F6             F6 F6   C        C7
(          single notes          )
C D F F F F A          C Bb G E C

[Verse]
F      Bb          F/A      C7/G
 Music everywhere, feet are pattin'
F        Bb       F/A    C7/G
 Puttin' tempo in old Manhattan
F     Bb      F/A      C7/G
 Everybody is out high hattin'
G7/D       C7      F
 Spreadin' rhythm around

[Verse]
F     Bb           F/A          C7/G
 Everywhere you go trumpets are blarin'
F          Bb         F/A     C7/G
 Drums and saxophones rip and tearin'
F     Bb       F/A     C7/G
 Everybody you meet is rarin'
G7/D       C7      F
 Spreadin' rhythm around

[Bridge]
Cm7   F         Cm7   F
Up in Harlem in every flat
Bb                Bbmaj7
they give it that zing
Dm7     G7         Dm7     G7
Which according to one and all
C7                C+/E
is what they call swing

[Verse]
F          Bb           F/A      C7/G
 Those who can't afford silk and satin
F           Bb      F/A     C7/G
 Dance with gigolos who are latin
F          Bb           F/A       C7/G
 Come from Yonkers, the Bronx and Staten
G7/D       C7      F
 Spreadin' rhythm around  (yeah)

[Verse] (instrumental)
F  Bb  F/A  C7/G
               (my, my)
F  Bb  F/A  C7/G
            Spread that
F       Bb          F/A   C7/G
rhythm around there sonny boy
G7/D  C7  F
         Oh, spread it round

[Verse]
F  Bb  F/A  C7/G
  (yes, yes)
F  Bb  F/A  C7/G
            (yes)
F  Bb  F/A  C7/G
          (my, my, my)
G7/D      C7  F
    (yeah)

[Bridge]
Cm7  F  Cm7  F
Bb    Bbmaj7
Dm7  G7  Dm7  G7
C7    C+/E

[Verse]
F  Bb  F/A  C7/G
  (yes, yes)
F  Bb  F/A  C7/G
            (yes)
F  Bb  F/A  C7/G
          (my, my, my)
G7/D      C7  F
    (yeah)

[Bridge]
Cm7   F         Cm7 F
Up in Harlem in any flat
Bb                Bbmaj7
they give it that zing
Dm7     G7         Dm7     G7
Which according to one and all
C7                        C+/E
is what those people call swing

[Verse]
F          Bb           F/A      C7/G
 Those who can't afford silk and satin
F           Bb      F/A     C7/G
 Dance with gigolos who are latin
F          Bb           F/A       C7/G
 Come from Yonkers, the Bronx and Staten
G7/D       C7      F
 Spreadin' rhythm around

[Outro]
F7 F7 E7 Eb7 D7 D7/A
(scat singing)
G7/D          C7      F
    Spreadin' rhythm around  (well, all right)