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This collection features some of the most memorable songs of the '40s, in a fake book format. Take a "Sentimental Journey" with this convenient 4 1/2 inches by 7 inch book.
A fake book contains the melody line along with lyrics and chord symbols. It is ideal for a pianist who wants to 'fake' the left hand part (a fake book does not contain the left hand piano part - it has only the melody), or for anyone who plays a C instrument such as flute, violin, harmonica, or recorder.
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Song List For The '40s
Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Composed by: Duke Ellington and Bob Russell - © 1942
It Might As Well Be Spring - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "State Fair" - © 1945
Come Rain Or Come Shine - Composed by: Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen - From: "St. Louis Woman" - © 1946
Bewitched - Composed by: Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers - From: "Pal Joey" - © 1941
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - Composed by: Duke Ellington and Bob Russell - © 1943
How High The Moon - Composed by: Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis - From: "Two For The Show" - © 1940
Some Enchanted Evening - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "South Pacific" - © 1949
Moonlight In Vermont - Composed by: John Blackburn and Karl Suessdorf - © 1944
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah - Composed by: Ray Gilbert and Allie Wrubel - From: "Song Of The South" - © 1945
You'll Never Walk Alone - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "Carousel" - © 1945
I Love You - Composed by: Cole Porter - From: "Mexican Hayride" - © 1943
I'm Beginning To See The Light - Composed by: Don George, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington, and Harry James - © 1944
Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "Oklahoma!" - © 1943
Stella By Starlight - Composed by: Ned Washington and Victor Young - From: Paramount Picture "The Uninvited" - © 1946
Day By Day - Composed by: Sammy Cahn, Axel Stordahl, and Paul Weston - © 1945
The Nearness Of You - Composed by: Ned Washington and Hoagy Carmichael - From: Paramount Picture "Romance In The Dark" - © 1937
I Could Write A Book - Composed by: Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers - From: "Pal Joey" - © 1940
If I Loved You - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "Carousel" - © 1945
Speak Low - Composed by: Ogden Nash and Kurt Weill - From: Musical Production "One Touch Of Venus" - © 1943
People Will Say We're In Love - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "Oklahoma!" - © 1943
Tangerine - Composed by: Johnny Mercer and Victor Schertzinger - From: Paramount Picture "The Fleet's In" - © 1942
That Old Black Magic - Composed by: Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen - From: Paramount Picture "Star Spangled Rhythm" - © 1942
A String Of Pearls - Composed by: Eddie De Lange and Jerry Gray - © 1941
My Foolish Heart - Composed by: Ned Washington and Victor Young - From: "My Foolish Heart" - © 1949
Younger Than Springtime - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "South Pacific" - © 1949
Tuxedo Junction - Composed by: Buddy Feyne, Erskine Hawkins, William Johnson, and Julian Dash - © 1939
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - Composed by: Eric Maschwitz and Manning Sherwin - © 1940
I'll Remember April - Composed by: Pat Johnson, Don Raye, and Gene De Paul - © 1941
When You Wish Upon A Star - Composed by: Ned Washington and Leigh Harline - © 1940
Oklahoma - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "Oklahoma" - © 1943
Harlem Nocturne - Composed by: Dick Rogers and Earle Hagen - © 1940
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Composed by: Cole Porter - From: "Something To Shout About" - © 1942
God Bless' The Child - Composed by: Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday - © 1941
I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good - Composed by: Paul Francis Webster and Duke Ellington - © 1941
Old Devil Moon - Composed by: E.Y. Harburg and Burton Lane - From: "Finian's Rainbow" - © 1946
Sentimental Journey - Composed by: Bud Green, Les Brown, and Ben Homer - © 1944
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Composed by: Cole Porter - From: "Seven Lively Arts" - © 1944
They Say It's Wonderful - Composed by: Irving Berlin - From: Stage Production "Annie Get Your Gun" - © 1946
So In Love - Composed by: Cole Porter - From: "Kiss Me Kate" - © 1948
How Are Things In Glocca Morra - Composed by: E.Y. Harburg and Burton Lane - From: "Finian's Rainbow" - © 1946
Steppin' Out With My Baby - Composed by: Irving Berlin - From: Motion Picture Irving Berlin's "Easter Parade" - © 1947
But Beautiful - Composed by: Johnny Burke and Jimmy VanHeusen - © 1947
It Never Entered My Mind - Composed by: Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers - From: "Higher And Higher" - © 1940
There's No Business Like Show Business - Composed by: Irving Berlin - From: Stage Production "Annie Get Your Gun" - © 1946
Moonlight Becomes You - Composed by: Johnny Burke and James VanHeusen - From: Paramount Picture "Road To Morocco" - © 1942
This Nearly Was Mine - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "South Pacific" - © 1949
Imagination - Composed by: Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen - © 1939
On A Slow Boat To China - Composed by: Frank Loesser - © 1948
Polka Dots And Moonbeams - Composed by: Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen - © 1939
I Got The Sun In The Morning - Composed by: Irving Berlin - From: Stage Production "Annie Get Your Gun" - © 1946
I'll Be Around - Composed by: Alec Wilder - © 1942
It's A Grand Night For Singing - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "State Fair" - © 1945
