Chords for Banjo Music "A Shanty In Old Shanty Town" Eddy Davis Tenor Banjo

Tempo:
137.4 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

B

Bb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Banjo Music "A Shanty In Old Shanty Town" Eddy Davis Tenor Banjo chords
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And Dizzy was doing sambas, and one he did was a little old tune,
and I'll never forget, just riding down the road listening to this.
Kind of got a kick out of it, because it's, let's see, how's it go?
It's, [G]
oh, [A] [D]
[F] no, no.
[A] [D]
[Gb] Oh, yeah, now I got it.
[G]
[Bb] [B] [C] [B]
[C] Now I got it now?
[D]
[B] [G]
[Gm] [C]
[Am] He did it in a samba, I [G] remember.
[Gm] [G]
[C]
Well, it's only [Db] shabby [D] in old shabby town.
[G] The [Bb] roof is so slanted that [B] it touches the ground.
[C] It's a humble [C] down track by an old [D] railroad track.
It's [G] a [B] millionaire's mansion.
[Gm] Well, it's calling me [C] back.
I'd [F] give up [Em] my palace [D] if I were a king.
[G] It's more than [Ab] a palace.
[B] It's my
[G] everything.
[Bb] There's a queen waiting [F] there [C] under the silvery [Eb] crown
in [Gm] shabby, in [C] old shabby town.
[Bb] [C] [F]
[Db] [D]
[G]
[Bb] [B]
[G] [C]
[F]
[D] [G]
[B] [Bb]
[C] [F]
[A] [D]
[G] [D] [G]
[Bb] [G]
[Bb]
[G] [C]
[D] [A]
[F]
[C] [G]
[A]
[D] [Gb]
[B] [C] [E] [G]
[C]
[Cm]
[F] [D] [B]
[Em] [Bb]
[E] [F]
Well, I'd give [Db] up my palace [D] if I were a king.
[B]
It's more than [Bb] a palace.
[B] It's my [G] everything.
[Dm]
There's a queen waiting [G] there [Am] with a [D] silvery crown
in a shabby, [Dbm] in old [A] shabby town.
[D] [B] In a shabby, [C] in old shabby town.
[D] [B] In a shabby, [Bb] in old [A] shabby town.
[E] In [C] a [Bb] shabby, [C] in old [G] shabby town.
[D] [A]
[Gb] [F]
[Ab]
Well, did he.
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G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
B
12341112
Bb
12341111
G
2131
C
3211
D
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And Dizzy was doing sambas, and one he did was a little old tune,
and I'll never forget, just riding down the road listening to this.
Kind of got a kick out of it, because it's, _ let's see, how's it go?
It's, _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
oh, _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F] no, no.
_ [A] _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Gb] Oh, yeah, now I got it.
[G] _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Now I got it now?
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] He did it in a samba, I [G] remember. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Well, it's only [Db] _ _ shabby _ [D] in old shabby town. _
_ [G] _ _ The [Bb] roof is so slanted that [B] it touches the ground.
_ [C] It's a humble [C] down track _ by an old [D] railroad track.
_ It's [G] a _ _ [B] millionaire's mansion.
_ [Gm] Well, it's calling me [C] back. _
_ _ _ I'd [F] give up [Em] my palace _ [D] if I were a king.
_ [G] It's more than [Ab] a palace.
_ _ [B] It's my _
[G] everything.
_ _ [Bb] There's a queen waiting _ [F] there _ [C] under the silvery [Eb] crown
_ in [Gm] shabby, in [C] old shabby town. _
_ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F]
Well, I'd give [Db] up my palace [D] if I were a king.
_ _ [B]
It's more than [Bb] a palace.
_ [B] It's my _ [G] _ everything.
_ _ [Dm]
There's a queen waiting [G] _ there [Am] with a _ _ [D] silvery crown
_ in a shabby, _ [Dbm] _ _ in old [A] shabby town.
_ _ [D] _ _ [B] In a shabby, [C] in old shabby town.
_ [D] _ _ _ [B] In a shabby, [Bb] in _ old [A] shabby town.
_ _ [E] _ _ In [C] a [Bb] shabby, [C] in old [G] shabby town.
_ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Well, did he. _ _ _

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