Biography:
Jo Stafford (born Jo Elizabeth Stafford, 12 November 1917, in Coalinga, California and died July 16, 2008 at Century City, California) was an American jazz and big band singer whose career spanned the late 1930s through the early 1960s. She was known especially as a fond favorite of name bandleaders during World War II and in the years immediately after. Stafford was greatly admired for the purity of her voice and was considered one of the most versatile vocalists of the era.
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On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Words & Music by Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh, 1929
Recorded by Jo Stafford, 1945 (#17)
G7 C C/B Bm7-5 E7
Grab your coat and get your hat,
F Bm7-5 Bb9
Leave your worries on the door - step;
Am Am+7 D9 D7
Just direct your feet
F G7 C
To the sunny side of the street.
G7 C C/B Bm7-5 E7
Can't you hear the pitter-pat?
F Bm7-5 Bb9
And that happy tune is your step!
Am Am+7 D9 D7
Life can be complete
Dm7 G7 C
On the sunny side of the street.
Bridge:
CM7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 F
I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade;
D9 Am7 D7 G7 G9
But I'm not afraid -- this rover crossed over!
G7 C C/B Bm7-5 E7
If I never had a cent,
F Bm7-5 Bb9
I'd be rich as Rock - e - fel - ler,
Am Am+7 D9 D7
Gold dust at my feet
Dm7 G7 C
On the sunny side of the street.
Words & Music by Dorothy Fields & Jimmy McHugh, 1929
Recorded by Jo Stafford, 1945 (#17)
G7 C C/B Bm7-5 E7
Grab your coat and get your hat,
F Bm7-5 Bb9
Leave your worries on the door - step;
Am Am+7 D9 D7
Just direct your feet
F G7 C
To the sunny side of the street.
G7 C C/B Bm7-5 E7
Can't you hear the pitter-pat?
F Bm7-5 Bb9
And that happy tune is your step!
Am Am+7 D9 D7
Life can be complete
Dm7 G7 C
On the sunny side of the street.
Bridge:
CM7 C7 Gm7 C7 Gm7 F
I used to walk in the shade with those blues on parade;
D9 Am7 D7 G7 G9
But I'm not afraid -- this rover crossed over!
G7 C C/B Bm7-5 E7
If I never had a cent,
F Bm7-5 Bb9
I'd be rich as Rock - e - fel - ler,
Am Am+7 D9 D7
Gold dust at my feet
Dm7 G7 C
On the sunny side of the street.
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