Verse One: 
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All across the South they've got the boogie bands that sound so fine 
 
And on both coasts they've got the record comp'ny machines 
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Turnin' out hits on an assembly line 
           D5 
But in the heart of America we've got the beat 
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That's guaranteed to tap your toes 
D5                        B5           E5          G5    D5 
Oklahoma's got the Tulsa shuffle, and this am the way it goes (2, 3, 4) 
 
Chorus (instrumental): 
D5                G5        D5        A5    G5    D5 
Verse Two: 
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Up north in Chicago, you've got your authentic blues bands 
                                              E5                A5 
Way down yonder in New Orleans, they've got a thing they call Dixieland 
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All around this whole wide world, there's one thing that everybody knows 
                                  B5           E5          G5    D5 
All God's children love the Tulsa shuffle, and this am the way it goes (2, 3, 4) 
 
Chorus (instrumental): 
D5                G5        D5        A5    G5    D5 
Verse Three: 
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I love England, I love the Beatles, the Who and the Rolling Stones 
                                            E5               A5 
I love Nashville country and Texas Tex-Mex, Cajun and Motown soul 
           D5  
But in the heart of America we've got the beat 
G5                            D5 
That's guaranteed to tap your toes 
                         B5           E5          G5    D5 
Oklahoma's got the Tulsa shuffle, and this am the way it goes (2, 3, 4) 
 
Chorus (instrumental to end): 
D5                G5        D5        A5    G5    D5   Eb5    D5 
           (Shuffle on, children, shuffle on)