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Sam, The Old Accordion Man

Words and Music by Walter Donaldson - 1927

Verse:
G	B7	Fdim	C
A7	-	D7	-         (G     C#dim     D7)
Chorus:
G	-	C7	-         (G      D7    C#dim)
E7	A7            D7	G	-               (C#dim     D7)
G	-	C7	-         (G      D7    C#dim)
E7	A7            D7	G	G7
C	F7	C	F7
G	Eb7	G                   (E7     A7)	D7       (G     C#dim     D7)
G	-	C7	-          (G      D7    C#dim)
E7	A7            D7	G	-          (D7 repeat chorus)

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

The chord names in parenthesis are optional.

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Verse:

He don 't play melodies,  Just plays blue harmonies,
Just like nobody ever had.

 

Chorus:

He just plays chords,  That make you feel grand,

They call him Sam, The Old Accordion Man.

His dreamy chords,  Remind you of heav'n,

And they're real chords, According to Dixie Land.
In the evening by the moonlight,  When the sun is gone down,
How those lovers,  Levee lovers,  Love to hang around.

He plays those chords,  Like nobody can,

They call him Sam,  The Old Accordion Man.

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com