Chords for High Society (1956) Beginning & End with Louis Armstrong & his Band

Tempo:
105 bpm
Chords used:

B

C#

F#

A

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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High Society (1956) Beginning & End with Louis Armstrong & his Band chords
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[C#] [A] [B] [E]
I wanna play [A] for my pal, [B] he runs the local [E] dance festival.
His [C#m] name is Lex [A] and [C] he's good news.
[B] Something kinda tells me that boy's nice in [C#m] the blues.
And high, high [F#m] [G] society, [C]
[B] high [C#m] society, [C#] high society.
[F#] [D#] [C] [B] [E]
He's got the blues [A] cause his former wife [B] begins the barter [C#m] of a new life.
She started lately a [A] new [E] [B] affair and now the silly chick is gonna [C#m] marry a [D#] square.
[E]
[C#] High, high [F#] society, [D#] [G#] high [C#m] society, high society.
It's pretty [C#] terrible.
High, [F#] high [D#]
[C] society, high [C#] society.
[E] What brother Lex to [A] just trust you sat, [Am] stopped that wedding [E] and killed that match.
[G] Took my trumpet [F#m] to start the fun [Bm] and [F] play in such a [Cm] way that you'll come [C#m] back to your son.
And high, [F#]
high [D#] society, [F#m] high society,
[B] high [E]
[C#m] society.
High, high society, [C] high society, high society.
End of song, beginning of story.
[F#] [B]
[G#] [F] [F#]
[B] [G#] [A] [Bm] [A] [F] [F#m]
[A#m] [Bm] Man dig that crazy [F#m] rehearsal hall.
[B] What a powerful pile of rock.
Man I can't go in there.
Why can't you go in there?
I ain't got my library card.
Dig you.
[Fm]
[Gm] Are you the musicians?
That's what the man said.
What name should I say?
Tell Dex old Satchel Mouth.
Please follow me Mr.
Satchel Mouth.
Lighten up you boys.
We got a long way to go.
[A#] [C] [F]
[A#m] [C#] [G#]
[C#] [F#] [C#] [A#m]
[D#] [G#] [C#]
[G#] [C#] End [A#m] [F#]
[G#] [C#]
[G#] [C#] [A#m] [F#]
[G#] [C#] [F#] [A] [C#]
[F#] of story.
[B] [F#m] [B] [F#] [Em] [C#m] [B]
[F#] [B]
Key:  
B
12341112
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
A
1231
C#m
13421114
B
12341112
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
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[C#] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ I wanna play [A] for my pal, [B] he runs the local [E] dance festival.
His [C#m] name is Lex [A] and [C] he's good news.
[B] Something kinda tells me that boy's nice in [C#m] the blues.
And high, high [F#m] _ [G] society, [C]
[B] high [C#m] society, [C#] high society. _ _ _
[F#] _ [D#] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [E] _ _
He's got the blues [A] cause his former wife [B] begins the barter [C#m] of a new life.
She started lately a [A] new [E] [B] affair and now the silly chick is gonna [C#m] marry a [D#] square.
[E]
[C#] High, high [F#] society, [D#] _ [G#] high [C#m] society, high society.
It's pretty [C#] terrible.
High, [F#] high [D#] _
[C] society, high [C#] society.
_ [E] What brother Lex to [A] just trust you sat, [Am] stopped that wedding [E] and killed that match.
[G] Took my trumpet [F#m] to start the fun [Bm] and [F] play in such a [Cm] way that you'll come [C#m] back to your son.
And high, [F#]
high [D#] society, _ _ _ [F#m] high _ _ _ _ _ society, _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ high [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] society.
High, high society, [C] high society, high society.
_ _ End of song, beginning of story.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
[G#] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
[B] _ [G#] _ [A] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [F] _ [F#m] _ _
_ [A#m] _ [Bm] Man dig that crazy [F#m] rehearsal hall.
[B] What a powerful pile of rock.
Man I can't go in there.
Why can't you go in there?
I ain't got my library card.
_ Dig you.
[Fm] _
[Gm] Are you the musicians?
That's what the man said.
What name should I say?
Tell Dex old Satchel Mouth.
Please follow me Mr.
Satchel Mouth.
Lighten up you boys.
We got a long way to go.
_ [A#] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ _
[A#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [C#] _ [A#m] _
[D#] _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#] _ End _ _ [A#m] _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ [F#] _
_ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ [A] _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ of story.
_ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [B] _ [F#] _ [Em] _ [C#m] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _

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