Basin Street Blues / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South chords by Keely Smith, Louis Prima
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Verse 1
(D major) (E minor) (A major) In (D major) Basin Street
(F sharp major) is the street
Where (B major) all the boys and
the boot folks meet
Down the New Or (E major) leans,
and the land (A major) of dreams
And you'll (D major) never know how (E major) nice it (B major) seems
Not (E major) just how much it (D major) really means
Laloli
Verse 2
Go give to me, (F sharp major) yes sirree
Give (B major) to me, yes sirree
Can't you see baby
(E major) I can't lose, (A major) (B major) lose good (A major) all Basin Street (D major) blues (E major) (Fdim)
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Interlude 1
(E minor) (A major) (D major) (F sharp major) (B major)
(E major) (A major) (D major) (D minor) (Fdim)
(E minor) (A major) (D major) (F sharp major) (B major)
(E major) (A major) (D major) (F major) (D minor)
(E minor) (A minor) (A major) (D major) (F sharp major) (B major)
(E major) (A major) (D major) (Fdim)
(E minor) (A major) (D major) (F sharp major) (B major)
(E major) (A major) (D major) (Fdim)
(E minor) (A major) (D major) (F sharp major) (B major)
(E major) (A major) (D major) (Fdim)
(E minor) (E major) (A major) (D major) (F sharp major) (B major)
(E major) (D major) (A major)
(D major) Never know how nice it seems Just
Verse 3
how much it really means (C major)
Ehh I see the moon and
the moon is pale
And I look like it takes some (C major) cat to jail
(C major) Now it's a moon is pale the sun
and the the sun is gone
(B major) And the steam wants to come
in and it splashes on the good
(C major) Uhh uhh
Ehh babasdodo
Verse 4
And the pale (A minor) moon shining
on the (F major) fields (C major) below
Folks are singing songs (D major) soft and low,
you
(D minor) Needn't tell me (F major) bob (G major) 'cause I know
(F major) It's sleepy (C major) time down south
Verse 5
(C major) Soft wind (F major) blowing
through the pinewood (E major) trees (F minor)
(E major) And the (C major) folks down there
live a (D major) life of ease
(D minor) When old (F major) mammy falls upon (G major) her knees
(F major) It's sleepy time (C major) down south
Steam (B major) boats on the river (E major)
Verse 6
coming or going
(A major) (B major) Splash (E major) ing the night die
Hear (F sharp major) (B major) babaah (E major) b, banjos ringing,
every (F sharp major) body singing (B major)
They (E major) dance 'til the break of day, (G major) hey
Verse 7
Dear old (F major) southland and
his dreamy song (E major) s
(C major) And it takes me back there
where (D major) I belong
(A minor) How I'd love to be
(F major) in my mammy's (D minor) arms
(C major) When it's (F major) sleepy (C major) time down south (F major)
Interlude 2
(F major) (C major) (D major) (D minor) (F major)
(G major) (F major)
(A flat major) (C major) (F major)
(C major) (D major) (A minor) (D minor) (F major) (D minor)
(C major) (F major) (C major)
(B major) Steamboats
Verse 8
(E major) on the river com (F sharp major) ing or going
(B major) Splash (E major) ing the night die
Hear (F sharp major) (B major) babaah (E major) b, banjos ringing,
everybody (B major) singing
(E major) They dance 'til the break of day, hey
(A minor) Dear old (F major) southland and
Verse 9
(F major)
his dreamy songs
And it takes (C major) me back there where I (D major) belong
How I'd love to be (F major) in my mammy's
arms
When it's sleepy (F major) time down (C major) south
(C major)
Basin Street Blues / When It’s Sleepy Time Down South
Keely Smith, Louis Prima
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