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it’s Easy To Play Swing. Easy to read, simplified arrangements of popular swing pieces, for piano vocal with guitar chord symbols including Satin Doll, Mississippi Mud, and Between The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea. Arranged by Cyril Watters. This book © Copyright 197 by Wise Publications London/New York/Sycney Exclusive distributor, Music Sales Limited 8/9 Frith Street, London, WIV STZ, England Bad Bad Leroy Brown 31 Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 8 ‘Come Fly With Me tt Frenesi 5 Honeysuckle Rose 38 I’m Beginning To See The Light 34 Let’s Dance 14 Mississippi Mud 41 Mood indigo 23 Moten Swing 16 Nice ‘n’ Easy 18 The Night We Called It A Day 28 Rosetta 26 Satin Doll 46 Sing Song Swing 36 Sophisticated Lady 20 Take The ‘A’ Train 44 Frenesi English words by Ray Charles and S.K. Russell, music by Alberto Dominguez It was Fi -es-ta down in Am? D7 Am7 D7 ‘And so I stopped a -while to {sce the show, ——— Am7 D7 Am7 D7 Ddim _— I knew that ‘Fre -ne - si? meant |*Please love me,” And 1 could say ‘Fre-ne= 2 ‘A love-ly s+ ori -ta |eaught my eye, Copyright 1939, 1941 by Pee International Corp. New York, N.Y. USA. LatinsAmercan Mute Paliahing Co. Limited, 8 Denman Stet, Londoa WC2H SLT. ‘Controlled in Australia and New Zeaiand by Allan and Co. (P0)) Limited, Melbourne j I stood en -chant-ed as. she And ne-ver knowing that it Am7 D7 Ddim D7 She stopped and rais'd her eyes to | mine, Her lips just plead - ed Her eyes were soft as candle -|shine, So how was I to re —_ | And now without a heart to |eall myown, A great~ er hap-pi-nes I've D7 Am? D7 Am? Be -cause her kiss- es are for |me D7 Daim pT G Who would-n’'t say ‘Fre-ne - | si Who would-n’t say ‘Fre-ne- An D7 G Am7 D7 Tt was Fi-es -ta down in G Am7 G G Am? G Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea Words by Ted Koehler, music by Harold Arlen but Td hate to F Gm7 oT F You've got Gm7 fo FT Bb Bbm de - vil and the deep sea. © Copyright 1931 by Mls Musi Ine. New York, USA. Al sights forthe British Commonvesith of Nationa (excluding Canada and Austassa) and dhe Republic af Fie 8 ‘controled by Lavence Waght Music Co., Bruton Steet, London WIX 7AH. cause I can't for- | get Gm7 c7 F Gm7 a You've got me the | de - vil and the deep blue 7 By Bbm F Gm 7 T ought to cross you | off my list, F ET A Bm7 59 but my door, when you come knocking Fate seems to give my | | | A Adim A Ci heart a twist, — T come run- ning back be Fm Abo G7 co should | hate F Gm7 cr F You've got me Gm7 co FT Bb Bbm and the deep blue Come Fly With Me Words by Sammy Cahn, music by Jimmy Van Heusen Fairly Slow mf z fly with me!_ le’ |fly! let's fy a | way! If |youcan use_someex- 2 a} c Caim Dm? G7 c 2 OF OF fT ‘ot-ic booze,.there’s a |bar Come |fy with me! let's (views) a F6 BLS. c Em? i let’s fly a id : Fe, fly with me!_ bh float downto Pe- FT FG? 7 AT bg GT c Cdim ‘© Copyright 1958 by Masaile Musie Corp, USA. “Atlan 1 Baran Mus Limite, London. 1973 administered by the Sparta Flosida Music Group Limited, forthe World excluding the USA, Canada and Japan. lLia-ma and there’s a | one-man band— and he'll | ber Dm7 ar c a - = 2p Fe : toot his ute for | you Come|ity with metiets | take off nthe Sue F6 BLS c Em7 FT FG? Cc Fo # —t (once 1 get you)| Up e Ab Abt Ds Bom? We'll just glide, + ry-eyed] (Once I get you)| Up — there!