It's easy to play jazz

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Jazzpieces, includingAin't Misbehavin', Exactly LikeYou, ICan't GiveYou
AnythingBut Love, On The Sunny Sideofthe Street, and manyothers,
arrangedfor pianovocal andwith chordsymbols.
Arranged by CyrilWatters.
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5. Ain't Misbehavin' 4
Ain't She Sweet 14
At Last 42
BigNoisefrom Winnetka 40
BugleCallRag 10
Exactly LikeYou 7
Glad RagDoll12
Happy Feet 30
ICan't GiveYou Anything But Love 20
It's aRaggyWaltz 26
Lullabyof Birdland 28
Nobody's Sweetheart 44
On The Sunny Sideof the Street 23
OrganGrinder's Swing 33
Sweet Lorraine 17
TakingA Chanceon Love 46
TuxedoJunction 38
Way Down Yonder in New Orleans 36

6. AintMisbehavinWords by Andy Razaf
Music by Thomas Waller & Hany Brooks
Steady Four
Ebm F7 F m Bb7+
1. Tho' it's a Iick- le
2. Your type of man is rare,
With cheat - ing all the
I I know you real - ly care,
Here is one bird with self con - tro1,- in - side my cage.
That'swhy my con-science nev-er sleeps, Iw'LZe2upre a way some - Iwllere.
I ,
I know who I best, thumbs down for all the rest,
love I day.Sure was a luck - y when fate sent you my
O Copyright 1929 Mills Music Inc. New York, USA.
Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., 19 Upper Brook Street.London W1
RedwoodMusic Ltd., 14New Burlington Street, London W1.
All Rights Reserved. International CopyrightSecured.

7. CHORUS
I I I
Ab Abm Eb Gb7 Fm Bb9 Ei Gm6 Go
I I know forcer-tain, The one I love,
just you I'm think - ing of, I Ain't misbe - hav-in'. I I'm s a v - in' my love for Iyou.
r
Abm

8. in the cor-ner, Don't g o no - where
I don't stay out late,
I
I Ain't mis-be - hav-in',
Ab Abm Eb Gb7 Fm

9. ExactlyLikeYou
Words by Dorothy Fields
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Moderato
1: t used to have a per - fect sweet- heart, not a real one, Just a
2. It al-ways has been my am - bi - tion, ev - er since I was a
sf-
-
3 -B- n
I A won - der- ful vis - ion a
To have - one to care for, lest I should run I
team.
wild,
Can you i - mag - ine how I
And now my wish - es have come- I met
loLe is I
Cmaj7
@Copyright 1930 by Shapiro, Bernstein & Co. Inc. New York.
Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London WIX 7AH,
for Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies
(excluding Canada and Australasia) but including the continent of
Europe excepting Latin Countriesand Switzerland.

10. I You're just what 1
ritard. CHORUS
I

11. 1
- act - ly like you. You make me feel so grand, I want to hand the
un - der - stand
C Am7 E Am Dm Fm G7
{I scheme iJm schem - ing, Idream I'm dream - ing, INOW I know why

12. BugleCallRag
Words and Music by
Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers &
Elmer Schoebel
Moderato
young or old, shake their shoulders :bold. You're bound to ( f a l l for the hug - le I
@ Copyright 1923 by Jack Mills Inc. New York U.S.A.
Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., B N ~ O ~Street, London WlX 7AH
for all territories(excepting U.S.A. and Canada).

13. While we'redancing, I please hold me tight, 1 step live-ly, don't I ' lag, Iswing a - long (

14. GladRagDollWords by Jack Yellen
Music by Dan Dougherty & Milton Ager
Medium Four
m - CI I m I
1
r w e
I. Lit -tle paint -ed la - 'dy with yourlove-ly clothes, where are you bcnd fa, may I ask?
2. All this glare and glit - ter, all your tinseled toys, what will they lead to in the end?
Bb
CHORUS
I
!
b
1
Eb Ebm Bb G7
@Copy$&ht 1929 by Ager. Yellen and Bernstein. Inc. New York.
For Great Brim. Irelandand Colonies,(excluding Canada and Australasia)
the property of the Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd, B N ~ O ~Street, London W1X 7AH.

