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Tuning: E A D G B E
From the record Loft Music (2004). Thea plays it in F minor on the record. This is, however, a version quite close to the original from the 1932 musical revue Americana. By Jay Gorney (music) and E Y Harburg (words). Some notes on the chords below. [Verse 1] Cm Am7-5 D7 Once I built a rail-road
G7 Made it rC7un F7 Made it rBb7ace against Ebmaj7time. A7 AbOnce I built a rGm13ailroad Cm Now it'Adims done Ab7Brother, can you sG7pare G7+5 a dCmime? Ab7 G7
[Verse 2] Cm Am7-5 D7 Once I built a tow- er
G7 to the sC7un F7 Brick and rBb7ivet and Ebmaj7lime. A7 AbOnce I built a Gm13tower, CmNow it's Adimdone. Ab7Brother, can you spG7are G7+5 a dCmime? Db13
[Bridge]
C7Once in khaki suits Gm7-5 C7 Gee we looked swell Gm7-5 C7 Full of that yankee doodle dum. F7Half a million boots went sCm7loggin' off to hF7ell CmI Cm/Bbwas the Cm/Akid with Ab7/Ebthe G7/Ddrum! G7+5
[Verse 3]
SCmay don't you rAbmaj7emember? Abdim7You called C7me Al. Bm7-5 Bb7 Ebmaj7 A7 It was Al all the time. AbSay don't you rG7/Femember? Cm I'm your Am13pal. Ab7Buddy, can you sG7pare G7+5 a dCmime? Say, bAb7uddy, can you spG7are G7+5 a dCmime? Ab7Buddy, can you spG7are G7+5 a dCmime?

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es for c minor: Instead of the Am7-5 in the first line of verse 1 and 2, you can play Cm/A. They contain the exact same notes, in fact.
For picking in c minor: The falling line D7, G7, C7, F7, Bb7, Emaj7 can be played nicely like this. Limited finger movement and a simple pattern recurring three times (save the slight variation on the last chord, maj7 instead of 7) Barré on 5 Barré on 3 Barré on 1
e D7 8 G7 7 C7 6 F7 5 Bb7 4 Emaj7 3 b 7 6 5 4 3 3 G 5 7 3 5 1 3 D x 5 x 3 x 1 A 5 x 3 x 1 x E x x x x x x