MAME (chromatic)

MAME
By: Jerry Herman
From: “Mame”
Key: C

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You coax the blues 
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right out of the horn, Mame,
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You charm the husk 
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right off of the corn, Mame,
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You've got the ban-joes strum-min'
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And plunk-in' out a tune to beat the band,
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The whole plan-ta-tion's hum-min'
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Since you brought Dix-ie 
3    2  -2 -2*  3
back to Dix-ie land.
2    2    2   2   2   2 -1* 2  -2   3 -1
You make the cot-ton eas-y to pick, Mame,
-2   -2  -2 -2   -2  -2  2 -2  3*   -4 2
You give my old mint ju-lep a kick, Mame,
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You make the old mag-no-lia tree
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Blos-som at the men-tion of your name

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You've made us feel a-live a-gain,
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You've giv-en us the drive a-gain,
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To make the South re-vive a-gain, Mame.


You've brought the cake-walk 
back into style, Mame
You make the weepin' willow 
tree smile, Mame,
Your skin is Dixie satin,
There's rebel in your manner and your speech,
You may be from Manhattan,
But Georgia never had a sweeter peach.
You make our black-eyed peas 
and our grits, Mame,
Seem like the bill of fare at the Ritz, Mame,
You came, you saw, you conquered
And absolutely nothing is the same.
You're special fascination'll 
prove to be inspirational,
We think you're just sensational, Mame.