15. Glad- Rag Idoll. I I Ad-mired, I de - sired, I by lov-ers who I
I
Bb7 Bb7+ Eb Ebm Bb
1 .
pret-ty toy they llike ' to play with; I I You're not the Ikindthey chooseto Igrow' old ahd I
grey dth. I I Don9tmake this I the end dear, I I'tsnev - er too 1 late to menddear.I
Ebm

16. AintSheSweetWords by Jack Yellen
Music by Milton Ager
Moderato
r 2. Tell me where,- lave you seen one
I h, gee whiz!- h, gee whiz,-
de - clare,- de - clare,-
There's why 1 can't 'eat a bite.-
That sure is worth look- ing at.-
I
Those flam - ing eyes!
I Oh, boy. how sweet!
Copyright 1927 by Ager, Yellen & Bernstein Inc. New York City
Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., B N ~ O ~Street, London WlX 7AH,
for Great Britain, lreland and Colonies
(excluding Canada and Australasia)but including the continent of
Europe excepting Latin countries and Switzerland.

17. That flam - ing youth!
Those lips must be!
Oh, mis - ter!
Gaze on it!
Oh, sis - ter!
Dog - gone it!
Eb6 C7 Bb F7 Bb Gm Crn G m
CHORUS -
com - ing down t'he I street! Now I ,ask you ve - ry I con- fid -en - tial -ly 1I
ov - er once Ar I twice, ' Now I ask you ve - ry ( con - fi - den - tial- ly, 1

18. (I - rec - t i o n 4 Oh, me! Oh, my! ain't that per - I
I- f e c t - ion. re don't you I
think that's kind bf I neat? And I 'ask you ve - ry I con - ti - den - rial-ly 1

19. SweetLorraine
Words by Mitchell Parish
Music by Cliff Burwell
Wait-ing for the time soon to be, &henthe bells will chime mer-ri - ly,
!I Whenthatdavin rollsa-round, Ionourhon-ev-moon we'll be hound. I
@ Copyri@It 1928 by Milla Music Inc New York.
For all countrkr (exapting U.S.A. Canada and Auatralaria)
the property of the Lawrence Wri@ItMuric Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London W1X 7AH.

20. I Gee, but I feel prou
Can't wait till the day,
CHORUS
i
' I I
choo - choo toy, I when I'm with my sweet Lor ;raine; I
1I pair o f e y e s 4-,that are blu - erthan the lsum-mer skies,+ wllen you sce them you will 1

21. )I Khen it's rain - inp I don't lmiss the sun, lfor it's in my sweet- ie's I
II smile, Ilust to think that I'm the I luck - y one 1 who will lead her down the I
aisle; each lnight I p r a y d that no - ho - dy steals herl~eart - w a y . II

22. ICan't GiveYouAnythingButLove
Words by Dorothy Fields
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Moderato
think that you ought to he know - ing - my luck is
but I am w i l l - i n g to Iwait, d e a r , your lit - tle
go - ing - from bad to worse.
mate, d e a r will not for - get.
Who knows some day
You have a life - time be -I
@Copyright 1928 by Jack Mills Inc New York.
Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London W1X 7AH
for Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies(excludingCanada& Australasia)
but including the continent of Europe excepting Latin Countriesand Switzerland.

23. I'll be -1 gin to reach my prime; now though 1 see what our
- fore you, 1'11 a - dore you, come what may; please don't he blue for the
end is - all I can spend is just my time ;
pre - sent,- when it's so plea - sant to hear you say;
11 I cin't give you 1an - y - thing but Ilove, 1 Ba - by,-- I
1
That's the on - 1
Dream a - while, scheme a - while, We're sure to
I

24. Hap - pi - ness land I guess I All those thinasyou've 1;I -ways pined for. I
Dia - dond brace - iets I~ool- iorth does - A't I sell, I
G7 Cmaj7 C
i
Till that luck- y

25. OnTheSunnySideOfTheStreet
Words by Dorothy Fields
Music by Jimmy McHugh
Moderato
1. Walked with no - one, and with no - one, and had noth - ing but
2. No use schem-ing, and use dreaming, and use chas - ing the
Then one morn - ing you
here's no need to look
O Copyright !930 by *pie, Bernstein and Co. Inc New York, U.S.A.
Lawrence Wnght Music Co. Ltd., Bruton Street,London WlX 7AH
for Great Britain, Ireland and Colonies (excluding Canada & Australasia)
but including the continent of Europe excepting Latin Countriesand Switzerland.

