Chords for Jimmy Durante A Real Piano Player 10/17/69
Tempo:
123.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Am
A
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Gm] [A]
[G]
Jimmy, what are you playing?
[Dm] Rock.
Maninoff's Prelude in Takt.
[G] Just [Bm]
as [N] I thought, a misprint.
We don't think we can use you in this number.
We need an accomplished pianist.
You don't have to look any further.
Duranni's your man.
But can you play Liberace or José Aterbi?
José Aterbi?
I'm even better.
Can José Aterbi play [Am] this?
[Bb] Or this?
[N] [G]
[Am] [Dm] [Gb] José, make way for Nosy.
[A]
Why, Jimmy, you're [C] sensational.
[Gb] What are we waiting?
[Bb] [B]
[A] [B] Now it's [C] a thrill.
Sing it!
When a real piano [D] keys
[G] He makes me [B] weak in the knees.
Sing it!
[E] [Am] Thank [C] [B] God!
Now [C] the kids [Am] sing it!
When [C] your piano [D] tickles away
[F] Don't believe it!
[Bm] He makes [G] my voice [D] light [F] and gay.
[G]
[Gb] [Em] What an [Em] amazing man!
[F]
[C] He's a great headliner that's hard to beat.
[Gm] Say I [C] can [Dm] understand your blitz.
[Ab] Don't get [Am] excited, girl.
Control yourself.
[G] But Horowitz [Am] was [Bb] never like [G] this.
[B] Listen to this.
[A] [Ebm] [B] [A] That ain't chopped [Ab] liver.
[E]
[Gbm] [D] [Am]
Now this is very time [Ab] I play with all my might.
[C] Gotta keep [A] on playing.
[Gb] Keep [G] playing on.
[A] Cause [C] it's a thrill.
Sing it!
When a real [G] piano [Gb] sits [D] [G] down [C] on [G] key.
[Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Dm]
[G] [Am] [G] Look at [Fm] how he [Em] uses that.
[Dm] [A]
Jimmy, you're terrific.
[Am]
[G] [C] We're [Dm] only humans.
Shut up!
[Am] Do [A]
you [Am] [G] play Down Yonder?
[C] Down Yonder?
[F]
[Em] [F] [Bb] Down yonder someone's wrecking Jimmy.
[Eb] Down yonder someone's wrecking Zondy.
[A] There's [Bb] Pappy and Pappy and Jimmy and Pappy.
[E] [F] Waitin' down yonder [Bb] for me.
[C]
[F] Hey Toby, [Fm] the guy's in our mail.
[Am] Forget him all.
[D] Name your price.
Jimmy, [G] you're [Am] hired.
Cause it's a thrill.
[C] When a real [G] piano [Gbm] [Gb] [Em] keys.
[Am] Pappy [G] and [Gbm] Pappy.
[G]
[C] [F] [C] [B] [C]
[N]
[G]
Jimmy, what are you playing?
[Dm] Rock.
Maninoff's Prelude in Takt.
[G] Just [Bm]
as [N] I thought, a misprint.
We don't think we can use you in this number.
We need an accomplished pianist.
You don't have to look any further.
Duranni's your man.
But can you play Liberace or José Aterbi?
José Aterbi?
I'm even better.
Can José Aterbi play [Am] this?
[Bb] Or this?
[N] [G]
[Am] [Dm] [Gb] José, make way for Nosy.
[A]
Why, Jimmy, you're [C] sensational.
[Gb] What are we waiting?
[Bb] [B]
[A] [B] Now it's [C] a thrill.
Sing it!
When a real piano [D] keys
[G] He makes me [B] weak in the knees.
Sing it!
[E] [Am] Thank [C] [B] God!
Now [C] the kids [Am] sing it!
When [C] your piano [D] tickles away
[F] Don't believe it!
[Bm] He makes [G] my voice [D] light [F] and gay.
[G]
[Gb] [Em] What an [Em] amazing man!
[F]
[C] He's a great headliner that's hard to beat.
[Gm] Say I [C] can [Dm] understand your blitz.
[Ab] Don't get [Am] excited, girl.
Control yourself.
[G] But Horowitz [Am] was [Bb] never like [G] this.
[B] Listen to this.
[A] [Ebm] [B] [A] That ain't chopped [Ab] liver.
[E]
[Gbm] [D] [Am]
Now this is very time [Ab] I play with all my might.
[C] Gotta keep [A] on playing.
[Gb] Keep [G] playing on.
[A] Cause [C] it's a thrill.
Sing it!
When a real [G] piano [Gb] sits [D] [G] down [C] on [G] key.
[Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Dm]
[G] [Am] [G] Look at [Fm] how he [Em] uses that.
[Dm] [A]
Jimmy, you're terrific.
[Am]
[G] [C] We're [Dm] only humans.
Shut up!
[Am] Do [A]
you [Am] [G] play Down Yonder?
[C] Down Yonder?
[F]
[Em] [F] [Bb] Down yonder someone's wrecking Jimmy.
[Eb] Down yonder someone's wrecking Zondy.
[A] There's [Bb] Pappy and Pappy and Jimmy and Pappy.
[E] [F] Waitin' down yonder [Bb] for me.
[C]
[F] Hey Toby, [Fm] the guy's in our mail.
[Am] Forget him all.
[D] Name your price.
Jimmy, [G] you're [Am] hired.
Cause it's a thrill.
[C] When a real [G] piano [Gbm] [Gb] [Em] keys.
[Am] Pappy [G] and [Gbm] Pappy.
[G]
[C] [F] [C] [B] [C]
[N]
Key:
G
C
Am
A
F
G
C
Am
[G] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Jimmy, what are you playing?
