Chords for Frank Sinatra's Salute to Al Jolson - Oct. 01, 1946
Tempo:
124 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Bm
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Ladies and gentlemen, may I say in [F] all sincerity [Bb] that in saluting Al [Eb] Jolson, I'd like to try singing one [Eb] of Al's songs,
[Ebm]
Rock-A-Bye My Baby, the way [Bb] it sounds to me when [F] Al sings it.
Now don't get me wrong, this is not intended to be an imitation.
I'm merely trying [Bb] to express that great [F] nostalgic yearning that wells up inside of me [B] when Al Jolson sings.
[A]
[Gb] [Bm]
[E] [A] [Gb]
[B] [Bm] [Ab]
Rock-a-bye your baby
[F] [Bm] with a [E] Dixie [Abm] melody
[Bm] When you [Gb] croon, [E] croon a tune from the [E] [Ebm] heart of [E] Dixie
[Bm] Just [B] hang that cradle, mammy mine, [E] [A] right [E] on that Mason-Dixon [A] line
[E] [Abm] And [Gbm] swing it [B] from Virginia [E] to Tennessee with all [B] the love that's in [E] ya
[A]
Weep no [B] more, [A] my lady,
[B] sing that [E] song again for [Gb] me
[Bm] An [E] old black [Bm] joke, [E] just as [Abm] though you [Fm]
had
[F] A [Db]
[G] [Gb] million [Ebm] baby kisses I'll deliver [B] the minute that you sing the [Abm] Swanee River
[A]
Rock-a-bye [Fm] [B] your rock-a-bye [Gbm] baby [Bm] with a Dixie [E] melody
[A]
[B] [E]
[A] Rock-a [C]-bye, [A]
hush-a-bye [F] with [Abm] a Dixie [Bm] melody
[Bm]
[E] When you croon, croon a tune [D] [A] from the [B] heart of [E] [Eb] Dixie
[E] Just hang that cradle, mammy mine, [A] right on that Mason-Dixon line
[E] And swing [Bm] it from [B] Virginia [Bm] to Tennessee with [Gb] all the soul that's [B] in ya
[A]
Mammy, [Bb] mammy, [A] listen to what they're playing.
Weep [B] no more, my [E] lady, sing that [Bm] song for me
An [E] old black [D] joke, [E] just as though [Db] you had me on your
[Gb] mind
A million baby kisses
[F] I'll [D] deliver [B] the minute that you sing the Swanee River
[A] [Ab] Rock-a-bye [A] your rock-a [Gbm]-bye baby [Bbm] with [Bm] a Dixie [E] melody
[A]
[N]
[Ebm]
Rock-A-Bye My Baby, the way [Bb] it sounds to me when [F] Al sings it.
Now don't get me wrong, this is not intended to be an imitation.
I'm merely trying [Bb] to express that great [F] nostalgic yearning that wells up inside of me [B] when Al Jolson sings.
[A]
[Gb] [Bm]
[E] [A] [Gb]
[B] [Bm] [Ab]
Rock-a-bye your baby
[F] [Bm] with a [E] Dixie [Abm] melody
[Bm] When you [Gb] croon, [E] croon a tune from the [E] [Ebm] heart of [E] Dixie
[Bm] Just [B] hang that cradle, mammy mine, [E] [A] right [E] on that Mason-Dixon [A] line
[E] [Abm] And [Gbm] swing it [B] from Virginia [E] to Tennessee with all [B] the love that's in [E] ya
[A]
Weep no [B] more, [A] my lady,
[B] sing that [E] song again for [Gb] me
[Bm] An [E] old black [Bm] joke, [E] just as [Abm] though you [Fm]
had
[F] A [Db]
[G] [Gb] million [Ebm] baby kisses I'll deliver [B] the minute that you sing the [Abm] Swanee River
[A]
Rock-a-bye [Fm] [B] your rock-a-bye [Gbm] baby [Bm] with a Dixie [E] melody
[A]
[B] [E]
[A] Rock-a [C]-bye, [A]
hush-a-bye [F] with [Abm] a Dixie [Bm] melody
[Bm]
[E] When you croon, croon a tune [D] [A] from the [B] heart of [E] [Eb] Dixie
[E] Just hang that cradle, mammy mine, [A] right on that Mason-Dixon line
[E] And swing [Bm] it from [B] Virginia [Bm] to Tennessee with [Gb] all the soul that's [B] in ya
[A]
Mammy, [Bb] mammy, [A] listen to what they're playing.
Weep [B] no more, my [E] lady, sing that [Bm] song for me
An [E] old black [D] joke, [E] just as though [Db] you had me on your
[Gb] mind
A million baby kisses
[F] I'll [D] deliver [B] the minute that you sing the Swanee River
[A] [Ab] Rock-a-bye [A] your rock-a [Gbm]-bye baby [Bbm] with [Bm] a Dixie [E] melody
[A]
[N]
Key:
E
A
B
Bm
F
E
A
B
_ Ladies and gentlemen, may I say in [F] all sincerity [Bb] that in saluting Al [Eb] Jolson, I'd like to try singing one [Eb] of Al's songs,
[Ebm]
Rock-A-Bye My Baby, the way [Bb] it sounds to me when [F] Al sings it.
