Other arrangements of The Trolley Song (From 'Meet Me In St. Louis')
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(CN.C.)With my (A)high starched (Bm)col lar and my (A)high top (Bm)shoes, and my (A)hair piled (Bm6)high up on my (A6)head, I (Bm7)went to lose a (E7)jol ly (Amaj9)hour on the (A6)trol ley, and lost my (B13)heart in (E9sus4)stead.
(CN.C.)With his (A)light brown (Bm)der by and his (Amaj7)bright green (Bm)tie, he was (Amaj7)quite the (G#7)hand som est of (C#m)men.
(Caug)I (E6)start ed to (F#m)yen, so I (E6)count ed to (F#m)ten, then I count ed to (B9)ten a (E7)gain.
(A69)Clang, clang, clang went the trol ley,
ding, ding, ding went the (E9sus4)bell,
(A9)zing, zing, zing went my (D)heart strings; from the (A6)mo ment I (E9)saw him, I (A69)fell.
(A)Chug, chug, (Aaug)chug went the (A6)mo tor,
(A)bump, bump, (Aaug)bump went the (Bm)brake,
(A7)thump, thump, thump went my (D)heart (Bm7)strings; when he (A6)smiled, I could (Bm7)feel the (E7)car (A69)shake.
He tipped his (E7sus4)hat and took a (A69)sat, he said he (E7sus4)hoped he had nβt (E7)stepped up on my (A69)feet.
He asked my (D#m7)name, I held my (C#m)breath; I (C)could nβt (B6)speak be cause he (F#13)scared me half to (B9)death.
(A)Buzz, buzz, (A6)buzz went the (Amaj7)buz zer,
(A)plop, plop, (A6)plop went the (Bm7)wheels,
(A13)stop, stop, stop went my (D)heart (Dm)strings.
As he (A)start ed to (Bm7)go, then I (C#m7)start ed to (Dm)know how it (Cdim7)feels
when the (E9)u ni verse (A69)reels.
The (CN.C.)day was (Ab7sus4)bright, the (Ab7)air was (Db6)sweet, the smell of (Ab7sus4)hon ey suc kle charmed you (Ab7)off your (Db6)feet.
You tried to (Gm7)sing, but could nβt (Eb)squeak; in fact, you (Eb)loved him, so you (Bb7)could nβt e ven (Eb9sus4)speak.
(A)Buzz, buzz, (A6)buzz went the (Amaj7)buz zer,
(A)plop, plop, (A6)plop went the (Bm7)wheels,
(A9sus4)stop, stop, (A13)stop went my (D69)heart strings.
(CN.C.)As he (A6)start ed to (Bm7)leave, I took (C#m7)hold of his (Dm6)sleeve with my (A6)hand,
and as if it were (Bm7)planned,
he stayed on with me, (Bm7)and it was (A)grand just to (Daug)stand (D6)with his (C#7)hand hold ing (F#m)mine,
βtil the (E9sus4)end of the (A69)line.
The Trolley Song (From 'Meet Me In St. Louis') β Piano Accompaniment Track
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Free piano accompaniment for "The Trolley Song (From 'Meet Me In St. Louis')" by Judy Garland. Sing along or play your instrument over the backing piano. Toggle the vocal melody on/off, change key to fit your voice, adjust tempo. Key of C, 152 BPM.
Tip: Press play and sing the melody on top of the piano. If the original key (C) sits too high or low for your voice, use the transpose control to shift the accompaniment into a comfortable range β the backing moves with you. Need a pitch reference? Tap the mic icon to bring the vocal melody in.
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- The backing track is in C at 152 BPM. If that doesn't sit in your vocal range, use the live transpose control to shift up or down semitones β the accompaniment moves with the new key automatically.
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- Who wrote "The Trolley Song (From 'Meet Me In St. Louis')"?
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- Yes β the original is in C, but the player has a live transpose control so you can shift up or down semitones until the melody sits in your vocal range. The piano accompaniment moves with the new key automatically.
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