Peter Green - Alabama Blues Chords
Tempo:
219.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
F
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D]
[E] [C]
[Dm]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D]
I never [G] will go back to Alabama, [A#] [G#m] [C]
cause that is not the place for [G] me.
[C]
[G] [A#] [F#] [G]
[C] [G]
[Dm] I [C] never will go back to Alabama, cause that is not the place for [D] [G] me.
[C] [G]
[F] [F#m] [G]
[C] [G] You know they killed my sister [D] and my brother,
[C] and the whole world let them people go down there [G] free.
[F]
[F#] [G] [D]
My [G] brother was taken up from my mother, [C]
and a police officer shot him down.
[G] [C]
[G] [F] [F#] [G]
[C] [G]
My brother [C] was taken up from my mother, and a police officer shot him down.
[G] I [C] [G]
[F] [F#m] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
can't help but sit down and cry sometimes, and [C]
think about how my poor brother lost his [G] life.
[Dm] [G]
[D]
[G] Alabama, Alabama,
[A#] [G#m] [C] why do you wanna be so [G] mean?
[C]
[G] [F] [F#m] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] Alabama, Alabama, why do you wanna be [G] so mean?
[C] [G] [F#]
[G] [C]
[G] You got my [D] people behind a barbed wire fence,
[C]
now you're trying to take my freedom away from me.
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[E] [C]
[Dm]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
[D]
I never [G] will go back to Alabama, [A#] [G#m] [C]
cause that is not the place for [G] me.
[C]
[G] [A#] [F#] [G]
[C] [G]
[Dm] I [C] never will go back to Alabama, cause that is not the place for [D] [G] me.
[C] [G]
[F] [F#m] [G]
[C] [G] You know they killed my sister [D] and my brother,
[C] and the whole world let them people go down there [G] free.
[F]
[F#] [G] [D]
My [G] brother was taken up from my mother, [C]
and a police officer shot him down.
[G] [C]
[G] [F] [F#] [G]
[C] [G]
My brother [C] was taken up from my mother, and a police officer shot him down.
[G] I [C] [G]
[F] [F#m] [G]
[C] [G] [D]
can't help but sit down and cry sometimes, and [C]
think about how my poor brother lost his [G] life.
[Dm] [G]
[D]
[G] Alabama, Alabama,
[A#] [G#m] [C] why do you wanna be so [G] mean?
[C]
[G] [F] [F#m] [G]
[C] [G]
[C] Alabama, Alabama, why do you wanna be [G] so mean?
[C] [G] [F#]
[G] [C]
[G] You got my [D] people behind a barbed wire fence,
[C]
now you're trying to take my freedom away from me.
[Gm] [C]
[G]
Key:
G
C
D
F
F#
G
C
D
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I never [G] will go back to _ Alabama, _ _ _ [A#] _ [G#m] _ _ [C] _ _
_ cause that is not the place for [G] me.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] I [C] never will go back to _ Alabama, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cause that is not the place for [D] [G] me.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] You know they killed my sister [D] and my brother, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ and the whole world let them people go down there [G] free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My [G] brother was taken up from my _ mother, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
and a police officer shot him down.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ My brother [C] was taken up from my _ mother, _ _ _ _ _ _ and a police officer shot him down. _
_ [G] I _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D]
can't help but sit down and cry _ sometimes, _ _ _ _ and [C] _
think about how my poor brother _ lost his [G] _ life. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Alabama, _ _ _ _ _ Alabama, _
_ [A#] _ [G#m] _ _ [C] _ _ why do you wanna be so [G] mean?
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Alabama, _ _ _ _ _ Alabama, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ why do you wanna _ be [G] so mean?
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] You got my [D] people behind a barbed wire fence, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
now you're trying to take my freedom away from me.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I never [G] will go back to _ Alabama, _ _ _ [A#] _ [G#m] _ _ [C] _ _
_ cause that is not the place for [G] me.
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [A#] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Dm] I [C] never will go back to _ Alabama, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cause that is not the place for [D] [G] me.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] You know they killed my sister [D] and my brother, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ and the whole world let them people go down there [G] free. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [F#] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ My [G] brother was taken up from my _ mother, _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
and a police officer shot him down.
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ [F#] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ My brother [C] was taken up from my _ mother, _ _ _ _ _ _ and a police officer shot him down. _
_ [G] I _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D]
can't help but sit down and cry _ sometimes, _ _ _ _ and [C] _
think about how my poor brother _ lost his [G] _ life. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ Alabama, _ _ _ _ _ Alabama, _
_ [A#] _ [G#m] _ _ [C] _ _ why do you wanna be so [G] mean?
_ [C] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [C] Alabama, _ _ _ _ _ Alabama, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ why do you wanna _ be [G] so mean?
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [G] You got my [D] people behind a barbed wire fence, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
now you're trying to take my freedom away from me.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _