Rocking Chair Chords by Eric Clapton

Tempo:
79.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

F#

A

B

D#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Eric Clapton - Rocking Chair chords
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[E] [F#] [B]
[A] [E] [F#] [B]
[E] Oh, rocking [Bm] chair got me, [E]
[A] came [F#] by my side,
[D#] [E] fetch me [C#] my gin, [G#m] son, [C#] [F#] [C#m] before I [Bm] turn your [B] head.
[G] [E] Get [C#m] from this cabin,
[A#m] [D#] I ain't [G#m] going nowhere,
[F#] sitting here grabbing at [B] the blinds round [E] my rocking chair.
[A] Remember old Aunt Harriet,
[Em] [E] how long [B] and earnest she'd [E] be,
[A#] [D#] [G#m] send down that chariot [F#] for the end of my troubles, [B] I see.
Oh, [E] rocking [Bm] chair got me, [E]
[A] judgment [D] day is almost here, [E] [G#m] [D#] chain [F#] to my old
[A] [E] rocking chair, [C#m] [F#] [Em]
[E] [A] [Bm] [E]
[A] [D] [C]
[G#] [E] [C#]
[F#] [B]
[E] can't get [C#m] from this cabin,
[C#] [D#] I ain't going [G#m] nowhere,
[F#] sitting here grabbing at [G#m] the blinds round [A] my rocking [E] chair.
[A] Remember old Aunt Harriet, [Em]
[E] how [B] long and [D#] earnest [E] she'd be, [A#] [D#] bring, send down [G#m] that chariot [F#] for the end of my troubles, [B] I see.
[E]
Oh, rocking [Bm] chair got me, [E]
[A] judgment day [E] is [D] almost here, [G]
[Am] [E] [C#] chain to [F#] my old [A]
[E] rocking chair, [C#]
[F#] chain to [B] my old [E] rocking chair.
[F#] [F#m] [Em] [E] [F#] [F#m]
[Em] [E] [F#] [A]
[E] [E] [C#] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
B
12341112
D#
12341116
E
2311
F#
134211112
A
1231
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Let's start jamming Eric Clapton - Rocking Chair chords, Practice these chords sequence - B, E, F#, Em, E, F#, F#m, A, Bm and E. Start with a comfortable 39 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 80. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Major.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
[A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ Oh, rocking [Bm] chair got me, [E] _
_ [A] _ _ came [F#] by my side, _
[D#] _ [E] _ _ fetch me [C#] my gin, [G#m] son, [C#] _ [F#] _ [C#m] before I [Bm] turn your [B] head. _
[G] _ [E] _ _ Get [C#m] from this cabin, _
_ _ [A#m] [D#] I ain't [G#m] going nowhere, _
_ [F#] _ _ sitting here grabbing at [B] the blinds round [E] my rocking chair. _
_ [A] _ _ Remember old Aunt Harriet, _
[Em] _ [E] _ how long [B] and earnest she'd [E] be, _
_ _ [A#] _ [D#] _ [G#m] send down that chariot [F#] for the end of my troubles, [B] I see.
Oh, [E] _ _ rocking [Bm] chair got me, [E] _
_ [A] _ _ judgment [D] day is almost here, [E] _ _ _ [G#m] [D#] chain [F#] to my old _
[A] [E] rocking chair, [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ [Em] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _
[G#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ can't get [C#m] from this cabin, _
[C#] _ _ [D#] I ain't going [G#m] nowhere, _
_ [F#] _ _ sitting here grabbing at [G#m] the blinds round [A] my rocking [E] chair. _
_ [A] _ Remember old Aunt Harriet, [Em] _
_ [E] how [B] long and [D#] earnest [E] she'd be, _ [A#] _ [D#] bring, send down [G#m] that chariot _ [F#] for the end of my troubles, [B] I see.
_ [E] _
_ _ Oh, rocking [Bm] chair got me, [E] _
_ [A] judgment day [E] is [D] almost here, [G] _
[Am] _ [E] _ _ [C#] chain to [F#] my old [A] _
[E] rocking chair, _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ chain to [B] my old [E] rocking chair.
_ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Em] _ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ [A] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This track, written by Hoagy Carmichael, is part of the album Clapton.

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