Intro
[F] [F] [F] [F]
[F] [Faug] [Faug] [Faug] [Faug]
[F] [Faug] [F] [F] [F]
[F] [Faug] [Faug] [Faug] [Faug]
[F] [Faug] [F] [F] [F]
Verse 1
[Fmaj7] [G7b5]
You must take the "A" train
[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C(b9)] [Fmaj7]
To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem
[Fmaj7] [G7b5]
If you miss the "A" train
[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7] [F7(#9)]
You'll find you've missed the quickest way to Harlem
Chorus
[Bbmaj7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [A7] [Ab7]
Hurry, get on board, it's coming
[G7#5] [Gm7] [C7(b9)]
Listen to those rails a-thrumming
[Fmaj7] [G7b5]
All aboard, get on that "A" train
[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7]
Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
Single notes break :
[A] [A] [Bb] [B] [C]
Verse 2
[Fmaj7] [G7b5]
You must, you must take that "A" train
[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7] [C(b9)] [Fmaj7]
To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem
[Fmaj7] [G7b5]
If you miss the "A" Train
[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7] [F7(#9)]
You'll find you've missed the quickest way to get to Harlem
Chorus
[Bbmaj7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [A7] [Ab7]
Oh hurry, well, get on board, it's coming
[G7#5] [Gm7] [C7(b9)]
Can't you hear those wheels are-thrumming?
[Fmaj7] [G7b5]
All aboard that "A" train
[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7] [Gm7/C]
Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
Bridge
[Fmaj7] [Aaug]
When I'm in New York City, I go see theater
[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj7] [Gdim7] [C7(b9)]
I love N-Y T-shirts, say they love me too, ha-ha
[Fmaj7] [Aaug]
And maybe I'll hit the shops on old 5th Avenue
[Gm7] [C7] [Fmaj7] [F]
I go sightseeing, I'll go see Miss Liberty
[Bbmaj7]
Wicked, Rent, to Legally Blond
[Bbmaj7]
Hairspray, these are my favorite plays
[G7]
New York, start spreading the news
[G7] [G7]
This is where I'm meant to be
[Caug] [F#7] [Fmaj7]
Look around, there's so much to see
[Aaug]
In New York City
[Gm7] [C7]
Maybe I'll even take the "A" train
[Fmaj7] [C7]
To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem, yeah
Instrumental
|[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |[Aaug] |[Aaug] |
|[Gm7] |[C7(b9)] |[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |
|[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |[Aaug] |[Aaug] |
|[Gm7] |[C7(b9)] |[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |
|[Bbmaj7] |[Bbmaj7] |[Bbmaj7] |[Bbmaj7] |
|[G7] |[G7] |[Gm7] |[C7(b9)] |
|[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |[Aaug] |[Aaug] |
|[Gm7] |[C7(b9)] |[Fmaj7] |[Fmaj7] |
Break
F scale then downward chromatic from G to C#
[Caug] [C6] [Caug] [C6] [Bb/G]
Drum Solo 4 bars
F scale then downwards chromatic from G to C#
[Caug] [C6] [Caug] [C6] [Bb/G]
Scat part 4 bars
Chorus
[Bbmaj7] [Bb7] [Bb7] [A7] [Ab7]
Hurry, get on board, get on board, it's coming
[G7#5] [Gm7] [C7(b9)]
Can't you hear those wheels are-thrumming?
[Fmaj7] [G7b5]
All aboard that "A" Train
[Gm7] [Gm7(add11)] [C7(#9)] [C7(b9)] [Fmaj7]
Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill in Harlem, yeah
[F7(#9)] [F]
Ba-la, ba-ba, yeah
