"Baby Workout"
(Jackie Wilson - Alonzo Tucker)

[Note that verses 1, 2, and 5 repeat the Eb9 - Db9 turnaround; the others
play it only once.]

Intro:

Hey, you!

horns [triplets]:

Ab                            [N.C.]
/ / /  / / /  / / /  / / /  /

Verse 1:

Ab7Ab7 Piano Chord 

Come out here on the floor
Let's rock some more
Db9Db9 Piano Chord 

Come out-a here on the floor
Ab7Ab7 Piano Chord 

Honey, let's rock some more
Eb9Eb9 Piano Chord 
                     Db9Db9 Piano Chord 

Now when you get out here, don't you have no fear
Eb9Eb9 Piano Chord 
                           Db9Db9 Piano Chord 

Put your hands on your hip and let your backbone slip
Ab7Ab7 Piano Chord 

And work out

Verse 2:

Ahhh, my mama move up (first step)
Honey, move back (second step)
Shuffle to the left (third step)
Wobble to the right (fourth step)
Now it's plain to see you put the hurtin' on me
But it's a natural fact (hah!) I like it like that
So work out
Eb7Eb7 Piano Chord 

Yeah,    baby

Verse 3:

Work out (work, baby, work out)
Honey, work out (work, baby, work out)
Aaahhhh, baby, work out (work, baby, work out)
Shout and turn the joint out (work, baby, work out)
Eb9Eb9 Piano Chord 
             Db9Db9 Piano Chord 

Work out (work out), work out (work out)
Ab7Ab7 Piano Chord 

Work all night long, yeah

Verse 4 [chords as per verse 3]

(Round and around and around and around)
(Round and around and around and around)
(Round and around and around and around)
(Round and around and around and around)
(Ohhhhhhhh, ohhhhhhhh)
Aaahhhh!

Verse 5 [chords as per verse 1; substitute Ab13 for Ab7]

Baby, round and round we go
Don't you know, don't you know
Round and round we go
Where we stop, nobody knows
The band is swingin' on the stand, we're movin' in, we're movin' out
Think we'll step back now and end this dance with a shout
So work out - now when I tell you to shout I want you to jump at it

Verse 6 [chords as per verse 3]:

Yeah... baby, let's shout (Shout, baby, shout, shout)
Honey, let's shout (shout, baby, shout, shout)
Aaahhhh, baby, let's shout (shout, baby, shout, shout)
Yeah, shout and turn it out (shout, baby, shout, shout)
Let's shout (let's shout)
Let's shout (let's shout)
Shout all night long - I gotta have it just one more time

Verse 7 [chords as per verse 3]:

Now here we go (work, baby, work out)
Round and round we go (work, baby, work out)
Aaahhhh-aaahhhh-aaahhhh! (work, baby, work out)
Round and round we go (work, baby, work out)
Now work out (work out)
A-work out (work out)
Work all night long [scream]

Verse 8 [chords as per verse 3]:

(Work, baby, work out)
Work out, baby (work, baby, work out)
Ahhhh, work out, woman (work, baby, work out)
Shout and turn the joint out (work, baby, work out)
Yeah!  Work out (work out)
Work out (work out)
Baby, baby, baby, baby [fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers