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- Shanty In Old
Shanty Town
- Lyrics by Joe
Young, Music by Little Jack Little and John Siras - 1932
Verse: |
C7 |
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F C7 Cm |
D7 |
Gm D7 Dm |
E7 |
F |
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C7 |
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F C7 Cm |
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Dm |
E7 |
Am Adim |
C7 |
Chorus: |
F |
A7 |
D7 |
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G7 |
F#7 |
G7 |
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C7 G7 |
C7 |
F Bb Db7 |
F D7 |
G7 F Bbm |
G7 |
C7 |
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F |
A7 |
D7 |
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G7 |
F#7 |
G7 |
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Bb Edim Bb |
Bbm |
F A7 |
D7 |
Gm |
C7 |
F |
- (C7
to chorus) |
- 6-beat intro. Play 3-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- The above arrangement is in
3/4 waltz time as in the original sheet music.
- Click here to listen to the
chorus in 4/4 time (4-beats for each cell).
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- Verse:
- I'm up in the world, But
I'd give the world,
- To be where I used to be;
- A heavenly nest, Where I
rest the best,
- Means more than the world
to me.
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- Chorus:
- It's only a shanty in old
Shanty Town,
- The roof is so slanty it
touches the ground;
- But my tumbled down shack,
by an old railroad track,
- Like a millionaire's mansion,
is calling me back.
- I'd give up a palace, if
I were a king;
- It's more than a palace,
it's my ev'ry thing.
- There's a queen waiting
there with a silvery crown,
- In A Shanty In Old Shanty
Town.
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- Listen to Larry Kennedy
play "Shanty In Old Shanty Town" (mp3)
- Recorded at 39 Main
Restaurant in Tiburon, CA - 1975
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- 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.
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- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com