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CECILIA

Words by Herman Ruby, Music by Dave Dreyer - 1925

Verse:
C            Em	C	Em          F+	Dm7       G7
Dm         G7	-             G+	Em         Am7	Dm7       G7
C            Em	C	E           G#m	C#m7
Am7       D7	Bm         Em	Am7       D7	Dm7        G7
Chorus:
C           Em	Am7      Gdim	Dm7	G9
Dm7       G7	Dm7       G+	Em	C
Em         Em7	C           Cdim	Dm7       Gdim	G7
-	Dm7       G7	C  Dm7  Cdim  C	G9  C  Cdim  G7
C           Em	Am7      Gdim	Dm7	G9
Dm7       G7	Dm7       G+	E9	Am
D9	B           Cdim	C	Em7      A7
Dm7       G9	Dm7       G+	C	-  (G7  to chorus)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Verse:

Little Miss Cecilia Green, Little over sweet sixteen,
But the cutest flapper that you`ve ever seen.
When the fellows pass her by, She will always wink her eye,
When she talks to them, when she walks with them, This is what they all cry:

 

Chorus:

Does your mother know you`re out, Cecilia?
Does she know that I`m about to steal ya?
Oh my, when I look in your eyes,

Something tells me you and I should get together!
How about a little kiss, Cecilia?
Just a kiss you`ll never miss, Cecilia.
Why do we two keep on wasting time?
Oh, Cecilia, say that you`ll be mine!
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Listen to the WineLand Banjo Band perform "Cecilia" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com