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Written by: Irving Berlin
Key: C (Verses and Intro) / F (Chorus)
Published in 1911
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
       E-A-D-G-B-e
C      x-3-2-0-1-0
C/Bb   x-1-2-0-1-0
F/A    x-0-3-2-1-1
F#dim7 2-x-1-2-1-x or x-x-1-2-1-2
Bb     x-1-3-3-3-1
Bb/A   x-0-3-3-3-x
Bb/G   3-x-3-3-3-x
Bb/F   1-x-3-3-3-x
Bdim7  x-2-3-1-3-x
F      x-x-3-2-1-1
F/E    x-x-2(2)1-1
F/E    x-x-0-2-1-1
F/C    x-3-x-2-1-1
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[Intro]
|  C|  C7|  F|  E   G|
|  C|  G7|  C|  G7|
[Verse 1]
 COh, ma honey, Coh, ma honey
 FBetter hurry and Glet's meander
 CAin't you goin', Cain't you goin'
 D7To the leader man, G7ragged meter man?
 COh, ma honey, Coh, ma honey
 FLet me take you to GAlexander's
CGrand C/Bbstand, F/Abrass F#dim7band
                G7|  C   C7     C|
 Ain't you comin' along?
[Chorus A]
Come on and Fhear
Come on and Fhear
AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand
           |  Bb   Bb/A|
Come on and hear
           |  Bb/G   Bb/F|
Come on and hear
It's the Bbbest band in the land
They can Fplay a bugle call
Like you Fnever heard before
FSo natural that you Fwant to go to war
G7That's just the bestest band what C7am, oh, C7Honey Lamb!
[Chorus B]
Come on aFlong
Come on aFlong
Let me C7take you by the Fhand
         |  Bb   Bb/A|
Up to the man
         |  Bb/G   Bb/F|
The funny man
Who's the Bbleader of the band
And if you Fcare to hear “The F7Swanee River”
BbPlayed in Bdim7ragtime
Come on and Fhear
Come on and Fhear
AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand
[Interlude]
|  C|  C7|  F|  E   G|
|  C|  G7|  C|  G7|
[Verse 2]
 COh, ma honey, Coh, ma honey
 FThere's a fiddle with Gnotes that screeches
 CYes, like a chickenC, like a chicken
 D7And the clarinet, G7is a colored pet
 CCome and listen, Ccome and listen
 FTo a classical Gband what's peaches
CCome C/Bbnow, F/Asome F#dim7how
             G7|  C   C7     C|
 Better hurry along
[Chorus A]
Come on and Fhear
Come on and Fhear
AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand
           |  Bb   Bb/A|
Come on and hear
           |  Bb/G   Bb/F|
Come on and hear
It's the Bbbest band in the land
They can Fplay a bugle call
Like you Fnever heard before
FSo natural that you Fwant to go to war
G7That's just the bestest band what C7am, oh, C7Honey Lamb!
[Chorus B]
Come on aFlong
Come on aFlong
Let me C7take you by the Fhand
         |  Bb   Bb/A|
Up to the man
         |  Bb/G   Bb/F|
The funny man
Who's the Bbleader of the band
And if you Fcare to hear “The F7Swanee River”
BbPlayed in Bdim7ragtime
Come on and Fhear
Come on and Fhear
AleC7xander's Ragtime FBand
[Chorus A]
|  F   F/E|  F/D   F/C|  C7|  F|
(instrumental)
|  Bb   Bb/A|  Bb/G   Bb/F|  Bb| % |
(instrumental)
They can Fplay a bugle call
Like you Fnever heard before
|  N.C.  |  %  |
(instrumental)
Ain’t that G7just the bestest band what C7am, oh, C7Honey Lamb!
[Chorus B]
|  F   F/E|  F/D   F/C|  C7|  F|
(instrumental)
|  Bb   Bb/A|  Bb/G   Bb/F|  Bb| % |
(instrumental)
|  F|  F7|  Bb|  Bdim7|
(instrumental)
Come on and Fhear
Come on and Fhear
AleC7xander's Ragtime FBandF  

