Chords for Allen Toussaint, Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley

Tempo:
176.7 bpm
Chords used:

Eb

Bb

Db

Bbm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Allen Toussaint, Sneakin' Sally Through The Alley chords
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[C]
[Bb]
Thank you for having me, I'm glad [Gm] to be [C] here.
[F]
[Bb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Db] [Bb]
Tonight I'll be doing a song that I've either written and arranged over the years [Fm] or produced.
[Bb] [Eb] Maybe [Cm] all of the above, and I [Gm] may throw in one or two I [F] didn't write and [Ab] wish I [Bb] would.
[Eb]
[C] [F] [Gb]
[Gm]
[F] [Bb]
[F] Sneaky [Bb] [Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Db] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bbm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Db] [Bb]
and sad, they leave the galley.
[Eb] [Db] I'm a thief of [Bbm] all the sands.
[Bb]
Sneaky [D] and sad, they leave the galley.
[Eb] [Db] I'm a [Bbm] thief of all the sands.
I [Bb] said I couldn't find nothing wrong with being friends.
[Eb] Sometimes she [Db] lets me use [Bb] her car.
If you can't find nothing [Fm] wrong with your life, you [Eb] better find [Db] something wrong [Bb] with her.
[Eb] So I began [Ab] to try [Eb] and explain [Db] that it wasn't [Ab] just a war [Eb] she fought.
[Fm]
[Eb] [Bb] But I better find something to do with my time.
The [Eb] fact is [Db] I've just been [Bb] caught.
Sneaky and sad, they leave the galley.
[Eb] [Bb]
Sneaky [F] and sad, [Bb] they leave the [Db] galley.
[Eb] [Bb]
Sally was fine, [Eb] we had [Bb] a good time.
But [Eb] when it comes [Db] to the [Bbm] home [Eb] front, the [Bb] home front.
I've [Eb] got to take care of my [Fm] business there.
[C] Always [Eb] getting [Bbm] caught and no [Eb] fun.
[Bbm] [D] Sneaky and sad, they leave [Bb] the galley.
[Eb] [Db] Trying to [Bbm] get away [Eb] clean.
[Bb] Sneaky and [F] sad, [Bb] they through the [Db] alley.
[Eb] And [Db] her pops [Bb] the weed.
And I'm trying to talk, [Cm] double [Bbm] talk, and get [C]
myself in trouble [Eb] talk.
[Db] Getting myself [Bbm] in knots.
[Bb] And mama just looked at me as [Ab] if I was crazy.
[Eb] And didn't [Db] even bat [Dbm] an eye.
[Bb]
[Eb] So I began to [Ab]
try [Eb] and explain [Db] that it wasn't [Ab] just a war [Eb] she fought.
[Fm] [Eb] She [Bb] said if I can't [F] find [Eb] nothing wrong [Bb] with my mind.
I [Eb] better find [Bbm] something to hold up.
[Bb] Sneaky and sad, they through the alley.
[Eb]
[Bbm] [Bb]
Sneaky and sad, they through the alley.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Eb] [Bb] Sneaky and sad, through the alley.
[Eb] [Bbm]
[Bb] Sneaky [F] and sad, they [Bb] through the alley.
[Eb] [Db] [Bb] [G]
[Bb]
[Gb] [Bb]
Key:  
Eb
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Bb
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Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
F
134211111
Eb
12341116
Bb
12341111
Db
12341114
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ Thank you for having me, I'm glad [Gm] to be [C] here.
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _
Tonight I'll be doing a song that I've either written _ and arranged over the years [Fm] or produced.
[Bb] _ _ _ [Eb] _ Maybe [Cm] all of the above, and I [Gm] may throw in one or two I [F] didn't write and [Ab] wish I [Bb] would.
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[F] Sneaky [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Db] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ and sad, they leave the galley.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ [Db] I'm a thief of [Bbm] all the sands.
_ [Bb] _ _ _
Sneaky [D] and sad, they leave the galley. _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Db] I'm a [Bbm] thief of all the sands.
I [Bb] said I couldn't find nothing wrong with being friends.
[Eb] Sometimes she [Db] lets me use [Bb] her car. _ _ _
If you can't find nothing [Fm] wrong with your life, you [Eb] better find [Db] something wrong [Bb] with her.
_ _ _ [Eb] So I began [Ab] to try [Eb] and explain [Db] that it wasn't [Ab] just a war [Eb] she fought.
[Fm] _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] But I better find something to do with my time.
The [Eb] fact is [Db] I've just been [Bb] caught. _ _ _
_ Sneaky and sad, they leave the galley.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Sneaky [F] and sad, [Bb] they leave the [Db] galley. _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Sally was fine, [Eb] we had [Bb] a good time.
But [Eb] when it comes [Db] to the [Bbm] home [Eb] front, the [Bb] home front.
_ I've [Eb] got to take care of my [Fm] business there.
[C] Always [Eb] getting [Bbm] caught and no [Eb] fun.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [D] Sneaky and sad, they leave [Bb] the galley. _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Db] Trying to [Bbm] get away [Eb] clean.
[Bb] _ _ _ Sneaky and [F] sad, [Bb] they through the [Db] alley.
_ _ [Eb] _ And [Db] her pops [Bb] the weed.
_ _ And I'm trying to talk, [Cm] double [Bbm] talk, and get [C]
myself in trouble [Eb] talk.
[Db] Getting myself [Bbm] in knots.
_ _ [Bb] And mama just looked at me as [Ab] if I was crazy.
[Eb] And didn't [Db] even bat [Dbm] an eye.
_ [Bb] _
_ [Eb] So I began to [Ab]
try [Eb] and explain [Db] that it wasn't [Ab] just a war [Eb] she fought.
[Fm] _ [Eb] She [Bb] said if I can't [F] find [Eb] nothing wrong [Bb] with my mind.
I [Eb] better find [Bbm] something to hold _ _ up.
_ [Bb] Sneaky and sad, they through the alley.
_ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ Sneaky and sad, they through the alley.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ Sneaky and sad, through the alley. _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ Sneaky [F] and sad, they [Bb] through the alley.
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [G] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _

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