Biography:
Nick Lucas (August 22, 1897—July 28, 1982) was an American singer and pioneer jazz guitarist, remembered as "the grandfather of the jazz guitar", whose peak of popularity lasted from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s.
Nick Lucas is a very well known musician and he was known as the 'Father of the Jazz guitar.'
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
From the 1929 recorded version on the Brunswick label.
[Intro]
G E7 Am7 Daug G C Am7
G E7 Am7 D7 G C Adim7 G D7 G
[Refrain 0:12.5]
G Am7 D/F#
Shades of night are creeping
D Em
willow trees are weeping
D7 D7+ G G Am7 D
old folks and babies are sleeping
G Am7 D7
silver stars are gleaming
D Em
all alone I'm scheming
D7 D7+ G Em G D7
scheming to get you out here my dear, come
[Verse 1 0:44.4]
G E7 Am7 Daug
Tiptoe to the window
G C Cm
By the window that is where I'll be
G E7 Am7 D7 G C Adim7 G D Daug
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
[verse 2 1:00]
G E7 Am7 D7+
Tip toe from your pillow
G C Cm
to the shadow of a willow tree
G E7 Am7 D7 G C Adim7 G
and tiptoe through the tulips with me
[Interlude - 1:14 ]
G Am Em Am
Knee deep
Bm E7
in flowers we'll stray
F#7 Bm7 D7
We'll keep the showers away
Em G D7 G E7 Am7 Daug
And if I kiss you in the garden,
G C Am7
In the moonlight will you pardon me?
G E7 Am7 D7 G Edim7 D7
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
[Instrumental break- 1:44.8]
G E7 Am7 Daug G C Cm
G E7 Am7 D7 G Gaug Em Gaug Em D7
G E7 Am7 Daug G C Cm G E7 Am7 D7 G D D6 Ebdim7 G
[Interlude - 2:12.3]
G Am Em Am
Knee deep
Bm E7
in flowers we'll stray
F#7 Bm7 D7
We'll keep the showers away
Em G D7 G E7 Am7 Daug
And if I kiss you in the garden,
G C Cm
In the moonlight will you pardon me?
G E7 Am7 D7 G C Adim7 G
And tiptoe through the tulips with me
[Intro]
G E7 Am7 Daug G C Am7
G E7 Am7 D7 G C Adim7 G D7 G
[Refrain 0:12.5]
G Am7 D/F#
Shades of night are creeping
D Em
willow trees are weeping
D7 D7+ G G Am7 D
old folks and babies are sleeping
G Am7 D7
silver stars are gleaming
D Em
all alone I'm scheming
D7 D7+ G Em G D7
scheming to get you out here my dear, come
[Verse 1 0:44.4]
G E7 Am7 Daug
Tiptoe to the window
G C Cm
By the window that is where I'll be
G E7 Am7 D7 G C Adim7 G D Daug
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
[verse 2 1:00]
G E7 Am7 D7+
Tip toe from your pillow
G C Cm
to the shadow of a willow tree
G E7 Am7 D7 G C Adim7 G
and tiptoe through the tulips with me
[Interlude - 1:14 ]
G Am Em Am
Knee deep
Bm E7
in flowers we'll stray
F#7 Bm7 D7
We'll keep the showers away
Em G D7 G E7 Am7 Daug
And if I kiss you in the garden,
G C Am7
In the moonlight will you pardon me?
G E7 Am7 D7 G Edim7 D7
Come tiptoe through the tulips with me
[Instrumental break- 1:44.8]
G E7 Am7 Daug G C Cm
G E7 Am7 D7 G Gaug Em Gaug Em D7
G E7 Am7 Daug G C Cm G E7 Am7 D7 G D D6 Ebdim7 G
[Interlude - 2:12.3]
G Am Em Am
Knee deep
Bm E7
in flowers we'll stray
F#7 Bm7 D7
We'll keep the showers away
Em G D7 G E7 Am7 Daug
And if I kiss you in the garden,
G C Cm
In the moonlight will you pardon me?
G E7 Am7 D7 G C Adim7 G
And tiptoe through the tulips with me
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