Biography:
Alton Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda, Iowa on March 1, 1904. He started his musical career when his father brought home a mandolin. As soon as possible, he traded the instrument for an old horn, which he practiced diligently.
During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Miller managed to earn a living working as a freelance trombonist in several bands. His first band was formed in 1937 but failed to distinguish itself and eventually broke up.
Following the break-up of his first band
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Chattanooga Choo Choo
Glenn Miller
[Verse]
C
Pardon me, boy
F C
Is that the Chattanooga choo choo?
A7 D7
Track twenty-nine
G7 C Dm7 G7
Boy, you can gimme a shine
C
I can afford
F C
To board a Chattanooga choo choo
A7 D7
I've got my fare
G7 C C7
And just a trifle to spare
[Chorus]
F C7 F C7
You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four
F C7 F F7
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
Bb Bdim7
Dinner in the diner
F D7
Nothing could be finer
G7 Db7 C7
Than to have your ham an' eggs in Carolina
F C7 F C7
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
F C7 F F7
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
Bb Bdim7
Shovel all the coal in
F D7
Gotta keep it rollin'
G7 C7 F
Woo, woo, Chattanooga there you are
G7
[Verse]
C
There's gonna be
F C
A certain party at the station
A7 D7
Satin and lace
G7 C Dm7 G7
I used to call "funny face"
C C/B
She's gonna cry
C7 F Ab7
Until I tell her that I'll never roam
C Am7
So Chattanooga choo choo
D7 G7 C
Won't you choo-choo me home?
Am7
Chattanooga choo choo
D7 G7 C
Won't you choo-choo me home?
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(Play the Bb Bdim7 progression as follows by just moving the middle and fourth finger)
Bb = x 1 3 3 3 1
Bdim7 = x 2 3 1 3 x
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Glenn Miller
[Verse]
C
Pardon me, boy
F C
Is that the Chattanooga choo choo?
A7 D7
Track twenty-nine
G7 C Dm7 G7
Boy, you can gimme a shine
C
I can afford
F C
To board a Chattanooga choo choo
A7 D7
I've got my fare
G7 C C7
And just a trifle to spare
[Chorus]
F C7 F C7
You leave the Pennsylvania Station 'bout a quarter to four
F C7 F F7
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore
Bb Bdim7
Dinner in the diner
F D7
Nothing could be finer
G7 Db7 C7
Than to have your ham an' eggs in Carolina
F C7 F C7
When you hear the whistle blowin' eight to the bar
F C7 F F7
Then you know that Tennessee is not very far
Bb Bdim7
Shovel all the coal in
F D7
Gotta keep it rollin'
G7 C7 F
Woo, woo, Chattanooga there you are
G7
[Verse]
C
There's gonna be
F C
A certain party at the station
A7 D7
Satin and lace
G7 C Dm7 G7
I used to call "funny face"
C C/B
She's gonna cry
C7 F Ab7
Until I tell her that I'll never roam
C Am7
So Chattanooga choo choo
D7 G7 C
Won't you choo-choo me home?
Am7
Chattanooga choo choo
D7 G7 C
Won't you choo-choo me home?
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(Play the Bb Bdim7 progression as follows by just moving the middle and fourth finger)
Bb = x 1 3 3 3 1
Bdim7 = x 2 3 1 3 x
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