Oogie Boogie's Song (From The Nightmare Before Christmas)

When (Em)Mis ter Oog ie Boog ie says there’s trou ble close at hand, you’d bet ter pay at ten tion now ’cause (E)I’m the Boog ie Man.

And (Am)if you are n’t shak in’, there’s (Em)some thing ver y wrong.

’Cause (Em)this may (B7)be the (Em)last time you (Em)hear the Boog ie song.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, I’m the (Em)Oog ie Boog ie Man!

Well, (Em)if I’m feel ing ant sy and I’ve noth in’ much to do, I might just cook a spe cial batch of (E)snake and spi der stew.

And (Am)don’t ya know the one thing would (Em)make it work so nice?

A (Em)ro ly (B7)po ly (Em)Sand y to (Em)add a lit tle spice.

Oh,

oh, oh,

oh, oh,

oh, I’m the (Em)Oog ie Boog ie Man!

Well, oh, I’m the (C7)Oog ie (B7)Boog ie (Em)Man!

Re (Em)lease me now or you must face the di re con se quenc es.

The chil dren are ex pect ing me, so (C)please come to your (Fdim7)sens es.

(C7)Ha!

You’re (Gm)jok in’!

You’re jok in’!

I (Cm)can’t be lieve my (D)ears!

Would (Gm)some one shut this fel la up?

I’m (Eb7)drown in’ in my (D)tears.

It’s (Cm)fun ny.

I’m laugh in’.

You (G#m)real ly are too (G)much.

And (Fm)now, with your per mis sion, I’m (C)going to do my stuff.

The

(Gm)sound of roll ing dice to me is mu sic in the air, ’cause I’m a gam bling Boog ie Man, al (Gm)though I don’t play fair.

It’s (Cm)much more fun, I must con fess, with (Gm)lives on the line.

Not mine, of course, but yours, old boy.

Now that ’d (D7)be just (Gm)fine.

Re (Gm)lease me fast or you will have to (D7)an swer for this hei nous act.

Oh, (Am)broth er, you’re some thin’.

You (Dm)put me in a (E7)spin.

You (Am)are n’t com pre hend in’ the po (Dm)si tion that you’re (E)in.

It’s (Dm)hope less!

You’re fin ished!

You (Bbm)have n’t got a (Gb)prayer, ’cause I’m (Gm)Mis ter Oog ie Boog ie, and (D7)you ain’t go in’ no (Gm)where!