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Tangerine

Words and Music by Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger - 1942

Number 2 on the Hit Parade in 1942, played for 13 weeks.

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Gm7	C7	F	-            Abdim
Gm7           C7	Gm7          C7	F	-              D+7
Gm7	C7	F	-               E7
A              F#m	Bm7          E9	A7	-              D+7
Gm7	C7	F	-            Abdim
Gm7           C7	Gm7         C7	A7	D7
Gm	A7	Dm7	F             G7
Bbm          Gm7	-               C7	F	-          (D+7  repeat)

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

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Tangerine, she is all they claim,
With her eyes of night and lips as bright as flame.
Tangerine, when she dances by,

Senoritas stare and caballeros sigh.
And I've seen toasts to Tangerine,
Raised in every bar across the Argentine.
Yes, she has them all on the run, but her heart belongs to just one,
Her heart belongs to Tangerine.
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Performer Links:

(webpage)

 

Listen to Nick Lucas perform "Tangerine" (mp3)

 

Listen to Steve Peterson perform "Tangerine" on the plectrum banjo (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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email: jbott@ix.netcom.com