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Lonnie Donegan - Puttin’ On The Style Chords

Chord reference C, G7, C7, F
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Sweet sixteen goes to church just to see the [G7]boys Laughs and screams and giggles at every little [C]noise Turns her face a little and [C7]turns her head a[F]while But [G7]everybody [G7]knows she’s only putting on the [C]style.

[C]Putting on the agony, putting on the [G7]style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [C]while And as I look around me, I [C7]sometimes have to [F]smile [G7]Seeing all the [G7]young folks putting on the [C]style.

[C]Young man in his hot-rod car, driving like he’s [G7]mad With a pair of yellow gloves he’s borrowed from his [C]dad He makes it roar so lively just to [C7]see his girlfriend [F]smile [G7] But she knows he’s [G7]only putting on the [C]style.

[C]Putting on the agony, putting on the [G7]style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [C]while And as I look around me, I [C7]sometimes have to [F]smile [G7]Seeing all the young folks putting on the [C]style.

[C]Preacher in the pulpit roars with all his [G7]might Singing ‘Glory Hallelujah’ puts the folks all in a [C]fright Now you might think it’s Satan that’s [C7]coming down the [F]aisle But it’s [G7] only our poor [G7]preacher, boys, putting on the [C]style.

[C]Putting on the agony, putting on the [G7]style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [C]while And as I look around me, I [C7]sometimes have to [F]smile [G7]Seeing all the young folks putting on the [C]style.

[C]Putting on the agony, putting on the [G7]style That’s what all the young folks are doing all the [C]while And as I look around me, I [C7]sometimes have to [F]smile [G7]Seeing all the young folks putting on the [C]style.

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Album Ballads And Railroad Songs
Genres Country
Year 1926
Key C

How to Play Puttin' On The Style on Guitar?

Lonnie Donegan - Puttin' On The Style can be played in the key of C using the C, G7, C7, F chords.

  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For G7, To play G7, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute A, high E.
  • For C7, To play C7, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Puttin' On The Style with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.