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In Old Shantytown - Charlie Fuqua's Ink Spots Chords

Chords: F, F#, G, C, A, D, A#, B, C*

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Genre: jazz, blues, swing


-Intro is played with barre chords F, F#, and G while C is played in its

non-barre form

-No Capo to match original key

-The "*" pound symbol represents when to play a downstrum and palm mute until

the next chord measure resumes.

[Intro]
F F# G C
F F# G C

[Verse 1]
F A D
It's only a shanty in old shanty town
G
The roof is so slanting it touches the ground
C F
Just a tumbled down shack by an old railroad track
G *
Like a millionare's mansion oh baby its callin' me back

[Verse 2]
F A D
I'd give up my palace if I were a king
G
Its more than a palace it's my everything
A# B F D
There's a queen waiting there with a silvery crown
G C F
Shanty in old shanty-town.

[Spoken Verse]
F A D
Just an old shack back in old shanty town
G
That roof is so bad it's lyin' down on the ground
C
Still, it's my old shack back there behind the ole railroad track
G *
And to me just like a millionare's mansion

[Sung]
C*
Oh baby it's callin' me back

[Bridge]
F A
Shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty, shanty

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