Les Baxter

Wake the town and tell the people(Chords)

Les Baxter

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	        D        A7       G        D      G/B   D 
Wake the town and tell the people, 
 
D      Dm7      D6    Em7   G/B   A7 
Sing it to the moon above; 
 
A7      A7sus4     A7      Em      G/B    A7 
Wake the town and tell the people, 
 
A7        G/B        A7     D 
Tell them that we're so in love. 
 
 
D        A7       G        D      G/B   D 
Let's begin the cel - e - bra - tion; 
 
 D      Dm7      D6       Em7   G/B   A7 
Let's declare a hol - i - day. 
 
A7      A7sus4      A7        Em        G/B    A7 
Send the wed - ding in - vi - ta - tion 
 
A7      G/B        A7    D 
To the neighbors right away. 
 
 
 
Bridge: 
 
 D   Dm7 D7   G      G/F#   Em7 
When you are close to me 
 
G/B     A7       Em      G      D 
And my heart is dancing with delight, 
 
D  Dm7  D7  E7     Bm7/5-  E7 
I want the world to see 
 
      G/B   A7sus4    A7   Em7  A7 
Heaven in my arms tonight. 
 
 
D        A7        G        D      G/B   D 
Shout it from the highest steeple, 
 
  D      Dm7        D6           Em7   G/B   A7 
Ring the bells the whole night through; 
 
A7      A7sus4     A7       Em     G/B    A7 
Wake the town and tell the people, 
 
A7        G/B     A7        D 
Tell them I'm in love with you. 
 
 
 
 
 

	        

Written by Sammy Gallop/Jerry Livingston

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