Rod Clements - Hattie McDaniel At The Oscars 1939 Intro: G C D G C D G C D G C D Verse 1: G C D G C D There's gonna be a party on the big night G Em C D There's gonna be a party, what do you say? G G7 They'll pick you up in a long black car C Am And treat you like a movie star G C D G C D G C D Hey Hattie, who's your best friend now?
Verse 2: G C D G C D They're giving you a statue on the big night G Em C D They're giving you a statue, what do you say G G7 They'll put your picture on the screen C Am Say, that's the damnedest thing we've seen G C D G C D G C D Hey Hattie, who's your best friend now? Verse 3: G C D G C D They'll let you bring your honey-baby to the big night G Em C D They'll let you bring your honey, what do you say? G G7 You and one of your own kind C Am To make it look like they don't mind G C D G C D G C D Hey Hattie, who's your best friend now? Instrumental: G C D G C D G Em C D G G7 C Am G C D Verse 4: G C D G C D They're gonna listen to you on the big night G Em C D They're gonna listen to you, what'll you say? G G7 You can say 'most anything you choose C Am Long as you don't sing the blues G C D G C D G C D Hey Hattie, who's your best friend now? Interlude: G C D G C D G Verse 5: G C D G C D They're laying you a table for the big night G Em C D They're laying you a table what do you say? G G7 They're laying your table out of sight C Am Just because your skin ain't white G C D G C D Hey Hattie, who's your best friend now? G C D G C D Hey Hattie, who's your best friend now? G C D G C D
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