Accentuate The Positive - Willie Nelson

artist:Willie Nelson

, writer:Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

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 {t:Accentuate The Positive - Willie Nelson}
{artist:Willie Nelson}
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWs5oBkY9Pg Capo 3
{key:C}
{c: Thanks to Paul Soper from Crouch End and District U3A ukulele group} 
[C][G7][C][G7]

[C] You've got to accentuate the positive  
[G7] Eliminate the negative 
And [C] latch on to the affirmative  
Don't [G7] mess with Mister In-[C]Between  

You've got to spread joy up to the maximum  
[G7] Bring gloom down to the minimum 
[C] Have faith or pandemonium's 
[G7] Liable to walk upon the [C] scene 
To illustrate my last remark Jonah in [F] the whale,  
Noah in [C] the ark what did they do 
Just when [Am] everything looked so [D7] dark? [G]  

[C] You've got to accentuate the positive  
[G7] Eliminate the negative 
And [C] latch on to the affirmative  
Don't [G7] mess with Mister In-[C]Between 

{sos}
[C] You've got to accentuate the positive  
[G7] Eliminate the negative 
And [C] latch on to the affirmative  
Don't [G7] mess with Mister In-[C]Between 
{eos}
To illustrate my last remark Jonah in [F] the whale,  
Noah in [C] the ark what did they do 
Just when [Am] everything looked so [D7] dark? [G] 

[C] You've got to accentuate the positive  
[G7] Eliminate the negative 
And [C] latch on to the affirmative  
Don't [G7] mess with Mister In-[C]Between

Don't [G7] mess with Mister In-[C]Between 
[G7][C]

Song Info

Title: Accentuate The Positive - Willie Nelson

Artist: Willie Nelson

Writer: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

Song Types: Jazz, Pop

Key: C

Info: "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" is a popular song which was published in 1944. The music was written by Harold Arlen and the lyrics by Johnny Mercer. The song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 18th Academy Awards in 1945 after being used in the film Here Come the Waves.

Within a matter of weeks, several other recordings of the song were released by other well-known artists:

Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters made a recording on December 8, 1944, with Vic Schoen and his Orchestra, which was released by Decca Records as catalog number 23379. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 25, 1945, and lasted nine weeks on the chart, peaking at number 2.

Kay Kyser made a recording on December 21, 1944, with Dolly Mitchell and a vocal trio. This was released by Columbia as catalog number 36771.
Dinah Washington recorded the song with Lionel Hampton on live broadcast on March 8, 1945.

A recording by Artie Shaw was released by RCA Victor Records as catalog number 20-1612. The record first reached the Billboard magazine charts on January 25, 1945, and lasted five weeks on the chart, peaking at number 5

Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, political activist and actor. He was one of the main figures of the progressive and outlaw country subgenres that developed in the late 1960s as a reaction to the conservative restrictions of the Nashville sound. He release his version of the song in 1988

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Accentuate The Positive - Willie Nelson

artist:Willie Nelson

, writer:Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

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