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I'm Gonna Sit Right Down

And Write Myself A Letter

Words by Joe Young. Music by Fred E. Ahiert - 1935

Number 2 on the Hit Parade in 1936, played for 6 weeks.

Verse:
C                B	Dm7           G7	C               B	Dm7            G7
C               Am7	Dm7           G7	C              Am	Dm7            G7
C                B	Dm7           G7	Am           Am7	C                Cm
G               Em	Am7           D7	Dm7	G7
Chorus:
C             Cmaj7	C6             G+7	Cmaj7	-
-	E7	F               A7	Dm
Dm7	G7	C	Gm             A7
D7	-	G7	-
C             Cmaj7	C                G7	Cmaj7	-
-	E7	F               A7	Dm
F              Fmaj7	F6              F#dim	C              Gm	A7
D7	G7	C	-   (G7 repeat chorus)

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

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Verse:

The mailman passes by, And I just wonder why,

He never stops to ring my front door bell.

There's not a single line, From that dear old love of mine,

No, not a word since I last heard Farewell.

 

Chorus:

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter,

And make believe it came from you.

I'm gonna write words, oh so sweet, They're gonna knock me off my feet,

Alot of kisses on the bottom, I'll be glad I gotem.

I'm gonna smile and say "I hope youre feeling better",

And close with love the way you do.

I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter,

And make believe it came from you.

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Performer Links:

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Watch the WineLand Banjo Band perform "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter" (youtube)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com