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<\/a> – – – – JOHNNY LONG UPDATE YOUTUBE<\/a><\/p>\nBy Tex Williams – Jazz update by Johnny Long – Rewrite by Robert Andrews<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n It’s [C] only a [E7] shanty in [A7] old shanty town,<\/span> it’s [D7] roof is so [EbDIM<\/span>] slanty, it [D7] touches the ground.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/span>But my [G] tum -[G7]- bled down [G7] shack, by an [C] old railroad [C7] track; <\/span>Like a [D] millionaire’s [D7] mansion is [G] calling me [G7] back<\/span><\/span> NEXT SECTION UPBEAT<\/span><\/p>\n It’s a [G] knocked-out pad, but the [G7] neighbors are mad,\u00a0 ’cause the [C] cat next door is a [C7] swingin’ lad<\/span>.\u00a0 [D] Out o’ my mind most [D7] all o’ the time, this [G] Squares-ville settlement’s [G7] drivin’ me mad<\/span><\/p>\n I’d [C] be just as sassy as [E7] Trigger or Lassie.\u00a0 I [A7] wouldn’t even pay my union dues<\/span>.\u00a0 A [D7] toast to all, let’s [EbDIM<\/span>] have a ball, [D] hi-fi records blow rhythm and blues<\/span><\/p>\n Gotta [F] queen waitin’ there in a [Fm] rocking chair,<\/span>\u00a0 she’s [C] on my mind almost [A7] all the time<\/span><\/span>;\u00a0\u00a0 and I’m [Dm] jumpin’ up and down an’ [G] actin’ like a clown\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span>‘Cause I [C\/] gotta get back to my shanty town There’s a [F] queen waiting [Fm] there, in a [E7] silvery [A7] crown<\/span> <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" – – – – JOHNNY LONG UPDATE YOUTUBE By Tex Williams – Jazz update by Johnny Long – Rewrite by Robert Andrews It’s [C] only a [E7] shanty in [A7] old shanty town, it’s [D7] roof is so [EbDIM] slanty, it [D7] touches the ground.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 But my [G] tum -[G7]- … ![](\"https:\/\/ukulele-chords.com\/img\/chord\/baritone_EBdim_595.png\")
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\nI’d [C] give up my [E7] palace if [A7] I were a king.\u00a0 It’s [D7] more than a [EbDIM<\/span>] palace – it’s [D7] my ev’rything.\u00a0 <\/span>There’s a [F] queen waiting [Fm] there, in a [C] silvery [A7] crown.\u00a0 <\/span>In a [Dm7] shanty in [G] old shanty [C] town<\/span><\/p>\n
There’s a [E7] shanty in the town on a [C] little plot of ground, where the [E7] green grass grows all around – all around.\u00a0 <\/span>There’s a [A7] G.I. loan, gotta pay it back, <\/span><\/span>but the [EbDIM<\/span>] loan is overdue, gonna, [D7] blow my stack<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span><\/p>\nSLOW DOWN AGAIN<\/span><\/p>\n
\nIn a [Dm7] shanty in [G] old shanty [C] town.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/pre>\n