Wake the Town and Tell the People

Words & Music by Sammy Gallop & Jerry Livingston
Recorded by Les Baxter, 1955 (#5)


 D        A7       G        D      G/B   D
Wake the town and tell the people,

D      DM7      D6    Em7   G/B   A7
Sing it to the moon above;

A7      A7sus4     A7      Em      G/B    A7
Wake the town and tell the people,

A7        G/B        A7     D
Tell them that we're so in love.


D        A7       G        D      G/B   D
Let's begin the cel - e - bra - tion;

 D      DM7      D6       Em7   G/B   A7
Let's declare a hol - i - day.

A7      A7sus4      A7        Em        G/B    A7
Send the wed - ding in - vi - ta - tion

A7      G/B        A7    D
To the neighbors right away.



Bridge:

 D   DM7 D7   G      G/F#   Em7
When you are close to me

G/B     A7       Em      G      D
And my heart is dancing with delight,

D  DM7  D7  E7     Bm7-5  E7
I want the world to see

      G/B   A7sus4    A7   Em7  A7
Heaven in my arms tonight.


D        A7        G        D      G/B   D
Shout it from the highest steeple,

  D      DM7        D6           Em7   G/B   A7
Ring the bells the whole night through;

A7      A7sus4     A7       Em     G/B    A7
Wake the town and tell the people,

A7        G/B     A7        D
Tell them I'm in love with you.



 
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