ADAE
A oooma, a oooma, a oooma, a oooma
ADAE
A oooma, a oooma, a oooma, a oooma
[Verse 1]
AD
Deep in the jungle, he lost her favor
AE
Another gambit, he would have made her
AD
He gave her perfume, she used his razor
AEA
And decided to change his ways
[Verse 2]
AD
She was a gambler, he didn't blame her
AE
She had a dimple in her favor
AD
At the last minute, he always chased her
AEA
And decided to change his ways
[Chorus]
DA
Life would be so much more exciting
EA
If we could live it day by day
DA
We could at least adjust the lighting
B7E
To illuminate the way
[Verse 3]
AD
He took the loving that she'd been craving
AE
She took advantage of the saving;
AD
It almost ruined her reputation
AEA
And decided to change his ways
[Bridge]
AD
Yo de lay hee hee, Yo de lay hee hee
AE
Yo de lay hee hee, Yo de lay hee
AD
Yo de lay hee hee, Yo de lay hee hee
AEA
Yo de lay hee, lay hee, lay hee
[Instrumental]
ADAEADAEA
[Chorus]
DA
Life would be so much more exciting
EA
If we could live it day by day
DA
We could at least adjust the lighting
B7E
To illuminate the way
[Verse 4]
AD
She wasn't crazy 'bout his behavior
AE
She read it somewhere in the paper
AD
He was seducing a ballerina
AEA
And decided to change his ways
[Bridge]
AD
Yo de lay hee hee, Yo de lay hee hee
AE
Yo de lay hee hee, Yo de lay hee
AD
Yo de lay hee hee, Yo de lay hee hee
AE
Yo de lay hee hee, Yo de lay hee
[Repeat Intro - Break it down to sparse chords]
ADAE
A oooma, a oooma, a oooma, a oooma
ADAE
A oooma, a oooma, a oooma, a oooma
[Verse 5]
AD
Deep in the jungle, he lost her favor
AE
Another gambit, he would have made her
AD
He gave her perfume, she used his razor
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And decided to change, and decided to change....
AEA
He decided to change his ways