A Couple of Swells

Level 5C140 BPMIrving Berlin
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(C6)We're a (F)couple of (C6)swells;

we (Cmaj7)stop at the (C#dim7)best (Dm9)hotels.

(G7)But (C)we (Dm7)prefer the (C)(E7)country (Am)far (Fm6)(C)away from the (F)(G7)city (C)smells.

(C6)We're a (F)couple of (C6)sports, the (Cmaj7)pride of the (C#dim7)tennis (Dm9)courts.

(G7)In (C)June, (Dm7)July, and (C)(E7)August, (Am)we (Fm6)look (C)cute when we're (F)dressed (G7)in (C)shorts.

(B7)The (E)(F#m7)Vanderbilts have (E)asked us (F#m7)up for (Emaj9)tea.

(Cm)We (G)don't know (Am7)how (D7)to (G)get there,

(Am7)no (D7)(G7)siree.

(F)We (G7)would (C)drive (Cmaj7)up the (C6)Avenue,

(Am7)but we (Dm7)haven't got (D7)the (G7)price.

(F)We (G7)would (C)skate (Cmaj7)up the (C6)Avenue,

(Am7)but there (D7)isn't any (G7)ice.

(F#dim7)We (G)would (C)ride (E7)on a (F6)bicycle,

(F#dim7)but we (C)haven't (C#dim7)got a (Dm7)bike.

(G7)So we'll (C6)walk up the Avenue.

Yes, (Ebdim)we'll (Dm7)walk up the Avenue,

and to (D7)walk up the (G7)Avenue's (F)what (G7)we (C6)like.

(C6)Wall Street (F)Bankers are (C6)we, with (Cmaj7)plenty of (C#dim7)(Dm9)currency.

(G7)We'd (C)open (Dm7)up the (C)safe, (E7)but (Am)we (Fm6)(C)forgot where we (F)put (G7)the (C)key.

(C6)We're the (F)favorite (C6)lads of (Cmaj7)girls in the (C#dim7)picture (Dm9)ads.

(G7)We'd (C)like to (Dm7)tell you (C)who (E7)we (Am)kissed (Fm6)last (C)night,

but we (F)can't (G7)be (C)cads.

(B7)The (E)(F#m7)Vanderbilts are (E)waiting (F#m7)at the (Emaj9)club.

(Cm)But (G)how are (Am7)we (D7)to (G)get there?

(Am7)That's (D7)the (G7)rub.

(F)We (G7)would (C)sail (Cmaj7)up the (C6)Avenue,

(Am7)but we (Dm7)haven't got (D7)a (G7)yacht.

(F)We (G7)would (C)drive (Cmaj7)up the (C6)Avenue,

(Am7)but the (D7)horse we had was (G7)shot.

(F#dim7)We (G)would (C)ride (E7)on a (F6)trolley car,

(F#dim7)but we (C)haven't (C#dim7)got the (Dm7)fare.

(G7)So we'll (C6)walk up the Avenue.

Yes, (Ebdim)we'll (Dm7)walk up the Avenue,

yes we'll (D7)walk up the (G7)Avenue (F)'til (G7)we're (C6)like.

(C6)there.

Song info

A Couple of Swells by Irving Berlin is a level 5 of 5 piano arrangement in the key of C at 140 BPM. Practice takes the song one line at a time and waits for you, with the letter inside every note. When the lines feel easy, play the full song.

Level
5 of 5
Key
C
Tempo
140 BPM
Chords
Am Am7 B7 C C#dim7 C6 Cm Cmaj7
Artist
Irving Berlin
Genre
Musical/Soundtrack
Style
Jazz standard
Mood
Playful

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