Sesame Street - Octopus Blues chords by Television Music

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

"Octopus Blues"
Jeff Moss
Sesame Street, 1984

Intro:
Bb7 Eb F7

Verse 1:
    Bb7          B7b5
Well an octopus' life isn't easy
 Bb7
I want to tell you why
B7b5   Bb7        B7b5
Too many arms to wave hello with
  Bb7
Too many to wave good-bye

Chorus:
  Eb7
Oh no, no, no
                Bb7
I just don't know which arms to use
       F7   Eb7   Bb7
I've got the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 blues

Interlude:
F7

Verse 2:
     Bb7
I took a fish on a date to the movies
B7b5    Bb7
She said, "Honey put your arms around me tight"
B7b5      Bb7
I said, "By the time I put all my arms around you
B7b5   Bb7
Gonna be sometime next Wednesday night!"

Chorus:
  Eb7
Oh no, no, no
              Bb7
Life is just full of tough news
       F7   Eb7   Bb7
I've got the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 blues

Interlude:
F7

Verse 3:
     Bb7         B7b5  Bb7
I've got trouble with my girlfriend among other things
B7b5   Bb7
She's an octopus and she says to me
B7b5      Bb7
"Honey, please buy me 8 diamond rings!"

Chorus:
  Eb7
Oh no, no, no
           Bb7
Life is full of tough news
       F7   Eb7   Bb7
I've got the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 blues
      F7   Eb7   Bb7
I said the 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8 blues
  F7#5  Bb7
The octopus blues