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Play A Simple Melody

Words and Music by Irving Berlin - 1914

Number 2 on the Hit Parade in 1950, played for 11 weeks.

Part 1:-------------	------------------	------------------	------------------
F	-	C7	-
-	-	F	C7
F	-	C7	-
-	-	F	-
Part 2:-------------	------------------	------------------	------------------
F	-	C7	-
-	-	F	C7
F	-	C7	-
-	-	F	-   (repeat all)

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

Note: This song has two melodies, Part 1 and Part 2.

The repeat plays both melodies at the same time as a duet.

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Part 1:

Won't you Play A Simple Melody,
Like my mother sang to me?
One with good old fashioned harmony,
Play A Simple Melody.

 

Part 2:

Musical demon, set your honey a'dreamin', Won't you play me some rag?
Just change that classical nag, To some sweet beautiful drag.

If you will play from a copy of a tune that is choppy, You'll get all my applause,
And that is simply because, I want to listen to rag.

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Arranged by Jim Bottorff

 

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