Intro [Vamp] [Second Line]
| F | F | F | F |
Instruments [Brass]
| F | F | F | F | [x4]
A1
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |You must take the "A" train | Gm7 Gm11 | C7#9 C7b9 | F | F |To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem
A2
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |If you miss the "A" train| Gm7 Gm11 | C7#9 C7b9 | F | F [kick] |You'll find you've missed the quickest way to Harlem
B
| Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | [n.c.] Bb7 A7 Ab7 |Hurry, get on board, it's coming | G7b13 | G7 G7#11 | Gm7 | C7 [n.c.] C7b13 |Listen to those rails a-thrumming
A3
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |on board, get on that "A" train| Gm7 Gm11 | C7#9 C7b9 | F | F [kick] |Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
A1
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |You must you must take that "A" train | Gm7 Gm11 | C7#9 C7b9 | F | F |To go to Sugar Hill, way up in Harlem
A2
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |If you miss the "A" train| Gm7 Gm11 | C7#9 C7b9 | F | F [kick] |You'll find you've missed the quickest way to Harlem
B
| Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | [n.c.] Bb7 A7 Ab7 |Hurry, get on board, it's coming | G7b13 | G7 G7#11 | Gm7 | C7 [n.c.] C7b13 |Listen to those rails a-thrumming
A3
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |on board, get on that "A" train| Gm7 Gm11 | C7#9 C7b9 | F | F [kick] |Soon you will be on Sugar Hill in Harlem
A4 [Swing]
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |When I'm in New York City, I go see theater | Gm7 | C7 | F | C7 [kick] |I love N-Y T-shirts, say they love me too, ha-ha
A5 [Swing]
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |And maybe I'll hit the shops on old 5th Avenue| Gm7 | C7 | F | Cm7 F7 [kick] | I go sightseeing, I'll go see Miss Liberty
B2 [Swing]
| Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Wicked, Rent, to Legally Blond Hairspray, these are my favorite plays| G7 | G7 | New York, start spreading the news | Gm7 | C7 [n.c.] C7b13 |This is where I'm meant to be
A6 [Swing]
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 |Look around, there's so much to see In New York City | Gm7 | C7 | F | C7 [kick] |Maybe I'll even take the "A" train To go to Sugar Hill way up in Harlem, yeah
Sax Solo [Swing]AA
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 || Gm7 | C7 | F | F || F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 || Gm7 | C7 | F | Cm7 F7 |
Trumpet Solo [Swing] BA
| Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 || G7 | G7 | Gm7 | C7 C7b13 || F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 || Gm7 | C7 | F | C7 |
Trade Four [Tutti, Scat] [Swing]
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 || n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. || F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 || n.c. | n.c. | n.c. | n.c. |
B3 [Swing]
| Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | Bbmaj7 | [n.c.] Bb7 A7 Ab7 |Hurry, get on board, get on board, it's coming| G7 | G7 | Gm7 | C7 [n.c.] C7b13 | Can't you hear those wheels are-thrumming?
A7 [Second Line]
| F | F | G7#11 | G7#11 | All aboard that "A" Train| Gm7 Gm11 | C7#9 C7b9 | [kick] Gm7 | C7 F7#9 |Soon you'll be on Sugar Hill in Harlem, yeah
Ending [Kick]
| F7#9 | F7#9 F |
