Hostess With the Mostes' on the Ball chords by Irving berlin
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Verse 1
(E minor) (A major) (D major) I was born (F sharp major) on a thousand
(D major) acres of (G major) Oklahoma (D major) land
Noth (B flatdim) ing grew on the (D major) thousand
acres for it was gravel and (G major) sand
(C major) One (D major) day, father started digging in a field, (G major)
hop (D major) ing to find some soil
(G major) He (D major) dug and he dug and,
what do you think?
(A major) Oil, oil, oil (D major)
The (G major) money rolled in and I
rolled out
With a fortune piled so high (D major)
Wash (G major) ington (B flatdim) was my (D major) destination
And (E minor) now, (A major) who am I? (D major)
Verse 2
I'm the chosen (G major) (D major) party (G major) (D major) giver
For (G major) the White House (D major) clientele
(G major) And (C major) they know that I deliver
What it takes to make 'em gel (C sharpdim)
(C major) And in (D major) Washington (G major) I'm
known (D major) by (E minor) one an (A major) d all
(C major) As the (G major) hostess (E minor) with the (A major) most (D major) est on
the ball
(G major) (E minor)
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Verse 3
(B flataug) (F sharpaug) (B flataug)
(F sharpaug) They would (D major) go (G major) to Elsa Maxwell (D major)
When they (G major) had an axe (D major) to grind (G major)
They could (C major) always grind their axe well
At the parties she designed
Now the (D major) hatchet (G major) grinders
all prefer (E minor) to (A major) call
(C major) On the (G major) hostess (E minor) with the
(A major) mostest on (D major) the ball
(G major) (E minor)
Verse 4
(F sharp major)
I've a (B major) great big bar and good (F sharp major) caviar
Yes, the best that can be found (B major) (A major)
And a (D major) large amount in my bank (E minor) (A major) account
When election (D major) time (A major) comes (D major) round
If you're feeling presid (G major) en tial (D major)
You can (G major) make it, (D major) yes indeed (G major)
There are (C major) just three things essential
Let me tell you, all you need (C sharpdim)
(C major) Is an (D major) ounce of wisdom
(G major) an (D major) d a pound (E minor) of gall (B major) (E major)
(B major) And the (D major) hostess (E minor) with the (A major) mostest
on (D major) the ball
(G major) (E minor)
Verse 5
(B flataug)
(D major) Entertaining vodka (G major) drinkers (D major)
Is a (G major) job they give (D major) to me (G major)
Making (C major) nice guys out of stinker (B major) s
Seems (C major) to be my cup (G major) of tea (C major)
(C sharpdim) What (C major) they (D major) really need
be (G major) hind (D major) the (E minor) iron (A major) wall
(C major) Is the (G major) hostess (E minor) with the (A major) mostest
on (D major) the ball
(G major) (E minor)
Verse 6
(B flataug)
There's a (G major) book (D major) of (G major) regulations
(D major) As to (G major) who sits next (D major) to who (G major)
But there (C major) might be complications
When the blue blood's not so blue
So the (D major) priestess with the
(G major) least (D major) est (E minor) pro (A major) tocol
(C major) Is the hostess (G major) (E minor) with the
(A major) mostest on (D major) the ball
(G major) (E minor)
Verse 7
(F sharp major)
An am (B major) bassador has just
(F sharp major) reached the shore
He's a man of many loves (B major)
(A major) An important (D major) gent from the (A major) Orient
To be (D major) handled (A major) with kid gloves (D major)
He can come and let his hair down, ooh!
Have the (G major) best time of his (D major) life (G major)
Even (C major) bring his new affair down
Introduce her as his wife
(C sharpdim) But (C major) she (D major) mustn't leave her
panties (G major) (E minor) in the hall (F sharp major) (B major) (E major)
Of (B major) the priestess (G major) (E minor) with the (A major) leastest
(D major) Nor the (G major) hostess (E minor) with the (A major) mostest
(D major) With the most (G major) (E minor) est
(A minor) on the (D major) ball
(G major) (C major)
Hostess With the Mostes' on the Ball
Irving Berlin
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