Top Hat, White Tie and Tails

Words & Music by Irving Berlin
Recorded by Fred Astaire, 1935
From the movie "Top Hat"


A  Edim E7  Cdim          A   Edim E7
I'm         puttin' on my top hat,

Cdim  E7      A   AM7  D9  E7-9     E7       A   AM7  D9  E7-9
Tyin' up my white tie,     brushin' off my tails.


A  Edim E7  Cdim          A   Edim E7
I'm         dudin' up my shirt front,

Cdim    E7       A   AM7   D9  E7-9     E7      A
Puttin' in the shirt studs,    polish - in' my nails.



Bridge:

A   G#m7         C#m     G#m7               C#m7    G#m7
I'm step - pin'  out, my dear, to breathe an atmosphere

     C#m7   G#m7       C#m7    G#m7
That simply reeks with class;

F#m    C#m7      G#m7     C#m7    G#m7
And I trust that you'll excuse my dust

    B7     Bm7-5      E
When I step  on  the gas



D9 Bm7-5 E7-9  A  Edim E7  Cdim     E7      A  Edim E7
For I'll  be there,        puttin' down my top hat,

Cdim    E7       A   AM7   D9  E7-9   E7      A    D9  A6
Mussin' up my white tie,      dancin' in my tails.

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