Key: F major•
Verse 1
as I said to you earlier,
this is the first time
It's long been an ambition
of mine
and tonight this ambition
has been realized.
G
F
But he's been playing his music
and I've been singing my songs
G
F
and we haven't really got together
on something between us.
And I asked him,
would he please write an arrangement,
something special for me.
And here is Nelson Riddle's
special arrangement of Strike
C
F
Bb
G
C
Strike up the band!
F
C
F
Dm
Let the drums roll out
F
Dm
D
Dm
D
Let the trumpets call
G
C
While the people shout
F
Bb
Strike up the band
F
Bb
Hear the cymbals ring
C
F
to that happy swing.
Eb
Bb
C
A
an d we'll all give
Bb
F
G
to the man with the
makes the band
C
F
and you can't go wrong
A
D
Gm
with a happy song.
C
F
Hey leader, strike up the band.
Interlude 1
F
Bb
F
Bb
D
Adim
Ebdim
Adim
F
G
D
C
F
Bb
F
Bb
G
Cm
F
Bb
F
Gm
Edim
Em
A
Dm
G
Csus4
C
F
Dm
Adim
D
Gm
C
Verse 2
Am
D
Hey, ladies, strike up,
G
Em
let the drums roll out
G
E
Let the trumpets call,
F
D
while the people shout,
Bbaug
D
G
Gm
C
Strike up the band!
Dm
C
Hear the cymbals ring,
D
C
Bbdim
Edim
Bbdim
calling one and all,
A
G
D
So that happy swing,
G
C#
C
strike up the band!
Am
G
And we'll all give a cheer as we stand,
C
G
F#m
B
To the man with the stick in his hand,
Bm
Em
And he's the man that's
A
Am
A
D
Dm
D
E
Hey Lena Stanka
Am
C
D
G
D
Hey Nelson, strike up that band
Dm
A
G
D
G
F
A
D
G
Could we possibly do that
just once more?
Gm
F
C
Once more.
Am
D
Hey, leaders, strike up,
Em
E
Dm
E
let the trumpet call,
D
G
C
Gm
Strike out that band
Verse 3
C
D
C
Am
cymbals ring
Verse 4
A
Gm
A
How they want it all
Verse 5
Verse 6
Verse 7
Verse 8
C
G
F#m
stand to the man
Verse 9
Verse 10
Verse 11
Verse 12
G
G
And he can't go wrong
E
Verse 13
Dm
F
Verse 14
E
Hey now, sir
How did you like the song?
You need to to leave a rating.
TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF G C Bb Dm...
Popular chords globally
Most played chords & tabs across all users
Recently added
Recently added chords & tabs
