Sh-Boom
The Chords 
  
Words and Music by James Keyes, Claude Feaster,
Floyd McRae, and James Edwards 
 
considered by many to be the 
FIRST #1 rock and roll song

Also  recored  by:
 Stan Freberg (#14) 
 the Billy Williams Quartet (#21)
 
 

Chart 

Debut 
  
Weeks

# 

Label
 
  

July 1954

 

5

Atlantic
   

Life could be a dream  
Life could be a dream (sh-boom)
Life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If I could take you up in paradise 
up above (sh-boom)
If you would tell me I'm the only 
one that you love
Life could be a dream sweetheart
(Hello hello again, sh-boom and 
hopin' we'll meet again)

Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If only all my precious plans would 
come true (sh-boom)
If you would let me spend my whole 
life lovin' you
Life could be a dream sweetheart

Now every time I look at you
Something is on my mind  
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine

Oh, life could be a dream (sh-boom)
If I could take you up in paradise 
up above (sh-boom)
If you would tell me I'm the only 
one that you love
Life could be a dream sweetheart

Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da Da-da-da 
Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da 
Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da 
Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom

Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da 
Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da 
Da-da-da Da-da-da Da
Sh-boom sh-boom Ya-da-da 
Da-da-da Da-da-da Da, sh-boom

Every time I look at you
Somethin' is on my mind 
If you do what I want you to
Baby, we'd be so fine

Life could be a dream 
If I could take you up in 
paradise up above 
If you would tell me I'm the only 
one that you love
Life could be a dream sweetheart

(Hello hello again, sh-boom and 
hopin' we'll meet again) boom sh-boom
Hey nonny ding dong, alang alang alang 
(sh-boom)
Ba-doh, ba-doo ba-doodle-ay
Life could be a dream
Life could be a dream, sweetheart

Life could be a dream
If only all my precious plans 
would come true
If you would let me spend my 
whole life loving you
Life could be a dream sweetheart

(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
(dee-oody-ooh, sh-boom, sh-boom)
Sweetheart!!