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I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight

Words by Gus Kahn, Music by Walter Donaldson - 1925

Verse:
F	-	-                G7	-                   E7
F	G7             C7	F	Bb7
F	-	-                G7	-                   E7
F	G7             C7	F	F7
E7	B7              E7	Am             E7	Am
G7	-	C7	-
Chorus:
F	A7	Bb	D7
Gm	G7	C7	-
F                E7	C7	F                E7	C7
F	G7	C7	-
F	A7	Bb	D7
Gm	G7	C7	-
F	C7	F	D7
Gm	C7	F	-     (C7 to chorus)

8-beat intro.  Play 4-beats for each cell, reading from left to right.

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Verse:

I burned up ev'ry letter, And thought that I'd feel better,

I put away her picture too.

Sent back each little present, And tho' it wasn't pleasant,

It seemed the wisest thing to do.

I've done ev'rything I could and yet,

It isn't very easy to forget.

 

First Chorus:

I wonder where my baby is tonight,

I wonder how my baby is tonight,

I wonder where she's gone, And how she's getting on,

I wonder why my baby doesn't write.

If she came back I wonder what I'd do,

I wonder did she find somebody new,

She didn't treat me fair, And tho' I shouldn't care,

I wonder where my baby is tonight.

 

Second "Charleston" Chorus:

I wonder does my baby do the Charleston, Charleston,

I wonder who is teaching her the Charleston, Charleston,

While I sit and sigh the time goes draggin' by,

I'd like to kill the guy who wrote the Charleston, Charleston.

We parted 'cause I couldn't do the Charleston, Charleston,

She'd still be here if I could do the Charleston, Charleston,

I'm takin' lessons now, I'll win her back somehow,

I wonder where my baby is tonight.

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Listen to the Dick Martin Banjo Orchestra perform "I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" (mp3)

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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The chord names should appear in single rows.   Let me know of any problems.

 

email: jbott@ix.netcom.com