_ EW Ab Ti be hold-ing | you You may hear Abo G Ddim = Am? D7 An- gels cheer, [cause we're to -geth- er. [Wea-ther wise, it's such a_love- ly G7 Bom FO Fm G7 c Cdim lsay the words and we'll [beat the birds_down to Dm7 G? 7 ‘ , lke if + ca-pul- co | Bay! fly '- ing hon- ey - F6 Bb c Em? FT F G7 iF 3? moon, they fly with me! let's |fly, let's fy a BOT Aq D7 Dm? G7 c BST AbT G7 c Ab7 c Let’s Dance Words by F. May Baldridge, music by G. Stone and J. Bonime Medium Swing e aim Dm7 G © Cdim c G7 dim for] Gaim G7 Gm © Copyright 1939 Edward B. Marks Musi Comp. USA. Southern Music Publiing Co Lied, & Denmark Stet, London WC2 14 20 |where sweet weaves Dm Dm7 G7 Gt e Caim c 7 thrills me through, dear, ———=—_ F Bb7 F D7 i Isweet_ mel - fomeguide our | feet; Ga c Caim, Dm = G7 c F F Moten Swing Music by Buster and Bennie Moten Swing Tempo c F9 c AS G8 c Abo Go Abo. oo F Abo G9 Abo G9 OF c e Abo G9. Abo Go F ‘© Copyright 1947 Per International Muste Crp. 6 Southern Music Publishing Co. Limited, 8 Denmark Steet, London WC2, Abo «G9 Fo ASS G9 OF c Dm | E By E Fem? E Fim? E BT | E BT E Fim? E G7 e Abo G9 Abo GO F Abo G9 F Abo GOOF c Nice‘N’ Easy Words by Marilyn Keith and Alan Bergman, music by Lew Spence Fairly Slow Let's take it [nice ‘n’ ea - sy, Iwhat'syourhur - ry? Re = lax and |don'tyou wor - ty, we're gonna fall (© Copyright 1968 by Eddie Shaw Music (USA) Assned to Barton Muse Limited; London. a 10973 administered by the Sparta Flosda Mase Group Limited, for the World excluding the USA, Canada and Japan We're on The [road to ro - mance, | that’s safe to fsay; But let's make < D7 Clim E Am ce c the |stops a -Jong_ the way, The prob-lem m6 AT D7 GT c BoC now, of course, is to sim - ply | hold your hors - es, "cause |nice ‘n’ ea - ET Am D7 Cmaj7 Am7 does it ev - "ty |time! Dm? G7 oc oc G7 ts) F c Sophisticated Lady Words by Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish, music by Duke Ellington Fairly Slow 3 Am Dm Gm Gdim Am aim Gm7 C7 Cdim 2 F : ly life 10 - mance | came and inthis, Gm Eb7 D7 Db7 C7 Fmai7 of yours burned a flame that flick -ered one day — were sweet and F Fdim Gm yeh 1935 by Gotham Muse Serie In. New Yor USA and Colontes (excluding Canada and Austalai IMusis Co. insted, Bruton Stet, London WX TAB, lowe - ly, sim - ple and a) time went hur = ry - ing b. ELT D7 DbT C7 Fimaj7 FT ET ELT. ODT the years have changed yousome-how nev er car ‘ing that you Fim? B7 E C#m Fam? By like you do, eyes 57 Faim FRm — Am6 B7b9 E Chm nev - er Fim? FT ET BT Eb7 ing for DT love that ET EST D7 fond and Am Db7 7 true, Tho’ such love was meant for you. a B7 2 You miss the Fmaj7 bo-dy is nigh, cr ritard. > Mood Indigo Words and music by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills and Albany Bigard Slowly ain't been blue. By © Fm FT+ you've had that FAT EB FAT F7 cm F7 BLT Bhdim Cdim © Copyright 1931 by Gotham Musi Service Inc. New York, USA, For Great Bitain, teland and Colgate (excluding Canada and Australasia) the peopenty of Lawrence Wright Muse Co-Linited, Histon Street, London WX TAH, goes steal ~ in’ Fm? Bbo ——-Bb7L9 Bb Abo Fy Bb © Fm Ft CHORUS Al ways get mood in = di - go, — my ba - by said good -|bye, ES Fy Bb Fdim F7 Bb Tm $0 lone-some could a Gb7 F7 "Cause there’s no-bo -dy who |cares @-bout me, I'm just a soul who's Bb7 EST blu - er than blue canbe; that | mood in- di - 20,— 1 2, ritard. 