Hello Dolly - Louis Armstrong
Verse 1
N.C. [C] [Am]
I said hel - lo, dolly, well, hel - lo, Dolly.
[Cmaj7] [Cdim] [G7]
It's so nice to have you back where you be - long.
[G7] [Dm] [Bb]
You're looking swell, Dolly, I can tell, Dolly.
[Dm] [G7]
You're still glowing, you're still crowing
[C] [Cdim] [G7]
You’re still go - ing strong.
[C] [Am]
I feel that room swaying, while the band's playing
[Gm7] [C7] [F]
One of your old favourite songs, from way back when.
[E7] [Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]
So, take her wrap, fellas, find her an empty lap, fellas,
[D7] [G7] [C] [Cdim] [G7]
Dolly, never go away again.
(as per Verse 1 without the words to “SO” then sing as below)
Instrumental
[C] [Am]
[Cmaj7] [Cdim] [G7]
[G7] [Dm] [Bb]
[Dm] [G7]
[C] [Cdim] [G7]
[C] [Am]
[Gm7] [C7] [F]
[E7] [Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]
So, golly, gee, fellas, find her an empty knee, fellas.
[D7] [G7] [D7] [G7]
Dolly'll never go away, I said she'll never go away
[D7] [G7] [C] [G7] [C]
Dolly'll never go away, again.
Verse 2
N.C. [C] [Am]
I said hel - lo, dolly, well, hel - lo, Dolly.
[Dmaj7] [Ddim] [A7]
It's so nice to have you back where you be - long.
[A7] [Em] [C]
You're looking swell, Dolly, I can tell, Dolly.
[Em] [A7]
You're still glowing, you're still crowing
[D] [Ddim] [A7]
You’re still go - ing strong.
[D] [Bm]
I feel that room swaying, while the band's playing
[Am7] [D7] [G]
One of your old favourite songs, from way back when.
[F#7] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
So, take her wrap, fellas, find her an empty lap, fellas,
[E7] [A7] [D] [Ddim] [A7]
Dolly, never go away again.
Instrumental
[D] [Bm]
[Dmaj7] [Ddim] [A7]
[A7] [Em] [C]
[Em] [A7]
[D] [Ddim] [A7]
[D] [Bm]
[Am7] [D7] [G]
[F#7] [Bm] [F#m] [Bm] [F#m]
So, golly, gee, fellas, find her an empty knee, fellas.
[E7] [A7] [E7] [A7]
Dolly'll never go away, I said she'll never go away
[E7] [A7] [D] [A7] [D]
Dolly'll never go away, again.
Verse 3
N.C. [C] [Am]
I said hel - lo, dolly, well, hel - lo, Dolly.
[Ebmaj7] [Ebdim] [Bb7]
It's so nice to have you back where you be - long.
[Bb7] [Fm] [Db]
You're looking swell, Dolly, I can tell, Dolly.
[Fm] [Bb7]
You're still glowing, you're still crowing
[Eb] [Ebdim] [Bb7]
You’re still go - ing strong.
[Eb] [Cm]
I feel that room swaying, while the band's playing
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Ab]
One of your old favourite songs, from way back when.
[G7] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm]
So, take her wrap, fellas, find her an empty lap, fellas,
[F7] [Bb7] [Eb] [Ebdim] [Bb7]
Dolly, never go away again.
Instrumental
[Eb] [Cm]
[Ebmaj7] [Ebdim] [Bb7]
[Bb7] [Fm] [Db]
[Fm] [Bb7]
[Eb] [Ebdim] [Bb7]
[Eb] [Cm]
[Bbm7] [Eb7] [Ab]
[G7] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] [Gm]
So, golly, gee, fellas, find her an empty knee, fellas.
[F7] [Bb7] [F7] [Bb7]
Dolly'll never go away, I said she'll never go away
[F7] [Bb7] [Eb] [Bb7] [Eb]
Dolly'll never go away, again.
Verse 4
N.C. [C] [Am]
I said hel - lo, dolly, well, hel - lo, Dolly.
[Fmaj7] [Fdim] [C7]
It's so nice to have you back where you be - long.
[C7] [Gm] [Eb]
You're looking swell, Dolly, I can tell, Dolly.
[Gm] [C7]
You're still glowing, you're still crowing
[F] [Fdim] [C7]
You’re still go - ing strong.
[F] [Dm]
I feel that room swaying, while the band's playing
[Cm7] [F7] [Bb]
One of your old favourite songs, from way back when.
[A7] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am]
So, take her wrap, fellas, find her an empty lap, fellas,
[G7] [C7] [F] [Fdim] [C7]
Dolly, never go away again.
Instrumental
[F] [Dm]
[Fmaj7] [Fdim] [C7]
[C7] [Gm] [Eb]
[Gm] [C7]
[F] [Fdim] [C7]
[F] [Dm]
[Cm7] [F7] [Bb]
[A7] [Dm] [Am] [Dm] [Am]
So, golly, gee, fellas, find her an empty knee, fellas.
[G7] [C7] [G7] [C7]
Dolly'll never go away, I said she'll never go away
[G7] [C7] [F] [C7] [F]
Dolly'll never go away, again.
Verse 5
N.C. [C] [Am]
I said hel - lo, dolly, well, hel - lo, Dolly.
[Gmaj7] [Gdim] [D7]
It's so nice to have you back where you be - long.
[D7] [Am] [F]
You're looking swell, Dolly, I can tell, Dolly.
[Am] [D7]
You're still glowing, you're still crowing
[G] [Gdim] [D7]
You’re still go - ing strong.
[G] [Em]
I feel that room swaying, while the band's playing
[Dm7] [G7] [C]
One of your old favourite songs, from way back when.
[B7] [Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
So, take her wrap, fellas, find her an empty lap, fellas,
[A7] [D7] [G] [Gdim] [D7]
Dolly, never go away again.
Instrumental
[G] [Em]
[Gmaj7] [Gdim] [D7]
[D7] [Am] [F]
[Am] [D7]
[G] [Gdim] [D7]
[G] [Em]
[Dm7] [G7] [C]
[B7] [Em] [Bm] [Em] [Bm]
So, golly, gee, fellas, find her an empty knee, fellas.
[A7] [D7] [A7] [D7]
Dolly'll never go away, I said she'll never go away
[A7] [D7] [G] [D7] [G]
Dolly'll never go away, again.
Verse 6
N.C. [C] [Am]
I said hel - lo, dolly, well, hel - lo, Dolly.
[Amaj7] [Adim] [E7]
It's so nice to have you back where you be - long.
[E7] [Bm] [G]
You're looking swell, Dolly, I can tell, Dolly.
[Bm] [E7]
You're still glowing, you're still crowing
[A] [Adim] [E7]
You’re still go - ing strong.
[A] [F#m]
I feel that room swaying, while the band's playing
[Em7] [A7] [D]
One of your old favourite songs, from way back when.
[C#7] [F#m] [C#m] [F#m] [C#m]
So, take her wrap, fellas, find her an empty lap, fellas,
[B7] [E7] [A] [Adim] [E7]
Dolly, never go away again.
Instrumental
[A] [F#m]
[Amaj7] [Adim] [E7]
[E7] [Bm] [G]
[Bm] [E7]
[A] [Adim] [E7]
[A] [F#m]
[Em7] [A7] [D]
[C#7] [F#m] [C#m] [F#m] [C#m]
So, golly, gee, fellas, find her an empty knee, fellas.
[B7] [E7] [B7] [E7]
Dolly'll never go away, I said she'll never go away
[B7] [E7] [A] [E7] [A]
Dolly'll never go away, again.
