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Cake

The B-52's
ChordsKeyBCapoFret 2beginner

Chords in this song6

capo 2 — sounds 2 semitones higher

Intro

|A5 |A5 |A5 |A5
|A5 |A5 |A5 |A5

Verse 1

Take a little - take a little nip
Take a little sip - take a little mo--------re
Spread icing nice and thick between the layers
Oooh, let it drip down the si---des - who--- ca-a-a---res?
Done, done with the batte-----r  
|A5 |A5 |A5 |A5

Chorus

I am watching it drop, drippin' do-----wn the si---des (Do you want a better batter? Better beat it harder)
I-----'m watching it drip down the si--------des
I said, according to my reci---pe (Oooh)
You put it on slo---w ba---ke
According to my reci---pe (Oooh)
You put it on slo---w ba---ke
I am watching it drop, drippin' do-----wn the si---des (Do you want a better batter? Better beat it harder)
I-----'m watching it drip down the si--------des
I said, according to my recipe (Oooh)
You put it on slo---w ba---ke (Long time for it to rise)
According to my reci---pe
You put it on slo---w ba---ke (Let it drip right down the sides)
I can't wait [?] - I can't wa-----it
To put the icing on the cake
I-I--- I can't wa---it
To put the icing on the ca---ke

Post-Chorus

A5 |A5 |A5 |A5
Ca-----a-----a-----a-----ke!

Bridge

A5 |A5 |A5
– Hey, you know what I feel like doin'?
(A5)
– Say what?
– I feel like makin' a cake
– Oooh, ah! what kind of cake do you want?
– Mmm, how about...
– Pineapple upside-down cake?
– Mmm, maybe a chocolate devil's food cake
– Oooh, wow, that sounds good... Nothin' like a...
– Chocolate devil's food cake?
– Oooh... how about an angel cake? Mmm-mmm
– Got some cinnamon?
– Yeah, sure
– Sugar?
– Yeah, uh, huh! I swear
– You got a pan the right size? Hmm
(A5)
– A pan?
– Says in this cookbook it takes a long time for it to rise
– I've read that... You know, beware...
– Mmm, let's get this thing in the oven

Verse 2

Take a little - take a little nip
Take a little sip - take a little mo--------re
Spread icing nice and thick between the layers
Oooh, let it drip down the si---des - who--- ca-a-a---res?
Done, done with the batte-----r  
|A5 |A5 |A5 |A5

Chorus

I am watching it drop, drippin' do-----wn the si---des (Do you want a better batter? Better beat it harder)
I-----'m watching it drip down the si--------des
I said, according to my reci--- pe (Oooh)
You put it on slo---w ba---ke
According to my reci---pe (Oooh)
You put it on slo---w ba---ke

Outro

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oooh - you know
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I can't wait to put that icing on the cake
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oooh 
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Oooh 
I said, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, ye---ah!
Oh, moving to my baby again, -ain, -ain (Oooh)
Two hundred and fifty strokes to beat it - I see it
I just can't wait to eat it
|Em7 |G

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