Easy to read, simplified arrangements of eighteen of the world's most famous Jazz pieces, including Ain't Misbehavin', Exactly Like You, I Can't Give You Anything But Love, On The Sunny Side of the Street, and many others,
arranged for piano vocal and with chord symbols. Arranged by Cyril Watters.
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Ain't Misbehavin' 4 Ain't She Sweet 14
At Last 42 Big Noise from Winnetka 40
Bugle Call Rag 10 Exactly Like You 7 Glad Rag Doll 12 Happy Feet 30
I Can't Give You Anything But Love 20 It's a Raggy Waltz 26
Lullaby of Birdland 28 Nobody's Sweetheart 44
On The Sunny Side of the Street 23 Organ Grinder's Swing 33
Sweet Lorraine 17 Taking A Chance on Love 46
Tuxedo Junction 38 Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 36
Aint Misbehavin Words by Andy Razaf
Music by Thomas Waller & Hany Brooks
Steady Four
Ebm F7 F m B b7+
1. Tho' it's a Iick- le 2 . Your type of man is rare,
W i t h cheat - ing all the I I know you real - ly care,
Here is one bird with self con - tro1,- in - side m y cage. That'swhy my con-science nev-er sleeps, Iw'LZe2upre a way some - I wllere.
I ,
I know who I best, thumbs down for all the rest, love I day. Sure was a luck - y when fate sent you my
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Redwood Music Ltd., 14 New Burlington Street, London W 1. All Rights Reserved. International Copyright Secured.
CHORUS
I I I
Ab Abm Eb Gb7 Fm Bb9 Ei Gm6 Go
I I know forcer- ta in , T h e o n e I l o v e ,
just you I'm think - ing o f , I Ain't mi s be - hav- in' . I I'm s a v - in' my love for I you. r
Abm
in the cor-ner, Don't g o no - where
I don't s t a y out l a te , I
I Ain't mis -be - hav-in',
Ab Abm Eb Gb7 Fm
Exactly Like You Words by Dorothy Fields Music by Jimmy McHugh
Moderato
1: t used to have a per - fect sweet- heart, not a real one, Just a 2. I t a l - w a y s has been my am - bi - tion, ev - er since I was a
s f - - 3 -B- n
I A won - der- ful vis - ion a To have - one to care for, lest I should run I
team. wild,
Can you i - mag - ine how I And now my wish - es have come - I met loLe is I
Cma j7
@Copyright 1930 by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc. New York. Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London WIX 7AH,
for Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies (excluding Canada and Australasia) but including the continent of
Europe excepting Latin Countries and Switzerland.
I You're just what 1
ritard. CHORUS
I
1
- act - ly like you. You make me feel s o grand, I want to hand the
un - der - stand
C Am7 E Am Dm Fm G7
{I scheme iJm schem - ing, Idream I'm dream - ing, I N O W I know why
Bugle Call Rag Words and Music by
Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers & Elmer Schoebel
Moderato
young or old, shake their shoulders :bold. You're bound to ( f a l l for the hug - le I
@ Copyright 1923 by Jack Mills Inc. New York U.S.A. Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., B N ~ O ~ Street, London WlX 7AH
for all territories (excepting U.S.A. and Canada).
While we'redancing, I please hold me tight, 1 step live-ly, don't I ' lag, Iswing a - long (
Glad Rag Doll Words by Jack Yellen
Music by Dan Dougherty & Milton Ager
Medium Four
m - CI I m I
1 r w e
I . Lit -tle paint -ed la - 'dy with yourlove-ly clothes, where are you bcnd fa, may I ask? 2. All this glare and glit - ter, all your tinseled toys, what will they lead to in the end?
Bb
CHORUS
I
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Eb Ebm Bb G7
@Copy$&ht 1929 by Ager. Yellen and Bernstein. Inc. New York. For Great Brim. Ireland and Colonies, (excluding Canada and Australasia)
the property of the Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd, B N ~ O ~ Street, London W1X 7AH.
Glad- Rag I doll. I I Ad-mired, I de - sired, I by lov-ers who I
I Bb7 Bb7+ Eb Ebm Bb
1 . pret-ty toy they llike ' to play with; I I You're not the I kind they choose to Igrow ' old ahd I
grey dth. I I Don9t make this I the end dear, I I'tsnev - er too 1 late to menddear. I
Ebm
Aint She Sweet Words by Jack Yellen Music by Milton Ager
Moderato
r 2 . Tell me where,- lave you seen one
I h, gee whiz!- h , gee whiz,- de - clare,- de - clare,-
There's why 1 can't 'eat a bite.- That sure is worth look- ing at.-
I
Those flam - ing eyes! I Oh, boy. how sweet!
Copyright 1927 by Ager, Yellen & Bernstein Inc. New York City Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., B N ~ O ~ Street, London WlX 7AH,
for Great Britain, lreland and Colonies (excluding Canada and Australasia) but including the continent of
Europe excepting Latin countries and Switzerland.
