Alexanders Ragtime Band chords by Ray Charles

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Intro:
Ab Bbm7 Eb7 (3x)

Verse:
Ab                Ab6               Ab          Ab7
Come on and hear, come on and hear, Alexander's Ragtime Band
Db                Db6               Db           Db7
Come on and hear, come on and hear, the best band in the land
Ab                                  Ab7
They can play a bugle call like you never heard before
Fm                  Fm7
So natural that you want to go to war
Bb              Bb7               Eb      Eb7
That's just the bestest band what am, oh, honey lamb!

Chorus:
Ab              Ab6           Ab              Ab7
Come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand
Db               Db6              Db               Db7
To meet the man, to meet the man, who's the leader of the band
Ab                      Ab7               Db        Dbm
And if you want to hear that Swanee River played in ragtime
Ab                Ab6               Ab                Ab7
Come on and hear, come on and hear, come on and hear, come on and hear
Eb                    Eb7               Ab  Eb7 Ab
Come on and hear that Alexander Ragtime Band

Solo:
Ab Ab6 Ab Ab7
Db Db6 Db Db7
(3x)
Ab Ab6 Ab Ab7
Db Db6 Db Eb7

Chorus:
Ab              Ab6           Ab              Ab7
Come on along, come on along, let me take you by the hand
Db               Db6              Db               Db7
To meet the man, to meet the man, who's the leader of the band
Ab                      Ab7               Db        Dbm
And if you want to hear that Swanee River played in ragtime
Ab                Ab6               Ab                Ab7
Come on and hear, come on and hear, come on and hear, come on and hear
Eb                    Eb7               Ab  Eb7 Ab Ab7
Come on and hear that Alexander Ragtime Band

Outro:
Db Dbm Ab Abm
Db Dbm Eb Eb7 Ab
Eb7 Db7 Abmaj