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Alexanders Ragtime Band

by Irving Berlin

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/Bb

F/A

F#dim7

Bb/A

Bb/G

Bb/F

Bdim7

F/E

F/D

F/C

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Written by: Irving Berlin

Key: C (Verses and Intro) / F (Chorus)

Published in 1911

Tuning: Standard

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CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

C x-3-2-0-1-0

C/Bb x-1-2-0-1-0

F/A x-0-3-2-1-1

F#dim7 2-x-1-2-1-x or x-x-1-2-1-2

Bb x-1-3-3-3-1

Bb/A x-0-3-3-3-x

Bb/G 3-x-3-3-3-x

Bb/F 1-x-3-3-3-x

Bdim7 x-2-3-1-3-x

F x-x-3-2-1-1

F/E x-x-2(2)1-1

F/E x-x-0-2-1-1

F/C x-3-x-2-1-1

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[Intro]

C C7 F E G

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C G7 C G7

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[Verse 1]

C C

Oh, ma honey, oh, ma honey

F G

Better hurry and let's meander

C C

Ain't you goin', ain't you goin'

D7 G7

To the leader man, ragged meter man?

C C

Oh, ma honey, oh, ma honey

F G

Let me take you to Alexander's

C C/Bb F/A F#dim7

Grand stand, brass band

G7 C C7 C

| |

Ain't you comin' along?

[Chorus A]

Come on and hear

C7 F

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Bb Bb/A

| |

Come on and hear

Bb/G Bb/F

| |

Come on and hear

It's the best band in the land

They can play a bugle call

Like you never heard before

F F

So natural that you want to go to war

G7 C7 C7

That's just the bestest band what am, oh, Honey Lamb!

[Chorus B]

Come on along

C7 F

Let me take you by the hand

Bb Bb/A

| |

Up to the man

Bb/G Bb/F

| |

The funny man

Who's the leader of the band

F F7

And if you care to hear “The Swanee River”

Bb Bdim7

Played in ragtime

Come on and hear

C7 F

Alexander's Ragtime Band

[Interlude]

C C7 F E G

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C G7 C G7

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[Verse 2]

C C

Oh, ma honey, oh, ma honey

F G

There's a fiddle with notes that screeches

C C

Yes, like a chicken, like a chicken

D7 G7

And the clarinet, is a colored pet

C C

Come and listen, come and listen

F G

To a classical band what's peaches

C C/Bb F/A F#dim7

Come now, some how

G7 C C7 C

| |

Better hurry along

[Chorus A]

Come on and hear

C7 F

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Bb Bb/A

| |

Come on and hear

Bb/G Bb/F

| |

Come on and hear

It's the best band in the land

They can play a bugle call

Like you never heard before

F F

So natural that you want to go to war

G7 C7 C7

That's just the bestest band what am, oh, Honey Lamb!

[Chorus B]

Come on along

C7 F

Let me take you by the hand

Bb Bb/A

| |

Up to the man

Bb/G Bb/F

| |

The funny man

Who's the leader of the band

F F7

And if you care to hear “The Swanee River”

Bb Bdim7

Played in ragtime

Come on and hear

C7 F

Alexander's Ragtime Band

[Chorus A]

F F/E F/D F/C C7 F

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(instrumental)

Bb Bb/A Bb/G Bb/F Bb

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(instrumental)

They can play a bugle call

Like you never heard before

| N.C. | % |

(instrumental)

G7 C7 C7

Ain’t that just the bestest band what am, oh, Honey Lamb!

[Chorus B]

F F/E F/D F/C C7 F

| | | | |

(instrumental)

Bb Bb/A Bb/G Bb/F Bb

| | | | % |

(instrumental)

F F7 Bb Bdim7

| | | | |

(instrumental)

Come on and hear

C7 F F

Alexander's Ragtime Band

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