Wow Wow Wee
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Wow-Wow-Wee:The Angels.
#41 on BB Hot 100 on SMASH Records in
1964.
Intro:
C# F# C#
It was love at first sight, when I saw him on
G#
the corner that night.
C# F#
He was standing with a bunch of guys..there's
C# G# C#
something about the boy that caught my eye.
Chorus:
C# F# C#
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, the handsomest
G#
boy that I ever did see.
C# F# C# G#
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, I had to get
C# D
him to notice me.
#1.
D G D
I walked by the corner nice and slow..he looked me
A
over from head to toe.
D G
It worked like a charm..I was getting my wish..
D A D
cause he was swallowing the bait like a hungry fish.
Chorus:
D G D
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, the boy looked
A
good and he looked at me.
D G D A
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, he sure is the
D D#
boy for me.
#2.
D# G# D#
I smiled at him, then he turned away..I kept walking
A# D# G#
till I heard him say..hey, little girl where you going?
D# A# D#
Said, it's nobody's business but mine alone, yeah.
Chorus:
D# G# D#
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, that boy started
A#
following me.
D# G# D# A#
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, my plan's working
D#
perfectly.
(INTERLUDE:) D# G# D# A# D# G# D# A# D# E
#3.
E A E B
Now we're together all the time..he'll never know how I made
him mine.
E A E
I let him keep thinking that he picked up me..but I know
B E
different..wow-wow-wee.
Chorus:
E A E
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, that's the way it was
B
meant to be.
E A E B
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, I like to keep the boy
E
following me.
OUTRO:
E A E
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, that's the way it was
B
meant to be.
E A E B
Wow-wow-wee and wow-wow-wee..oh, yeah, I like to keep the boy
E
following me..(Fade.)
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.
How to play Wow Wow Wee
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What is the starting chord?
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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
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