Chords for Luke Kelly Alabama 58
Tempo:
131.65 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
C
G
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Dm]
In [C] Alabama, [Dm] 1958, the cost of [G] human life is [Dm] very low.
A man that's [G] like us trampled down just [D] like men were a thousand years ago.
But these [Am] are more [Dm] enlightened days, the room [C] for all these [F] savage ways.
[C] Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
Now every man may [G] walk his [Dm] road in peace [A] for [Dm] all are free.
Two thousand [C] years ago, [Dm] a million men were gathered [G] into royal [Dm] Egypt's land.
Were bound [G] together, forced to build [Dm] pyramids of [C] stone and [D] desert sands.
But these are [C] more [D] enlightened [F] days, the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
Now every man may walk his road in peace [A] for all [Dm] are free.
Mary's [C] son walks to a [D] land of woe, dreaming [G] of the world as [Dm] it could be.
But the good and [G] lawful men of Rome [Dm] bound him like a [C] rubber to [D] a tree.
But these are [C] more [Dm] enlightened days, the room for all [C] these savage ways.
Leave [D] them, let them go.
Now every man [Dm] may walk his road in peace [A] for [Dm] all are free.
In Britain [C] just a hundred years [Dm] ago, the tares were [G] full of gut and [Dm] hungry men.
Diggers, [G] spenians, [Dm] many more fought and died [Am] but rose [D] to fight again.
But these are more [Dm] enlightened days, the [F] room for all these savage ways.
[C] Leave [Dm] them, let them go.
Now every man may [G] walk his [Dm] road in peace [A] for all [Dm] are free.
Last year a [C] negro stole a [Dm] dollar bill.
The judge, he [G] said, we mustn't [Dm] be severe.
Instead of [G] death we'll [Dm] give him life imprisonment to [Am] show there's [D] justice here.
But these are [C] more [Dm] enlightened days, the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
Now every man may walk his road in peace [A] for [D] all are free.
[Dm] And so throughout [C] the ages you [Dm] have seen how progress [G] marches ever on [Dm] its way.
No rack, no wheel, [G] no [Dm] Spanish boots for [Am] Alabama's prisoners [Dm] today.
For these are more [C] enlightened [Dm] days, [F] the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave [Dm] them, let them go.
Now every man may walk his road in [A] peace for [Dm] all are free.
And these [C] are more [Dm] enlightened days, the [F] room for all these savage ways.
[C] Leave them, let them go.
[Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[N]
In [C] Alabama, [Dm] 1958, the cost of [G] human life is [Dm] very low.
A man that's [G] like us trampled down just [D] like men were a thousand years ago.
But these [Am] are more [Dm] enlightened days, the room [C] for all these [F] savage ways.
[C] Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
Now every man may [G] walk his [Dm] road in peace [A] for [Dm] all are free.
Two thousand [C] years ago, [Dm] a million men were gathered [G] into royal [Dm] Egypt's land.
Were bound [G] together, forced to build [Dm] pyramids of [C] stone and [D] desert sands.
But these are [C] more [D] enlightened [F] days, the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
Now every man may walk his road in peace [A] for all [Dm] are free.
Mary's [C] son walks to a [D] land of woe, dreaming [G] of the world as [Dm] it could be.
But the good and [G] lawful men of Rome [Dm] bound him like a [C] rubber to [D] a tree.
But these are [C] more [Dm] enlightened days, the room for all [C] these savage ways.
Leave [D] them, let them go.
Now every man [Dm] may walk his road in peace [A] for [Dm] all are free.
In Britain [C] just a hundred years [Dm] ago, the tares were [G] full of gut and [Dm] hungry men.
Diggers, [G] spenians, [Dm] many more fought and died [Am] but rose [D] to fight again.
But these are more [Dm] enlightened days, the [F] room for all these savage ways.
[C] Leave [Dm] them, let them go.
Now every man may [G] walk his [Dm] road in peace [A] for all [Dm] are free.
Last year a [C] negro stole a [Dm] dollar bill.
The judge, he [G] said, we mustn't [Dm] be severe.
Instead of [G] death we'll [Dm] give him life imprisonment to [Am] show there's [D] justice here.
But these are [C] more [Dm] enlightened days, the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
Now every man may walk his road in peace [A] for [D] all are free.
[Dm] And so throughout [C] the ages you [Dm] have seen how progress [G] marches ever on [Dm] its way.
No rack, no wheel, [G] no [Dm] Spanish boots for [Am] Alabama's prisoners [Dm] today.
For these are more [C] enlightened [Dm] days, [F] the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave [Dm] them, let them go.
Now every man may walk his road in [A] peace for [Dm] all are free.
And these [C] are more [Dm] enlightened days, the [F] room for all these savage ways.
[C] Leave them, let them go.
[Dm]
[A] [Dm]
[N]
Key:
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[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ In [C] Alabama, _ [Dm] 1958, _ the cost of [G] human life is [Dm] very low.
