Chad Mitchell Trio

(Vernon Dalhart recorded "Puttin' On the Style" in 1925 and by 1926 it was a popular hit. A different version was a 50’s hit for Lonnie Donegan. It was the last UK chart-topper to be solely issued in 78rpm format. A recording of the song performed by the Quarrymen, John Lennon's group from July 1957 exists. It was recorded the same day that Lennon met his Paul McCartney The Chad Mitchell Trio also recorded this Version on the "The Chad Mitchell Trio Collection" album.) Capo II to play along with the album Eb(b6b9) 01100x (Slide the E down for one beat at the ending line) D-Riff D/D D/A D/D D/A D-Riff) D A7 Puttin' on the agony, puttin' on the style A7 D That's what all the young folks are doing all the while D A7 And as we look around us, we're very apt to smile A7 D To see so many people puttin' on the style D-Riff) D A7 Young man home from college makes a great display A7 D With a fancy adjective that he can hardly say D A7 It can't be found in Webster's, and won't be for a while A7 D But we know that he's only puttin' on the style D-Riff) D A7 Puttin' on the agony, puttin' on the style A7 D That's what all the young folks are doing all the while D A7 And as we look around us, we're very apt to smile A7 D To see so many people puttin' on the style D-Riff) D A7 Young man in a restaurant puffin' on a pipe A7 D Looking like a pumpkin that's only halfway ripe D A7 Smoking, drinking, cussing, and thinking all the while A7 D That there is nothing equal to puttin' on the style D-Riff D A7 Puttin' on the agony, puttin' on the style A7 D That's what all the young folks are doing all the while D A7 And as we look around us, we're very apt to smile A7 D To see so many people puttin' on the style D-Riff) D A7 Sweet sixteen, she goes to school, just to see the boys A7 D She turns and laughs and giggles at every little noise D A7 She turns this way a little then she turns that way a while A7 D But everybody knows she's puttin' on that style D-Riff) D A7 Preacher in the pulpit shouting all his might A7 D Glory Hallelujah, puts the people in a fright D A7 They think that Satan's running up and down the aisle A7 D But it's just the preacher puttin' on the style D-Riff) D A7 Puttin' on the agony, puttin' on the style A7 D That's what all the young folks are doing all the while D A7 And as we look around us, we're very apt to smile A7 D To see so many people puttin' on the style E B7 Puttin' on the agony, puttin' on the style B7 E That's what all the young folks are doing all the while E B7 And as we look around us, we're very apt to smile B7 E To see so many people puttin' on the style Eb(b6b9) E