[Dm] Rock.
Maninoff's Prelude in Takt. _
[G] _ Just _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ as [N] I thought, a misprint.
_ _ We don't think we can use you in this number.
We need an accomplished pianist.
You don't have to look any further.
Duranni's your man.
But can you play Liberace or José Aterbi?
José Aterbi?
I'm even better.
Can José Aterbi play [Am] this?
_ _ [Bb] Or this?
_ [N] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ José, make way for Nosy.
_ [A] _ _ _
Why, Jimmy, you're _ [C] sensational. _
[Gb] What are we waiting?
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] _
[A] [B] Now it's [C] a thrill.
Sing it!
When a real piano [D] _ _ _ _ _ keys
_ [G] He makes me [B] weak in the knees.
Sing it!
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] Thank [C] [B] God!
Now [C] the kids [Am] sing it!
When [C] your piano [D] _ _ tickles away _
[F] Don't believe it!
[Bm] He makes [G] my voice [D] light [F] and gay.
[G] _ _
[Gb] _ [Em] _ What an [Em] amazing man!
[F]
[C] He's a great headliner that's hard to beat.
[Gm] Say I [C] can [Dm] understand your blitz. _
[Ab] Don't get [Am] excited, girl.
Control yourself.
[G] But Horowitz [Am] was [Bb] never like [G] this.
[B] Listen to this.
[A] _ _ [Ebm] _ [B] [A] That ain't chopped [Ab] liver.
[E] _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Now this is very time [Ab] I play with all my might.
_ [C] Gotta keep [A] on playing.
[Gb] Keep [G] playing on.
[A] Cause [C] it's a thrill.
Sing it!
When a real [G] piano [Gb] sits [D] [G] down [C] on [G] key.
[Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[G] _ [Am] [G] Look at [Fm] how he [Em] uses that.
[Dm] _ [A] _
Jimmy, you're terrific.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ We're [Dm] only humans.
Shut up!
_ [Am] Do _ [A]
you [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] play Down Yonder?
[C] Down Yonder?
_ [F] _ _ _
[Em] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ Down yonder someone's wrecking Jimmy.
_ [Eb] _ Down yonder someone's wrecking Zondy.
[A] There's [Bb] Pappy and Pappy and Jimmy and Pappy.
[E] _ [F] Waitin' down yonder _ [Bb] for me.
[C] _
_ [F] Hey Toby, [Fm] the guy's in our mail.
[Am] Forget him all.
[D] Name your price.
Jimmy, [G] you're [Am] hired.
Cause it's a thrill.
_ [C] When a real [G] piano [Gbm] _ [Gb] _ [Em] _ _ keys.
[Am] Pappy [G] and [Gbm] _ Pappy.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ Jimmy, what are you playing?
[Dm] Rock.
Maninoff's Prelude in Takt. _
[G] _ Just _ [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ as [N] I thought, a misprint.
_ _ We don't think we can use you in this number.
We need an accomplished pianist.
You don't have to look any further.
Duranni's your man.
But can you play Liberace or José Aterbi?
José Aterbi?
I'm even better.
Can José Aterbi play [Am] this?
_ _ [Bb] Or this?
_ [N] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
[Am] _ [Dm] _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ José, make way for Nosy.
_ [A] _ _ _
Why, Jimmy, you're _ [C] sensational. _
[Gb] What are we waiting?
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] _
[A] [B] Now it's [C] a thrill.
Sing it!
When a real piano [D] _ _ _ _ _ keys
_ [G] He makes me [B] weak in the knees.
Sing it!
_ [E] _ _ _ [Am] Thank [C] [B] God!
Now [C] the kids [Am] sing it!
When [C] your piano [D] _ _ tickles away _
[F] Don't believe it!
[Bm] He makes [G] my voice [D] light [F] and gay.
[G] _ _
[Gb] _ [Em] _ What an [Em] amazing man!
[F]
[C] He's a great headliner that's hard to beat.
[Gm] Say I [C] can [Dm] understand your blitz. _
[Ab] Don't get [Am] excited, girl.
Control yourself.
[G] But Horowitz [Am] was [Bb] never like [G] this.
[B] Listen to this.
[A] _ _ [Ebm] _ [B] [A] That ain't chopped [Ab] liver.
[E] _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
Now this is very time [Ab] I play with all my might.
_ [C] Gotta keep [A] on playing.
[Gb] Keep [G] playing on.
[A] Cause [C] it's a thrill.
Sing it!
When a real [G] piano [Gb] sits [D] [G] down [C] on [G] key.
[Am] _
_ [G] _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ [F] _ [C] _ [Dm] _
[G] _ [Am] [G] Look at [Fm] how he [Em] uses that.
[Dm] _ [A] _
Jimmy, you're terrific.
_ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ We're [Dm] only humans.
Shut up!
_ [Am] Do _ [A]
you [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] play Down Yonder?
[C] Down Yonder?
_ [F] _ _ _
[Em] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ Down yonder someone's wrecking Jimmy.
_ [Eb] _ Down yonder someone's wrecking Zondy.
[A] There's [Bb] Pappy and Pappy and Jimmy and Pappy.
[E] _ [F] Waitin' down yonder _ [Bb] for me.
[C] _
_ [F] Hey Toby, [Fm] the guy's in our mail.
[Am] Forget him all.
[D] Name your price.
Jimmy, [G] you're [Am] hired.
Cause it's a thrill.
_ [C] When a real [G] piano [Gbm] _ [Gb] _ [Em] _ _ keys.
[Am] Pappy [G] and [Gbm] _ Pappy.
_ [G] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ [B] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _