The Yankee Doodle Boy (George M. Cohan) Chords

Tempo:
124.8 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Bb

G

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Yankee Doodle Boy (George M. Cohan) chords
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[G] [C]
[F]
I'm the kid that saw the candy.
I'm a Yankee Doodle [G] Dandy.
I'm glad I [C] am.
[F] I'm a real live Yankee Doodle.
Made my name and fame and boodle [Eb] just like Mr.
Doodle [C] did by riding [F] on a pony.
I love to listen to the Dixie Strain.
I long to [G] see the girl that left [C] behind and that ain't a Josh.
[F] She's a Yankee by gosh.
Who's here to help you to see [C] anything about a Yankee that's a [F] pony.
[Bb] I'm a Yankee [C] Doodle Dandy.
[F] A Yankee Doodle do [A] or die.
[Gm]
[G] A real live nephew of my Uncle [Cm]
[C] Sam's.
Born on the 4th [F] of July.
[Bb] I've got a Yankee [D] Doodle sweetheart.
[C] [F]
She's my Yankee Doodle Josh.
[Bb]
Yankee Doodle came to London just to ride the [C] ponies.
[F] I am that Yankee Doodle boy.
[Bb] [C]
[F]
Father's name was Hezekiah.
Mother's name was Aunt [G] Mariah.
Yankee Doodle went through.
[C] [F] Father was so Yankee hearted when the Spanish War was started.
[Eb] He slipped on his [C] uniform and hopped [F] upon a pony.
My mother's mother was a Yankee too.
My father's [G] father was Yankee [C] too.
And that's going some [F] for the Yankees by gum.
Who's here to help you to see [C] anything about my pedigree that's [F] a pony.
[Fm] [Bb]
I'm a Yankee Doodle [C] Dandy.
[F] A Yankee Doodle [Bb] do or [Gm] die.
[G] A real live nephew of my Uncle [C] Sam's.
Born on the 4th of July.
[F] [Bb] I've got a Yankee [C] Doodle sweetheart.
[F] She's my Yankee [Bb] Doodle Josh.
Yankee Doodle came to London just to ride the [C] ponies.
[F] I am that [Bb] Yankee Doodle boy.
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C
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F
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Bb
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G
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Eb
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C
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F
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Bb
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To learn The Paragon Ragtime Orchestra, Rick Benjamin, Colin Pritchard - The Yankee Doodle Boy chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: F, Bb, C, F, G and C. The tempo control on ChordU helps you begin at a comfortable speed and increase as you learn. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: F Major.

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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'm the kid that saw the candy.
I'm a Yankee Doodle [G] Dandy.
I'm glad I [C] am. _ _ _
[F] I'm a real live Yankee Doodle.
Made my name and fame and boodle [Eb] just like Mr.
Doodle [C] did by riding [F] on a pony.
I love to listen to the Dixie Strain.
I long to [G] see the girl that left [C] behind and that ain't a Josh.
[F] She's a Yankee by gosh.
Who's here to help you to see _ [C] anything about a Yankee that's a _ [F] pony.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ I'm a Yankee [C] Doodle _ Dandy.
[F] A Yankee Doodle do [A] or die.
[Gm] _
[G] A real live nephew of my Uncle [Cm] _
[C] Sam's.
Born on the 4th [F] of July.
_ [Bb] I've got a Yankee [D] Doodle sweetheart.
[C] _ _ [F]
She's my Yankee Doodle Josh.
_ [Bb] _
Yankee Doodle came to London just to ride the [C] ponies.
[F] I am that Yankee Doodle boy.
[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Father's name was Hezekiah.
Mother's name was Aunt [G] Mariah.
Yankee Doodle went through.
[C] _ _ _ _ [F] Father was so Yankee hearted when the Spanish War was started.
[Eb] He slipped on his [C] uniform and hopped [F] upon a pony.
My mother's mother was a Yankee too.
My father's [G] father was Yankee [C] too.
And that's going some [F] for the Yankees by gum.
Who's here to help you to see _ [C] anything about my pedigree that's [F] a pony. _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ [Bb] _
I'm a Yankee Doodle [C] _ Dandy.
[F] A Yankee Doodle [Bb] do or [Gm] die.
[G] A real live nephew of my Uncle [C] Sam's.
Born on the 4th of July.
[F] _ [Bb] I've got a Yankee [C] Doodle sweetheart.
_ [F] She's my Yankee [Bb] Doodle Josh.
_ _ Yankee Doodle came to London just to ride the [C] ponies.
[F] I am that [Bb] Yankee Doodle boy. _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song is part of Youre a Grand Old Rag - The Music of George M. Cohan album.