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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Alexander's Ragtime Band – Billy Murray --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Irving Berlin Key: C (Verses and Intro) / F (Chorus) Published in 1911 Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- SPECIAL CHORDS g-C-E-A F#dim7 2-3-2-3 Bbmaj7 3-2-1-0 Bb6 0-2-1-1 Bdim7 1-2-1-2 Fmaj7 2-4-1-0 F6 2-2-1-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | C | C7 | F | E G | | C | G7 | C | G7 | [Verse 1]
C Oh, ma honey,C oh, ma honey F Better hurry and Glet's meander C Ain't you goin',C ain't you goin' D7 To the leader man,G7 ragged meter man? C Oh, ma honey,C oh, ma honey F Let me take you to GAlexander's CGrand C7stand, Fbrass F#dim7band G7 | C C7 C | Ain't you comin' along?
[Chorus A]
Come on and Fhear Come on and Fhear AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand | Bb Bbmaj7 | Come on and hear | Bb6 Bb | Come on and hear It's the Bbbest band in the land They can Fplay a bugle call Like you Fnever heard before FSo natural that you Fwant to go to war G7That's just the bestest band what C7am, oh, C7Honey Lamb!
[Chorus B]
Come on aFlong Come on aFlong Let me C7take you by the Fhand | Bb Bbmaj7 | Up to the man | Bb6 Bb | The funny man Who's the Bbleader of the band And if you Fcare to hear “TheF7 Swanee River” BbPlayed in Bdim7ragtime Come on and Fhear Come on and Fhear AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand
[Interlude] | C | C7 | F | E G | | C | G7 | C | G7 | [Verse 2]
C Oh, ma honey,C oh, ma honey F There's a fiddle with Gnotes that screeches C Yes, like a chickenC, like a chicken D7 And the clarinet,G7 is a colored pet C Come and listen,C come and listen F To a classical Gband what's peaches CCome C7now, Fsome F#dim7how G7 | C C7 C | Better hurry along
[Chorus A]
Come on and Fhear Come on and Fhear AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand | Bb Bbmaj7 | Come on and hear | Bb6 Bb | Come on and hear It's the Bbbest band in the land They can Fplay a bugle call Like you Fnever heard before FSo natural that you Fwant to go to war G7That's just the bestest band what C7am, oh, C7Honey Lamb!
[Chorus B]
Come on aFlong Come on aFlong Let me C7take you by the Fhand | Bb Bbmaj7 | Up to the man | Bb6 Bb | The funny man Who's the Bbleader of the band And if you Fcare to hear “TheF7 Swanee River” BbPlayed in Bdim7ragtime Come on and Fhear Come on and Fhear AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand
[Chorus A] | F Fmaj7 | F6 F | C7 | F | (instrumental) | Bb Bbmaj7 | Bb6 Bb | Bb | % | (instrumental)
They can Fplay a bugle call Like you Fnever heard before | N.C. | % | (instrumental) Ain’t that G7just the bestest band what C7am, oh, C7Honey Lamb!
[Chorus B] | F Fmaj7 | F6 F | C7 | F | (instrumental) | Bb Bbmaj7 | Bb6 Bb | Bb | % | (instrumental) | F | F7 | Bb | Bdim7 | (instrumental)
Come on and Fhear Come on and Fhear AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand F