Biography:
Leon Redbone (born Dickran Gobalian on 26 August 1949; died 30 May 2019) was a
Cyprus-born (of Armenian ancestry) Canadian-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor and voice actor specializing in jazz, blues, and Tin Pan Alley classics. Recognized by his Panama hat, dark sunglasses, and black tie, first appeared on stage in Toronto, Canada, in the early 1970s. As well as music, he also appeared on film and television in acting and voice-over roles.
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{t:My Walking Stick}
{st:Leon Redbone}
DK . ."On The Track". 1975. Irving Berlin .1938
C#dim7 played @ "insane" as xx2323, then moved up to 5th fret, then 8th;;
D7 played as a C7 on 3rd fret w/o 1st string
#
INTRO
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm]
[Gm] [C#dim7] [C#dim7][C#dim7] [D7] [Gm]
[Gm] [C#dim7] [C#dim7][C#dim7] [D7] [Gm]
#
VERSE 1
(N.C.) Without my [Gm]walking stick, I'd go [C#dim7]insa[C#dim7]ne[C#dim7]
I can't [D7]look my best I feel undressed without my [Gm]cane.
Must have my walking stick, 'cause it may [C#dim7]ra[C#dim7]in[C#dim7]
When it [D7]pours can't be outdoors without my [Gm]cane.
#
CHORUS 1
If I [Cm]ever left my house, without my walking stick,
Well it [Gm]would be something, [A]I could never ex[D7]plain;
[Gm]Oh the thing that makes me click, on lovers [C#dim7]la[C#dim7]ne,[C#dim7]
Would go for [D7]naught if I were caught without my [Gm]cane.
#
SCAT SINGING
[Gm]Be-bop-bop-de-la-dum; Be-bop-A-da-[D7]bum
Re-bop-be-ay; Rop-A-de-bop
Rump-A-de-dum; Ra-da-da-[Gm]day
Re-bop-bop-la-da-dum; Re-bop-be-de-[D7]ay
Rop-A-de-bum; Rop-A-de-bum
Deet-de-de-day; Ra-da-da-[Gm]dum
#
TRUMPET SOLO
[Gm] [C#dim7] [C#dim7][C#dim7] [D7] [Gm]
CHORUS 2 (As chorus 1)
If I [Cm]ever left my house, without my walking stick,
Well it [Gm]would be something, [A]I could never ex[D7]plain;
[Gm]Oh the thing that makes me click, on lovers [C#dim7]la[C#dim7]ne,[C#dim7]
Would go for [D7]naught if I were caught without my [Gm]cane.
#
SOLO
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm]
THEN STRUM ONCE; D7 / GM END
{st:Leon Redbone}
DK . ."On The Track". 1975. Irving Berlin .1938
C#dim7 played @ "insane" as xx2323, then moved up to 5th fret, then 8th;;
D7 played as a C7 on 3rd fret w/o 1st string
#
INTRO
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm]
[Gm] [C#dim7] [C#dim7][C#dim7] [D7] [Gm]
[Gm] [C#dim7] [C#dim7][C#dim7] [D7] [Gm]
#
VERSE 1
(N.C.) Without my [Gm]walking stick, I'd go [C#dim7]insa[C#dim7]ne[C#dim7]
I can't [D7]look my best I feel undressed without my [Gm]cane.
Must have my walking stick, 'cause it may [C#dim7]ra[C#dim7]in[C#dim7]
When it [D7]pours can't be outdoors without my [Gm]cane.
#
CHORUS 1
If I [Cm]ever left my house, without my walking stick,
Well it [Gm]would be something, [A]I could never ex[D7]plain;
[Gm]Oh the thing that makes me click, on lovers [C#dim7]la[C#dim7]ne,[C#dim7]
Would go for [D7]naught if I were caught without my [Gm]cane.
#
SCAT SINGING
[Gm]Be-bop-bop-de-la-dum; Be-bop-A-da-[D7]bum
Re-bop-be-ay; Rop-A-de-bop
Rump-A-de-dum; Ra-da-da-[Gm]day
Re-bop-bop-la-da-dum; Re-bop-be-de-[D7]ay
Rop-A-de-bum; Rop-A-de-bum
Deet-de-de-day; Ra-da-da-[Gm]dum
#
TRUMPET SOLO
[Gm] [C#dim7] [C#dim7][C#dim7] [D7] [Gm]
CHORUS 2 (As chorus 1)
If I [Cm]ever left my house, without my walking stick,
Well it [Gm]would be something, [A]I could never ex[D7]plain;
[Gm]Oh the thing that makes me click, on lovers [C#dim7]la[C#dim7]ne,[C#dim7]
Would go for [D7]naught if I were caught without my [Gm]cane.
#
SOLO
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [D7] [Gm]
THEN STRUM ONCE; D7 / GM END
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