Tom: F minor
Verse 1
Em
A
D
F#
I was born on a thousand
D
G
D
acres of Oklahoma land
Bbdim
D
Nothing grew on the thousand
G
acres for it was gravel and sand
C
D
G
One day, father started digging in a field,
G
D
He dug and he dug and,
what do you think?
A
D
Oil, oil, oil
G
The money rolled in and I
rolled out
D
With a fortune piled so high
G
Bbdim
D
Washington was my destination
Em
A
D
And now, who am I?
Verse 2
G
D
G
D
I'm the chosen party giver
G
D
For the White House clientele
G
C
And they know that I deliver
C#dim
What it takes to make 'em gel
C
D
G
And in Washington I'm
D
Em
A
known by one and all
C
G
Em
A
D
As the hostess with the mostest on
the ball
G
Em
Verse 3
Bbaug
F#aug
Bbaug
F#aug
D
G
D
They would go to Elsa Maxwell
G
D
G
When they had an axe to grind
C
They could always grind their axe well
At the parties she designed
D
G
Now the hatchet grinders
Em
A
all prefer to call
C
G
Em
On the hostess with the
A
D
mostest on the ball
G
Em
Verse 4
F#
B
F#
I've a great big bar and good caviar
B
A
Yes, the best that can be found
D
Em
A
And a large amount in my bank account
D
A
D
When election time comes round
G
D
If you're feeling presiden tial
G
D
G
You can make it, yes indeed
C
There are just three things essential
C#dim
Let me tell you, all you need
C
D
Is an ounce of wisdom
G
D
Em
B
E
and a pound of gall
B
D
Em
A
And the hostess with the mostest
G
Em
Verse 5
Bbaug
D
G
D
Entertaining vodka drinkers
G
D
G
Is a job they give to me
C
B
Making nice guys out of stinkers
C
G
C
Seems to be my cup of tea
C#dim
C
D
What they really need
G
D
Em
A
be hind the iron wall
C
G
Em
A
Is the hostess with the mostest
G
Em
Verse 6
Bbaug
G
D
G
There's a book of regulations
D
G
D
G
As to who sits next to who
C
But there might be complications
When the blue blood's not so blue
D
So the priestess with the
G
D
Em
A
leastest pro tocol
C
G
Em
Is the hostess with the
A
D
mostest on the ball
G
Em
Verse 7
F#
A
D
A
An important gent from the Orient
D
A
D
To be handled with kid gloves
He can come and let his hair down, ooh!
G
D
G
Have the best time of his life
C
Even bring his new affair down
Introduce her as his wife
C#dim
C
D
But she mustn't leave her
G
Em
F#
B
E
panties in the hall
B
G
Em
A
Of the priestess with the leastest
D
G
Em
A
Nor the hostess with the mostest
D
G
Em
With the mostest
Am
D
on the ball
G
C
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