Chords for Move to Alabama - Charley Patton
Tempo:
87.7 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We got a lot of kids.
[E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [Em]
[E]
Before I leave, we are going to [A] move to Alabama.
[E]
We [B] are going to move to Alabama.
And be [E] our home.
Now, mama got the washbowl, sisters got the tub.
Brother got the whiskey, papa got the [A] club, we are going to move to Alabama.
[E] We are going to move to Alabama.
We are going [B] to move to Alabama.
[E] Be our home.
Say it now!
[Em] [E] Yeah!
[A] I'm gonna move to Alabama, [E]
gonna move to Alabama, gonna move to Alabama, [B] make sure [E] to be off.
Now I left my mom and papa when I went to war, when I left my sister standing down in New Orleans,
[A] have you been to Louisiana?
[E] Whoever been to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure [E] to be off.
Now you know these evil women sure make me tired, got a handful of gimme, mouthful of much [A] obliged.
Been to Alabama, [E] whoever been to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure to [E] be off.
Play it again now.
[Em]
[E] [Em] [A] Gonna move to Alabama, [E] gonna move to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure to be [E] off.
Now I got up this morning, had my hat in my hand, didn't have no other room and she had [C#] another man [A] I'd known if he'd been to Alabama.
[E] Gonna move to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, gonna move to Alabama, make sure [E] to be off.
[E]
[A] [E]
[B] [E]
[A] [E]
[B] [Em]
[E]
Before I leave, we are going to [A] move to Alabama.
[E]
We [B] are going to move to Alabama.
And be [E] our home.
Now, mama got the washbowl, sisters got the tub.
Brother got the whiskey, papa got the [A] club, we are going to move to Alabama.
[E] We are going to move to Alabama.
We are going [B] to move to Alabama.
[E] Be our home.
Say it now!
[Em] [E] Yeah!
[A] I'm gonna move to Alabama, [E]
gonna move to Alabama, gonna move to Alabama, [B] make sure [E] to be off.
Now I left my mom and papa when I went to war, when I left my sister standing down in New Orleans,
[A] have you been to Louisiana?
[E] Whoever been to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure [E] to be off.
Now you know these evil women sure make me tired, got a handful of gimme, mouthful of much [A] obliged.
Been to Alabama, [E] whoever been to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure to [E] be off.
Play it again now.
[Em]
[E] [Em] [A] Gonna move to Alabama, [E] gonna move to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure to be [E] off.
Now I got up this morning, had my hat in my hand, didn't have no other room and she had [C#] another man [A] I'd known if he'd been to Alabama.
[E] Gonna move to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, gonna move to Alabama, make sure [E] to be off.
Key:
E
A
B
Em
C#
E
A
B
We got a lot of kids.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Before I leave, we are going to [A] move to Alabama.
_ [E] _
_ We [B] are going to move to Alabama.
And be [E] our home.
_ Now, mama got the washbowl, sisters got the tub.
Brother got the whiskey, papa got the [A] club, we are going to move to Alabama.
_ [E] We are going to move to Alabama.
We are going [B] to move to Alabama.
[E] Be our home.
Say it now!
[Em] _ _ [E] Yeah! _
_ _ _ [A] I'm gonna move to Alabama, _ [E]
gonna move to Alabama, gonna move to Alabama, [B] make sure [E] to be off.
_ Now I left my mom and papa when I went to war, when I left my sister standing down in New Orleans,
[A] have you been to Louisiana?
[E] Whoever been to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure [E] to be off.
_ _ Now you know these evil women sure make me tired, got a handful of gimme, mouthful of much [A] obliged.
Been to Alabama, [E] whoever been to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure to [E] be off.
Play it again now.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] [A] Gonna move to Alabama, _ [E] gonna move to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure to be [E] off.
_ _ Now I got up this morning, had my hat in my hand, didn't have no other room and she had [C#] another man [A] I'd known if he'd been to Alabama.
[E] Gonna move to Alabama, _ [B] gonna move to Alabama, gonna move to Alabama, make sure [E] to be off.
[E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Before I leave, we are going to [A] move to Alabama.
_ [E] _
_ We [B] are going to move to Alabama.
And be [E] our home.
_ Now, mama got the washbowl, sisters got the tub.
Brother got the whiskey, papa got the [A] club, we are going to move to Alabama.
_ [E] We are going to move to Alabama.
We are going [B] to move to Alabama.
[E] Be our home.
Say it now!
[Em] _ _ [E] Yeah! _
_ _ _ [A] I'm gonna move to Alabama, _ [E]
gonna move to Alabama, gonna move to Alabama, [B] make sure [E] to be off.
_ Now I left my mom and papa when I went to war, when I left my sister standing down in New Orleans,
[A] have you been to Louisiana?
[E] Whoever been to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure [E] to be off.
_ _ Now you know these evil women sure make me tired, got a handful of gimme, mouthful of much [A] obliged.
Been to Alabama, [E] whoever been to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure to [E] be off.
Play it again now.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] [A] Gonna move to Alabama, _ [E] gonna move to Alabama, [B] gonna move to Alabama, make sure to be [E] off.
_ _ Now I got up this morning, had my hat in my hand, didn't have no other room and she had [C#] another man [A] I'd known if he'd been to Alabama.
[E] Gonna move to Alabama, _ [B] gonna move to Alabama, gonna move to Alabama, make sure [E] to be off.