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Glad Rag Doll

Words by Jack Yellen, Music by Milton Ager and Dan Dougherty - 1929

Verse:
C          Cdim	Dm         G7	C          Em	G7
C          Am6	Em          E7	Em        D7	G7          C7
Chorus:
F	Fm	C	A7
D7	G7          G+	C	-
F	Fm	C	A7
D7	G7          B7	C	F       Fm      C      C+
E7	Bm     Cm     C      E7	A7	-
D7	Em  Bbm  Gmaj7  D7	G7         Gdim	G7         C7
F	Fm	C	A7
D7	Fm6       G7	C	-       (G7 to chorus)

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

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Verse:

Little painted lady with your lovely clothes, Where are you bound for, may I ask?

What your diamonds cost you, Ev'rybody knows. All the world can see behind your mask.

 

Chorus:

All dolled up in glad rags, Tomorrow may turn to sad rags,

They call you Glad Rag Doll.

Admired, desired, By lovers who soon grow tired,

Poor little Glad Rag Doll.

You're just a pretty toy they like to play with;

You're not the kind they choose to grow old and gray with,

Don't make this the end dear, It's never too late to mend, dear,

Poor little Glad Rag Doll.

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Listen to the Big Ben Banjo Band perform "Glad Rag Doll" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com