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SHINE

Words by Cecil Mack and Lew Brown, Music by Ford Dabney - 1924

Verse:
Eb	-	F7	-
Bb7	-	Eb	Bb7
Eb	-	F7	-
Bb            Bb+	G7	Cm    Ebm   Dm   F7	Bb7
Chorus:
Eb	Ebm       Adim	Bb7	-
Eb	Ebm       Adim	Bb7	-
G7           Dm	G7	Cm	-
F7           Cm	F7	Bb7	-
Eb	Ebm       Adim	Bb7	-
G7	-	Cm           G7	Cm
Fm	-	Eb	C7
Fm	Bb7        Bb+	Eb	-       (Bb7 to chorus)

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

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Verse:

Happy Jack, known around the town as "some" boot-black,

Never worried tho' he worked like sin, Had a grin, Guaranteed to bring the bus'ness in,

Ev'ry day when they'd ask him how he got that way,

He would tell 'em "If you envy me, Just try my recipe:"

 

Chorus:

Shine away your bluesies,

Shine, start with your shoesies,

Shine each place up, make it look like new,

Shine your face up, wear a smile, or two,

Shine your these and thosies,

You'll find that ev'rything will turn out fine,

Folks will shine up to ya, Ev'ryone will how-dy-do ya,

You'll make the whole world shine.

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Performer Links:

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Listen to the WineLand Banjo Band perform "Shine" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com