The Birdland Story (1952-07-11) Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]Stop, [Em]while [G]I[C]
tell the story about
[Em]James
Moody.
[D]He's on,[C#m] he go[C#]t in[C#dim] a ses sio[C#m]n,[A][D][Em]
[G]and he [Em]really [G]blowed [Em]his top, [E]he just [D]couldn't s[Bb]top, boy.
[C]When he started blowin' every[D]body stood right up in their [E]seats,
cause he was [Em]really [E]crazy.
And the whole [A]house was [Em]swingin' and sway[C]in',
[D]cause they [A]knew [Em]what he was [D]tryin' to [E]say,
[C#m]Every [A]body got [Em]deep down in the [A]groove and
[Am]started [D]riding and [G]the rhythm was fly[D]ing
[E]I kno[Bb]w cause I hea[C]rd
[A]Yes, [Em]I was [D]there when
[C]Rudy [E]took his horn and started [Em]to blow[E]
[Em]Boy, [Am]he bl[D]owed
[G]Good
Lord, [C]I'm back in
New
[Em]York
It makes me very happy, [E]yes,
so very, very [C#]happy
[C#m]Just to b[A]e back i[D]n the c[C]ity[Em][C]
I loved your [Em]old
Paris, it was [D]crazy
But my mind got [E]kinda hazy for the
[Am]ones I wanted [A]to be with
[D]And you know my habitus is
[C]found right here in [E]the city[Em]
[D]I first p[G]icked up my horn and I[C] got a
[D]cab and went [G]straight down to
Bird[D]land[Fdim]
[C#]The [C#dim]first one that[C] I met the[A]re was
[C]Charlie
[Em]He w[C]as s[D]tanding at the bar w[E]ith dicks[D]
[Bb]Hav [Am]ing a little taste,
they had [D]time to waste
The [E]rhythm section hadn't [C]come [D]in
But
[G]Polly took a seat and started into
[D]playing and [C]everybody [D]said
[C]He was puttin' in [A]such a
groovy [Em]feelin' and I [D]know it
He really laid me [C#]out
[C#m]Ray
[C#dim]Brown and
[C]Shadow [Edim]were ke[C]ep
[G]in' [Em]the [C]rhythm
[Em]And it sounded m[E]ighty [D]pretty
[C]Then one of the tenors started
[D]swingin'[Am][D][Am]
[G]Somebody [E]screamed,
James
Moody has [Em]really got to [G]blow now[E]
[D]Moody went and [C]picked
up his [D]horn
[C]And nobody m[G]ade a[D] sound
[E]That's when the yard
looked [C#m]round and [C]said
Go [Em]ahead and blow it, swing [E]it,
[C]Moody
You've [Em]got the [C]feeling [Em]that I had
[E]when [C]I was [Am]young and a gay
[D]Tell the folks just what [G]you've
got to [Fdim]say[E][Em][D]
[C]Then [G]the hou[C]ses started rockin'
[G]when the yard stood [C]up
And took a couple choruses
[D]he wigged [Dm]me[C#]
He [G]was [C]blowin', blowin',
blowin' [C#dim]away
[C]And he sounded [G]mighty [D]pretty[Bb][C#]
[Bb]You'll [D]never [Em]know [D]the feeling
[Em]I had wa[D]y deep dow[C]n inside
of course unless you [D]were there [A]it [G]was[D] a satu[Em]rday
night [Bm]i'll [G]never [Em]forget cause that's [C]feeling real
[G]good going going going [C]way to the top [D]of the [G]sky [Gm]they're
[C]rea[G]lly shopping there can't be no doubt
[C#]about it [C]they will leave you in a groove hey[C]
everybody [C]mood is blowing the blues
[G]