Bandstand Boogie chords by Barry Manilow

SimplifiedC#dim · D · G · C · A …

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C#dim
D
G
C
A
Ab
F#
G#
Db
Bbm
Bb
Ebsus4

Intro 1

Verse 1
G 
We're goin'  (G major) hoppin',
we're goin' hoppin' today
C 
Where things are  (C major) poppin'
the Philadelphia way
A 
D 
We're  (A major) gonna  (D major) drop in on
G 
 (G major) all the music they play
A 
Ab 
G 
 (A major) On the band (A flat major) stand  (G major) 
(bandstand)

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Verse 2

We're goin' swingin',

we're gonna swing in the crowd

And we'll be clingin' and

floatin' high as a cloud

The phones are ringin',

my mom and dad are so proud

I'm on bandstand

(bandstand)

Verse 3
G 
And I'll jump  (G major) and hey,
C 
C#dim 
G 
I may  (C major) even  (C sharpdim) show 'em my  (G major) handstand
C 
A 
Because  (C major) I'm on, because I'm  (A major) on the
Ab 
G 
F# 
G 
 (A flat major) American  (G major) bandstand  (F sharp major)  (G major) 
C 
C#dim 
When we dance real slow I'll show  (C major) all  (C sharpdim) 
G 
the guys in the grandstand  (G major) 
C 
G 
What a swinger  (C major) I  (G major) am,
C 
A 
Ab 
G 
 (C major) I  am  (A major) on  (A flat major) American  (G major) bandstand

Verse 4
G 
We're goin'  (G major) hoppin',
we're goin' hoppin' today
C 
Where things are  (C major) poppin'
the Philadelphia way
D 
We're gonna  (D major) drop in on
G 
D 
 (G major) all the music they  (D major) play
A 
Ab 
On  (A major) the bandstand  (A flat major) 
G 
A 
 (G major) (bandstand)  (A major) 

Verse 5

Bandstand, bandstand,

bandstand

Bandstand, bandstand, bandstand

Verse 6
D 
A 
G 
 (D major) Hey  (A major) I'm  (G major) makin' my mark,
C 
G 
C 
 (C major) gee,  (G major) this  (C major) joint is jumpin'
A 
They made such a fuss  (A major) just
G# 
G 
C 
C#dim 
to see  (G sharp major) us  (G major) arrive  (C major)  (C sharpdim) 
D 
C 
G 
C 
G 
 (D major) Hey  (C major) it's  (G major)  (C major) Mr.Dick (G major) Clark,
what a place you've got here
C 
A 
Swell  (C major) spot, the music's  (A major) hot here,
best in the east
G# 
 (G sharp major) Give it at least a seventy five
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 7
Now for all you Joe's,
C 
C#dim 
G 
A 
C#dim 
G 
here goes  (C major) my  (C sharpdim) American  (G major)  (A major)  (C sharpdim)  (G major) handstand
C 
Because  (C major) I'm on,
A 
G# 
G 
F# 
G 
because I'm on  (A major) the  (G sharp major) American band (G major) stand  (F sharp major)  (G major) 
As we dance real slow,
C 
C#dim 
G 
I'm show (C major) in'  (C sharpdim) the guys on the grandstand  (G major) 
C 
A 
That  (C major) I  like my girl but I love  (A major) 
Ab 
American  (A flat major) bandstand

Interlude 1

Verse 8
Ab 
The  (A flat major) singers' croonin', he ain't
the greatest but gee
Db 
My baby's  (D flat major) swoonin' in front of all of TV
Ab 
 (A flat major) So if you tune in,
Db 
Ab 
A 
 (D flat major) you'll  (A flat major) see my baby  (A major) and me
Bbm 
A 
Ab 
On the band (B flat minor)  (A major) stand  (A flat major) 
(bandstand)

Verse 9
Ab 
Db 
Ab 
And now we're  (A flat major) hop pin'  (D flat major)  (A flat major) and
we'll be hoppin' all day
Db 
Where things are  (D flat major) poppin'
the Philadelphia way
Ab 
Db 
And you can  (A flat major) drop in  (D flat major) on
Ab 
 (A flat major) all the music they play
Bb 
A 
Ab 
On the band (B flat major)  (A major) stand  (A flat major) 

Verse 10
Ab 
Bb 
And we'll rock  (A flat major) and  (B flat major) roll and
C 
Ab 
Bb 
stroll  (C major)  (A flat major) on  Americ (B flat major) an
Ab 
A 
Ab 
 (A flat major) Lindy hop and slop,  (A major) it's American  (A flat major) 
Db 
Tune  (D flat major) in, I'm on, turn on,
Ab 
Db 
I'm  (A flat major) in,  (D flat major) I'm on
Ab 
Db 
Today,  (A flat major)  (D flat major) 
Ebsus4 
Db 
 (E flatsus4)  (D flat major) 
Ab 
Bb 
A 
Ab 
 (A flat major)  (B flat major)  (A major) band (A flat major) stand