the boston rag
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| F/G Em | Gm7 Fmaj7 | D#maj7 – 5 Dm7 | Cm13 F |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| A#maj7 Am7 | Em7 – 5 A | Dm7 Bm7 – 5 | A#/F F/A Gm7 [ ch ] A#/D# [ /Ch ] |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| A#/F C/F | A#/F F | A#/F C/F | A#/F F |
Em F C Dm
any news was good news
Em F Am7
and the feeling was bad at home
G6 F C
i was out of mind and you
Dm
were on the
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| A#/F C/F | A#/F F |
phone
Em F C Dm
lonnie was the king pin
Em F Am7
back in nineteen sixty – five
G6 F
i was singing this song
C Dm A#/F F
when lonnie came a live
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am7
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am7
that it ain’t no drag
Am7 D/G C/F
bring back the boston rag
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] G6 | F6 | E7 |
2/4
Em F C Dm
you were lady bayside
Em F Am
there was nothing that i could do
G6 F
so i pointed my car down
C
seventh aven –
^ ^ ^ ^
| A#/F C/F |
– ue
Em F C Dm
lonnie swept the playroom
Em F Am7
and he swallowed up all he found
G6 F
it was forty – eight hours til
C
lonnie came A –
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| A#/F C/F | A#/F F |
round
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am7
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am7
that it ain’t no drag
Am7 D/G C/F
bring back the boston rag
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] G6 | F6 | E7 |
2/4
| Am7 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| Dm9 Dm7 | Dm9 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| F6 | E7+5 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| Am7 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| Dm9 Dm7 | Dm9 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| F6 | E7+5 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| Am Bm/A | Am | Am Bm/A | Am |
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am
that it ain’t no drag
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am
that it ain’t no drag
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am7
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am
that it ain’t no drag
repeat . . . .
transcription and chart
peter kruger
casparus60@yahoo . com
the boston rag
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| F/G Em | Gm7 Fmaj7 | D#maj7 – 5 Dm7 | Cm13 F |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| A#maj7 Am7 | Em7 – 5 A | Dm7 Bm7 – 5 | A#/F F/A Gm7 [ ch ] A#/D# [ /Ch ] |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| A#/F C/F | A#/F F | A#/F C/F | A#/F F |
Em F C Dm
any news was good news
Em F Am7
and the feeling was bad at home
G6 F C
i was out of mind and you
Dm
were on the
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| A#/F C/F | A#/F F |
phone
Em F C Dm
lonnie was the king pin
Em F Am7
back in nineteen sixty – five
G6 F
i was singing this song
C Dm A#/F F
when lonnie came a live
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am7
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am7
that it ain’t no drag
Am7 D/G C/F
bring back the boston rag
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] G6 | F6 | E7 |
2/4
Em F C Dm
you were lady bayside
Em F Am
there was nothing that i could do
G6 F
so i pointed my car down
C
seventh aven –
^ ^ ^ ^
| A#/F C/F |
– ue
Em F C Dm
lonnie swept the playroom
Em F Am7
and he swallowed up all he found
G6 F
it was forty – eight hours til
C
lonnie came A –
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| A#/F C/F | A#/F F |
round
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am7
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am7
that it ain’t no drag
Am7 D/G C/F
bring back the boston rag
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
| [ ch ] Dm/A [ /Ch ] G6 | F6 | E7 |
2/4
| Am7 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| Dm9 Dm7 | Dm9 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| F6 | E7+5 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| Am7 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| Dm9 Dm7 | Dm9 G#7 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| F6 | E7+5 | Am7 G#7 | Am7 |
| Am Bm/A | Am | Am Bm/A | Am |
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am
that it ain’t no drag
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am
that it ain’t no drag
Am7 Bm/A C/F Am7
bring back the boston rag
Am9 Bm/A
tell all your buddies
C/F Am
that it ain’t no drag
repeat . . . .
transcription and chart
peter kruger
casparus60@yahoo . com
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