Chords for JOSH WHITE - One Meat Ball (1944) TWO Different Takes!

Tempo:
106.75 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ebm

B

Eb

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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JOSH WHITE - One Meat Ball (1944) TWO Different Takes! chords
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[B]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gb] [B]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[B] [Bb] [Ebm] Well, the little man [Bb] walked up and down To find an eating [Eb]
[Ebm] place in town
He read the menu [Abm] through and through [Bb]
To see [Bm] what fifteen cents [Bb] could do
[Ebm] One [B] meatball, [Eb] one [Ebm]
meatball [B] He [D] [Eb]
could afford but [Bb]
one [Eb] meatball
[Bb] [Ebm] He told the waiter [Em] [Bb] near at hand [E]
The [Bb] simple dinner [Eb] [Ebm] he had planned
The guests were startled, [B] one and all [Bb] To hear [B] that waiter loudly [Ebm] call
One meatball, [B] [Ab] everybody, [Ebm] one [B] meatball [Bb] [Ebm] Hey, this here gent [Eb] wants [Abm] [Bb]
one [Eb] [Ebm] meatball
[Eb]
[Bb] You know the [Eb] little [Gb] man [Bb] felt ill at ease He [Eb] said, some bread, sir, [Ebm] if you please
The waiter hollered [B] down the hall [Fm]
You get no bread with [B] one [Bb] meatball
[Ebm] One meatball, [B] [Bb]
[Ebm] one [Eb] meatball
[Bb] [Ebm] Well, you get no bread [B] with one [Bb] [Ebm] meatball
[B] The [Bb] [Eb] [Ebm] little [Bb] man felt very bad One [Gbm] meatball was [Ebm] all he had
And in his dreams [B] he hears that call [Eb] You [E] get no bread with [Bb] one meatball
[Ebm]
One [Abm] meatball, and no [Bb] [Ebm] spaghetti One [B] meatball, [Bb]
[Eb] well, you get [Gb] no bread [B] with [Bb] one [Ebm] meatball
Let's [B] try it one [Fm] more [Ebm] time now One [B] meatball, [Bb] a little [Ebm] louder
One [Abm] meatball, that [Bb] one was groovy [Ebm] You get no bread [Abm] with
[Bb] one [B] meatball
[Ebm]
Well,
[A] [B]
[Bb] [Eb]
[Gb] [B]
[Bbm] [Eb]
[B] [Bb] [Ebm] the little man [Bb] walked up and down To find an eating [Eb]
[Ebm] place in town
He read the menu [Abm] through and [Bb] through To see [B] what fifteen cents could [Bb] do
[B] One meatball,
[Ebm] one [B] meatball He [Bb] [Eb]
could afford but [Bb]
one [Eb] meatball
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Bb] He told [Gb] the [E] waiter [Bb] near at [B] hand [Db]
The [Bb] simple [Eb] dinner [Ebm] he had planned
The guests were startled, [B]
one in awe [Bb] To hear [B] that waiter loudly [Ebm] call
One meatball, [B] [Bb] everybody, [Ebm]
one meatball [Bb] [Ebm] Hey, this here jet [Abm] wants [Bb]
one [Eb] meatball
[Ebm] [Eb]
[Bb] You know the [Ebm] little man [Bb]
felt ill at ease He [Ab] said, [B] some bread, sir, [Bb] [Ebm] please
The waiter [B] hollered down the [Fm] hall You get [B] no bread with one [Bb]
meatball
[Ebm] One [B] meatball, [Bb]
[Eb] one [A] meatball [B]
[Bb] [Ebm] Well, you get no bread [Eb] with [B] [Bb] one [Ebm] meatball
[Eb] The [B] [Bb] [Ebm] little man [Bb] felt very bad One [Eb] meatball [Ebm] was all he had
And in his [B] dreams he hears that call [Bb] You get no bread with one meatball
[Ebm]
One meatball, [Abm] [Bb] and no spaghetti [Ebm] One [B] meatball, [Bb]
[Eb] well, you get [Gb] no bread [B] with [Bb] one [Ebm] meatball
Let's [B] try it one [Bb] more time [Ebm] now One [B] meatball, [Bb] a little [Ebm] louder
[Eb] One meatball, [B] that [Bb] one was groovy [Ebm] You get no bread with [B]
[Bb] one [Eb] meatball
[Ebm]
Key:  
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
B
12341112
Eb
12341116
Abm
123111114
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
B
12341112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Josh White - One Meat Ball chords, practice playing Eb, Ebm, B, Bb, Ebm, Eb, B, Bb and Eb in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 53 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 107. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Eb Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] Well, the little man [Bb] walked up and down _ To find an eating [Eb] _
