Alexander’s Ragtime Band chords by Johnny Mercer, The Pied Pipers

SimplifiedG · E · Am · D · Eb …

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G
E
Am
D
Eb
C
Bm
A
C#dim
F
Bb
F#dim
Bdim
Fm
Dm
Cm
Dbdim
Gm

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
Oh my honey,
oh my honey
C 
D 
Better hurry, and let's meander
G 
Bm 
A 
Ain't you goin', ain't you goin'
To the leader man
D 
The ragged meter man

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Verse 2

Oh my honey, oh my honey

Let me take you to Alexander's grandstand,

C#dim

brass band

Ain't you comin' along?

Come on

Verse 3
and hear,
Am 
C 
come on and hear
G 
C 
G 
C 
Alexander's ragtime band
F 
Come on and hear, come on and hear
It's the best band in the land!
C 
They can play a bugle call like
you never heard before
G 
C 
So natural that you want
D 
to go to war- -
A 
D 
G 
That's just the bestest band what am,
honey lamb!

Verse 4
C 
Bm 
E 
Bb 
Come on along, come on along
A 
D 
G 
C 
Let me take you by the hand
F 
To the man, to the man
Who's the leader of the band
C 
And if you care to hear the Swanee
F 
F#dim 
River played in ragtime
C 
Come on and hear, come on and hear
G 
Alexander's ragtime band!
C 

Verse 5
Come along and hear,
come along and hear
G 
Come on and hear,
Bdim 
C 
come on     and hear

Interlude 1

Come on along and hear the ragtime band!

Verse 6
Eb 
Bb 
Eb 
Hey, come on  and hear
Bb 
C 
Eb 
Bb 
Eb 
Alexander's ragtime band
Come and hear, come on and hear
It's the best band in the land
Bb 
They can play a bugle call like you
C 
never heard before
F 
That's just the bestest band what am,
honey lamb
Bb 
Come on along, come on along
Cm 
Eb 
Bb 
Let me take you by the hand
Eb 
To the man, up to the man
Who's the leader of the band
Bb 
And if you care to hear the
Eb 
Swanee River, ooh
Dbdim 
Played in ragtime
Bb 
Gm 
Bb 
Come on along
C 
Come on along
F 
Eb 
F 
It's Alexander's
Bb 
ragtime band!
Bb 
Bb 