That flam - ing youth! Those lips must be!
Oh, mis - ter! Gaze on it!
Oh, s i s - ter! Dog - gone it!
Eb6 C7 Bb F7 Bb Gm Crn Gm
CHORUS -
com - ing down t'he I street! Now I ,ask you ve - ry I con- fid - e n - tial - ly 1 I
ov - er once Ar I twice, ' Now I a s k you ve - ry ( con - fi - den - tial- ly, 1
(I - rec - t i o n 4 Oh, me! Oh, my! ain't that per - I
I - f e c t - ion. re don't you I
think that's kind bf I neat? And I 'ask you ve - ry I con - ti - den - rial-ly 1
Sweet Lorraine Words by Mitchell Parish Music by Cliff Burwell
Wait-ing for the time soon to be, &hen the bells will chime mer-ri - ly, !I Whenthatdavin ro l l s a - round , I onou rhon -ev -moon we'll be hound. I
@ Copyri@It 1928 by Milla Music Inc New York. For all countrkr (exapting U.S.A. Canada and Auatralaria)
the property of the Lawrence Wri@It Muric Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London W1X 7AH.
I G e e , but I f e e l prou Can't w a i t t i l l the d a y ,
CHORUS
i ' I I
choo - choo toy, I when I'm wi th my s w e e t Lor ; raine; I
1 I pair o f e y e s 4-, that are blu - er than the lsum-mer s k i e s , + wllen you sce them you w i l l 1
) I Khen it's rain - inp I don't lmiss the sun, lfor it's i n my sweet- ie's I
I I smile, I lust to think that I'm the I luck - y one 1 who wi l l lead her down the I
aisle; each lnight I p r a y d that no - ho - dy steals herl~eart - w a y . I I
I Can't GiveYou Anything But Love Words by Dorothy Fields Music by Jimmy McHugh
Moderato
think that you ought to he know - ing - m y luck i s but I am w i l l - i n g to I wait, d e a r , your l i t - tle
go - ing - from bad to worse. mate, d e a r will not for - get.
Who knows some day You have a life - time be - I
@Copyright 1928 by Jack Mills Inc New York. Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London W1X 7AH
for Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies (excluding Canada & Australasia) but including the continent of Europe excepting Latin Countries and Switzerland.
I'll be - 1 gin to reach my prime; now though 1 see what our - fore you, 1'11 a - dore you, come what may; please don't he blue for the
end is - all I can spend i s just m y time ; pre - sent,- when it 's so plea - sant to hear you say;
11 I cin't give you 1 an - y - thing but I love, 1 Ba - by,-- I
1 That's the on - 1
Dream a - while, scheme a - while, We're sure to I
Hap - pi - ness land I guess I All those thinas you've 1 ;I - ways pined for. I
Dia - dond brace - iets I ~ o o l - iorth does - A't I sell, I
G7 Cma j7 C
i Till that luck- y
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Words by Dorothy Fields Music by Jimmy McHugh
Moderato
1 . Walked with no - one, and with no - one, and had noth - ing but 2. No use schem-ing, and use dreaming, and use chas - ing the
Then one morn - ing you here's no need to look
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for Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies (excluding Canada & Australasia) but including the continent of Europe excepting Latin Countries and Switzerland.
All my wor - ry blew a - If you'd have your share of
ritard. .
( way fun,
when you taught me how to say: there's but one thing to be done:
I
Grab your 1 1
CHORUS
IIcoat and get your I hat, leave your 1 wor - ry on the ldoor - s tep , I
Jus t dir - ect your 1 feet to the 1 sun - ny side- of the I street, Can't you 1
( 1 hear a pit - ter I bat? an> thatlhap - py tune i s (your step? llife can be s o I
This I rbv - er crossed I ov - er. I f I lnev - er had a I
i old dust on my
It's A Raggy Waltz By Dave Brubeck
Medium swing .,
to Coda $
@Copyright 1961 by Derry Music Co. U.S.A. Rights controlled for U.K. & Eire by Valentine Music Croup
7, Carnck Street, London WC2.
D. S. a1 Coda
Bbm7 Eb7 Ab Gm7 Gb7b5 Fm Fm7 Am7 Cm6 D7 (E sum)
Lullaby Of Birdland Music by George Shearing
Words by George David Weiss
Steady Four
'Em Em7 Em6 C9 Em B
1 I Nev-er in m y word-land could there be ways to - re - I veal- in a &rase how I feel! I
Have you ev-er heard two 1 t u r - tle doves lbill and coo- lwhen they Iove? I
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(1 ~ h a i ' s t h e kindof m a g i c 1 mus-ic we make withour I l ips when we k i s s ( - And there ' s awee-py old I
wil-low; - I H ~ r ea l - ly k n o w s how t o ( cry! T h a t ' s how I 'dcry in my ( pi1 - low- I
If youshouldtell me fare - well and good-bye! ( Lul- l a - by of Bird-land, I 'whis- per low, - I
( I k i s s me sweet - and we'll go - ~ l ' ~ - i n ' high inBird-land, high in the sky u p a - 1 b o v e All be - (
E m D C Am7 D7 Bm7 E m Am7 D7 b9 G C9
Happy Feet Words by Jack Yellen Music by Milton Ager
Moderato
I
Cm G7 Bbm
a1 - ways let your a1 - ways make me
sweet. trance.
