"Jolly Coppers On Parade"
by Randy Newman
In Key of G
Intro:
G E7sus4 C D7sus
G E7sus4 C D7sus
G E7sus4 C
They're comin' down the street
D7sus G
They're comin' right down the middle
E7sus4 C
Look how they keep the beat
D7sus Em
Why they're as blue as the ocean
Bm7 C
How the sun shines down
G
How their feet hardly touch the ground
Am7 Bm7 C D7sus G E7sus4 C D7sus
Jolly Coppers On Parade
G E7sus4 {Fill} C
Here come the black-and-whites
D7sus G
Here come the motorcycles
E7sus4 {Fill} C
Listen to those engines roar
D7sus
Now they're doin' tricks for the children
Em Bm7
Oh, they look so nice
C G
Looks like angels have come down from Paradise
Am7 Bm7 C D7sus G E7sus4 C D7sus
Jolly Coppers On Parade
Em Bm7
Oh, mama
C G
That's the life for me
Am7 Bm7
When I'm grown
C D7sus G E7sus4 C D7sus
That's what I want to be
G E7sus4 {Fill} C
They're comin' down the street
D7sus
They're comin' right down the middle
G E7sus4 {Fill} C
Look how they keep the beat
D7sus
Coming through the heart of the city
Em Bm7
Oh, it's all so nice
C G
Looks like angels have come down from Paradise
Am7 Bm7 C D7sus G E7sus4
Jolly Coppers On Parade
Am7 Bm7 C D7sus G E7sus4 C D7sus
Jolly Coppers On Parade
G E7sus4 C D7sus
Repeat main progression to fade.
Chords:
G: 320003
E7sus4: 020200
C: 032010
D7sus: 000210
Em: 022000
Bm7: x24232
Am7: x02010
Fill:
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There is an electric guitar in the end playing a simple G (xxx033).
Most of the chords during the main progression will sound better
if you stick to the middle four strings, or add a high or low G.
That's how I play my favourite Randy Newman song. Enjoy
- Aaron Fritschner