Darktown Strutters Ball Chords by Ted Mulry Gang
Tempo:
139.05 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
F#
D#
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B]
[G#m] [B]
[E] I'll be around to get you in a taxi, honey.
[F#] Pick you up by half past eight.
[B] Oh honey, don't be late.
I [E] want to be there when [B] the band starts playing.
[E] Oh when we get there, honey.
[F#] I'm going to have them all.
I'm going to dance out on [D#] my shoes.
When [E] we play the Jelly [C#] Roll Blues.
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for [E] the swan.
[F#]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E]
[F#]
[D#]
[E] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
Have my new threads ready and the reel is all set.
[F#] If you and yours will look a flash,
[B] we're going to make a clash.
Oh [E] when the band starts playing, [B] baby, we'll start swaying.
[E] Oh when we get there, [F#] honey.
We're going to dance the night away.
We'll skip the door, not hit [D#] the roof.
[E] When they see the way [C#] you move.
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for [E] the ball.
[B]
[F#] I'll be
[B]
[A]
[G#m]
[F#m] around
[B]
[E] to get you in a taxi, honey.
[F#] Pick you up by half past eight.
[B] Oh honey, don't be late.
I [E] want to be there [B] when the band starts playing.
[E] Oh when we get there, honey.
[F#] I'm going to have them all.
I'm going to dance out on [D#] my shoes.
When [E] we play the [C#] Backstreet Blues.
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the,
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the,
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the [E] ball.
[F#]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E]
[G#m] [B]
[E] I'll be around to get you in a taxi, honey.
[F#] Pick you up by half past eight.
[B] Oh honey, don't be late.
I [E] want to be there when [B] the band starts playing.
[E] Oh when we get there, honey.
[F#] I'm going to have them all.
I'm going to dance out on [D#] my shoes.
When [E] we play the Jelly [C#] Roll Blues.
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for [E] the swan.
[F#]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E]
[F#]
[D#]
[E] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[E] [B]
Have my new threads ready and the reel is all set.
[F#] If you and yours will look a flash,
[B] we're going to make a clash.
Oh [E] when the band starts playing, [B] baby, we'll start swaying.
[E] Oh when we get there, [F#] honey.
We're going to dance the night away.
We'll skip the door, not hit [D#] the roof.
[E] When they see the way [C#] you move.
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for [E] the ball.
[B]
[F#] I'll be
[B]
[A]
[G#m]
[F#m] around
[B]
[E] to get you in a taxi, honey.
[F#] Pick you up by half past eight.
[B] Oh honey, don't be late.
I [E] want to be there [B] when the band starts playing.
[E] Oh when we get there, honey.
[F#] I'm going to have them all.
I'm going to dance out on [D#] my shoes.
When [E] we play the [C#] Backstreet Blues.
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the,
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the,
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the [E] ball.
[F#]
[B]
[E] [B]
[E]
Key:
B
E
F#
D#
C#
B
E
F#
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] I'll be around to get you in a taxi, honey.
[F#] Pick you up by half past eight.
[B] _ Oh honey, don't be late.
I [E] want to be there when [B] the band starts playing.
[E] _ Oh when we get there, honey.
[F#] _ I'm going to have them all.
I'm going to dance out on [D#] my shoes.
When [E] we play the Jelly [C#] Roll Blues.
_ _ [F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for [E] the swan. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ Have my new threads ready and the reel is all set.
[F#] If you and yours will look a flash,
[B] _ we're going to make a clash.
Oh [E] when the band starts playing, [B] baby, we'll start swaying.
[E] _ Oh when we get there, [F#] honey.
We're going to dance the night away.
We'll skip the door, not hit [D#] the roof.
_ [E] When they see the way [C#] you move.
_ _ [F#] _ Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for [E] the ball.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] I'll be _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] around _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ to get you in a taxi, honey.
[F#] Pick you up by half past eight.
[B] _ Oh honey, don't be late.
I [E] want to be there [B] when the band starts playing.
[E] Oh when we get there, honey.
[F#] _ I'm going to have them all.
I'm going to dance out on [D#] my shoes.
When [E] we play the [C#] Backstreet Blues.
_ _ [F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the,
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the,
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the [E] ball. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [E] I'll be around to get you in a taxi, honey.
[F#] Pick you up by half past eight.
[B] _ Oh honey, don't be late.
I [E] want to be there when [B] the band starts playing.
[E] _ Oh when we get there, honey.
[F#] _ I'm going to have them all.
I'm going to dance out on [D#] my shoes.
When [E] we play the Jelly [C#] Roll Blues.
_ _ [F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for [E] the swan. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ Have my new threads ready and the reel is all set.
[F#] If you and yours will look a flash,
[B] _ we're going to make a clash.
Oh [E] when the band starts playing, [B] baby, we'll start swaying.
[E] _ Oh when we get there, [F#] honey.
We're going to dance the night away.
We'll skip the door, not hit [D#] the roof.
_ [E] When they see the way [C#] you move.
_ _ [F#] _ Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for [E] the ball.
_ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] I'll be _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#m] around _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ to get you in a taxi, honey.
[F#] Pick you up by half past eight.
[B] _ Oh honey, don't be late.
I [E] want to be there [B] when the band starts playing.
[E] Oh when we get there, honey.
[F#] _ I'm going to have them all.
I'm going to dance out on [D#] my shoes.
When [E] we play the [C#] Backstreet Blues.
_ _ [F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the,
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the,
[F#] Tomorrow night [B] at the Docktown's for the [E] ball. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _