Chords:
{t: Mame}
{key: Bb}
{artist: Various - Proms}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avYa9VyV-7M
{c: You may find it easier to play in C - see Mame - alt version }
[Bb] You coax the blues right out of the [Cm7] horn, [F7] Mame,
[Bb] You charm the [Cm7] husk right [F7] off of the [Bb] corn, [Bb7] Mame,
[Gm] You've got that [Gm7] banjoes [C7] strummin'
And [Dm] plunkin' out a tune to beat the band,
[Cm] The whole plan-[Cm7] tation's [F7] hummin'
Since [Bb] you brought Dixie back to Dixie-[Cm7]land. [F7]
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[Bb] You make the cotton easy to [Cm7] pick, [F7] Mame,
[Cm] You give my [Cm7] old mint [F7] julep a [D7] kick, Mame,
[Gm] You make the [Gm7] old mag-[Gdim] nolia tree
[Dm] Blossom at the mention of your name.
[Cm] You've made us [Cm7] feel alive a-[F7]gain,
[Dm] You've given us the drive again,
[C7] To make the [Cm7] South revive a-[F7]gain, [Bb] Mame.
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[Bb] You've brought the cake-walk back into [Cm7] style, [F7] Mame
[Cm] You make the [Cm7] weepin' [F7] willow tree [D7] smile, Mame,
[Gm] Your skin is [Gm7] Dixie [C7] satin,
There's [Dm] rebel in your manner and your speech,
[Cm] You may be [Cm7] from Manha-[F7]ttan,
But [Bb] Georgia never had a sweeter [Cm7] peach. [F7]
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[Bb] You make our black-eyed peas and our [Cm7] grits, [F7] Mame,
[Cm] Seem like the [Cm7] bill of fare [F7] at the [D7] Ritz, Mame,
[Gm] You came, you [Gm7] saw, you con-[Gdim]quered
And [Dm] absolutely nothing is the same.
[Cm] You're special [Cm7] fascina-[F7]tion'll
[Dm] prove to be inspirational,
[C7] We think you're [Cm7] just sensa-[F7]tional, [Bb] Mame.
