Tuning: E A D G B E

This is a great Big Band tune from the 1930's later becoming a #1 hit for The Glenn Miller Orchestra in about 1940. The Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Frankie Avalon and others covered it and in the 1970's it became the theme song for The Manhattan Transfer. I sugest using D6(9) as a final chord D/F# 200232 G7 323003 G#dim 4x343x A7sus2 002000 G6 3x243x alt x20010 D6 x00202 D7 x00212 D6(9) x54455 (Best ending chord on earth) [Intro] D D/F# G7 A7 D D/F# G7 A7 [Verse]

^DWay down South, ^D/F# in ^G7Bir ^A7mingham ^A7I mean ^DSouth, ^D/F# in ^G7 Ala ^A7bam' ^A7There's An ol^Dd place ^D/F# ^D/F#Where peo^G ple ^G#dim7go to^A7sus2 dance the ^Dnight away

[Chorus]

^DIt's a ^G6junction^G6 ^G6 ^G6 ^G7 Where the ^D6town folk m^D7eet ^DAt each ^G6function ^G7 ^G7 in a ^Dtux they'll g^Em7reet you ^A7

[Verse]

^DWay down South, ^D/F# in ^G7Bir ^A7 mingham ^A7I mean ^DSouth, ^D/F# in ^G7 Alabam' ^A7That old ^D place^D/F# ^D/F#Where peo^G ple ^G#dim7go to^A7sus2 dance the ^Dnight away

[Verse]

^DThey all ^D/F#drive or ^G7walk for miles ^A7To get ^Djive ^D/F# t^G7hat southern style, ^A7So blue^D ^D/F# ^G7 ^D/F# it'll ma^Gke yo^G#dim7u want to^A7sus2 dance the ^Dnight away

[Chorus]

^DIt's a ^G6junction ^G7 Where the ^D6town folk m^D7eet ^DAt each ^G6function ^G7 ^G7 in a ^Dtux they'll g^Em7reet you ^A7

[Outro]

^DCome on down, ^D/F# f^G7orget your ^A7care ^A7Come on ^Ddown, ^D/F# ^G7 you'll ^A7find me there ^A7So long t^Down, I^D/F#'m head^G7ing for Tu^A7sus2xedo Junction ^Dnow. ^D

Ella Fitzgerald - Tuxedo junction