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Play A Simple Melody

(aka "I Want To Listen To Rag")

Words and Music by Irving Berlin - 1914

Number 2 on the Hit Parade in 1950, played for 11 weeks.

Play A Simple Melody:
F	-	C7	-
-	-	F	C7
F	-	C7	-
-	-	F	-
I Want To Listen To Rag:
F	-	C7	-
-	-	F	C7
F	-	C7	-
-	-	F	-   (repeat all)

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

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Play A Simple Melody:

Won't you Play A Simple Melody,
Like my mother sang to me?
One with good old fashioned harmony,
Play A Simple Melody.

 

I Want To Listen To Rag:

Musical demon, set your honey a-dreamin', Won't you play me some rag?
Just change that classical nag, To some sweet beautiful drag.

If you will play from a copy of a tune that is choppy, You'll get all my applause,
And that is simply because, I want to listen to rag.

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

This Chord Chart may not appear correctly with some browsers.  It should be viewed with a full size window.

The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com