[Ebm] place in town
He read the menu [Abm] _ through and through [Bb]
To see [Bm] what _ fifteen cents [Bb] could do
[Ebm] _ One _ [B] meatball, _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] one [Ebm] _
meatball [B] _ He [D] _ _ [Eb] _
could afford but _ _ [Bb]
one _ [Eb] meatball _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ [Ebm] He _ told the waiter [Em] _ [Bb] near at hand [E]
The [Bb] simple dinner [Eb] _ [Ebm] he had planned
The guests were startled, [B] _ one and all [Bb] To hear [B] that waiter loudly [Ebm] call
One _ meatball, [B] _ _ [Ab] everybody, [Ebm] _ one _ _ [B] meatball _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] Hey, _ this here gent [Eb] wants [Abm] _ [Bb]
one [Eb] _ _ [Ebm] meatball
_ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ You know the [Eb] little [Gb] man _ [Bb] felt ill at ease He [Eb] said, some bread, sir, [Ebm] if you please
The waiter hollered [B] _ down the hall [Fm]
You get no bread with [B] one [Bb] meatball
[Ebm] _ One meatball, [B] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ebm] _ one [Eb] meatball _ _
[Bb] _ [Ebm] Well, you get no bread [B] with one [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ meatball _
[B] The _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] little [Bb] man felt very bad One [Gbm] meatball was [Ebm] all he had
And in his dreams [B] he hears that call [Eb] You [E] get no bread with [Bb] one meatball
[Ebm] _
_ One [Abm] meatball, and no [Bb] [Ebm] spaghetti One _ _ [B] meatball, [Bb] _
[Eb] well, you get [Gb] no bread [B] with [Bb] one [Ebm] _ meatball
Let's [B] try it one [Fm] more [Ebm] time now One _ [B] meatball, [Bb] a little [Ebm] louder
One [Abm] meatball, that [Bb] one was groovy [Ebm] You get no bread [Abm] with _
[Bb] one _ [B] meatball
[Ebm] _ _ _
_ Well, _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] the little man [Bb] walked up and down To find an eating [Eb] _
[Ebm] place in town
He read the menu [Abm] _ through and [Bb] through To see [B] what _ fifteen cents could [Bb] do
[B] _ One meatball, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] one _ _ [B] meatball He [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
could afford but _ [Bb]
one _ [Eb] meatball
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ He told [Gb] the [E] waiter [Bb] near at [B] hand [Db]
The [Bb] simple [Eb] dinner [Ebm] he had planned
The guests were startled, [B] _ _
one in awe [Bb] To hear [B] that waiter loudly [Ebm] call _ _ _
One meatball, [B] _ _ [Bb] everybody, _ [Ebm] _
one _ meatball _ [Bb] _ [Ebm] Hey, _ this here jet [Abm] wants _ [Bb]
one [Eb] _ meatball
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Bb] _ You know the [Ebm] little man [Bb] _
felt ill at ease _ He [Ab] said, [B] some bread, sir, [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ please
The waiter _ [B] hollered down the [Fm] hall You get [B] no bread with one _ [Bb]
meatball
[Ebm] One _ [B] meatball, _ [Bb] _
[Eb] one _ _ _ [A] meatball [B] _
[Bb] _ [Ebm] Well, you get no bread [Eb] with [B] [Bb] one _ [Ebm] _ meatball
[Eb] The [B] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _ little man [Bb] felt very bad One [Eb] meatball [Ebm] was all he had
And in his [B] dreams he hears that call [Bb] You get no bread with one meatball
[Ebm] _
One meatball, [Abm] [Bb] and no spaghetti [Ebm] One _ _ [B] meatball, [Bb] _
[Eb] well, you get [Gb] no bread [B] with [Bb] one [Ebm] _ meatball
Let's [B] try it one [Bb] more time [Ebm] now One [B] meatball, [Bb] a little [Ebm] louder
_ _ [Eb] One meatball, [B] that [Bb] one was groovy [Ebm] You get no bread with [B] _
[Bb] one [Eb] _ meatball
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Lou Singer and Hy Zaret.

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