Look To The Rainbow - Composed by: E.Y. Harburg and Burton Lane - From: "Finian's Rainbow"
Opus One - Composed by: Sy Oliver - © 1943
June Is Bustin' Out All Over - Composed by: Oscar Hammerstein II and Richard Rodgers - From: "Carousel" - © 1945
Candy - Composed by: Alex Cramer, Joan Whitney, and Mack David - © 1944
Seems Like Old Times - Composed by: John Jacob Loeb and Carmen Lombardo - © 1946
Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive - Composed by: Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen - From: Motion Picture "Here Come The Waves" - © 1944
The Girl That I Marry - Composed by: Irving Berlin - From: Stage Production "Annie Get Your Gun" - © 1946
I Don't Want To Walk Without You - Composed by: Frank Loesser and Jule Styne - From: Paramount Picture "Sweater Girl" - © 1941
Let There Be Love - Composed by: Ian Grant and Lionel Rand - © 1940
It's Been A Long, Long Time - Composed by: Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne - © 1945
Be Careful, It's My Heart - Composed by: Irving Berlin - From: "Holiday Inn" - © 1942
Once In Love With Amy - Composed by: Frank Loesser - From: "Where's Charley?" - © 1948
My Shining Hour - Composed by: Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen - From: Motion Picture "The Sky's The Limit" - © 1943
The Things We Did Last Summer - Composed by: Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne - © 1946
Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo (The Magic Song) - Composed by: Jerry Livingston, Mack David, and Al Hoffman - From: Walt Disney's "Cinderella" - © 1948
I've Heard That Song Before - Composed by: Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne - From: Motion Picture "Youth On Parade" - © 1942
I Wish I Didn't Love You So - Composed by: Frank Loesser - From: Paramount Picture "The Perils Of Pauline" - © 1947
It's A Most Unusual Day - Composed by: Harold Adamson and Jimmy McHugh - From: "A Date With Judy" - © 1947
Anything You Can Do - Composed by: Irving Berlin - From: Stage Production "Annie Get Your Gun" - © 1946
Java Jive - Composed by: Milton Drake and Ben Oakland - © 1940
Shoo Fly Pie And Apple Pan Dowdy - Composed by: Sammy Gallop and Guy Wood - © 1945
One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) - Composed by: Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen - From: Motion Picture "The Sky's The Limit" - © 1943
Swinging On a Star - Composed by: Johnny Burke and Jimmy Van Heusen - From: "Going My Way" - © 1944
Anniversary Song - Composed by: Al Jolsen and Saul Chaplin - From: Columbia Picture "The Jolsen Story" - © 1946
Juke Box Saturday Night - Composed by: Al Stillman and Paul McGrane - From: "Stars On Ice" - © 1942
Black Coffee - Composed by: Paul Francis Webster and Sonny Burke - © 1948
Wait Till You See Her - Composed by: Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers - From: "By Jupiter" - © 1942
The Breeze And I - Composed by: Al Stillman and Ernesto Lecuona - © 1928
Mairzy Doats - Composed by: Milton Drake, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston - © 1943
Wunderbar - Composed by: Cole Porter - From: "Kiss Me Kate" - © 1948
Saturday Night (Is The Loneliest Night Of The Week) - Composed by: Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne - © 1944
Always True To You In My Fashion - Composed by: Cole Porter - From: "Kiss Me Kate" - © 1948
Daddy - Composed by: Bob Troup - © 1941
Heartaches - Composed by: John Klenner and Al Hoffman - © 1931
I Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry - Composed by: Sammy Cahn and Jule Styne - © 1944
Poinciana (Song Of The Tree) - Composed by: Buddy Bernier and Nat Simon - © 1936
I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Composed by: Sol Marcus, Bennie Benjamin, and Eddie Seiler - © 1941
Dolores - Composed by: Frank Loesser and Louis Alter - From: Paramount Picture "Las Vegas Nights" - © 1941
Across The Alley From The Alamo - Composed by: Joe Greene - © 1947
The Anniversary Waltz - Composed by: Al Dubin and Dave Franklin - © 1941
Red Roses For A Blue Lady - Composed by: Sid Tepper and Roy C. Bennett - © 1948
Somebody Else Is Taking My Place - Composed by: Dick Howard, Bob Ellsworth, and Russ Morgan - © 1937
Till The End Of Time ("Till The End Of Time") - Composed by: Buddy Kaye and Ted Mossman - From: Chopin's "Polonaise" - © 1945
Let's Take An Old-Fashioned Walk - Composed by: Irving Berlin - From: Stage Production "Miss Liberty" - © 1948
Bouquet Of Roses - Composed by: Steve Nelson and Bob Hilliard - © 1948
Pennsylvania Polka - Composed by: Lester Lee and Zeke Manners - © 1943
Cruising Down The River - Composed by: Eily Beadell and Nell Tollerton - © 1945
Lilli Marlene - Composed by: Hans Leip, Tommie Connor, and Norbert Schultze - © 1940
I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Cocoanuts - Composed by: Fred Heatherton - © 1944
You Can't Be True Dear (Du Kannst Nicht Treu Sein) - Composed by: Hal Cotton, Hans Otten, and Ken Griffin - © 1935
Managua, Nicaragua - Composed by: Albert Gamse and Irving Fields - © 1946
Too Fat Polka (She's Too Fat For Me) - Composed by: Arthur Richardson and Ross MacLean - © 1947
Dance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stockin') - Composed by: Terry Shand, Jimmy Eaton, and Mickey Leader - © 1940
The Old Soft Shoe - Composed by: Nancy Hamilton and Morgan Lewis - © 1946
You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You - Composed by: Russ Morgan, Larry Stock, and James Cavanaugh - © 1944
Diamond's Are A Girl's Best Friend - Composed by: Leo Robin and Jule Styne - From: "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" - © 1949
Third Man Theme - Composed by: Walter Lord and Anton Karas - From: "The Third Man" - © 1949
(There'll Be Blue Birds Over) The White Cliffs Of Dover - Composed by: Nat Burton and Walter Kent - © 1941
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Category: Any C Instrument Sheet Music
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