The Whiffenpoof Song
Bing CrosbyVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
-5
To the tables down at Mory's, to the place where Louis dwells,
-5
To the dear old Temple bar we love so well,
-5
Sing the Whiffenpoofs assembled, with their glasses raised on high,
-5
And the magic of their singing casts a spell.
-5
Yes, the magic of their singing of the songs we love so well,
-5
"Shall I Wasting" and "Mavourneen" and the rest;
We will serenade our Louis while life and voice shall last,
/9
Then we'll pass and be forgotten with the rest.
We're poor little lambs who have lost our way:
We're little black sheep who have gone astray:
Gentlemen songsters off on a spree,
Doomed from here to eternity;
/ -5
Lord have mercy on such as we:
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy
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Readable chord sheet for The Whiffenpoof Song by Bing Crosby
[E7] [A] [F#7] [D] [Bm7]-5 [E7]
To the tables down at Mory's, to the place where Louis dwells,
[D9] [Bm7]-5 [E7] [A] [Edim] [E7]
To the dear old Temple bar we love so well,
[A] [F#7] [D] [Bm7]-5 [E7]
Sing the Whiffenpoofs assembled, with their glasses raised on high,
[D9] [Bm7]-5 [E7] [A] [Edim] [E7]
And the magic of their singing casts a spell.
[E7] [A] [F#7] [D] [Bm7]-5 [E7]
Yes, the magic of their singing of the songs we love so well,
[D9] [Bm7]-5 [E7] [A]
"Shall I Wasting" and "Mavourneen" and the rest;
[E7]We will [A]serenade our L[A7]ouis while [D9]life and voice shall l[Dm6]ast,
[A] [D9] [E7] [E7]/9 [E7] [A] [E7]
Then we'll pass and be forgotten with the rest.
[E7]We're p[A]oor little l[F#m7]ambs who have [Bm7]lost our w[E7]ay:
[Bm7] [E7] [A] [Edim] [E7]
[Baa] [Baa] [Baa]
[E7]We're l[A]ittle black [F#m7]sheep who have [Bm7]gone ast[E7]ray:
[Bm7] [E7] [A] [AM7]
[Baa] [Baa] [Baa]
[F#m]Gentlemen [F#m]song[E]sters [Bm]off on a [Bm/A]spree,
[E]Doomed from [E7]here to e[AM7]ternity;
[F#m] [F#m]/[A] [Bm7]-5 [Fdim]
Lord have mercy on such as we:
[D9] [E] [A] [AM7]
[Baa] [Baa] [Baa]
The lyric and guitar chord transcriptions are the work of The Guitarguy