A man that's [G] like us trampled down just [D] like men were a thousand years ago.
But these [Am] are more [Dm] enlightened days, the room [C] for all these [F] savage ways.
[C] Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
_ _ Now every man may [G] walk his [Dm] road in peace [A] for [Dm] all are free. _
_ _ _ Two thousand [C] years ago, [Dm] a million men were gathered [G] into royal [Dm] Egypt's land.
Were bound [G] together, forced to build [Dm] pyramids of [C] stone and [D] desert sands.
But these are [C] more [D] enlightened [F] days, the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
_ Now every man may walk his road in peace [A] for all [Dm] are free. _ _ _ _ _
Mary's [C] son walks to a [D] land of _ woe, dreaming [G] of the world as [Dm] it could be.
_ But the good and [G] lawful men of Rome [Dm] bound him like a [C] rubber to [D] a tree.
But these are [C] more [Dm] enlightened days, the room for all [C] these savage ways.
Leave [D] them, let them go. _
_ Now every man [Dm] may walk his road in peace [A] for [Dm] all are free. _ _ _ _
In Britain [C] just a hundred years [Dm] ago, _ the tares were [G] full of gut and [Dm] hungry _ men.
Diggers, [G] spenians, [Dm] many more fought and died [Am] but rose [D] to fight again.
But these are more [Dm] enlightened days, the [F] room for all these savage ways.
[C] Leave [Dm] them, let them go.
_ Now every man may [G] walk his [Dm] road in peace [A] for all [Dm] are free. _
_ _ _ Last year a [C] negro stole a [Dm] dollar bill.
_ The judge, he [G] said, we mustn't [Dm] be severe.
_ Instead of [G] death we'll [Dm] give him life imprisonment to [Am] show there's [D] justice here.
But these are [C] more [Dm] enlightened days, the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
_ Now every man may walk his road in peace [A] for [D] all are free.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ And so throughout [C] the ages you [Dm] have seen _ how progress [G] marches ever on [Dm] its way.
_ No rack, no wheel, [G] no [Dm] Spanish boots for [Am] Alabama's prisoners [Dm] today.
For these are more [C] enlightened [Dm] days, [F] the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave [Dm] them, let them go. _
_ Now every man may walk his road in [A] peace for [Dm] all are free.
_ _ And these [C] are more [Dm] enlightened days, the [F] room for all these savage ways.
[C] Leave them, let them go.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
_ In [C] Alabama, _ [Dm] 1958, _ the cost of [G] human life is [Dm] very low.
A man that's [G] like us trampled down just [D] like men were a thousand years ago.
But these [Am] are more [Dm] enlightened days, the room [C] for all these [F] savage ways.
[C] Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
_ _ Now every man may [G] walk his [Dm] road in peace [A] for [Dm] all are free. _
_ _ _ Two thousand [C] years ago, [Dm] a million men were gathered [G] into royal [Dm] Egypt's land.
Were bound [G] together, forced to build [Dm] pyramids of [C] stone and [D] desert sands.
But these are [C] more [D] enlightened [F] days, the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
_ Now every man may walk his road in peace [A] for all [Dm] are free. _ _ _ _ _
Mary's [C] son walks to a [D] land of _ woe, dreaming [G] of the world as [Dm] it could be.
_ But the good and [G] lawful men of Rome [Dm] bound him like a [C] rubber to [D] a tree.
But these are [C] more [Dm] enlightened days, the room for all [C] these savage ways.
Leave [D] them, let them go. _
_ Now every man [Dm] may walk his road in peace [A] for [Dm] all are free. _ _ _ _
In Britain [C] just a hundred years [Dm] ago, _ the tares were [G] full of gut and [Dm] hungry _ men.
Diggers, [G] spenians, [Dm] many more fought and died [Am] but rose [D] to fight again.
But these are more [Dm] enlightened days, the [F] room for all these savage ways.
[C] Leave [Dm] them, let them go.
_ Now every man may [G] walk his [Dm] road in peace [A] for all [Dm] are free. _
_ _ _ Last year a [C] negro stole a [Dm] dollar bill.
_ The judge, he [G] said, we mustn't [Dm] be severe.
_ Instead of [G] death we'll [Dm] give him life imprisonment to [Am] show there's [D] justice here.
But these are [C] more [Dm] enlightened days, the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave them, [Dm] let them go.
_ Now every man may walk his road in peace [A] for [D] all are free.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ And so throughout [C] the ages you [Dm] have seen _ how progress [G] marches ever on [Dm] its way.
_ No rack, no wheel, [G] no [Dm] Spanish boots for [Am] Alabama's prisoners [Dm] today.
For these are more [C] enlightened [Dm] days, [F] the room for all these savage [C] ways.
Leave [Dm] them, let them go. _
_ Now every man may walk his road in [A] peace for [Dm] all are free.
_ _ And these [C] are more [Dm] enlightened days, the [F] room for all these savage ways.
[C] Leave them, let them go.
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _