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Written by: Irving Berlin
From: "Irving Berlin Songs" (1951)
Tuning: Standard
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Capo: 1st fret
Play: G
Key: Ab (Verses and Intro) / Db (Chorus)
CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
A#dim/C#  x-4-2-3-2-x
G7/F      1-x-3-0-0-x
C/E       0-x-2-0-1-0
C/B       x-2-x-0-1-0
C/A       x-0-2-0-1-0
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
D7/F#     2-x-0-2-1-2
C6        x-3-2-2-1-0
C#9       x-4-3-4-4-x
C9        x-3-2-3-3-x
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[Intro]
|  G|  C   A#dim/C#|  D|  D7|
[Verse]
 GOh, ma honey, Goh, ma honey
 CBetter hurry and Dlet's meander
 GAin't you goin', Gain't you goin'
 A7To the leader man, D7ragged meter man?
 GOh, ma honey, Goh, ma honey
 CLet me take you to DAlexander's
GGrand G7/Fstand, C/Ebrass A#dim/C#band
 D7Ain't you comin' G7along?
[Chorus A]
Come on and Chear
Come on and Chear
AleG7xander's Ragtime CBand
Come on and Fhear
Come on and Fhear
It's the Fbest band in the land
They can Cplay a bugle call
Like you Cnever heard before
CSo natuC/Bral that you C/Awant to go to C/Gwar
D7That's just the bestest band what Gam, my G7Honey Lamb!
[Chorus B]
Come on aClong
Come on aClong
Let me G7take you by the Chand
Up to the Fman
Up to the Fman
Who's the Fleader of the band
And if you Ccare to hear that "C7Swanee River”
FPlayed in D7/F#ragtime
Come on and Chear
Come on and Amhear
AleD7xander's G7Ragtime CBand
[Solo] scat vocals
|  C| % | % |  Caug|
|  C   C/E|  F   D7/F#|  G| % |
                  (break)
[Chorus A]
   CCome on and hear
D7Alexander's G7Ragtime CBand
Come on and Fhear
Come Fon and hear
It's the Fbest band in the land
They can C6play a bugle call
Like you Cnever heard before
CSo natuC/Aral that you C/Awant to go to C/Gwar
D7That's just the bestest band what Gam, oh, G7Honey Lamb!
[Chorus B]
 CCome on along
 CCome on along
Let me G7take you by the Chand
Up to the Fman
Up Fto the man
Who's the Fleader of the band
And if you Ccare to hear that "C7Swanee River”
FPlayed in D7/F#ragtime
Come on and Chear, let's hear
 CLet's hear
AleD7xander's G7Ragtime CBand
[Instrumental]
  |   G|  %  |  D7|  G|
Ah, here they come!
|  C| % | % | % |
|  G| % | % | % |
|  A7| % |  D7|  G|
[Chorus B]
Come on aClong
Come on aClong
Let me G7take you by the Chand
Up to the Fman
Up Fto the man
Who's the Fleader of the band
And if you Ccare to hear that "C7Swanee River”
FPlayed in D7/F#ragtime
CCome on and hear
Come Con and hear
 |     D7|    G7|      C|  C#9  C9  
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Alexanders Ragtime Band

by The Andrews Sisters

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

A#dim/C#

G7/F

C/E

C/B

C/A

C/G

D7/F#

Caug

C#9

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Written by: Irving Berlin

From: "Irving Berlin Songs" (1951)

Tuning: Standard

---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Capo: 1st fret

Play: G

Key: Ab (Verses and Intro) / Db (Chorus)

CHORDS

E-A-D-G-B-e

A#dim/C# x-4-2-3-2-x

G7/F 1-x-3-0-0-x

C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0

C/B x-2-x-0-1-0

C/A x-0-2-0-1-0

C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0

D7/F# 2-x-0-2-1-2

C6 x-3-2-2-1-0

C#9 x-4-3-4-4-x

C9 x-3-2-3-3-x

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[Intro]

G C A#dim/C# D D7

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[Verse]

G G

Oh, ma honey, oh, ma honey

C D

Better hurry and let's meander

G G

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

A7 D7

To the leader man, ragged meter man?

G G

Oh, ma honey, oh, ma honey

C D

Let me take you to Alexander's

G G7/F C/E A#dim/C#

Grand stand, brass band

D7 G7

Ain't you comin' along?

[Chorus A]

Come on and hear

G7 C

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Come on and hear

It's the best band in the land

They can play a bugle call

Like you never heard before

C C/B C/A C/G

So natural that you want to go to war

D7 G G7

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

[Chorus B]

Come on along

G7 C

Let me take you by the hand

Up to the man

Who's the leader of the band

C C7

And if you care to hear that "Swanee River”

F D7/F#

Played in ragtime

Come on and hear

D7 G7 C

Alexander's Ragtime Band

[Solo] scat vocals

C Caug

| | % | % | |

C C/E F D7/F# G

| | | | % |

(break)

[Chorus A]

Come on and hear

D7 G7 C

Alexander's Ragtime Band

Come on and hear

It's the best band in the land

They can play a bugle call

Like you never heard before

C C/A C/A C/G

So natural that you want to go to war

D7 G G7

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

[Chorus B]

Come on along

G7 C

Let me take you by the hand

Up to the man

Who's the leader of the band

C C7

And if you care to hear that "Swanee River”

F D7/F#

Played in ragtime

Come on and hear, let's hear

Let's hear

D7 G7 C

Alexander's Ragtime Band

[Instrumental]

G D7 G

| | % | | |

Ah, here they come!

| | % | % | % |

A7 D7 G

| | % | | |

[Chorus B]

Come on along

G7 C

Let me take you by the hand

Up to the man

Who's the leader of the band

C C7

And if you care to hear that "Swanee River”

F D7/F#

Played in ragtime

Come on and hear

D7 G7 C C#9 C9

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Alexander's Ragtime Band

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