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Beat Me Daddy (Eight To The Bar) chords by Glenn Miller

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Intro 1
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Verse 1
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In a little honky-
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tonky village in Texas
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There's a guy who plays
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the best piano by far
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He can play piano any way that you like it
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But the way he likes it best
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is eight to the bar
When he plays it's a ball,
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He is the daddy of them all...

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Verse 2
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The people gather round when
he gets on the stand
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Then when he plays he gets a hand
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The
Verse 3
rhythm he beats puts
the cats in a trance
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Nobody there bothers to dance
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And when he jams with
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the bass and guitar
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They holler all, \"Beat me daddy,
eight to bar!\"
Verse 4
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A plink, plunkin on the keys,
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A riff, well, a- riffin out with ease
Verse 5
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And when he jams with
the bass and guitar
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They holler all, \"Come on and beat me daddy,
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eight to bar!\"
Outro 1
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