Want to see what makes me Heel and toe, 1 ' off they go
feel the way 1 tap-pingto the
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(excluding Canada and Australasia) and the Re ublic of Eire controlled by Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd.. Bruton greet, London W1X 7AH.
do? beat,
Fill you I kind - l y cast an Now you'll sure - l y un - der -
CHORUS
hap -py feet, I give them a 1 low-down beat I And they'll be -gin I
I've got those ten l i t - tle
tap-ping toes, 1 And when they hear a tune, I Ican't con-troI my 1
danc - ing heels to
I keep cheerful on an ear - ful
C7+ C7 F9 Abm
I ' of mus - ic sweet ( I 'cause I've got hap - hap - I
You swing i t , I S o d o 1,- ( 1 swing i t , I so d o you. I I
I Drop a nick - el I i n his hat. I like a rich a - I ris - to - crat.
Ev -'ry nick - el 1 that you fling lnakes that or - gan I grin - der swing, I
Hi - ho, > . /% / I _
w I am D D I I I 1 r l . I I r I 1 . - I I d
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans Words & Music by Creamer & Layton
Moderato
CHORUS
@Copyright 1922 by Shapiro Bernstein Inc. New York. Lawrence Wrkht Music Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London, WIX 7AH.
oh! wonltyou 1 give your /a - dy 1 fair a lit - tle 1 smile:
{I sfz Stop! You bet your (life you'll l in - ger 1 there a lit - tle I >
while. 'There is heav-en right here on earth, h t h those beau - ti - ful I I I I
1 'Way down yon - der in
Tuxedo Junction Words by Buddy Feyne
Music by Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson & Julian Dash
Medium four
. . Eb B bdim Bb F7 Bb F7 Bb Eb7 F7
I 1 1 ' I I
Bb Eb7 F7 Bb Eb7 Bbdim Bb F7
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I
- They all drive or walk for miles to get That SOU;^ - ern style, S - low 1 I 4 I 4- I
Bb Eb7 B bdim Bb F7 B b Bb9 Eb
you; come on hown, for -pet your care,come 011 I doon you'll f inh- me there, so long I t 4 I * I
Eb7 Bbdim Bb F7 Bb $7 Bb
Big Noise From Winnetka Words by Gil Rodin & Bob Crosby
Music by Bob Haggart and Ray Bauduc
Steady four 1 .
girl - i e ' s heart 'and then, play ro - man - tic parts. I Big Soise I)lcw i 11 I'ro111 Kill-
I ji~st l>lctv 111 ~ ~ O I I I \\ill-
{I - net [let - - t a , ka*- b ig rloise blew 1.igl11 out-
\\ liere I I)roLe a mil -
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to Coda d
blew in from- Win 1 r~:: :::c Big Noisefrom- Win
Big Noise blew right out- a - En - ter big noise i n your
D. S, a1 Coda
I l is-ten t o the Big Noise. I '-11 ( I heart.
At Last Words by Mack Gordon Music by Harry Warren
Fairly slow
{ I - my love has come a - I long; my lone -1y daysare I o - ver I
( 1 - and life is like a Isong. ~t ] last 1
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Dm7 G7 C F C7 G C7 Dm Fdirn
Gmaj 7 E7 Am7 Cdim G7 C
\ I - and then the spell was 1 cast And here we are in 1 heav - en, -
Nobody's Sweet heart Words & Music by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman,
Billy Meyers & Elmer Schoebel
Fairly bright
sweet - heart They I don't' ba - by I you some - 1
sil - ken gown,
D6 Gdim D7
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Gnat Bntain, Inland and Commonwedth (excegt Canada & Austnlasia). the continent of Europc excepting Latin Countries and Sw~tzerland
" I Cdim G7 C
par - a - dise-
Taking AChance On Love Words by John La Touche & Ted Fetter
Music by Vernon Duke
Steady four
I C Cdim Dm7G7 C6 Cdim G7
slide a - gain, - stand a - gain, - prove a - gain, -
@Cop right 1940 (renewed 1968) Miller Music Corp., USA. ' ~dmiistercd by ~ i g Y ~ u s i c Ltd, 37/41 Mortimer Sheet, London W1 for the UK Br Eire.
now I'm tak - ing the
bro -ther rab - bit of
Fm7 Bb7 Eb Gdim Fm7 Ab7 G7
end-ing now, - win a - gain, - 1 a chance on love.
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