Chords for Jon Boden - Roll Alabama (Acoustic, Live)
Tempo:
93.6 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Gm
F
Eb
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[N] [Bb]
When the Alabama's keel was laid, Roll Alabama roll,
She was laid in the yard of Jonathan [Gm] Led.
[Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, She was laid in the yard of Jonathan Led.
Roll Alabama roll, She was laid in the town of [Gm] Birkenhead.
Oh, [Bb] Roll Alabama roll, [F] She was laid in the town [Bb] of Birkenhead.
Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Down Mercy Channel she sailed then.
Roll Alabama roll, And Liverpool gave her guns and [Gm] men.
Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, Down Mercy Channel she set forth.
Roll [F] Alabama roll, [Bb] To destroy the commerce [Gm] of the North.
Oh, Roll Alabama [Bb] roll, Roll [F] Alabama [Eb] roll, To [Bb] destroy the commerce of [Eb] the North.
Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, In a Sherbo car she sailed one day.
Roll Alabama roll, She'd collect her share of the prize [Gm] money.
[Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, [Gm] And many a sailor met his [Bb] doom.
Roll [F] Alabama roll, [Gm] When the Yankees she pulled into [Dm] view.
[Eb]
[F] Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, [Eb] Roll [F] Alabama roll, When the Yankees she [Bb] pulled into [Eb] view.
Oh, [Bb] Roll Alabama roll, A shot from the forward pivot that day.
[Gm] Roll Alabama [Fm] roll, Blew [Bb] the Alabama steering [Gm] gear away.
[Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Up the three mile limit in 16 [Dm]-4.
[Bb] Roll [F] Alabama roll, She [Gm] sank to the bottom of the ocean floor.
[Dm] [Eb] Oh, Roll Alabama [Gb] roll, Roll [F] Alabama roll, She sank [Bb] to the bottom of the ocean [Eb] floor.
Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Oh, Roll Alabama roll.
When the Alabama's keel was laid, Roll Alabama roll,
She was laid in the yard of Jonathan [Gm] Led.
[Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, She was laid in the yard of Jonathan Led.
Roll Alabama roll, She was laid in the town of [Gm] Birkenhead.
Oh, [Bb] Roll Alabama roll, [F] She was laid in the town [Bb] of Birkenhead.
Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Down Mercy Channel she sailed then.
Roll Alabama roll, And Liverpool gave her guns and [Gm] men.
Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, Down Mercy Channel she set forth.
Roll [F] Alabama roll, [Bb] To destroy the commerce [Gm] of the North.
Oh, Roll Alabama [Bb] roll, Roll [F] Alabama [Eb] roll, To [Bb] destroy the commerce of [Eb] the North.
Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, In a Sherbo car she sailed one day.
Roll Alabama roll, She'd collect her share of the prize [Gm] money.
[Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, [Gm] And many a sailor met his [Bb] doom.
Roll [F] Alabama roll, [Gm] When the Yankees she pulled into [Dm] view.
[Eb]
[F] Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, [Eb] Roll [F] Alabama roll, When the Yankees she [Bb] pulled into [Eb] view.
Oh, [Bb] Roll Alabama roll, A shot from the forward pivot that day.
[Gm] Roll Alabama [Fm] roll, Blew [Bb] the Alabama steering [Gm] gear away.
[Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Up the three mile limit in 16 [Dm]-4.
[Bb] Roll [F] Alabama roll, She [Gm] sank to the bottom of the ocean floor.
[Dm] [Eb] Oh, Roll Alabama [Gb] roll, Roll [F] Alabama roll, She sank [Bb] to the bottom of the ocean [Eb] floor.
Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Oh, Roll Alabama roll.
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[N] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
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_ When the Alabama's keel was laid, _ Roll Alabama roll,
She was laid in the yard of Jonathan [Gm] Led.
_ _ [Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, She was laid in the yard of Jonathan Led.
_ Roll Alabama roll, She was laid in the town of [Gm] Birkenhead.
