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My Gal Sal
Lyrics and Music by Paul Dresser - 1905
Chorus (4/4):
Bb Eb          Ebm Bb -
Bb Eb          Ebm Bb -
D7 - Gm -
C7 - F7 -
Bb Eb          Ebm Bb -
D7 - Gm Bb7
Eb Bb         Fm6 G7 Cm
C7 F7 Bb -  (F7 to chorus)
Verse:  8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell.
Click here for "My Gal Sal" with the verse.
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Chorus:
They called her frivolous Sal,
A peculiar sort of a gal,
With a heart that was mellow,
An all'round good fellow, was my old pal.
Your troubles, sorrows and care,
She was always willing to share;
A wild sort of devil, But dead on the level,
Was My Gal Sal.
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Listen to this song in 4/4 time with single-string banjo melody (click here)
 
Listen to Bill Dendle play "My Gal Sal" in 3/4 and 4/4 time (mp3)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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