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Song's full name:
"I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin’ Those
Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues"
[Verse 1]
GaugI'm a crCanky old yAmank in a clDmanky old G7tank
I'm hCeadin' for a huGdimllaballooG7  Fm  G7  
I'll be rCidin' my tC7ank through a TFokyo bAb7ank
SCure as GdimI'm an arG7my buckarooC  F  C  
[Bridge]
And whC7en I sFet my khaki G7down in Cold Nagasaki
I'll be sDmingin' like a G7wacky jackaroCoG7  C  
And yC7ou can bFet my cracky eveG7ry sCuki-yaki lacky
Will be lD7ookin mighty tacky when I dGo
[Verse 2]
GaugI'm a crCanky old yAmank in a clDmanky old G7tank
I'm hCeadin' for a huGdimllaballooG7  Fm  G7  
I'll be rCidin' my swC7ank little hFanky panky Ab7tank
Through the strCeets of Yokohama
With a CHonoGmlulu A7mama
DmSingin' those G7beat-o, flCat on E7his sA7eat-o,
DmHirohG7ito CblueGaugsC  

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Cranky Old Yank

by Hoagy Carmichael

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gaug

Gdim

Ab7

Song's full name:

"I'm a Cranky Old Yank in a Clanky Old Tank on the Streets of Yokohama with my Honolulu Mama Doin’ Those

Beat-o, Beat-o Flat-On-My-Seat-o, Hirohito Blues"

[Verse 1]

Gaug C Am Dm G7

I'm a cranky old yank in a clanky old tank

C Gdim G7 Fm G7

I'm headin' for a hullaballoo

C C7 F Ab7

I'll be ridin' my tank through a Tokyo bank

C Gdim G7 C F C

Sure as I'm an army buckaroo

[Bridge]

C7 F G7 C

And when I set my khaki down in old Nagasaki

Dm G7 C G7 C

I'll be singin' like a wacky jackaroo

C7 F G7 C

And you can bet my cracky every suki-yaki lacky

D7 G

Will be lookin mighty tacky when I do

[Verse 2]

Gaug C Am Dm G7

I'm a cranky old yank in a clanky old tank

C Gdim G7 Fm G7

I'm headin' for a hullaballoo

C C7 F Ab7

I'll be ridin' my swank little hanky panky tank

Through the streets of Yokohama

C Gm A7

With a Honolulu mama

Dm G7 C E7 A7

Singin' those beat-o, flat on his seat-o,

Dm G7 C Gaug C

Hirohito blues

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