26. All my wor - ry blew a -
If you'd have your share of
ritard. .
( way
fun,
when you taught me how to say:
there's but one thing to be done:
I
Grab your 11
CHORUS
IIcoat and get your I hat, leave your 1 wor - ry on the ldoor - step, I
Just dir - ect your 1feet to the 1 sun - ny side- of the I street, Can't you 1
(1 hear a pit - ter I bat? an> thatlhap - py tune is (your step? llife can be so I

27. This I rbv - er crossed Iov - er. If I lnev - er had a I
i
old dust on my

28. It's ARaggyWaltz
By Dave Brubeck
Medium swing .,
to Coda $
@Copyright 1961 by Derry Music Co. U.S.A.
Rights controlled for U.K. & Eire by Valentine Music Croup
7, Carnck Street, London WC2.

29. D.S.a1 Coda
Bbm7 Eb7 Ab Gm7 Gb7b5 Fm Fm7 Am7 Cm6 D7
(Esum)

30. LullabyOfBirdland
Music by George Shearing
Words by George David Weiss
Steady Four
'Em Em7 Em6 C9 Em B
1I Nev-er in my word-land could there be ways to - re - I veal- in a &rase how I feel! I
Have you ev-er heard two 1 tur - tle doves lbill and coo- lwhen they Iove? I
@ Copyright 1952, 1953 and 1954 Adam R. Levy &Father Ent. Inc.
Planetary-Nom(London) Ltd., London W1 for the British Commonwealth
(exc. Canada,Australasia and British Africanterritories)and Eire. Reproduced by Permission.
All Rights Reserved. InternationalCopyright Secured.

31. (1 ~ h a i ' s t h ekindof magic 1mus-ic we make withour Ilips when we kiss(- And there's awee-pyold I
wil-low; - I H ~ real-ly knows how to ( cry! That's how I'dcry in my ( pi1 - low- I
If youshouldtell me fare - well and good-bye! ( Lul- la - by of Bird-land, I'whis- per low, - I
( I kiss me sweet - and we'll go- ~ l ' ~ - i n 'high inBird-land, high in the sky up a - 1b o v e All be - (
E m D C Am7 D7 Bm7 E m Am7 D7 b9 G C9

32. HappyFeetWords by Jack Yellen
Music by Milton Ager
Moderato
I
Cm G7 Bbm
a1 - ways let your
a1 - ways make me
sweet.
trance.
Want to see what makes me
Heel and toe,1 ' off they go
feel the way 1
tap-pingto the
@Copyright 1.930by Ager, YeUen & Bernstein Inc. New York, U.S.A.
All nghts for the Br~tishCommonwealth of Nations
(excluding Canada and Australasia) and the Re ublic of Eire controlled by
Lawrence Wright Music Co. Ltd.. Bruton greet, London W1X 7AH.

33. do?
beat,
Fill you Ikind - ly cast an
Now you'll sure - l y un - der -
CHORUS
hap -py feet, I give them a 1low-down beat I And they'll be -gin I
I've got those ten lit - tle
tap-ping toes, 1 And when they hear a tune, I Ican't con-troI my 1

34. danc - ing heels to
I keep cheerful on an ear - ful
C7+ C7 F9 Abm
I 'of mus - ic sweet ( I 'cause I've got hap - hap - I

35. You swing i t , I So do 1,- ( 1 swing it, Iso do you. II

36. I Drop a nick - el I in his hat. I like a rich a - I ris - to - crat.
Ev -'ry nick - el 1that you fling lnakes that or - gan I grin - der swing, I
Hi - ho, >
./ % / I _w I am D D
I I I 1 r l .
I I r I 1 .
- I I d

37. WayDownYonderInNewOrleansWords & Music by
Creamer & Layton
Moderato
CHORUS
@Copyright 1922 by Shapiro Bernstein Inc. New York.
Lawrence Wrkht Music Co. Ltd., Bruton Street, London, WIX 7AH.

