E A E A E A E A
[Verse 1]
F#m B E A
You want me be someone better
F#m B E A
I just wanna monkey 'round
F#m B E A
You want me to write you a letter
F#m E F#m E
But the words just won't come the right way
F#m C#m B
My pen won't listen to a thing that I say
[Chorus]
E A E A E A E A
Silly thing hey hey silly thing hey hey
F#m B E A
Well it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing
F#m B E A E A E A E A
Silly thing hey hey yeah hey hey
[Verse 2]
F#m B E A
Maybe you're getting sloppy
F#m B E A
Under the midday sun
F#m B E A
You come on like a carbon copy
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m E F#m C#m
But I just wanna hang to the way you live
F#m E B
But don't you want the love I got to give
[Chorus]
E A E A E A E A
Silly thing hey hey silly thing hey hey
F#m B E A
Well it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing
F#m B E A E A
Silly thing hey hey yeah hey hey hey
[Sax Solo]
F#m B E A
F#m B E A
F#m B E A
[Pre-Chorus]
F#m E F#m C#m
Well I just wanna hang to the way you live
F#m E B
Don't you want the love I got to give
[Out-Chorus]
E A E A E A E A
Silly thing hey hey silly thing hey hey
F#m B E A
Well it don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing
F#m B E A E A
You silly thing hey hey yeah hey hey
F#m B E A
I said you don't mean a thing if you ain't got that swing
F#m B A E A E A
You silly thing hey hey, hey hey hey hey
E A E A E
Silly thing hey hey, silly thing hey hey
E A E A E
You silly thing oohoo oohoo
A E A E A E A E