Chords for Sammy Davis Jr - The Lady Is A Tramp (Live in Germany 1985)

Tempo:
96.65 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

Dm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Sammy Davis Jr - The Lady Is A Tramp (Live in Germany 1985) chords
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[G] I like
Mulligan stew [C] never [A] wish for turkey
[D] I've hitched and hiked and drifted to from Maine [Gbm] to [Eb] Albuquerque [E] when I go home [Gbm] to Harlem
I [Gb] try to act [Em] real cool
But [C] when I go [F] uptown I make damn sure [Gm] that I never take Peter [Eb] O'Toole
[Gb] Social circles spin too fast for me
[G]
[N]
Thank you very much Merci beaucoup
My
I know one other German word beside Danke Schoen, thank you
I know Raus mit Himmel My
[Gm]
Ho Bohemia that's the place I want to be
Ha ha [C] ha
She [G] gets too [F] hungry for [G] dinner at eight
[C] She [F] adores the theater
But won't [G] arrive [C] late
[Gm] She'll never [Am] argue
With the cat [Ab] she'd hate
[C] And that's [F] why the [G] lady is [Gm] a tramp
[G] [C] Won't [Bbm] go to Coney
[Dm] [G] Malibu's fine
[C] Loves the [Cm] French Riviera
[Dm]
[Am] It's [Em] seasoned divine
[C] [Fm] Refuses [G] to [C] believe
[F]
[Am] Frank Sinatra [D] is a friend of [Am] mine
That's [Dm] why the lady is [C] a tramp
[F] Likes that green [G] grass
Growing [Am] under her [F] shoes
[Em] Great Charles singing blues
[F] She's flat, [G] that is that
[C] She's [F] all alone when she [B] lowers her [E] hand
[Am] That's [F] why the lady is a [C] tramp
Ladies and gentlemen, [Cm] the [F] orchestra
[G] [C] [F] [Cm] [Dm]
[Am] [C] [F]
[D] [C] [Db] [Dm] [C]
John!
[F] She likes that fresh [G]
wind [C] in her [F] hair
Her [G] life's without care
[Am] She is [Dm] broke, but is [Cm] so [Am] hate-counted [F] for ya
[Dm] [Am] It's [Em] smoggy and [Am] damp
[F] That's why the [C] lady is [A] a tramp
[Dm] That's why the lady [Eb]
[C] [G] [A] is a tramp
[Dm] That's why the lady
[Gb] [F] [Eb] [Dm] is [Eb]
a
[Cm] tramp
[N] One more time
She likes that [Dm] fresh [G]
wind in [C] her wave
[F] There ain't nothing [G] she don't dig
[C] [F] She's a swinger, [G] a [C] humdigger
Can't [Gb] San [F] Francisco
It's cold and [Em] it's [F] damp
That's [Dm] why the lady [C] is [A] a tramp
[Dm] Why the lady, [D] lady, lady, [Am] lady, [Bb] lady
Lady, lady, [A] lady
[Dm] Why the lady
[Gb] [F] [C] is
Why the [F] [G] lady
[Cm] is
The lady is a tramp
Lady is a tramp
[Ab]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
Dm
2311
Am
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To start learning Sammy Davis Jr - The Lady Is A Tramp chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - G, C, F and G in sequence. Start with a comfortable 48 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 97. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] I like
Mulligan stew [C] never [A] wish for turkey
[D] I've hitched and hiked and drifted to from Maine [Gbm] to [Eb] Albuquerque [E] when I go home [Gbm] to Harlem
I [Gb] try to act [Em] real cool
But [C] when I go [F] uptown I make damn sure [Gm] that I never take Peter [Eb] O'Toole
[Gb] Social circles spin too fast for me
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _ _
_ Thank you very much Merci _ beaucoup
_ My
I know one other German word beside Danke Schoen, thank you
I know Raus mit Himmel My
_ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ Ho Bohemia that's the place I want to be
Ha ha [C] ha
She [G] gets too [F] hungry for [G] dinner at eight
[C] She [F] adores the theater
But won't [G] arrive [C] late
[Gm] She'll never [Am] argue
With the cat [Ab] she'd hate
[C] And that's [F] why the [G] lady is [Gm] a tramp
[G] _ _ [C] Won't [Bbm] go to Coney
[Dm] _ [G] Malibu's fine
[C] Loves the [Cm] French Riviera
[Dm]
[Am] It's [Em] seasoned divine
[C] [Fm] Refuses [G] to [C] believe
[F]
[Am] Frank Sinatra [D] is a friend of [Am] mine
That's [Dm] why the lady is [C] a tramp
_ _ [F] Likes that green [G] grass
Growing [Am] under her [F] shoes
[Em] Great Charles singing blues
[F] She's flat, [G] that is that
[C] She's [F] all alone when she [B] lowers her [E] hand
[Am] That's [F] why the lady is a [C] tramp
Ladies and gentlemen, [Cm] the [F] orchestra _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ [D] _ _ [C] _ [Db] _ [Dm] _ _ [C]
John!
[F] She likes that fresh [G] _ _
wind [C] in her [F] hair
Her [G] life's without care
[Am] She is [Dm] broke, but is [Cm] so [Am] hate-counted [F] for ya
[Dm] [Am] It's [Em] smoggy and [Am] damp
[F] That's why the [C] lady is [A] a tramp
[Dm] That's why the lady [Eb] _ _
[C] _ [G] [A] is a tramp
[Dm] That's why the lady _ _ _
[Gb] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] [Dm] is _ _ [Eb] _
_ a _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ tramp
[N] One _ _ _ more time
She likes that [Dm] fresh [G] _ _
wind in [C] her wave
[F] There ain't nothing [G] she don't dig
[C] [F] She's a swinger, [G] a [C] humdigger
Can't [Gb] San [F] Francisco
It's cold and [Em] it's [F] damp
That's [Dm] why the lady [C] is [A] a tramp
[Dm] Why the lady, [D] lady, lady, [Am] lady, [Bb] lady
Lady, lady, [A] lady
[Dm] Why the lady _
_ [Gb] _ [F] _ [C] is
Why the [F] [G] lady _
[Cm] is
The lady is a tramp
Lady is a tramp
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _

Facts about this song

This track, written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers, is part of the album That Old Black Magic.

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