A
(drum roll )

[Chorus]
                  A G A
Number fifty-four
     A              G Em7 A
The house with the bamboo door
A         G Em7   A        G
Bamboo roof and bamboo walls
Em7      A          G Em7   A    A G A7 
They've even got a bamboo floor!

[Verse 1]
          Em7     A    G/B A7 D6 D7 Gdim D
You must get to know          Soho Joe
            Em7    A G/B A7
He runs an Expresso,
           D         C D    D7 Gdim D
Called the House of Bamboo

[Verse 2]
          Em7       A G/B A7
It's-a made of sticks
   D6          D7 Gdim D
Sticks and bricks
             Em7       A G/B A
But you can get your kicks
         D        C  D   A G A7 
In the house of bamboo

[Bridge 1]
      A7 Em7  G/B A7  Em7       A7    Em7 A7
In this ca - si - no, you can drink a chi no
D   A7   G  D    Bm7     A7      G   D
And it's gotcha swingin' to the cha cha
A7     Em7     G/B  A7 Em7 A7      Em7 A7
Dance the bo - le - ro in a som - bre - ro
D  A7 G          D
Shake, a-like a snake!
A7   Em7  G/B  A7  Em7      A7       Em7  A7
You wanna drop in when the cats are hop - pin'
D    A7   G   D    Bm7    A7      G  D
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat;
A7        Em7   G/B    A7      Em7    A7   Em7   A7
Pick yourself a kit - ten and listen to a plat - ter
     D    A7      G     D
That rocks  the juke-box!

[Verse 3]
       Em7     A G/B A7 D6           D7 Gdim D
I'm-a telling you,      when you're blue
                Em7    A  G/B A7
Well there's a lot to do
       D        C     D
In the House Of Bamboo

[musical interlude - 8 measures - horn solo]
A G A7 D6 D7 Gdim D

.... mmmh ....

A Em7 A7 G A  

.... lets go, oh! ....  

[Verse 1]
          Em7     A    G/B A7 D6 D7 Gdim D
You must get to know          Soho Joe
            Em7    A G/B A7
He runs an Expresso,
           D         C D    D7 Gdim D
Called the House of Bamboo

[Bridge 2] 
      A7 Em7  G/B A7  Em7       A7    Em7 A7
In this ca - si - no, you can drink a chi no
D    A7   G   D    Bm7    A7      G  D
Let your two feet move-a to the big beat;
A7        Em7   G/B    A7      Em7    A7   Em7   A7
Pick yourself a kit - ten and listen to a plat - ter
  D    A7      NC
That rocks!

[Verse 3]
       Em7     A G/B A7 D6           D7 Gdim D
I'm-a telling you,      when you're blue
               A  G/B A
Well there's a lot to do
       D        C     D
In the House Of Bamboo, 

[Outro]
                  A G A
Number fifty-four
     A              G Em7 A
The house with the bamboo door
A         G Em7   A        G
Bamboo roof and bamboo walls
Em7      A          G Em7   A                D        C  D
They've even got a bamboo floor!    (In the House Of Bamboo)     
Em7      A          G Em7   A                D        C  D
They've even got a bamboo floor!    (In the House Of Bamboo)     
(fade)