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Tuxedo Junction

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This is a great Big Band tune from the 1930's later becoming a #1 hit for The Glenn Miller Orchestra in about
1940.  The Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Frankie Avalon and others covered
it and in the 1970's it became the theme song for The Manhattan Transfer.
I sugest using D6(9) as a final chord
      D/F#200232
        G7323003
     G#dim4x343x
    A7sus2002000
G6        3x243x alt x20010
        D6x00202
        D7x00212
D6(9)     x54455 (Best ending chord on earth)
[Intro]
D  D/F#  G7  A7
D  D/F#  G7  A7
[Verse]
DWay down South,       D/F#in G7Bir         A7mingham
A7I mean DSouth,     D/F#in    G7Ala  A7bam'
A7There's An olDd placeD/F#  
D/F#Where peo     Gple G#dim7go
to A7sus2dance the    Dnight away
[Chorus]
DIt's a G6junctionG6  G6  G6  
    G7Where the D6town folk mD7eet
DAt each G6functionG7  
     G7in a Dtux they'll gEm7reet youA7  
[Verse]
DWay down South,       D/F#in G7Bir         A7mingham
A7I mean DSouth,     D/F#in    G7Alabam'
A7That   old   DplaceD/F#  
D/F#Where peo     Gple G#dim7go
to A7sus2dance the    Dnight away
 [Verse]
DThey all D/F#drive or G7walk for miles
A7To get Djive         D/F#tG7hat southern style,
A7So blueD  D/F#  G7  
 D/F#it'll maGke yoG#dim7u want
to A7sus2dance the    Dnight away
[Chorus]
DIt's a G6junction
    G7Where the D6town folk mD7eet
DAt each G6functionG7  
     G7in a Dtux they'll gEm7reet youA7  
[Outro]
DCome on down,           D/F#fG7orget your A7care
A7Come on Ddown,         D/F#   G7you'll A7find me there
A7So long tDown, ID/F#'m headG7ing for
TuA7sus2xedo Junction  Dnow.D  

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Tuxedo Junction

by Ella Fitzgerald

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D/F#

G#dim

A7sus2

G#dim7

Em7

This is a great Big Band tune from the 1930's later becoming a #1 hit for The Glenn Miller Orchestra in about

1940. The Andrews Sisters, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Harry James, Frankie Avalon and others covered

it and in the 1970's it became the theme song for The Manhattan Transfer.

I sugest using D6(9) as a final chord

D/F#

200232

323003

G#dim

4x343x

A7sus2

002000

G6 3x243x alt x20010

x00202

x00212

D6(9) x54455 (Best ending chord on earth)

[Intro]

D D/F# G7 A7

[Verse]

D D/F# G7 A7

Way down South, in Bir mingham

A7 D D/F# G7 A7

I mean South, in Ala bam'

A7 D D/F#

There's An old place

D/F# G G#dim7

Where peo ple go

A7sus2 D

to dance the night away

[Chorus]

D G6 G6 G6 G6

It's a junction

G7 D6 D7

Where the town folk meet

D G6 G7

At each function

G7 D Em7 A7

in a tux they'll greet you

[Verse]

D D/F# G7 A7

Way down South, in Bir mingham

A7 D D/F# G7

I mean South, in Alabam'

A7 D D/F#

That old place

D/F# G G#dim7

Where peo ple go

A7sus2 D

to dance the night away

[Verse]

D D/F# G7

They all drive or walk for miles

A7 D D/F# G7

To get jive that southern style,

A7 D D/F# G7

So blue

D/F# G G#dim7

it'll make you want

A7sus2 D

to dance the night away

[Chorus]

D G6

It's a junction

G7 D6 D7

Where the town folk meet

D G6 G7

At each function

G7 D Em7 A7

in a tux they'll greet you

[Outro]

D D/F# G7 A7

Come on down, forget your care

A7 D D/F# G7 A7

Come on down, you'll find me there

A7 D D/F# G7

So long town, I'm heading for

A7sus2 D D

Tuxedo Junction now.

About Tuxedo Junction Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

Learn how to play Tuxedo Junction by Ella Fitzgerald with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Tuxedo Junction chords”, “Tuxedo Junction guitar chords”, or “Ella Fitzgerald Tuxedo Junction chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Tuxedo Junction chords and for experienced players who want accurate Tuxedo Junction lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D6, D/F#, G7, G#dim, A7sus2, G6.

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The chords for "Tuxedo Junction" show the original chord names (including D6, D/F#, G7, G#dim, A7sus2, G6). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.