Big Bands chords by
Sparks

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Key: C major

Intro 1

Verse 1
C C 
 
I smile like Herbert
D D 
 
Hoover when they play
G G 
 
I dream of banker's daughters,
C C 
 
G G 
 
better days
C C 
 
Care to dance my lady Live near

Verse 2
D D 
 
here?
F F 
 
F#dim F#dim 
 
They certainly sound in fine
G G 
 
Baug Baug 
 
G G 
 
form, do you care?
C C 
 
I

Verse 3

am quite partial

Broke, spent, I still marshall (all my

strenght when big bands play)

Follow me my lady to my home See

Verse 4

my large collection,

some on loan

Of every big band record ever

Verse 5

made

I had to sell my heater,

F#dim

Baug

so don't shake

Verse 6

am quite partial

Broke, spent, I still marshal all my strength when big bands blare

Edim

Interlude 1
G G 
 
Cm Cm 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
Cm Cm 
 
C C 
 
F F 
 
G G 
 
Cm Cm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
F F 
 
D D 
 
F F 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
I smile like

Verse 7

Herbert Hoover when

the big bands play

I dream of banker's daughters,

better days

Verse 8

For I am quite partial

Broke, spent, I marshal all my strength

Verse 9
when big bands play
F F 
 
Knowing of their flare
Dm Dm 
 
for filling empty
D D 
 
F F 
 
Stomachs, empty hearts, they're not so
D D 
 
Far apart, they're not so far apart
F F 
 
D D 
 
And if you can't sleep late one night,
F F 
 
D D 
 
It's not your coffee, it's the bunk

Verse 10

I am quite partial

Broke, spent,

I still marshall all my strength

Verse 11
A A 
 
I smile like Herbert Hoover
when the big bands play
I frequent the dance halls most
every night into the day
I know the name of every trombone
player that exists
They don't know I used to blow before
the Crash had hit our land
D D 
 
Be fore

Verse 12

the Crash

Verse 13
A A 
 
I find it so much warmer in the
ballroom than at home
A common bond unites us so we're
really not alone
Sure we've got some problems,
but tonight we won't admit it
Take my hand my lady friend,
we'll make it seem like we were there tonight
D D 
 
B B 
 
A A 
 

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