Key: A
Introduction:
A D9 Bm7(b5) D Cº E7 Cº E7 A6 Cº A6
In a mellow tone, feeling fancy free
A D9 B7(b5) A7 Em7 A7 Em7 Fº D6 Fº D6
And I'm not alone I've got company
F#m Bm7 D Dm Dm6 A C#m7 F#7
Ev'rthing's okay the live long day
B7 D Cº Bm7(b5) Cº Bm7(b5) E7 Fº E7
With this mellow song, I can't go wrong
A D9 Bm7(b5) D Cº E7 Cº E7 A6 Cº A6
In a mellow tone that's the way to live
A D9 Bm7(b5) A7 Em7 A7 Em7 Fº D6 Fº D6
If you mope and groan, something's gotta give
F#m Bm7 D Dm Dm6 A C#m7 F#7
Just go your way and laugh and play
B7 D Cº Bm7(b5) Cº Bm7(b5) A C#m7 F#7
There's joy unknown in a mellow tone.
D Dm E7 A D9 A
How I love when the band starts to play
A7M A7 A7(13) A7 Em7 A7 D Fº D
They play such sweet music that they blow all my cares away.
Cº Bm7(b5) D Dm Dm6 A C#m7 F#7
I should knock on wood when the saxes moan
B7 D Cº Bm7(b5) Cº Bm7(b5) E7
'Cause it feels so good in a mellow tone
A D9 Bm7(b5) D Cº E7 Cº E7 A6 Cº A6
In a mellow tone that's the way to live
A D9 Bm7(b5) A7 Em7 A7 Em7 Fº D6 Fº D6
If you mope and groan, something's gotta give
F#m Bm7 D Dm Dm6 A C#m7 F#7
Just go your way and laugh and play
B7 D Cº Bm7(b5) Cº Bm7(b5) A6 Cº A6 E7(9) A6
There's joy unknown in a mellow tone.