John Pizzarelli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n60WyoNLWiU
A John Pizzarelli cover. This song was originally written by Dietz and Schwartz in 1948, for Inside U.S.A.,
a 1940s Broadway show about the States.
John Pizzarelli plays 7 string guitars, this is for 6 strings.
[Chords]
[Dm7] 5x353x
[Db7] 4x342x
[C7] 3x2310
[Bb] 688766
[Dm] 5x7765
[Gm7] 3x333x
[G9] x2323x
[Gm7b5] 3x332x
[Am7] 5x555x
[Gm6] 3x2333
[C7b9] 3x232x
[Bbmaj7] 6x776x
[C#aug] x6544x
[Gb] 244322
[Ebm7] 6x464x
[Abm7] 4x444x
[Ab9] x3434x
[B7] 6x676x
[Abm7b5] 4x443x
[Bbm7] 6x666x
[Abm6] 4x3444
[Am7b5] 5x554x
[G7#5] 3x344x
[Cmaj7] 332000
Eaug x6544x same as C#aug
[Bm7b5] 7x776x
[E7] 7x675x
[G6] 3x243x
[F9] x87888
[F#9] x98999
[G6add9] x19911
0 00
[Intro Rubato]
[F] [C7] [F] [C7]
Every state has something its rotary club can boast of;
[F] [C7] [F] [C7] [Bb]
Some product that the state produces the most of.
[Dm] [Db7] [C7]
Rhode island is little but oh my ,
[Bb] [Dm] [C] [C7]
it has a product anyone would buy!
Verse
[F] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
Copper comes from Arizona,
[Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
peaches come from Georgia
[Dm7] [G9] [Gm7b5]
And lobsters come from Maine
[Am7] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7]
The wheat fields are the sweet fields of Nebraska
[Am7] [Dm7] [Gm6] [C7b9]
And Kansas gets bonanzas from the grain
[F] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
Old whiskey comes from old Kentucky,
[Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
ain't the country lucky
[Dm7] [G9] [Gm7b5]
New Jersey gives us glue
[Cm6] [F7] [Bbmaj7]
And you,you come from Rhode Island
[C#aug] [Dm7] [G9] [Gm7] [C7] [F] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7]
And little old Rhode Island is famous for you
Verse
[F] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
Cotton comes from Lousiana, gophers from Montana
[Dm7] [G9] [Gm7b5]
And spuds from Idaho
[Am7] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7]
They plow land in the cow land of Missoura
[Am7] [Dm7] [Gm6] [C7b9]
Where most beef meant for roast beef seems to grow
[F] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7] [F]
Grand canyons come from Colorada, gold comes from Nevada
[Dm7] [Gm7b5]
Divorces also do
[Cm6] [F7] [Bbmaj7]
And you, you come from Rhode Island
[C#aug] [Dm7] [G9]
And little old Rhode Island
[Gm7] [C7] [F] [Dm7] [Gm7] [C7]
is famous for you
Instrumental
[F] [Dm7] [Abm7] [Db7]
Verse 3
[Gb] [Ebm7] [Abm7] [B7] [Gb] [Ebm7] [Abm7] [Db7]
Pencils come from Pennsylvania, vests from Vest Virginia
[Ebm7] [Ab9] [Abm7b5]
And Tents from Tentesee
[Bbm7] [Ebm7] [Abm7] [Db7]
They know mink where they grow mink in Wyomink
[Bbm7] [Ebm7] [Abm6] [Db7]
A camp chair in New Hampchair that's for me
[G] [Em7] [Am7] [D7] [G]
And minnows come from Minnesota,
[Em7] [Am7] [D7] [G]
coats come from Dakota
[Em7] [A9] [Am7b5]
But why should you be blue?
[G9] [G7#5] [Cmaj7]
For you, you come from Rhode Island
Outro
[Ebaug] [Em7] [Am7] [D7] [Bm7b5] [E7]
Don't let them ride Rhode Island, it's famous for you,
[Em7] [Am7] [D7] [G6] [F9] [F#9] [G9]
Rhode Island, it's famous for you,
