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
G7
323003
G#dim
4x343x
A7sus2
002000
G6 3x243x alt x20010
D6
x00202
D7
x00212
D6(9) x54455 (Best ending chord on earth)
[Intro]
D D/F# G7 A7
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.

Tuxedo Junction chords and lyrics

Free chords for Tuxedo Junction by Ella Fitzgerald. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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
G7        323003
G#dim     4x343x
D6        x00202
[Intro]
D  D/F#  G7  A7
D  D/F#  G7  A7
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
 [Verse]
[Chorus]
[Outro]

Tuxedo Junction Chords by Ella Fitzgerald

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