Biography:
Alton Glenn Miller was born in Clarinda, Iowa on March 1, 1904. He started his musical career when his father brought home a mandolin. As soon as possible, he traded the instrument for an old horn, which he practiced diligently.
During the late 1920s and early 1930s, Miller managed to earn a living working as a freelance trombonist in several bands. His first band was formed in 1937 but failed to distinguish itself and eventually broke up.
Following the break-up of his first band
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[Verse]
G
Pardon me, boy. Is that the Chatanooga choo choo?
D7 G
Track twenty-nine, boy, you can give me a shine.
"Can you afford to board the Chatanooga choo choo?"
D G G7
I've got my fare, and just a trifle to spare.
[Verse]
C G7 C G7
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four,
C G7 C G7
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore.
F C
Dinner in the diner, nothin' could be finer
D7 G7
Than to have your ham and eggs in Carolina.
C G7 C G7
When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar,
C G7 C G7
Then you'll know that Tennessee is not very far.
F C
Shovel all the coal in. Got to keep it rollin'.
A D7 G7 C
Woo, woo, Chatanooga! There you are!
[Verse]
G
There's gonna be a certain party at the station:
D7 G
Satin and lace, I used to call funny face.
C B7
She's gonna cry until I tell her that I'll never roam,
E A7 D7 G
So Chatanooga choo choo, won't you choo choo me home? (TAG THIS LINE)
G
Pardon me, boy. Is that the Chatanooga choo choo?
D7 G
Track twenty-nine, boy, you can give me a shine.
"Can you afford to board the Chatanooga choo choo?"
D G G7
I've got my fare, and just a trifle to spare.
[Verse]
C G7 C G7
You leave the Pennsylvania station 'bout a quarter to four,
C G7 C G7
Read a magazine and then you're in Baltimore.
F C
Dinner in the diner, nothin' could be finer
D7 G7
Than to have your ham and eggs in Carolina.
C G7 C G7
When you hear the whistle blowing eight to the bar,
C G7 C G7
Then you'll know that Tennessee is not very far.
F C
Shovel all the coal in. Got to keep it rollin'.
A D7 G7 C
Woo, woo, Chatanooga! There you are!
[Verse]
G
There's gonna be a certain party at the station:
D7 G
Satin and lace, I used to call funny face.
C B7
She's gonna cry until I tell her that I'll never roam,
E A7 D7 G
So Chatanooga choo choo, won't you choo choo me home? (TAG THIS LINE)
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