The Trolley Song chords by Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers
Verse 1
C
F
C
F
C
Dm
G
With
C
my high starch collar
F
C
G
and my high top shoes
C
G
C
and my hair piled high up on my head
Dm
G
C
I went to lose a jolly hour on the trolley
Ebdim
D
G
and lost my heart instead
C
With his light brown derby,
and his bright green tie,
B
Em
he was quite the handsomest of men.
D
I started to yin, so I counted to ten,
G
C
F
C
then I counted to ten again.
Clang, clang, clang went the trolley,
Dm
ding, ding, ding went the bell.
C
F
Zing, zing, zing went my heart strings
C
G
C
For the moment I saw him, I fell
Chug, chug, chug went the motor
Ddim
Dm
Bump, bump, bump went the brake
G
C
Thump, thump,
F
thump went my heart strings
When he smiled,
Dm
G
C
I could feel the car shake
D
G
C
He tipped his hat and took a seat
Dm
He said he hoped he hadn't
G
Gsus4
C
stepped upon my feet
F#dim
B
Em
He asked my name, I held my breath
A
I couldn't speak because he
D
scared me half to death
G
C
Buzz, buzz,
Am
buzz went the buzzer
C
Dm
G
Plop, plop, plop went the wheels
C
F
Stop, stop, stop, when my heart strains
Fm
C
F
Dm
As he started to leave
C
Db
I took hold of his sleeve
C
With my hand,
Ebdim
G
and as if it were planned
Dbdim
He stayed on with me
Dm
Em
and it was grand
F
E
Am
Just to stand with his hand holding mine
D
G
C
Dm
C
Dm
To the end of the line
G
C
F#dim
B
Em
A
D
G
C
Buzz, buzz, buzz went the buzzer
Dm
G
Plop, plop, plop went the wheels
C
Csus4
C
Fm
Stop, stop, stop went my heart strings
C
Dm
He started to leave,
C
G
I took hold of his sleeve
C
Am
Ebdim
With my hand, and
G
as if it were planned
Dbdim
A
He stayed on with me,
and it was grand
Dm
E
Am
C
Just to stand with his hand holding mine
Dm
G
C
Eb
To the end of the line
Db
Dbdim
C
The Trolley Song
Jo Stafford, The Pied Pipers
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