Chords for My very good friend the milkman

Tempo:
123.6 bpm
Chords used:

D

C

Gm

G

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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My very good friend the milkman chords
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When I was a little kid in Liverpool, [N] I had a record by Fats Waller I used to play.
[Em]
I loved his sense of humor and his rhythm and musicianship.
[B] And [N] this is one he used to sing.
My very good friend the milkman.
[D]
[N]
[Gm]
[D] [Gb]
[D] [Gm]
[E] [F] [G]
[D] Oh, [E] my very good friend the milkman [A] said.
[C] Okay, I didn't do that right.
[A] It's [Gb] live.
Okay, I got this whistle right.
[D] [Db] [Bb] One.
[D] Give me the key.
[Gb] Three.
[Gm] [Ab] That's it.
[Gbm]
That's where I'm going.
[Em] One, two, three.
[D]
[Gm] [A] [F]
[Gbm] [Bb] [A] Oh, my very good friend the milkman [F] says.
[D] I've been losing too [C] much [Gm] sleep.
He doesn't [D] like the [C] hours I [Gb] keep.
So he [Bb] suggests that you [G] should marry me.
[E] [F] Yeah, my very [C] good friend [Dm] the milkman said.
[G] That it would [C] make his burden less.
If we [C] both had [Gm] the same [C] dress.
[D] So he [G] suggests that you [C] should marry [F] me.
[A] Then [D] there's a [Ab] very friendly fellow who prints.
[Db] All the latest real estate news.
[D] [Ab] And everyday [Ebm] he's printing [Ab] blueprints.
[Db] Of cottages with [F] country views.
[D] Oh, my very good friend [Dm] the neighbor said.
[Gm] That they've been watching little things I [Dm] do.
[Gm] And they perceive that I love you.
[D] So I suggest [G] that you [C] should marry [Am] me.
[Bb]
[Em]
[D] [Bb] [Dm]
[Gm]
[G] [C] [D] [Gm]
[A] [G]
Then [Eb] there's a very friendly fellow who [C] prints.
All [Db] the latest real estate [Fm] news.
[Gb] [Ab] And everyday he sends me blueprints.
[G] Of cottages with country [D] views.
[Dm] Oh, my very good friend the neighbor said.
That they've [C] been watching [Gm] little things I [E] do.
[Bb] And they perceive that I love you.
So I [Gm] suggest that you [B] [C] should marry me.
[Eb]
[D] [G]
[Fm] [Ab] [Eb] [D]
[G] [C]
[E] [Eb] [D]
[B] [C] [F]
[Eb] [D] [G]
[B] [E] [F]
[G] Woo!
[Fm]
[N]
Wet my whistle.
Key:  
D
1321
C
3211
Gm
123111113
G
2131
F
134211111
D
1321
C
3211
Gm
123111113
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To learn Paul Mccartney - (Live from Capitol Studios) Always chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Db, D, N, D, Gm, Gbm, Gm, Em, D, Gm and D. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 34 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 70 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: F Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Thank you.
_ _ _ When I was a little kid in Liverpool, [N] I had a record by Fats Waller I used to play.
[Em]
I loved his sense of humor and his rhythm and musicianship. _
_ [B] And [N] this is one he used to sing. _
My very good friend the milkman. _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] Oh, [E] my very good friend the milkman [A] said.
[C] Okay, I didn't do that right.
_ [A] It's _ _ [Gb] _ _ live.
_ _ _ _ Okay, I got this whistle right.
[D] _ _ [Db] _ [Bb] One.
_ [D] _ Give me the key. _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ Three. _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ [Ab] That's it.
_ [Gbm]
That's where I'm going.
[Em] One, two, three.
[D] _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [F] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [A] Oh, my very good friend the milkman [F] says.
[D] I've been losing too [C] much [Gm] sleep.
He doesn't [D] like the [C] hours I [Gb] keep.
So he [Bb] suggests that you [G] should marry me.
_ _ _ [E] _ [F] Yeah, my very [C] good friend [Dm] the milkman said.
[G] That it would [C] make his burden less.
If we [C] both had [Gm] the same [C] dress.
[D] So he [G] suggests that you [C] should marry [F] me. _ _
[A] _ Then [D] there's a [Ab] very friendly fellow who prints.
[Db] All the latest real estate news.
[D] _ [Ab] And everyday [Ebm] he's printing [Ab] blueprints.
[Db] Of cottages with [F] country views.
[D] Oh, my very good friend [Dm] the neighbor said.
[Gm] That they've been watching little things I [Dm] do.
[Gm] And they perceive that I love you.
[D] So I suggest [G] that you [C] should marry [Am] me.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ Then [Eb] there's a very friendly fellow who [C] prints.
All [Db] the latest real estate [Fm] news.
_ [Gb] [Ab] And everyday he sends me blueprints.
_ [G] Of cottages with country [D] views.
[Dm] Oh, my very good friend the neighbor said.
That they've [C] been watching [Gm] little things I [E] do.
[Bb] And they perceive that I love you.
So I [Gm] suggest that you [B] [C] should marry me.
_ _ [Eb] _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Woo!
_ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ Wet _ _ my whistle. _

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This song was penned by Irving Berlin.

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