_ Oh, [Bb] Roll Alabama roll, _ _ [F] She _ was laid in the town [Bb] of _ Birkenhead.
Oh, Roll Alabama roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down Mercy Channel she sailed then. _
Roll Alabama roll, And Liverpool gave her guns and [Gm] men.
_ Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, Down Mercy Channel she set forth. _
Roll [F] Alabama roll, [Bb] To destroy the commerce [Gm] of the North.
_ Oh, Roll Alabama [Bb] roll, Roll [F] Alabama _ [Eb] roll, To [Bb] destroy the commerce of [Eb] the North. _
Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In a Sherbo car she sailed one day.
_ Roll Alabama roll, She'd collect her share of the prize [Gm] money.
_ _ [Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, [Gm] And many a sailor met his [Bb] doom. _ _
Roll [F] Alabama roll, [Gm] When the Yankees she pulled into [Dm] view.
_ _ [Eb] _
[F] Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, [Eb] Roll [F] Alabama roll, When the Yankees she [Bb] pulled into [Eb] view.
_ Oh, [Bb] Roll Alabama roll, _ _ _ _ _ A shot from the forward pivot that day.
_ [Gm] Roll Alabama [Fm] roll, Blew [Bb] the Alabama steering [Gm] gear away. _
[Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Up the three mile limit in 16 [Dm]-4.
_ _ _ [Bb] Roll [F] Alabama roll, _ She [Gm] sank to the bottom of the ocean floor.
[Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ Oh, Roll Alabama [Gb] roll, Roll [F] Alabama roll, She sank [Bb] to the bottom of the ocean [Eb] floor. _ _
Oh, Roll Alabama roll, _ _ Oh, Roll Alabama roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, Roll Alabama roll. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ When the Alabama's keel was laid, _ Roll Alabama roll,
She was laid in the yard of Jonathan [Gm] Led.
_ _ [Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, She was laid in the yard of Jonathan Led.
_ Roll Alabama roll, She was laid in the town of [Gm] Birkenhead.
_ Oh, [Bb] Roll Alabama roll, _ _ [F] She _ was laid in the town [Bb] of _ Birkenhead.
Oh, Roll Alabama roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Down Mercy Channel she sailed then. _
Roll Alabama roll, And Liverpool gave her guns and [Gm] men.
_ Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, Down Mercy Channel she set forth. _
Roll [F] Alabama roll, [Bb] To destroy the commerce [Gm] of the North.
_ Oh, Roll Alabama [Bb] roll, Roll [F] Alabama _ [Eb] roll, To [Bb] destroy the commerce of [Eb] the North. _
Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ In a Sherbo car she sailed one day.
_ Roll Alabama roll, She'd collect her share of the prize [Gm] money.
_ _ [Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, [Gm] And many a sailor met his [Bb] doom. _ _
Roll [F] Alabama roll, [Gm] When the Yankees she pulled into [Dm] view.
_ _ [Eb] _
[F] Oh, Roll [Bb] Alabama roll, [Eb] Roll [F] Alabama roll, When the Yankees she [Bb] pulled into [Eb] view.
_ Oh, [Bb] Roll Alabama roll, _ _ _ _ _ A shot from the forward pivot that day.
_ [Gm] Roll Alabama [Fm] roll, Blew [Bb] the Alabama steering [Gm] gear away. _
[Bb] Oh, Roll Alabama roll, Up the three mile limit in 16 [Dm]-4.
_ _ _ [Bb] Roll [F] Alabama roll, _ She [Gm] sank to the bottom of the ocean floor.
[Dm] _ _ [Eb] _ Oh, Roll Alabama [Gb] roll, Roll [F] Alabama roll, She sank [Bb] to the bottom of the ocean [Eb] floor. _ _
Oh, Roll Alabama roll, _ _ Oh, Roll Alabama roll, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, Roll Alabama roll. _ _ _ _ _ _
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