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T:Take the "A" train
M:4/4
L:1/4
C:Billy Strayhorn & The Delta Rhythm Boys
Q:1/4=210
K:C
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K:E
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P:A
V:chords
"C6"x2 x2 | x2 x2 | "D7"x2 x2 | x2 x2 |
"Dm7"x2 x2 | "G7"x2 x2 | "C6"x2 x2 | "T.A."x2 x2 ||
V:melody
G4-|G>eGc|e<^G-G2-|G4|
w:Get * a-board the "A" train **
A4|A/2^A/2B/2e/2 G/2^F/2=F/2^c/2| =c<E-E2-|E4||
w:To take a lit-tle ride a-round the ci-ty. **
P:A
V:chords
"C6"x2 x2 | x2 x2 | "D7"x2 x2 | x2 x2 |
"Dm7"x2 x2 | "G7"x2 x2 | "C6"x2 x2 | "C7"x2 x2 ||
V:melody
G4-|G>eGc|e<^G-G2-|G4|
w:Brook- * lyn or Broad-way train **
A4|A/2^A/2B/2e/2 G/2^F/2=F/2^c/2| =c<E-E2-|E2z2||
w:you'll see that old Ney York is might-y pret-ty. **
P:B
V:chords
"Fmaj7"x2 x2 | x2 x2 | x2 x2 | x2 x2 |
"D7"x2 x2 | x2 x2 | "Dm7"x2 x2 | "G7"x2 x2 ||
V:melody
A<c-c2|e<FAc|e<A-A2-|A4|
w:Take your * ba-by sub-way rid-ing **
A<c-c2|e<^FAc|e<A-A2-|A2_A2||
w:That's where* ro-mance may be hi-ding.** For-
P:A
V:chords
"C6"x2 x2 | x2 x2 | "D7"x2 x2 | x2 x2 |
"Dm7"x2 x2 | "G7"x2 x2 | "C6"x2 x2 | "T.A."x2 x2 |]
V:melody
G4-|G>eGc|e<^G-G2-|G4|
w:get* your car or air-plane**
A4|A/2^A/2B/2e/2 G/2^F/2=F/2^c/2| =c<E-E2-|E2z2|]
w:you'll find that it-'ll pay to take the "A" train.**