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Mister Sandman

Words and Music by Pat Ballard - 1954

Number 1 on the Hit Parade in 1954, played for 18 weeks.

Intro:
C	Am	Dm	G7
C	Am	Dm	G7
Chorus:
C	-	B7	-
E7	-	A7	-
D7	-	G7	-
C	-	Ab7	G7
C	-	B7	-
E7	-	A7	-
Dm	-	Fm	-
C	D7         G7	C	-  (G7 to chorus)

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

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Intro:

(No words)

 

Chorus:

Mister Sandman, bring me a dream.

Make her complexion like peaches and cream,

Give her two lips like roses in clover,

Then tell me that my lonesome nights are over.

Sandman, I'm so alone,

Don't have nobody to call my own,

Please turn on your magic beam,

Mister Sandman bring me a dream.

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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Watch John Green's Banjo Ensemble perform "Mister Sandman" (youtube)

 

Listen to the WinLand Banjo Band perform "Mister Sandman" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com