Song Help Request What key is this in? Japanese Sandman.

Tio_Trotsky

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I'm trying to work out The Japanese Sandman an old 1920´s song. I´ve figured out a chord progression which i like the sound of C,A7,D7(2020)&G7. Ive also worked out picking the melody with the C scale which doesn´t fit. I understand the idea that you can workout the scale by the chord family being used. But with these chords i have no idea. Any help and also guidance/links to articles helping on figuring out this type of thing greatly appreciated.
 
Generally, the last chord of the song is the key. Not always, but probably 90%+ of the time. I would start there.

Jason
 
Looks like C major to me
 
Well, if that A7 were Am7, it would be key of G major. If it were Am7 and Dm7 instead of D7, it would be key of C major. However, since neither holds true and those chords contain a C note, and a C# note, the progression doesn't fit perfectly into any key.

Chords in each key.
 
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