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Lazy River
Hoagy Carmichael
Notes:
- Key of F
Chords used:
      D7D7*    Db7     C7C7*     G7     Gm    Ab7      F    Gm7     F6     A7     Bb  Bdim7  
e|-5---------4----3---------3----3----4----1----3---------0----1----1----|
B|-7----3----6----5----1----3----3----4----1----3----3----2----3----0----|
G|-5----5----4----3----3----4----3----5----2----3----2----0----3----1----|
D|-7----4----6----5----2----3----5----4----3----3----3----2----3----0----|
A|-5----5----4----3----3----5----5----6----3----5----3----0----1---------|
E|----------------3---------3----3----4----1-----------------------------|
[Intro]
F           C7*      F           C7*
I like lazy weather, I like lazy days
                   F            A7      BbD7*
Can’t be blamed for having lazy ways
Gm            D7*    Gm               D7*
Some old lazy river, sleeps beside my door
G7                D7* G7  C7*
Whisp’ring to the sun-lit shore
[Verse 1]
D7Up a lazy river by the D7old Db7mill C7run
That G7lazy, lazy river in the G7noon-Ab7day G7sun
C7Linger in the shade of a C7kind Db7old C7tree
FThrow away your Gm7troubC7les, dream a F6dream with meA7  
[Verse 2]
D7Up a lazy river, where the D7ro-Db7bin's C7song
G7Awakes a bright new morning we can G7loaf Ab7al--G7ong
            Bb    Bdim7               FD7*
Blue skies up above, everyone's in love
           G7           C7               FD7*
Up that lazy river, how happy you can be
G7Up that C7lazy river with Fme

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Lazy River

by Hoagy Carmichael

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db7

Ab7

Gm7

Bdim7

Lazy River

Hoagy Carmichael

Notes:

- Key of F

Chords used:

D7 Db7 C7 G7 Gm Ab7 F Gm7 F6 A7 Bb Bdim7

D7* C7*

e|-5---------4----3---------3----3----4----1----3---------0----1----1----|

B|-7----3----6----5----1----3----3----4----1----3----3----2----3----0----|

G|-5----5----4----3----3----4----3----5----2----3----2----0----3----1----|

D|-7----4----6----5----2----3----5----4----3----3----3----2----3----0----|

A|-5----5----4----3----3----5----5----6----3----5----3----0----1---------|

E|----------------3---------3----3----4----1-----------------------------|

[Intro]

F C7* F C7*

I like lazy weather, I like lazy days

F A7 Bb

D7*

Can’t be blamed for having lazy ways

Gm D7* Gm D7*

Some old lazy river, sleeps beside my door

G7 D7* G7 C7*

Whisp’ring to the sun-lit shore

[Verse 1]

D7 D7 Db7 C7

Up a lazy river by the old mill run

G7 G7 Ab7 G7

That lazy, lazy river in the noon-day sun

C7 C7 Db7 C7

Linger in the shade of a kind old tree

F Gm7 C7 F6 A7

Throw away your troubles, dream a dream with me

[Verse 2]

D7 D7 Db7 C7

Up a lazy river, where the ro-bin's song

G7 G7 Ab7 G7

Awakes a bright new morning we can loaf al--ong

Bb Bdim7 F

D7*

Blue skies up above, everyone's in love

G7 C7 F

D7*

Up that lazy river, how happy you can be

G7 C7 F

Up that lazy river with me

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