Bop Street — Gene Vincent
Chords and lyrics for Bop Street by Gene Vincent (key of G).
Verse 1
(From the 1956 Album BLUEJEAN BOP!)
Intro
[G] "Hey cat, where are ya goin' man?"
[G]"Man, I'm going down to Bop Street"
[G]"Tell me cat, where's that direction?"
[G]"Man, ain't you heard? They got one of 'em in every town"
[G]"Real cool"
[G]Ba-a-op Street, Ba-a-op Street
Verse 1
N.C.
Oh, it's the cat and kittens of ol' Bop Street
[G]Jumpin' Jacks, they [A7]ain't no square
A [G]green paint pants and [A]a great [D]pair
[G]On Bop Street they're the [C]main attraction
N.C.
'Cause they're the cats who crave the action
Chorus
[C]A-jumpin' here, a-jumpin' there
[G]A-jump jump jumpin' everyhere
The [C]Jumpin' Jacksons are hard to beat
N.C.
'Cause they're the cats 'n' kittens of ol' Bop Street (Rock)
Guitar Solo
[G] [A7] [G] [C] [G]
Verse 2
[G]Well, a dreamy day when it [A]starts at [D]nine
[G]A-rockin' and a-rollin' [D]all the time
[G]A-green blue jeans and [C]crazy shoes
[G]A-jumpin' on Bop Street, losing the blues
Chorus
[C]A-jumpin' here, a-jumpin' there
[G]A-jump jump jumpin' everyhere
The [C]Jumpin' Jacksons are hard to beat
'Cause they're the cats 'n' kittens of ol' Bop Street (jump, [G7]Jack, jump)
Guitar Solo
[G7] [A7] [D7] [G7] [D7] [G7]
[C7] [G7]
Verse 3
[G7]Well it's the street where the [A7]cool cats go
To [G7]spend their time and their [A7]hard earned [D7]dough
[G7]A-boppin' on Bop Street, [C7]goin' 'round
The [G7]juke box music with the rockin' sound
Chorus
Well [C7]a-jumpin' here, jumpin' there
[G7]A-jump jump jumpin' everyhere
The [C7]Jumpin' Jacksons are hard to beat
'Cause they're the [G7]cats 'n' the kittens of ol' Bop Street
Outro
[G7] Ba-a-op Street, Ba-a-op Street
[G7]"Come on man, let's get going"
[G7]"Yeah, let's go on down to Bop Street"
[G7]Ba-a-op Street
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