, click clack,
oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.
F#
Oom—ba—la—da, la—da, click—clack, click clack,
oom ba—la—da, la—da, shhhh.(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.