The Darktown Strutters Ball

	  		
Verse 
Eb     Bb                    Eb 
I'll be  down to get you in a taxi honey 
                C          F 
You'd better be  ready 'round  half past eight 
 Bb 
Ah baby don't be late 
       AbEb    Ebm     Fm 
I wanna  be  there  when the  band starts playing 
Bb                        Eb 
 Well just remember when we  get there honey 
F 
 Two steps gonna handle them all 
      Ab                    D 
Gonna  dance with both my shoes  
                   Eb       C 
When they play the  jelly roll  blues 
F                   Bb                Eb 
Tomorrow night at the  darktown strutter's  ball 

Interlude 
Eb F Bbm Fm Bbm Cm F 
Eb Cm F C Ab 
Eb C F Bb 
Eb F Bb Fm Bb Fm Bb 
Eb F Fm Bb F Bb 
Eb Bb Eb F Cm F Bbm Gb Bb 
Eb F Cm F Fm Ab 
Eb C F Gb Eb Bb 
Eb Cm Fm C F Bbm Cm Gb Bb 
Eb Bb 
Eb C Fm C F 
Eb C F 
Eb Bb 
Eb Bb F Ab C Bb E Ab 
Eb Cm 
Eb F 
Eb Bb C F 
Eb Bb 

Verse 
           Eb 
Well I'll be  down to get you in a taxi honey 
F  
You'd better be ready around half past eight 
Bbm                                    Gb           Bb 
Ah baby don't be late I want to be there  when the band  starts playing 
Eb  
Just remember when we get there honey 
F  
Two steps and gonna handle them all 
          Fm                              Bb      C 
I'm gonna Dance off both my shoes when they  play the  jelly roll blues 
 Cm          Ab    Eb                    C 
Tomorrow night  at the  darktown strutter's ball  
F                   Bb                 Eb  Cm Bbm Eb Ebm 
Tomorrow night at the  darktown strutter's  ball