I'll Stand Beneath Your Window Tonight And Whistle chords by Al Jolson

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (B major)  (E minor) 
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 (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) I'm old
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 (A major) Smiles,
great big Smiles,
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just got an an (E flatdim) swer to  a  (E minor) letter I
wrote, ha -ha.
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She said,  (B major) yes, I'll be dressed.
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 (E major) An d all I did was drop her this little  (A major) note,
and I told her, I'll,
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 (D major) I'll stand beneath your window tonight,
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and I'll whistle for  (E minor) you.
Don't hesitate to turn off the light,
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 (A major) and whistle,
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 (E minor) so   that I'll  (A major) know you're set to go.
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And when  (D major) your daddy asks you
why you're all dressed funny,
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listen, just whistle, and I'll to  (G major) the rest.
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 (E minor) Don't let anything interfere.
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My  (A major) darling, I have a preacher
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 (D major) waiting right here.
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 (A major) Remember,
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 (D major) I'll, I'll, I'll stand beneath your  (E flatdim) window  tonight
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an (B major) d I'll whistle  (E major) for  (A major) you.  (D major)  (A major) 
It's half past nine,
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I'm  (D major) right on time,  (A major) the light's turned  (D major) off,
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I think  (E minor) that she's gone to bed.  (B major) 
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 (E major) I hope she knew just what I meant
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when I  (A major) said, my dearie,
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I'll  (D major) stand beneath your window tonight
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and I'll whistle for  (B major) you.  (E minor) 
Now don't hesitate to
turn off the light and whistle
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so  (E major) that I'll know  (A major) you're set to go
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and when  (D major) an d when your daddy asks you
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why  (A major) you're all dressed
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 (D major) Listen, baby, just whistle,
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and I'll do  (G major) the rest.
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 (E minor) We'll share fifty -fifty, you know.
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 (A major) I'm  (D major) the ring, and you've got
the dough.
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Don't  (A major) worry,
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 (D major) I'll stand by and keep your window tonight.
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 (B major) And I'll  (E major) whistle for  (A major)  (D major) you.  (B major)  (E major) 
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 (E minor)  (D major)  (A major)  (D major) 
Jolson made his first appearance
on radio
the same year that he recorded
I'll Stand Beneath Your Window,
1922.
Most of Jolson's
radio performances
from the 1920s and 30s
are lost forever.
He always performed live,
and reference recordings
of these early live broadcasts
were not always made
and saved.
The relatively few
surviving transcriptions
from that era
are a rare treat.
I'd like to share some live radio
performances
that have never been commercially
released.
As you'll hear, Jolson comes on big
with that boundless energy of his.