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>>”coney island baby”

gosh all the chords online suck for this song .

okay so there’s a key change , the first part of the song is in D# major , the second in F major .

these are the chords you need to know :
first part :
D#
| – 6 – – – –
| – – – 8 – –
| – – – 8 – –
| – – – 8 – –
| – 6 – – – –
| x – – – – –

A#7
| – 6 – – –
| – 6 – – –
| – – 7 – –
| – 6 – – –
| – – – 8 –
| – 6 – – –

G#
| – 4 – – –
| – 4 – – –
| – – 5 – –
| – – – 6 –
| – – – 6 –
| – 4 – – –

second part :
F
| – 8 – – – – |
| – – – 10 – |
| – – – 10 – |
| – – – 10 – |
| – 8 – – – – |
|

xc7
| – 8 – – –
| – 8 – – –
| – – 9 – –
| – 8 – – –
| – – – 10 –
| – 8 – – –

A#
| – 6 – – –
| – 6 – – –
| – – 7 – –
| – – – 8 –
| – – – 8 –
| – 6 – – –

( ( i learned to play this song on the ukulele , i chose these chord positions based on how
i also choose to play the ukulele . i’ve also tried out the song on the guitar in these
chord positions , and it sounds dandy! it makes the key change visually apparent , and
allows for quick , fluid movement along the fret board . if you feel like changing the chord
positions , feel free! these made the most sense to me . ) )

it’s in 3/4 timing , a waltz .

A#7 D# A#7 D#

D# A#7
every night she comes
D#
to take me out to dreamland
A#7 D#
when i’m with her i’m the richest man in the town
A#7
she’s a rose , she’s a pearl
D#
she’s the spin on my world
A#7 D#
all the stars make their wishes on her eyes

G#
she’s my coney island baby
D# A#7 D#
she’s my coney island girl

A#7 D#
she’s a princess , in a red dress
G# D#
she’s the moon in the mist to me
G#
she’s my coney island baby
D# A#7 D#
she’s my coney island girl

[ [ key change to F ] ]
in this in between part : strum , pick , do your thing , w . E .
play along with the same pacing as you would as if the words were being sung up until
after the first “coney island girl” , then go back to the beginning and play it from the
top in the new key :

F C7
every night she comes
F
to take me out to dreamland
C7 F
when i’m with her i’m the richest man in the town
C7
she’s a rose , she’s a pearl
F
she’s the spin on my world
C7 F
all the stars make their wishes on her eyes

A#
she’s my coney island baby
F C7 F
she’s my coney island girl

C7 F
she’s a princess , in a red dress
A# F
she’s the moon in the mist to me
A#
she’s my coney island baby
F C7 F
she’s my coney island girl
A#
she’s my coney island baby
F C7 F
she’s my coney island girl