Biography:
Jerry Herman (born 10 July 1931) is an American composer/lyricist of the Broadway musical theater. He composed the scores for the hit Broadway musicals Hello, Dolly!, Mame, and La Cage aux Folles. He has been nominated for the Tony Award five times, and won twice, for La Cage aux Folles and Hello, Dolly!.
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[Verse]
C Dm7 G7
You coax the blues right out of the horn, Mame,
C DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 C C7
You charm the husk right off of the corn, Mame,
Am AmMaj7 Am7 Am6
You've got that banjoes strummin'
Em
And plunkin' out a tune to beat the band,
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7
The whole plantation's hummin'
C Dm7 G7
Since you brought Dixie back to Dixie land.
C Dm7 G7
You make the cotton easy to pick, Mame,
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 E7
You give my old mint julep a kick, Mame,
Am AmMaj7 Am7 Adim Em
You make the old magnolia tree blossom at the mention of your name.
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7
You've made us feel alive again,
Em
You've given us the drive again,
D7 Dm7 G7 C
To make the South revive again, Mame.
C Dm7 G7
You've brought the cake-walk back into style, Mame
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 C7
You make the weepin' willow tree smile, Mame,
Am AmMaj7 Am7 Am6
Your skin is Dixie satin,
Em
There's rebel in your manner and your speech,
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm7 G7
You may be from Manhattan,
C Dm7 G7
But Georgia never had a sweeter peach.
C Dm7 G7
You make our black-eyed peas and our grits, Mame,
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 E7
Seem like the bill of fare at the Ritz, Mame,
Am AmMaj7 Am7 Adim
You came, you saw, you conquered
Em
And absolutely nothing is the same.
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7
You're special fascination'll
Em
prove to be inspirational,
D7 Dm7 G7 C
We think you're just sensational, Mame.
C Dm7 G7
You coax the blues right out of the horn, Mame,
C DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 C C7
You charm the husk right off of the corn, Mame,
Am AmMaj7 Am7 Am6
You've got that banjoes strummin'
Em
And plunkin' out a tune to beat the band,
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7
The whole plantation's hummin'
C Dm7 G7
Since you brought Dixie back to Dixie land.
C Dm7 G7
You make the cotton easy to pick, Mame,
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 E7
You give my old mint julep a kick, Mame,
Am AmMaj7 Am7 Adim Em
You make the old magnolia tree blossom at the mention of your name.
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7
You've made us feel alive again,
Em
You've given us the drive again,
D7 Dm7 G7 C
To make the South revive again, Mame.
C Dm7 G7
You've brought the cake-walk back into style, Mame
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 C7
You make the weepin' willow tree smile, Mame,
Am AmMaj7 Am7 Am6
Your skin is Dixie satin,
Em
There's rebel in your manner and your speech,
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 Dm7 G7
You may be from Manhattan,
C Dm7 G7
But Georgia never had a sweeter peach.
C Dm7 G7
You make our black-eyed peas and our grits, Mame,
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7 E7
Seem like the bill of fare at the Ritz, Mame,
Am AmMaj7 Am7 Adim
You came, you saw, you conquered
Em
And absolutely nothing is the same.
Dm DmMaj7 Dm7 G7
You're special fascination'll
Em
prove to be inspirational,
D7 Dm7 G7 C
We think you're just sensational, Mame.
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