1 could lay me down and die. Rosetta Words and music by E. Hines and H. Woode Moderato F Te F Cm D7 heart, dear, there's | noone cH F Cm bz ‘© Copyright 1935 Joe Davie Music tn, Lawrence Wright Misie Co. Limited, 24 Bruton Steet, Landon Wl or the World excluding USA, Canada snd Ausra 26 Am E7 Am Fm6 i pray you'll make Q 4 Q Please say [I’m just the | one, dear, for F c oF c7 F F BLT F a The Night We Called It A Day Words by Tom Adair, music by Matt Dennis 3 ‘There was a mp Daim Cmaj7_Cdim G Gdim D7 but a |eloud drift cm D759 G D7 D739 ee Ewe ; kissed me and went on your | way, Am7 AST G cm DI9 © Copyright 1941 by Embassy Muse Corp. Now York, NY. ICS. Doge Btn Muse Limi tdadon War he Pt Commomcalh Bourg nnd South Aca spheres, —____ min = or la= ment in my ears; ——=, F had -n't the heart left to night we Em? AT Bm7 BLT Am7 ALT thr’ the G G7 Cmai7 D7 G » The down, stars But the | sun rise beN —s, cm D9 G BT ‘There was thing left to moon went Em Em? aT we called it ATS Am? ALT G G 30 Bad, Bad Leroy Brown Words and music by Jim Croce Medium Rock Tempo ‘south-side of is the bad - dest part of town. 2Le roy he and he — | tke his fan - cy clothes| And "if you | go down there, you bet-ter |just be - ware. of a And he —— | like to wave his. [dia- mond rings in front of man, name of Le-roy own. Now Le-roy___ more than |trow-ble_ you see he ev -’ry = bo-dy’s —jnose. He got a |cust-om Con-tin - |en-ta,_ he got @ ‘© Copyright 1972,1973 and 1976 Blendingwall usc Ine/Sweet City Songs Linited, ‘fo Heath Levy Musie Co. Limited, 184/186 Regent Steet, London WL Tr the UK and Fre, PRS Tertones and Lesa 3 Stand_ "bout six-foot - All the — | down -town ad = ies call EI = do - ra- do, He gota [thirty two gun in his “tree top lov = er” all, the |men just call him — “|Sir”. poc -ket for fun, he got a |ra -zor in his ishoe. % CHORUS Le-roy Brown, the | bad-dest man in the | whole damned town; — ©@ A AT To Coda @ _——_ Bader than old King | Kong — than a junk-yard — |dog. e— | Well, the ||twomen took to jfight-in’ and whenthey|pulled them from the 2 Jig -saw puz - le with a D.S.al Coda copa § cou-ple of pie -ces . Yes, you were bad-der than old King and|meamer than a junkyard —jdog. Verse 3 Well, Friday "bout a week ago, Leroy shootin’ dice, And af the edge of the bar Sat a girl name of Doris ‘And oh, that girl looked nice. Well, he cast his eyes upon her, And the trouble soon began, ‘And Leroy Brown, he learned a lesson "Bout messin’ with the wife of a jealous man. ‘And he’s bad ete. 33 I’m Beginning to To See The Light Words and music by Harry James, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges and Don George Medium swing never cared much for | moonlit skies, 1 | nev-er_knewlove was so now that the stars are | in your eyes— I'm be -| gin-ning to see the | light ney-er went in for | moonlight glow,. or [stealing a kiss by | mistle - toc, But © Copyright 1944 by Grand Music Corp, New York, USA. Reproduced by permission of Campbell Conelly and Co, Limited, London, 34 nowwhen you tum the | lamp down low T'mbe-| gin-ning to see the | light Used to ramble | thru the — park,— All a= Ione there Then you came and |caused a spark, And my | heart is on fi- re |now. bo never madelove by | lan = tern shine, nev-er saw rain-bows | half so fine, But 2 baw Gs c pr 6 c op? BW now that your lips are | burn-ing mine, I'm be-| gin-ning to see the — | light. 35 Sing Song Swing Words by Lloyd Garrett, music by Charles L Cooke Steady 4 1Char - ley Ching, (Char - ley Ching) Make -e | Sing - song swing, (Make ~ ¢ 2Foo - young foo, (Foo -young foo) Make-e | Doo - dle - doo, (Make - e Sing - song swing) With ling (with a | ting - a ~ Ting) On Doo -dke -doo) With two, (with a | toot two) On Dm7 ding - dong -ding; (On ding - dong - ding) ith "a ting - a ling on a flute bam - boo; (On flute bam - boo) And the doo-dle-doo and the c a F6 © Copyright 1940 by Georgia Mane Corp, New York: NY. ICS. 1959 Assigned to Borne Brothers Mn, vain of Mase Sales orp, New York NY. recy Brothets Muss Litted, London WI for ihe Bash Commoralth (excluding Canals sd Austaass) Ei, Belgurm, Holand, Luxembourg and South AM, ding - dong - ding, = ling ting - a Fiidim Make -e plen - ty Make - © plen - ty Chop = pi - ty Chop! the With “a (And the ting ~ F6 sing song. swing] sing - song swing, G7 c © When Char-ley Ching he make-e ————S—]F a -ling ona doo -die - doo \Chop-pi -ty Chop!