The Old Calliope (From "Sailor Beware") chords by Dean Martin
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Verse 1
(G major) (Baug) (G major) My (C major) grandpa was
a minstrel (G major) man
A minstrel man was he
(C major) And to tell the truth I guess
I've got some (G major) minstrel blood in (C major) me.
Verse 2
You can have all the (G major) harps in heaven
(D minor) Blow all the (C major) horns here on the ground
But I (E minor) find I (Baug) still get (G major) my greatest (E minor) thrill (A major)
(A minor) Every time I hear (D major) this sound.
(G major) I (F major) love to (D minor) hear (G major)
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Verse 3
that old calliope
I love the melody of an old calli (C major) ope
(G major) And when you hear the thrilling (C major) harmony (G major)
(C major) Gather (D major) round the minstrel's (G major)
(C minor) show's in (C major) town.
Verse 4
It (A minor) sounds (G major) so good
That old calliope
What is more heavenly
Than an old cal (C major) li ope (G major)
Here comes (D major) the band
Oh what (G major) a sight (C major) to (E minor) see (C major) (G major)
(A minor) Gather round (D major) the minstrel's (C major)
show's in town. (G major)
(C major) Ban (F major) jos (D minor) strumming
Verse 5
(G major) (C major) (G major) (C major)
(G major) Folk (F major) (G major) s are (D minor) humming (G major) (C major) (B major) (C major)
(F major) Minstrel's (D minor) com ing (G major) (B major) (G major) (C major)
What (D major) a show what a show
(Both) It's the finest show (G major) I know.
(F major) It's coming near (D major) (G major) (JL)Coming near
Verse 6
coming near
That old (D major) calliope (JL) What a
(G major) sight (C major) to see
Oh what (G major) (C major) a melody (G major) (JL) What a melody
Oh the old calli (C major) ope (JL) Old
(G major) calliope
(Both) So loud and (D major) clear (G major)
That thrilling har (C major) mony
(A minor) Gather round (D major) (A minor) the minstrel's (G major)
(C major) show's (G major) in (C major) town.
(F major) (D minor) (C major)
Verse 7
(G major) (C major)
There's the interlocutor
And Mr. Bones so full of life
(F major) Who's that lady you were
with last night (A minor)
(G major) (JL) That was no lady
that was my wife (C major)
(F major) (DM) Ha ha (JL) Ha Ha (D minor) (DM)
(C major) Ho (G major) ho (C major) (JL) Ho ho
(G major) (Both) What a show what
a show what a (C major) show. (E flatdim)
(G major) Says (C major) the interlocutor
Verse 8
To Mr. Bones so full of pride
(E minor) Why (G major) does a chick (F major) en cross
(C major) the road
(G major) (JL) Why (D major) to get to the other (G major) (C major) side. (F sharpdim) (G major)
(C major)
Interlude 1
(G major) (Baug) (A minor) (C major) (A minor)
(G major) (C major) (A minor) (Adim) (D major) (G major)
(C major)
Verse 9
I love to hear (G major) that old calliope
I love the melody of an old cal (C major) liope
(A minor) (JL) And when (G major) you hear
that thrilling (C major) harmony (G major)
(C major) (Both) Gather (A minor) round (D major) the (F major) minstrel's
show's (G major) in (C major) (F major) (Adim) (F major) town...
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