Now don't get me wrong, this is not intended to be an imitation.
I'm merely trying [Bb] to express that great [F] nostalgic yearning that wells up inside of me [B] when Al Jolson sings.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Rock-a-bye _ your baby _
[F] _ [Bm] with a [E] Dixie [Abm] melody
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ When you [Gb] _ croon, [E] croon a tune _ from the [E] _ [Ebm] heart of [E] Dixie
_ _ [Bm] Just [B] hang that cradle, mammy mine, [E] _ _ [A] _ right [E] on that Mason-Dixon [A] line _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Abm] And [Gbm] swing it [B] from Virginia _ [E] _ to Tennessee with all [B] the love that's in [E] ya
_ [A] _
Weep no [B] more, [A] my lady, _
[B] sing that [E] song _ again for [Gb] me
_ [Bm] An [E] old black [Bm] joke, _ [E] just as [Abm] though you [Fm]
had
[F] A _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gb] _ million [Ebm] baby kisses _ I'll deliver [B] _ _ the minute that you sing the [Abm] Swanee River
[A] _
Rock-a-bye [Fm] [B] your rock-a-bye [Gbm] baby [Bm] with a Dixie [E] melody
[A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] Rock-a _ [C]-bye, _ [A]
hush-a-bye _ [F] _ with [Abm] a Dixie _ [Bm] melody
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] When you _ croon, _ croon a tune [D] _ [A] from the _ [B] heart of _ [E] _ [Eb] Dixie
[E] Just hang that cradle, mammy mine, _ [A] right on that Mason-Dixon line
[E] _ And swing [Bm] it from [B] Virginia _ [Bm] to Tennessee with [Gb] all the soul that's [B] _ _ in ya
_ _ [A] _
Mammy, [Bb] mammy, [A] listen to what they're playing.
Weep [B] no more, my [E] lady, sing that [Bm] song for me
_ _ An [E] old black [D] joke, [E] just as though [Db] you _ _ had me on your _ _ _
_ [Gb] mind
A million baby kisses _
[F] _ I'll [D] deliver _ [B] the minute that you sing the Swanee River
[A] _ _ [Ab] Rock-a-bye [A] your rock-a [Gbm]-bye baby [Bbm] with [Bm] a _ Dixie [E] _ _ melody _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
[Ebm]
Rock-A-Bye My Baby, the way [Bb] it sounds to me when [F] Al sings it.
Now don't get me wrong, this is not intended to be an imitation.
I'm merely trying [Bb] to express that great [F] nostalgic yearning that wells up inside of me [B] when Al Jolson sings.
_ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
Rock-a-bye _ your baby _
[F] _ [Bm] with a [E] Dixie [Abm] melody
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ When you [Gb] _ croon, [E] croon a tune _ from the [E] _ [Ebm] heart of [E] Dixie
_ _ [Bm] Just [B] hang that cradle, mammy mine, [E] _ _ [A] _ right [E] on that Mason-Dixon [A] line _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Abm] And [Gbm] swing it [B] from Virginia _ [E] _ to Tennessee with all [B] the love that's in [E] ya
_ [A] _
Weep no [B] more, [A] my lady, _
[B] sing that [E] song _ again for [Gb] me
_ [Bm] An [E] old black [Bm] joke, _ [E] just as [Abm] though you [Fm]
had
[F] A _ [Db] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gb] _ million [Ebm] baby kisses _ I'll deliver [B] _ _ the minute that you sing the [Abm] Swanee River
[A] _
Rock-a-bye [Fm] [B] your rock-a-bye [Gbm] baby [Bm] with a Dixie [E] melody
[A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] Rock-a _ [C]-bye, _ [A]
hush-a-bye _ [F] _ with [Abm] a Dixie _ [Bm] melody
_ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [E] When you _ croon, _ croon a tune [D] _ [A] from the _ [B] heart of _ [E] _ [Eb] Dixie
[E] Just hang that cradle, mammy mine, _ [A] right on that Mason-Dixon line
[E] _ And swing [Bm] it from [B] Virginia _ [Bm] to Tennessee with [Gb] all the soul that's [B] _ _ in ya
_ _ [A] _
Mammy, [Bb] mammy, [A] listen to what they're playing.
Weep [B] no more, my [E] lady, sing that [Bm] song for me
_ _ An [E] old black [D] joke, [E] just as though [Db] you _ _ had me on your _ _ _
_ [Gb] mind
A million baby kisses _
[F] _ I'll [D] deliver _ [B] the minute that you sing the Swanee River
[A] _ _ [Ab] Rock-a-bye [A] your rock-a [Gbm]-bye baby [Bbm] with [Bm] a _ Dixie [E] _ _ melody _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
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