Verse One: 
D                                    G7                         D 
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 
E7                              A7 
Turnin' out hits on an assembly line 
           D 
But in the heart of America we've got the beat 
G7                   G#dim7 
That's guaranteed to tap your toes 
D                        B7           E9          G/A    D 
Oklahoma's got the Tulsa shuffle, and this am the way it goes (2, 3, 4) 
 
Chorus (instrumental): 
D                G7        D        A    G7    D 
 
Verse Two: 
D                                            G7       D 
Up north in Chicago, you've got your authentic blues bands 
                                              E7                A7 
Way down yonder in New Orleans, they've got a thing they call Dixieland 
D                                         G7                       D 
All around this whole wide world, there's one thing that everybody knows 
                                  B7           E7          G/A    D 
All God's children love the Tulsa shuffle, and this am the way it goes (2, 3, 4) 
 
Chorus (instrumental): 
D                G7        D        A    G7    D 
 
Verse Three: 
D                                       G7                  D 
I love England, I love the Beatles, the Who and the Rolling Stones 
                                            E7               A7 
I love Nashville country and Texas Tex-Mex, Cajun and Motown soul 
           D  
But in the heart of America we've got the beat 
G7                            D 
That's guaranteed to tap your toes 
                         B7           E7          G/A    D 
Oklahoma's got the Tulsa shuffle, and this am the way it goes (2, 3, 4) 
 
Chorus (instrumental to end): 
D                G7        D        A    G7    D 
Eb9    D9 
           (Shuffle on, children, shuffle on)