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- Button Up Your
Overcoat
- Words and Music
by B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson - 1928
| Verse: |
| C |
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Dm7 |
G7 |
| Dm7 |
G7 |
C |
G7 |
| C |
- |
Dm7 |
G7 |
| Em |
G7 |
A7 |
D7 |
| Chorus: |
| G |
- E7 |
A7 |
- |
| Fdim D7 |
- |
G7 |
D7 |
| G |
- E7 |
A7 |
- |
| Fdim D7 |
- |
G |
G7 |
| C |
- |
G |
- |
| Em |
- A7 |
D7 |
- |
| G |
- E7 |
A7 |
- |
| Bdim D7 |
Bdim D7 |
G C7 |
G (to chorus) |
- Verse is in the key of C, Chorus
is in the key of G.
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
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- Verse:
- Listen, Big boy! Now that
I've got you made,
- Goodness, but I'm afraid,
Something's gonna happen to you.
- Listen Big Boy! You've got
me hooked and how!
- I would die if I should
lose you now.
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- Chorus:
- Button Up Your Overcoat,
When the wind is free,
- Take good care of yourself,
you belong to me!
- Eat an apple ev'ry day,
Get in bed by three,
- Take good care of yourself,
you belong to me!
- Be careful crossing streets,
Oooo! Don't eat meats, Oooo!
- Cut out sweets, Oooo! You'll
get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!
- Keep away from bootleg hootch,
When you're on a spree,
- Take good care of yourself,
you belong to me.
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- Performer Links:
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- Listen to Dave Marty perform
"Button Up Your Overcoat" (mp3)
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- This Chord Chart
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- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com