Why Do They All Take The Night Boat To Albany chords by Al Jolson

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Verse 1
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Old Henry
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Hud (D major) son found a  (C major) river,
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 (G major) a  (C major) river that touches  (G major) New  (C major) York.
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 (G major) The rest of the river  (D major)  (C major) is a flipper,
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 (E minor) but  (D major) it creates lots of  (G major) talk.  (C major) 
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 (F major) Summertime, that's the time,
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 (C major) swooners,  (C sharpdim) 
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 (G major) you should go rambling about.
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 (E major) Now  (G major) they  (C major)  (G major) take trips
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on  (C major) rickety ships,
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 (E flatdim) but       (D major) here's what I want to find  (G major) out (B flat major) .
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 (C major) Why do they all take the  (G major) night
boat to Albany?
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That's what's puzzling me.  (E minor)  (C sharpdim)  (G major) 
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 (C major) They all  (E minor) claim  (E flatdim) it's      (G major) just for the sight,
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 (D major) but just the  (G major) same,  (C major) they travel at night.
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I asked a fellow and his  (F major) cute little pet,
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 (D major) how is the water?
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And  (G major) he answered, it's wet.
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So tell me,  (C major) why do they all take the
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 (D major) night boat  (G major) for Al (D major) bany,  (G major) 
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 (E minor) grab  (G major) the next train for New York?  (C major)  (D major) 
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 (C major) Why do they all take the
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 (G major) night boat for Albany?
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That's what's puzzling me.  (E minor)  (C sharpdim) 
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 (G major) They all claim  (E minor) it's  (E flatdim) 
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 (G major) just for the sights,
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 (D major) but just the  (G major) same,  (C major) they travel at night.
They play the searchlight on the
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 (F major) shore when they float.
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 (D major) They ought to play the searchlight
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 (G major) right on the boat.
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So  (C major) tell me, why do they all take the
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 (G major) night boat for Albany,
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And  (E minor) grabbed