Caldonia chords by Duke Ellington
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Verse 1
And now we come to (G major) one of the
musical sidelights
on this Duke Ellington program,
as the Duke presents four boys
(C major) who started out (A minor) by being terrific,
(G major) and have been working themselves
up ever since.
We present the Mellow Tones.
And here's the way the Mellow
Tones
present Caledonia.
Yes. (C major)
(F major) (G major)
Verse 2
Oh, listen to the (C major) story, (E major) Jack (G major)
My (C major) baby's got (A minor) me off the track (G major)
(A minor) I (C major) really (A minor) don't know where I'm
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Verse 3
at
Just listen (E major) to (A minor) me
Verse 4
and you'll (C major) soon see
(G major) I was (C major) walking with my
Verse 5
baby,
she got (F major) dreaded (G major) feet
She's (G major) long,
Verse 6
lean, and lank,
and she ain't (D major) had nothing (G major) to eat
But (F major) she's
Verse 7
my baby,
love her just (G major) the same (A minor) (C major)
(E major) Crazy about that (B flat major) woman,
(E major) cause Caldonia is (A minor) her name (E major) (A minor)
(E major) Caldonia, Caldonia,
what (C major) makes your (G major) big head
so (C major) hot, so hot?
Love (A minor) you, love (F major) you (C major) just
the same (D minor) (F major) (E major)
(F major) Love that (G major) wo man,
cause (A minor) Cal donia is (C major) her (A minor) name
(G major) You (A minor) know, my (F major) mother -in told me to
put Caledonia down.
That's (A minor) what she said. (F major)
(C major) She said, son, this little chick
is going to (A minor) steal all your money
and leave you flat.
(D major) Mom (G major) an d Lordy know what
Caledoni (A minor) a's putting down.
So I'm going to unsound
Caledonia one more time.
You cats wait here, Jack,
till I jump back (F major) and (C major) lay this sound.
Caledonia! (F major) Caledonia! (C major)
What makes your big head so high?
(A minor) Cause a lover loves (C major) (E major) for just
the same. (A minor) (G major) (C major)
(F major) Crazy about that woman,
(B flat major) cause (C major) Caldoni (F major) a is (G major) her (A minor) name.
(F major) Well maybe mama -in was right.
(G major) I bought Caldonia (A minor) a brand (C major) new dress,
a (A minor) new pair of shoes,
and laid (C major) Gita's on her palms
(A minor) and she hasn't gotten up off
of that jive (G major) yet.
(F major) So I'm going down an (G major) d sounding
Caldonia (B flat major) just one more time.
(C major) She doesn't get up this time, (A minor) Jack.
(G major) You can sure (F major) be lieve me when I (G major) say
there'll be some fists fly
(A minor) ing in the (C major) righteous (F major) path,
(B flat major) so you cats (F major) hold tight. (A minor) (E major) (C major)
(A minor) Caledoni (E major) a, Caledo (C major) nia,
what makes your (G major) big head so (C major) hard?
Mops cause (F major) a lover,
(B flat major) love's (F major) (C major) just (A minor) the (C major) same. (A minor) (C major)
Crazy (B flat major) about that (B flat major) woman
cause Cale (G major) donia is her (A minor) name.
(C major) Do -do -do -do, do (A minor) -do -do -do,
do -do -do (C major) -do -do -do -do -do -do -do.
Cale (A minor) donia is her name.
(C major) (G major) (C major)
(C major)
Caledonia sung by the Mellow Tones.
Caldonia
Duke Ellington
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