Play A Simple Melody Chords
by Bing Crosby
Play A Simple Melody by Bing Crosby is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, E7, Cdim, E, E7sus4 and D9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Part A:
A E7 A Cdim E7
Won't you play a simple melody,
E7 Cdim E A Cdim E7 E7sus4
Like my mother sang to me?
A E7 A Cdim E7
One with good old-fashioned harmony
E7 Cdim E A D9 A E7
Play a simple melody.
Part B:
A E7 A Cdim E7
Musical demon, set your honey a dreamin', won't you play me some rag?
E7 Cdim E A Cdim E7 E7sus4
Just change that classical drag to some sweet musical nag.
A E7 A Cdim E7 Cdim
And if you play from a copy of a tune that is choppy, you'll get all my applause,
E7 Cdim E E7 Cdim E A D9 A E7
And and that is simply because I want to listen to rag.
(Part A is sung first, then part B, then Part A and B simultaneously.)