My Blue Heaven - George Whiting & Walter Donaldson

[spots]

It's the start of the weekend, so here's another song. I searched the forums and didn't find this one posted.

Pulled from one of the scans Ichadwick has made available (thanks!). I have made some chord changes and other alterations:
Key: Db (original Eb)
Tuning: GCEA (original ADF#B)
Strum Pattern: DUD, and variations upon this.

My Blue Heaven
Words: George Whiting   Music: Walter Donaldson

A7 = 0100
C = 0003
C+ = 1003
D7 = 2020
Db°7 = 0101
Dm = 2210
F = 2010
G7 = 0212
Gm = 0231
Gm7 = 0211


C   Db°7 Dm G7   C     Db°7 Gm  A7 
Day is   ending, birds are  wending
D7                  G7 C           D7        G7 
Back to the shelter of each little nest they love
C     Db°7   Dm  G7   C    Db°7  Gm  A7 
Night shades falling, love birds calling,
D7                      G7       D7          G7 
What makes the world go 'round?  Nothing but Love!


     CHORUS:
     Db°7 G7              C        G7         C 
     When Whip-poor-wills call and ev'ning is nigh
                D7 G7   C 
     I hurry to my blue heaven.
     C G7          C        G7           C 
     A turn to the right, a little white light
                      D7 G7   C 
     Will lead you to my blue heaven.
     Db°7   C   C+ F               C            Dm 
     You'll see a  smiling face, a fireplace, a cozy room,
     Db°7 Gm                                   C     Gm7 
     A    little nest that's neslted where the roses bloom.
     Db°7 G7         C       G7         C 
     Just Mollie and me, and Baby makes three.
                    D7 G7   C 
     We're happy in my blue heaven.


C    Db°7  Dm   G7   C       Db°7 Gm   A7 
Moon-beams creeping, flow'rs are  sleeping
D7                G7   C         D7    G7 
Under a start-lit way, waiting another day.
C    Db°7 Dm  G7   C     Db°7 Gm  A7 
Time for  resting, birds are  nesting,
D7                  G7     D7         G7 
Resting their weary wings, tired from play.


     CHORUS

 

[ichadwick]

I just posted the orginal sheet music for this - with uke chords - on my vintage music page.​

 

[spots]

That's where I got it from (I mentioned that in my original post and thanked you for the sheet music), but I modified it a little.

The original scanned sheet music required the uke be tuned to D tuning (ADF#B). And it is in the key of Eb.

I made the following changes:

• changed to C tuning (GCEA), and the chord definitions reflect that change
• changed the key from Eb to Db
• added some chords and changed a couple here and there

Doing this was a fun excerise.