Spooky Scary Skeletons

Spooky, Scary Skeletons by Andrew Gold from his 1996 album "Halloween Howls" – Version 1

B 4322 C 5433

Em 0432 Eb 0441

B7 4320 Bm 4222

also F, D, G, Am, C

C B Em C B Em

Spooky scary skeletons Send shivers down your spine

C B Em C B Em

Shrieking skulls will shock your soul, and seal your doom tonight
C B Em C B Em

Spooky scary skeletons Speak with such a screech
C B Em C B Em

You'll shake and shudder in surprise When you hear these zombies shriek

G D Bm Eb

We're so sorry skeletons, You're so misunderstood
Am F B7 B

You only want to socialize But I don't think we should

C B Em C B Em

Cause spooky scary skeletons Shout startling shrilly screams

C B Em C B Em

They'll sneak from their sarcophagus And just won't leave you be

G D Bm Eb

Spirits supernatural are shy, what’s all the fuss

Am F B7 B

But bags of bones seem so unsafe It's semi-serious!

C B Em C B Em

Spooky scary skeletons Are silly all the same

C B Em C B Em

They'll smile and scrabble slowly by, And drive you so in-sane

C B Em C B Em

Sticks and stones will break your bones, they seldom let you snooze

C B Em C B Em or 7777

Spooky scary skeletons Will wake – you – with – a - BOO!

Spooky Scary Skeletons

Andrew Gold – Version 2

G F# Bm G F# Bm

Spooky scary skeletons Send shivers down your spine

G F# Bm G F# Bm

Shrieking skulls will shock your soul, and seal your doom tonight

G F# Bm G F# Bm

Spooky scary skeletons Speak with such a screech

G F# Bm

You'll shake and shudder in surprise

G F# Bm

When you hear these zombies shriek.

D A F#m Bb

We're so sorry skeletons, You're so misunderstood

Em C F#7 F#

You only want to socialize But I don't think we should

G F# Bm G F# Bm

Cause spooky scary skeletons Shout startling shrilly screams

G F# Bm G F# Bm

They'll sneak from their sarcophagus And just won't leave you be

D A F#m Bb

Spirits supernatural are shy, what's all the fuss

Em C F#7 F#

But bags of bones seem so unsafe It's semi-serious!

G F# Bm G F# Bm

Spooky scary skeletons Are silly all the same

G F# Bm G F# Bm

They'll smile and scrabble slowly by, And drive you so in-sane

G F# Bm G F# Bm

Sticks and stones will break your bones, they seldom let you snooze

G F# Bm G F# Bm or 7777

Spooky scary skeletons Will wake - you - with - a - BOO!

Note: This version was designed in support of Eric Blackmon tutorial for this song, Spooky Scary Skeletons.

Links:

Spooky, Scary Skeletons, Gold's 1996 song superimposed on the 1929 Walt Disney cartoon "The Skeleton Dance";

Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Andrew Gold) performed by Kirk Jones;

Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Andrew Gold) tutorial by Eric Blackmon ;

Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Andrew Gold) dance by TicToc (2019) (slo-mo at 1:58);

Spooky, Scary Skeletons (Andrew Gold) performed by the Fairlands Dance Crew, a children’s dance group (2018)