Berkeley Ukulele Club Chart #125

Mr. Sandman
Written by Pat Ballaard, first hit for The Chordettes in 1954
C Cmaj7 C6 G7 B7 E7 A7 D7 D7 D9 G#9 A9 G9 Dm Dm7 Fm6

 
 
 
 


 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 


 
 
 


 



 
 

 
 


 

 


 


Intro + interlude between verses
| C | G7 | C | G7 |
A 2 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 0 0 3 2 2 2
E 0 (3) 0 1 1 0 (3) 0 1 1
C 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 2
G 0 0 0 0 0 0
Verse 1
| Cmaj7/ C6/// | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream__. Make him the cutest that I’ve ever seen___.
A 0 2 0 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 0 0
E 3 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
C 0 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1
G 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
| D7 | G7 | C | G#9// A9/ G9/ |
Give him two lips, like ro - ses in clo - ver, then tell him that his lonesome nights are o - ver.
A 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 2 2 5 5 3 5 3 5 3 6 6 7 5
E 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 6 6 7 5
C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 7 5
G 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 4
| C6 | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Sandman, I’m so a - lone. Don’t have no-bo-dy to call my own__.
A 2 0 2 2 1 2 3 3 2 3 3 2 0 0 0
E 0 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
C 0 3 3 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1
G 0 2 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0

| Dm/ Dm7/// | Fm6/// C/ | D9/// G7/ | C |

Please turn on your magic beam______, Mr. Sandman bring me a dream.
A 0 3 3 3 3 3 5 3 5 7 7 7 3 5 3
E 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 5 5 5 3 3 3
C 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4
G 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

Verse 2
| Cmaj7/ C6/// | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Mr. Sandman, bring me a dream. Make him the cutest that I’ve ever seen___.
| D7 | G7 | C | G#9// A9/ G9/ |
Give him the word that I’m not a rover. And tell him that his lonesome nights are o - ver.
| C6 | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Sandman, I’m so alone. Don’t have no-bo-dy to call my own___.
| Dm/ Dm7/// | Fm6/// C/ | D9/// G7/ | C |
Please turn on your magic beam______, Mr. Sandman bring me a dream.
Verse 3 and Ending
| Cmaj7/ C6/// | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Mr. Sandman, (Yes?) bring us a dream. Give him a pair of eyes with a come hither gleam,
| D7 | G7 | C | G#9// A9/ G9/ |
Give him a lonely heart like Pagliacci, and lots of wavy hair like Liber - a - ce.
| C6 | B7 | E7 | A7 |
Mr. Sandman, someone to hold, would be so peachy before we’re too old.
| Dm/ Dm7/// | Fm6/// C/ | D9 | D9 |
So, please turn on your magic beam____, Mr. Sandman bring us, please, please, please,
| C// D9// (tremolo) | D9 | C | G7 | C |
Mr. Sandman___________, bring_____ us_______ a_______ dream____.