INTRO
| Em | C7 | Bbdim | D |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |
Em B7 Em B7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
A C#dim B7
Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
Em B7 Em B7
A little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
A C#dim B7
And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
Em B7 Em B7
Is you're ready to get happy,
A C#dim
He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7 [Em]
He's got the hottest gong in town
| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/Eb | Em B7 |
Em B7 Em B7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
A C#dim B7
And he was boss long, long time ago
Em B7 Em B7
And afterward he kicked the can
A C#dim B7
That's when Mr Yow became the number one
Em B7 Em B7
So if you're ready to get happy,
A C#dim
You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7 Em D
He's got the hottest gong in town
SOLO
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |
Em B7 Em B7
Well, you'll never gonna go back home,
A C#dim B7
And once you've been down there, you, you'll never feel alone
Em B7 Em B7
While you're movin' with that rhythm,
A C#dim B7
You're gonna swing 'em all while dancin' on the floor
Em B7 Em B7
So is you ready to get happy,
A C#dim
I tell you, don't delay, c'mon, baby, hear him play,
B7 Em D
He's got the hottest gong in town
SOLO
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | A7 | C7 | D7 |
| G | B7 |
Em B7 Em B7
Well, you know about old cokey Mo,
A C#dim B7
And he was boss long, long time ago
Em B7 Em B7
And afterward he kicked the can
A C#dim B7
That's when Mr Yow became the number one
Em B7 Em B7
So if you're ready to get happy,
A C#dim
You can meet your sister, look out, tell your brother,
B7 [Em]
He's got the hottest gong in town
| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/Eb | Em B7 |
Em B7 Em B7
You heard about old Smokey Joe,
A C#dim B7
Now there's someone else that you ought to know about
Em B7 Em B7
A little cat named Si-Fu Yow,
A C#dim B7
And down in Chinatown he's pretty well renowned
Em B7 Em B7
Is you're ready to get happy,
A C#dim
He can beat it out, look out, brother, now,
B7 [Em]
He's got the hottest gong in town
| Em B7 | Em Em/D C C/B | Am Am/G B7/F# B7/Eb | Em