_Chop! ding - dong - ding) and the | ting - a - ling) Fiidim Chop! Chopsticks, G7 Chop- pi-ty Chop!__ Chop! ‘Sing - song swing. Honeysuckle Rose Words and music by Andy Razaf and Thomas Waller Steady 4 Ey - "ry hon - ey bee Inlls with jea - lou -sy hen they see you out with Gm Th Gm cr Gm Gm? don’t blame themJgood - ness knows, Hon~ ey sue - kle hen you're pass - in’ by F BLT Gm cr 2 Copyright 1929 Santly Bros, In. New York. ss Reproduced by pesmison of Campbel Conselly and Co: Liited, London flow- ers droop and sigh, And 1 know the rea -son, |why, You're much sweet -er, Gm a Gm Gm7 co G7 Bb good ~ ness Hon - ey suc = kle F Gm? F Gr Bb F BLT F Gdim FT Eb Fdim FT touch my cup, — Bb Gb7 7 Bb G7 F 39 sweet when you Gdim Gl c Ab? GT 7 When I'm tak - ing from your tas -ty lips, jeems the hon -ey fair = ly | Gm c7 Gm cr Gm Gm7 You're con- fee - tion, |good- ness knows, Hon - ey suc - kle F Bb7 F F Bb? Fowbs F Mississippi Mud Words and music by Harry Barris Medium Bounce When the x CHORUS tide goes out, peo-ple ga- ther round and they b: b, F Db? FT E7 EBT | all be - gin to shout Un = cle Dud! treat to beat your feet on the |Mis -sis - sip -pi_mud,It’s Itreat to beat yourfeet F cr F ‘© Copyright 1927 by Shapico Bernstein and Co, In. NY. Reproduced by petmision of Campbell Connelly and Co. Limited, London. i Mis - sis - sip - pi mud. They don't need no band, FT Ey EBT D7 Gm D7 ‘They keep time by clap-pin’ their han Just as |hap-py as a cow Gm D7 Gm Bh Fdim a cud, When the | peo-ple beattheirfeet on the | Mis-sis-sip = 2 INTERLUDE Lord-y, how they [play (Good -ness how they |sway it. Dm A Dm A? Dm_ BS? Dm A Dm AJ Dm Bb7 Joy! that mu- sie y! it nearly kills. sme, What_a Dm A Dm A7 Dm BST Dm A Dm A7 Dm BbT DS. al fine when they] 20, Say, they |beat it up ei-ther| fast or slow. When the GT cor F AMT G7 CC “a3 4“ Take The ‘A’ Train Words and Music by Billy Strayhorn Medium swing c D9 Dm? must take the go to Su gar Hill ‘way up in |Har-lem.— you miss the © Copyright 1941 by Tempo Music Inc, New York, USA. Reproduced by permission of Campbell Connelly and Co. Limited, London. GT find you've missed the quick-est way to |Har-lem._ on now it’s |com-ing, those rails a hrum-ming.— D7 Dm7 G7 Fm6 Get on the |'A’ train, you will be on Su gar Hill in 4s Satin Doll Words and music by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn co rete Dm? 46 G7(b9) co hold - er Ov = er her shoul -der G7 Dm7 G7 Em7 Am cat - tin’ Ba - by shall Dm? G? Dm? G7 £2 Copyright 1953 and 1960 Tempo Musi Inc. New York, USA. eroded by permission of Campbell Conany sa Co: Led, tSndon, skip - pin’, |Care = ful F6 FR? e Gmb5) no = bo = dy’s fool e Gm7 a Gm7 a ita whirl, but F Am7 D7 a Spoken: ain't for no girl catch- ing . (Swich - e - roon - ey) AmT bt? G7 F GT Tel - e -phone num- bers you know, [Do ~ ing my num bers Dm7 G7 Dm7 Gr Em? Am Em? Am F6 FR? 48 44/99 (33958) es Easy To Play ‘Abba AM2I95, Ws Easy To Play ‘Bach ANT7I721 les Easy To Play Ballads M6325 es Easy To Play Ballet Music AMSII39 I's Easy To Play Beatles Nor7907 Is Easy To Play Beatles? 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