I'd Rather Lead A Band chords by Fred Astaire
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Verse 1
(A major) (Asus4) (A major) (D major) (D minor) (A major) (G major)
(C major)
(A flat major) (C major) I haven't (C minor) ambitions
(F minor) For lofty (B flat major) po sitions
(D minor) That wind up (G major) with
The wealth of the (C major) land
(G major) I'll give you the
Verse 2
(C major) throne
That a (C minor) king sat on
(B flat major) For just a (A flat major) small baton
(D minor) Providing (G major) you in (D minor) cluded a band (G major)
(D minor) If I could
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Verse 3
(G major) be the wealthy owner
(C major) Of a large (A major) industry
(D minor) I would say, "Not for me"
I'd rather lead a (C major) band
(D minor) If I could (G major) be a politi (C major) cian With
Verse 4
a chance (A major) to dictate
(D minor) I would say, (A major) "Let it (D minor) wait"
I'd rather lead a band (C major) (G major)
Verse 5
(C minor) My every care ceases
I'm rich as old Croesus
When I've got ten pieces
In hand (G major)
(D minor) If I could
Verse 6
have a mil (C major) lionairess
With a whole flock of (D minor) banks
I would just whisper, "Thanks"
I'd rather lead a (C minor) band (G major) (D minor) (G major) (C minor)
(G major) Oh, a
Verse 7
(C minor) saxophone, (A flat major) a (C minor) slide trombone
A (A flat major) (C minor) bass fiddle (G major) and a drum (D minor)
A (C minor) guy at the piano
Who (G major) makes it (C minor) hum (G major) (C minor)
Verse 8
A violin, (A flat major) (C minor) a clarinet
A (A flat major) (C minor) hot trumpet (A flat major) and gui (C minor) tar
And me with the baton
And there you (A flat major) are (F sharp major) (D flat major) (E flat minor) (D flat major) (B flat major) (E flat minor) (A flat major) (D flat major)
(B flat minor) (E flat minor) (A flat major) (F minor) (B flat major) (E flat minor) (A flat major) (D flat major) (B flat minor)
(E flat minor) (A flat major) (D flat major) (E flat minor) (A flat major) (D flat major) (A flat major) (D flat major) (D flat minor)
(D flat major) (G major) (E minor)
(D major) (C minor) (E minor) (A major) (G major) (E minor) (A major) (G major) (A major) (D major)
(A major) (D major) (A major)
Alright boys,
rehearsal tomorrow at ten
(D major) (B minor)
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