ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE STREET
(by Louis Armstrong, written by Jimmy McHugh (music) and Dorothy Fields (lyrics) in 1930)
Intro
| [Am] | [E7] | [Fmaj7] | [Bb7] |
| [C] [Am] | [D7] | [Dm7] [G7] | [C] |
Verse
| [C] | [E7] | [F] [F6] | [G] [E7] |
| [Am7] | [D7] | [Dm7] [G7] | [C] [G] |
| [C] | [E7] | [F] [F6] | [G] [E7] |
| [Am7] | [D7] | [Dm7] [G7] | [C] |
| [C7] | | [F] | |
| [D7] | | [G7] | |
| [C] | [E7] | [F] [F6] | [G] [E7] |
| [Am7] | [D7] | [Dm7] [G7] | [C] [G] |
Verse 1
[C] [E7] [F] [F6] [G] [E7]
Grab your coat, grab your hat, baby, leave your worries on the doorstep.
[Am7] [D7] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [G]
Just direct your feet on the sunny side of the street.
[C] [E7] [F] [F6] [G] [E7]
Can't you hear that pitter-pat, babe? The happy tune is your step!
[Am7] [D7] [Dm7] [G7] [C]
Life can be so sweet on the sunny side of the street.
[C7] [F]
I used to walk in the shade, with those blues on parade, oh.
[D7] [G7]
But I'm not afraid, baby, my rover crossed over, yes.
[C] [E7] [F] [F6] [G] [E7]
If I never have a cent, baby, I'd be rich as Rockefeller, yes.
[Am7] [D7] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [G]
Gold dust at my feet on the sunny side of the street. And get your ...
Verse 1
[C] [E7] [F] [F6] [G] [E7]
... coat, grab your hat, leave your worries on the doorstep.
[Am7] [D7] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [G]
Just direct your feet on the sunny side of the street, ba-bu-sa-si-yah-yah.
[C] [E7] [F] [F6] [G] [E7]
Can't you hear that pitter-pat? Oh, the happy tune is your step!
[Am7] [D7] [Dm7] [G7] [C]
Life can be so sweet, oh, on the sunny side of the street.
[C7] [F]
I used to walk in the shade, yes, with those blues on parade.
[D7] [G7]
Now mama, now I'm not afraid baby, ba-dab-bus-dab-bi-di-di but-des-baba-eh-yeah yes.
[C] [E7] [F] [F6] [G] [E7]
And if I never have a cent, I'd be rich as Rockefeller, baby.
[Am7] [D7] [Dm7] [G7] [C] [G]
With gold dust at my feet on the sunny side of the street.
Verse
| [C] | [E7] | [F] [F6] | [G] [E7] |
| [Am7] | [D7] | [Dm7] [G7] | [C] [G] |
| [C] | [E7] | [F] [F6] | [G] [E7] |
| [Am7] | [D7] | [Dm7] [G7] | [C] |
| [C7] | | [F] | |
| [D7] | | [G7] | |
| [C] | [E7] | [F] [F6] | [G] [E7] |
| [Am7] | [D7] | [Dm7] | [G] | [G6] | | [C] |
