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Yankee Doodle Boy
Words and Music by George M. Cohan - 1904
 Chorus:
G - A7 -
D7 - G -
E7 - Am           E7 Am
A7 - D7 -
G - A7 -
D7 - G -
G               D7 G             D7 G              D7 G              E7
A7 D7 G -         (D7 repeat)
8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.
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Chorus:
I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy,
A Yankee Doodle, do or die.
A real live nephew of my Uncle Sam's,
Born on the Fourth of July.
I've got a Yankee Doodle sweetheart,
She's my Yankee Doodle joy.
Yankee Doodle came to London
Just to ride the ponies,
I am the Yankee Doodle Boy!
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Listen to Eddie Peabody play "Yankee Doodle Boy" (mp3)
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Arranged by Jim Bottorff
 
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