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- Darktown Strutters'
Ball
- Words and Music
by Shelton Brooks - 1917
Verse: |
C |
G7 |
C |
G7 |
G |
- E7 |
Am D7 |
G G7 |
C |
G7 |
E7 |
Am |
G |
- E7 |
Am D7 |
G G7 |
Chorus: |
C |
- A7 |
D7 |
- |
G7 |
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C Cdim |
G7 |
C |
- A7 |
D7 |
- |
F |
Cdim |
C E7 |
A7 |
D7 |
G7 |
C |
- (G7 to
chorus) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
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- Verse:
- I've got some good news,
Hon -ey, An in -vi -ta -tion to the Dark -town Ball,
- It's a ver -y swell af -fair,
All the "high-browns" will be there,
- I'll wear my high silk hat
and a frock tail coat, You wear your Par -is gown, and your new
silk shawl,
- There ain't no doubt a -bout
it, babe, We'll be the best dressed in the hall.
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- Chorus:
- I'll be down to get you
in a Tax -i, Hon -ey, You bet -ter be read -y a -bout half past
eight,
- Now dear -ie, don't be late,
I want to be there when the band starts play -ing.
- Re -mem -ber when we get
there, Hon -ey The two -steps, I'm goin' to have' em all,
- Goin' to dance out both
my shoes, When they play the "Jel -ly Roll Blues,"
- To -mor -row night at the
Dark -town Strut -ters' Ball.
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- Sound Clip
- Listen to the Marin Banjo
Club play "Darktown Strutters Ball" (mp3 click here)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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