STRIKE UP THE BAND
-George and Ira Gershwin
4/4 1...2...123 (without intro)
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Intro:
Gm7
C7
F
Gm7 C7
F6
F#dim
Let the drums roll out, let the trumpet call,
C7
F6
Cm7 F7
While the people shout, strike up the band!
Bb6
Bdim
Hear the cymbals ring, calling one and all,
F7
Bb6
To the martial swing, strike up the band!
C7
F6
There is work to be done, to be done,
Em7b5
A7b9
There's a war to be won, to be won,
Dm7
G7
Gm7
C7
Come, you son of a gun, of a gun, take your stand!
F6
Am7b5
D7b9
Fall in line, yea bo! Come a-long, let's go!
1. Gm7
C7
F6 Gm7 C7
Hey, leader, strike up the band
(repeat)
2. Gm7
C7
Gm7
C7
Hey, leader, strike up, hey, leader, strike up,
Gm7
C7
F6
Eb6
F6 Eb6
F6
Eb6
F6 E6 F6
Hey, leader, strike up the band,
the band,
the band,
the band