38. oh!wonltyou 1give your /a - dy 1 fair a lit - tle 1smile:
{I sfz Stop! You bet your (life you'll lin - ger 1there a lit - tle I>
while. 'There is heav-en right here on earth, h t h those beau - ti - ful
I I I I
1 'Way down yon - der in

39. TuxedoJunction
Words by Buddy Feyne
Music by Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson &
Julian Dash
Medium four
. .
Eb Bbdim Bb F7 Bb F7 Bb Eb7 F7
I
1 1 ' I I
Bb Eb7 F7 Bb Eb7 Bbdim Bb F7
@ Copyright 1940 by Lewis Music Publishing Co. Inc. N.Y. U.S.A.
Sole agents for British Empire (except Canada and Newfoundland) J.R. Lafleur and Sons Ltd.
Authorised for sale in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland only,
by permission of Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers Ltd.

40. I
- They all drive or walk for miles to get That SOU;^ - ern style, S - low
1 I 4 I 4- I
Bb Eb7 Bbdim Bb F7 Bb Bb9 Eb
you; come on hown, for -pet your care,come 011 Idoon you'll finh- me there, so long
I t 4 I * I
Eb7 Bbdim Bb F7 Bb $7 Bb

41. BigNoiseFromWinnetkaWords by Gil Rodin & Bob Crosby
Music by Bob Haggart and Ray Bauduc
Steady four
1 .
girl -ie's heart 'and then,
play ro - man - tic parts.
I Big Soise I)lcw i11 I'ro111 Kill-
I ji~st l>lctv 111 ~ ~ O I I Iill-
{I - net[let -- t a ,ka*-
big rloise blew 1.igl11out-
liere I I)roLe a mil -
@ Copyright 1940 by Brcgman, Vocco and Conn, Inc. 1619 Broadway,
N.Y. Sole agents for thc British Ihpirc
tesccpting Canada, Newfoundland, Australasia and Ncw Zcaland).
J.R. Lafleur & Sons Ltd.,
~uth'orisedfor salc in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern lrcland only,
by permission of Boosey & Hrwkcs Music Publishers Ltd.

42. to Coda d
blew in from- Win 1r~:: :::cBig Noisefrom- Win
Big Noise blew right out- a -
En - ter big noise i n your
D.S,a1 Coda
Ilis-ten t o the Big Noise.
I '-11 (I heart.

43. AtLastWordsbyMack Gordon
Music byHarry Warren
Fairly slow
{I - my love has come a - Ilong; my lone -1y daysare I o - ver I
(1 - and life is like a Isong. ~t ] last 1
@Copyright1942 (renewed 1970) TwentiethCenturyMusic Corporation, USA.
Rights throughoutthe World controlledby Leo Feist Inc.
Administered by Big 3 Music Ltd, 37/41 Mortimer StreeG London WI for the UK & Eire.

44. Dm7 G7 C F C7 G C7 Dm Fdirn
Gmaj7 E7 Am7 Cdim G7 C
I - and then the spell was 1 cast And here we are in 1 heav - en,-

45. Nobody's Sweetheart
Words & Music by Gus Kahn, Ernie Erdman,
Billy Meyers& Elmer Schoebel
Fairly bright
sweet - heart They I don't' ba - by I you some - 1
sil - ken gown,
D6 Gdim D7
(BCopyri.ght1924Jack Mills Inc.. USA.
Lawnnce Wnght MUSICCo. hi.,24 BrutonStreet, LondonW1 for
Gnat Bntain, Inland andCommonwedth(excegt Canada& Austnlasia).
the continentof Europc exceptingLatin Countriesand Sw~tzerland

46. " I
Cdim G7 C
par - a - dise-

47. TakingAChanceOnLove
Words by John La Touche& Ted Fetter
Music by Vernon Duke
Steady four
I C Cdim Dm7G7 C6 Cdim G7
slide a - gain,-
stand a - gain,-
prove a - gain,-
@Cop right 1940(renewed 1968) Miller Music Corp., USA.
' ~dmiistercdby ~ i gY~ u s i cLtd, 37/41 Mortimer Sheet, London W1 for the UK Br Eire.

48. now I'm tak - ing the
bro-ther rab - bit of
Fm7 Bb7 Eb Gdim Fm7 Ab7 G7
end-ing now, -
win a - gain, - 1 a chance on love.

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