verse i :
A13 Am7
i would love to tour the southland
Em7/F Fm7
in a traveling minstrel show
A13 Am7 A13 Am7
C/D Dm7
yes , i’d love to tour the southland
C/D Dm7
in a traveling minstrel show
refrain :
D/E E/A C/D D/G
yes , i’m dyin’ to be a star and make them laugh
D/E E/A C/D D/G
sounds just like a record on the phonograph
D/E E/A
those days are gone forever
C/D D/G
over a long time ago
Em7/F Fm7
oh , yeah
Gsus4
hey , hey
verse ii :
i have never met napoleon
but i plan to find the time
i have never met napoleon
but i plan to find the time
yes , i do
refrain :
’cause he looks so fine upon that hill
they tell me he was lonely; he’s lonely still
those days are gone forever
over a long time ago
oh , yeah
[ guitar interlude over verse and refrain ]
bridge :
D Am7
i stepped up on the platform
Fm7
the man gave me the news
Am7
he said , “you must be joking , son
Am7 Bm7 Cm7
where did you get those shoes?”
C/D Dm7 C/D Dm7
“where did you get those shoes?”
refrain :
well , i’ve seen ’em on the tv , the movie show
they say the times are changing , but i just don’t know
these things are gone forever
over a long time ago
oh , yeah
[ ad lib over verse ]
verse i :
A13 Am7
i would love to tour the southland
Em7/F Fm7
in a traveling minstrel show
A13 Am7 A13 Am7
C/D Dm7
yes , i’d love to tour the southland
C/D Dm7
in a traveling minstrel show
refrain :
D/E E/A C/D D/G
yes , i’m dyin’ to be a star and make them laugh
D/E E/A C/D D/G
sounds just like a record on the phonograph
D/E E/A
those days are gone forever
C/D D/G
over a long time ago
Em7/F Fm7
oh , yeah
Gsus4
hey , hey
verse ii :
i have never met napoleon
but i plan to find the time
i have never met napoleon
but i plan to find the time
yes , i do
refrain :
’cause he looks so fine upon that hill
they tell me he was lonely; he’s lonely still
those days are gone forever
over a long time ago
oh , yeah
[ guitar interlude over verse and refrain ]
bridge :
D Am7
i stepped up on the platform
Fm7
the man gave me the news
Am7
he said , “you must be joking , son
Am7 Bm7 Cm7
where did you get those shoes?”
C/D Dm7 C/D Dm7
“where did you get those shoes?”
refrain :
well , i’ve seen ’em on the tv , the movie show
they say the times are changing , but i just don’t know
these things are gone forever
over a long time ago
oh , yeah
[ ad lib over verse ]
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