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Jolly Holiday Chords

Music by: Duke Ellington
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[Verse 1]
[Am]Ain'[Dm]t it a[G][Dm]
[Am]glorious day?
Right as a mornin' in May
I feel [G]like I could fly
[C]Have [B]you ever seen the grass
So green, or a bluer sky?
Oh it's a [E]jolly

[Verse 2]
[B]'oliday[E] with Mary
Mary makes your 'eart so light!
[Am]When the day is gray and ordianry
Mary makes the sun
shine bright!
Oh, 'appiness is bloomin' all
around 'er
The daffodils are [D]smilin' at
[Am]the dove[F#dim]
[G#dim]When Mary 'olds your 'and
[G]You [Gdim]feel so [G]grand[F#][G][G#]
[Dm]Your 'eart [G]starts [Dm]beatin' [Am]like
A big brass band!
It's a [G]jolly [Am]'oliday[G]
with Mary
No wonder that [Am]it's [C]Mary [C#dim]that[Em]
[Dm]we l[Fdim]ove![Dm][G][B][Ebdim][G][Am]
[G]Oh

[Verse 3]
[C]it's a jolly 'ol[Em] iday with Mary
[Ebdim]Mary make[Em]s your 'ear[Dm]t so light!
When [F]the [Dm]day is gray and
[G]or dianry
[B]Mary makes the sun shine [Ebdim]bright![G]
[C]Oh, [G]'appiness is bloomin' all around 'er
The [G#]daffodils are [Am]smilin' at
[Em]the [G]dove[C]
When [Em]Mary 'olds [A]your 'and
You feel [D]so grand[Dm][G]
[C]Your 'eart starts beatin' like
A [Am]big [Dm]brass band![G]
[Dm]It's a jolly 'oliday with [G]Mary
No [Dm]won d[G]er t[Am]hat it's
Mary [C]that we love!
Oh, it's a jolly holiday with you, Bert

[Verse 4]
[C]Gentlemen
[Am]like you a[B]re few[C]
Though you're just a
[Dm]diamond[Am][E]
[Bdim]In the r[E]ough[Am],[Ebdim]
[Am]Bert
Underneath your blood is blue!
[D]You'd never think [G]of pressing[Dm]
Your advantage
Forbearance [Am]is t[F#dim]he[G#][G]
[Am]hall[Dm]mark [F]of y[Dm]our creed
[G]A lady n[Dm]eedn't f[Am]ear [Em]when you are
[Am]near[Cm]
Your sweet gentility is crystal clear!
Oh, it's [C]a[F][Dm][Bdim][Ebdim]
jolly holiday [F]with [C]you, Bert
A [Dm]jolly, jolly holiday with [Bdim]you!
It's [Dm]true that

[Verse 5]
[Ebdim][G][Em]
[C#dim]Mavis and Sybil 'ave
Ways [G]that [Am]are[G][Em][G][Em]
[Am][Dm]
[F]win[Dm]ning[G][C]
And Prudence and [Am]Gwend[F]olyn
Set your 'eart [Dm]spinning[F]
Phoebe's [G]delightful,
Maude is disarming
Janice, [B]Felicia, Lydia- [C]- charming
Cynthia's dashing,
[G]Viv[F]ian's sweet
Stephanie's smash
[Dm]ing, Priscilla a treat
Veronica, [F]Millicent, Agnes, and [Dm]Jane
Convivial [F]company,
[Am]time[C] and[F] again[Am][Dm]
[F]Dorcas [Dm]and Phyll[F]is and Glynis are sorts
I'll [Dm]agree are three jolly good [F]sports
But cream of the [C]crop, tip of the [F]top
It's Mary Poppins,
[C]and [Dm]there [F]we [Dm]stop![C]
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