Chords for Johnny Mercer & Phil Silvers - The Strip Polka 1942

Tempo:
130.05 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Am

Dm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Johnny Mercer & Phil Silvers - The Strip Polka 1942 chords
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[F] [Dm] [C]
[G] [Bb] [C] This [A] is the [G] strip of polka.
I [F] adore this [C] number.
[F]
[Dm] [G] [C]
[F]
[A] [Dm] [G] [C]
[Am] [A] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[A] [Dm]
[G] [C]
[Dm] [Em] [Bm]
[C] [Am] [Bm]
[D] [C] [D] Say let's listen and have some fun [C] to the gay lyrics of [D] Handsome Harry Kruhalbaum.
[G] There's a burlesque theater [C] where the gang loves to go [D] to see Queenie the cutie of the [G] burlesque show.
And the thrill of the evening [C] is when out Queenie skips [D] and the band plays the polka [G] while she strips.
Take it off, [Bm] take it off, [Am] cries a voice [D] from the rear.
Take it off, take it off, [G] soon it's all you can hear.
But she's [E] always a lady [Am] even in [D] pantomime, so she stops and always [G] just in time.
She's as fresh and as wholesome [C] as the flowers in May, [D] and she hopes to retire [G] to the farm someday.
But you can't buy a farm [C] until you're up in the chips, [D] so the band plays the polka [G] while she strips.
Take it off, take it off, [Am] all the [D] customers shout.
Down in front, down in front, [G] while the band beats it out.
But she's always [Bm] a lady [Am] even in [D] pantomime, so she stops and always [G] just in time.
[D] She's Queen of them all.
[G] She's somebody you'll find [C]
[Eb] in [Ab] strip [G] polka town.
Oh, she hates corny waltzes and [C] she hates the gavotte.
And [D] there's one big advantage if [G] the music's hot.
It's a fast-moving exit just [C] in case something rips.
So [D] the band plays the polka while she [G] strips.
Ruffle around, take it in.
It's the [Am] [D] best in the West.
[B] Take it off, take it off, take [D] it off.
You can yell like the [G] rest.
Take her out when it's over.
[C] She's a piece when she's [D] dressed.
But she stops and always just in [G] time, time, time.
[D]
Queenie, Queen of them all.
[G]
Queenie, someday you'll fall.
[B] Someday church bells [Am] will chime.
Clang, clang, in strip polka time.
Church bells will chime in [Ab] strip polka [G]
[Gm] time.
[G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Am
2311
Dm
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Johnny Mercer - Strip Polka chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - G, D, G, C, D, G, Am and D of chords. For best results, commence at 65 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 130. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of Ab Major in mind.

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[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] This [A] is the [G] strip of polka.
I [F] adore this [C] number.
_ _ [F] _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[A] _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [C] _ [Am] _ _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ [C] _ _ [D] Say let's listen and have some fun [C] to the gay lyrics of [D] Handsome Harry Kruhalbaum.
[G] There's a burlesque theater [C] where the gang loves to go [D] to see Queenie the cutie of the [G] burlesque show.
And the thrill of the evening [C] is when out Queenie skips [D] and the band plays the polka [G] while she strips. _
Take it off, [Bm] take it off, [Am] cries a voice [D] from the rear.
Take it off, take it off, [G] soon it's all you can hear.
But she's [E] always a lady [Am] even in [D] pantomime, so she stops and always [G] just in time. _
She's as fresh and as wholesome [C] as the flowers in May, [D] and she hopes to retire [G] to the farm someday.
But you can't buy a farm [C] until you're up in the chips, [D] so the band plays the polka [G] while she strips. _
Take it off, take it off, [Am] all the [D] customers shout.
Down in front, down in front, [G] while the band beats it out.
But she's always [Bm] a lady [Am] even in [D] pantomime, so she stops and always [G] just in time. _ _
[D] _ _ _ She's Queen of them all.
[G] _ _ _ She's somebody you'll find _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] in [Ab] strip [G] polka town.
Oh, she hates corny waltzes and [C] she hates the gavotte.
And [D] there's one big advantage if [G] the music's hot.
It's a fast-moving exit just [C] in case something rips.
So [D] the band plays the polka while she [G] strips. _ _
Ruffle around, take it in.
It's the [Am] [D] best in the West.
[B] Take it off, take it off, take [D] it off.
You can yell like the [G] rest.
Take her out when it's over.
[C] She's a piece when she's [D] dressed.
But she stops and always just in [G] time, time, time.
[D] _
_ Queenie, Queen of them all.
[G] _
_ Queenie, someday you'll fall. _
_ _ [B] Someday church bells [Am] will chime.
Clang, clang, in strip polka time.
Church bells will chime in [Ab] strip polka [G]
[Gm] time.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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