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MAME

Words and Music by J. Herman - 1966

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C             C6	Cmaj7       C#dim	Dm7	G7
Dm	Dm7          G7	Cmaj7         C6	Cmaj7
Am	Am7          Am6	Em	A9
Dm	Dm7          G7	C               C#dim	Dm7           G7
C             C6	Cmaj7       C#dim	Dm7	G7
Dm	Dm7          G7	E7	Dm6           E7
Am	Am7         Ebdim	Em	A9
Dm	Dm7          G7	Em             Em7	A9
D7	Dm7          G7	C	-         (G7 repeat)

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

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You coax the blues right out of the horn, Mame,

You charm the husk right off of the corn Mame,

You've got the banjoes strummin' and plunkin' out a tune to beat the band,

The whole plantation's hummin' since you brought Dixie back to Dixieland.

You make the cotton easy to pick, Mame,

You give my old mint julep a kick Mame,

You make the old magnolia tree blossom at the mention of your name,

You've made us feel alive again, You've given us the drive again,

To make the South revive again Mame.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

 

Watch the WineLand Banjo Band perform "Mame" (youtube, timestamp 3:00)

Vocal by Randi Shore

 

Listen to The Ragtimers perform "Mame" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com