K-K-K-Katy
Lyrics and Music by Geoffrey O'Hara
Key: G
Copyright 1918

Chords and Lyrics Provided by Judy Muldawer
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File Created 01-06-2022
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Verse 1:

G     Ddim  Am7               D7
Jimmy was a soldier brave and bold,
G    Ddim  Am7               D7
Katy was a maid with hair of gold,

C              G
Like an act of fate,
         D7              G
Kate was standing at the gate,
A                A7      D         D7
Watching all the boys on dress par-ade.

G     Ddim     Am7              D7
Jimmy with the girls was just a gawk,
G         Ddim  Am7              D7
Stuttered ev'ry time he tried to talk,

C                   G
Still that night at eight,
       D7              G
He was there at Katy's gate,
A             A7       D         D7
Stuttering to her this love sick cry.

Chorus:

      G    Ddim      C    C#dim
K-K-K-Katy,beautiful Katy,
           D7
You're the only g-g-g-girl
         G    C#dimD7
that I a-dore;

               G           Ddim
When the m-m-m-moon shines,
         C       Edim
Over the cowshed,
        D7      C#dim  D7            G    C#dimD7
I'll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.

      G     Ddim      C    C#dim
K-K-K-Katy, beautiful Katy,
           D7
You're the only g-g-g-girl
         G   C#dimD7
that I a-dore

               G           Ddim
When the m-m-m-moon shines,
         C       Edim
Over the cowshed,
        D7      C#dim  D7            G    C#dimD7
I'll be waiting at the k-k-k-kitchen door.

Verse 2:

G      Ddim Am7                D7
No one ever looked so nice and neat,
G      Ddim     Am7              D7
No one could be just as cute and sweet,

C                 G
That's what Jimmy thought,
         D7              G
When the wedding ring he bought,
A               A7         D      D7
Now he's off to France the foe to meet.

G     Ddim         Am7            D7
Jimmy thought he'd like to take a chance,
G      Ddim     Am7             D7
See if he could make the Kaiser dance,

C             G
Stepping to a tune,
      D7               G
All a-bout the silv'ry moon,
A                 A7      D       D7
This is what they hear in far off France.

Chorus Repeat:

G


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