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Lullaby Of Broadway

Bette Midler

RockAdvanced for beginners18 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F
GdimDiagram coming soon
C9Diagram coming soon
F7Diagram coming soon
BbDiagram coming soon
Bb9Diagram coming soon
G7○○○
C×○○
Am7×○○○
Dm7Diagram coming soon
Gm7Diagram coming soon
D7××○
BDiagram coming soon
A7×○○○
FdimDiagram coming soon
C7×○
Dm××○
Am×○○

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: F Gdim F C9 F F7 Bb Bb9 F C9 F  G7 
 
C                  Am7            Dm7             G7                   C 
Come on along and listen to     the lullaby of Broadway 
C                 Am7               Dm7            G7                C 
The hip hooray and ballyhoo,  the lullaby of Broadway 
F                  Gm7               D7             Gm7    C9    F 
The rumble of a subway train,   the rattle of the taxis 
F                    Gm7         D7               Gm7      C9    F 
The daffydils who entertain  at Angelo's and Maxie's 
G7                       C        C/B                  A7 
When a Broadway baby says, "Good night"  
G7         Dm7    G7   C 
It's early in the morning 
C                    A7        Dm7         Fdim   G7       C7 
Manhatten babies don't sleep tight      until the dawn 
F    Gdim   F  C9  F   F7  Bb   Bb9   F         C9     F    C7 
Good night, baby, good   night,     milk man's on his way 
F    Gdim   F  C9  F   F7  Bb   Bb9   F         C9     F    C7 
Sleep tight, baby, sleep  tight,    let's call it a day.  Hey 
 
Interlude: C Am7 Dm7 G7 C Am7 Dm7 G7 C F Gm7 D7 Gm7 C9 F Gm7 D7 Gm7 C9 F G7 C C/B A7 C A7 Dm Fdim G7 C7 F Gdim F C9 F F7 Bb Bb9 F C9 F C7 F Gdim F 
                 C9 F F7 Bb Bb9 F C9 F C7 C Am Dm G7 C 
 
F                      Gm7           D7                 Gm7      C9   F 
The band begins to go to town,    and ev'ryone goes crazy 
F                    Gm7              D7                Gm7        C9   F 
You rockaby your baby 'round     'til ev'rything goes hazy 
  G7             C        C/B               A7       G7    Dm7          G7 C 
"Hushaby, I'll buy you this and that,"  you hear a daddy saying 
C        C/B       A7          Dm7    Fdim     G7   C7 
And baby goes home to her flat    to sleep all day 
F    Gdim   F  C9   F   F7 Bb   Bb9  F          C9      F   C7 
Good night, baby, good   night,     milk man's on his way 
F     Gdim   F  C9  F   F7   Bb - Bb9   F         C7 Dm7  Fdim 
Sleep tight, baby, sleep   tight,     let's call it  a   day 
Gm7      F         Dm   Fdim  C9      F 
Listen to the lullaby of old  Broadway

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Chord set

F · Gdim · C9 · F7 · Bb · Bb9 · G7 · C · Am7 · Dm7 · Gm7 · D7 · B · A7 · Fdim · C7 · Dm · Am

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.