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- When That Midnight
Choo, Choo, Leaves For Alabam'
- Words and Music
by Irving Berlin - 1912
| Intro: |
| Eb |
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G7 |
Cm G7 Cm
Cdim |
| Eb Cdim |
Eb Cdim |
Eb Cdim Bb7 |
Eb |
| Verse: |
| Eb Bb+ |
Eb |
- Bb+ |
Eb Ab Abm |
| Eb Eb7 |
Ab Eb Ab |
Eb Bb7 |
Eb |
| Eb Bb+ |
Eb |
- Bb+ |
Eb Bbdim |
| Bb Bbdim F7 Bb |
Cm F7 |
Bb |
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| Bb7 |
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| Chorus: |
| Eb C |
Bb7 |
Eb |
- Bbdim |
| Bb7 |
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Eb |
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| Eb C |
Bb7 |
Eb |
- Bbdim
Gb7 |
| F7 |
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Bb7 |
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| Eb7 |
- Cm Eb+ |
Ab |
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| C7 |
- C+ C7 |
Fm7 |
B7 |
| Eb |
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G7 |
Cm G7 Cm
Cdim |
| Eb Cdim |
Eb Cdim |
Eb Cdim Bb7 |
Eb (to chorus) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
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- Intro:
- (Instrumental)
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- Verse:
- I've had a mighty busy day,
I've had to pack my things away.
- Now I'm goin' to give the
landlord back his key. The very key,
- That opened up my dreary
flat, where many weary nights I sat,
- Thinking of the folks down
home who think of me.
- You can bet you'll find
me singing happily.
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- Chorus:
- When that midnight choo,
choo, leaves for Alabam',
- I'll be right there. I've
got my fare.
- When I see that rusty haired
conductor man,
- I'll grab him by the collar
and I'll holer "Alabam', Alabam',"
- That's where you stop your
train, that brings me back again.
- Down home where I'll remain,
where my honeylamb am.
- I will be right there with
bells, when that old conductor yells,
- "All aboard! All aboard!
All aboard for Alabam'."
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- Performer Links:
- (webpage)
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- Watch
Katie Cavera and John Gill perform "When The Midnight Choo-Choo
Leaves For Alabam'" (youtube)
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- Watch
the Bob Schultz Frisco Jazz Band perform "Midnight Choo-Choo"
with Scott Anthony on banjo and vocal (youtube)
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- Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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- The chord names should
appear in single rows. Let me know of any problems.
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- email: jbott@ix.netcom.com