Chords for Al Jolson - Waiting for the Robert E Lee

Tempo:
145.55 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

C

Bm

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Al Jolson - Waiting for the Robert E Lee chords
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[C]
[E]
[A] Way down on the levee, in old Alabama, there's daddy and [Bm] mammy, there's Ephraim and Sammy,
on [A] a [F] moonlight [D] line, you can [A] find them [Gbm] all, while they are waiting, [E] the banjos are [A] syncopating,
what's that they're saying, what's that they're saying, [D] while they keep playing, [Bm] humming and
swaying, [E] it's the [Db] good ship, [Bm] Robert [A] E.
Lee, that's [D] come to carry your [Bb] cotton [A] [Em] away,
[G] [D] watch them shuffling along, [B]
[A] see them shuffling along, go take your best gal, your real pal,
[D] go down to the levee, I said the levee, don't that shuffling frowl, [A] hear that music and song,
it's simply [G] great mate, [A] waiting on the levee, waiting for the Robert [D] E.
Lee, [C]
[F] [Am] [F]
[Abm] [C]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
[Ebm] [Gm]
[C] [B] [C] [G]
[E] [A]
[D] watch them shuffling along,
[F]
[A] see them shuffling along, go take your best gal, your real pal, [Bm] go down to the [D] levee, I said the levee,
don't that shuffling [B] frowl, [A] hear that music and [Em] song, it's simply [A] great [G] mate, waiting on [A] the levee,
waiting for the Robert [Bm] E.
Lee.
[Bb] [D]
[N]
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
Bm
13421112
F
134211111
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
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To learn Al Jolson - Waiting For The Robert E. Lee chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, A, G, A, D, B, A, Bm, A, F, D and A. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 72 BPM and then match the original tempo of 146 BPM. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: D Major.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] Way down on the levee, in old Alabama, there's daddy and [Bm] mammy, there's Ephraim and Sammy,
on [A] a [F] moonlight [D] line, you can [A] find them [Gbm] all, while they are waiting, [E] the banjos are [A] syncopating,
what's that they're saying, _ what's that they're saying, _ [D] while they keep playing, [Bm] humming and
swaying, [E] it's the [Db] good ship, [Bm] Robert [A] E.
Lee, that's [D] come to carry your [Bb] cotton [A] [Em] away, _
[G] _ [D] _ watch them shuffling along, [B] _
_ [A] _ see them shuffling along, go take your best gal, your real pal,
[D] go down to the levee, _ I said the levee, don't that shuffling _ frowl, [A] _ hear that music and song,
it's simply [G] great mate, [A] waiting on the levee, waiting for the Robert [D] E.
Lee, [C] _
_ [F] _ _ _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Abm] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] watch them shuffling along,
[F] _
_ [A] see them shuffling along, _ go take your best gal, your real pal, [Bm] go down to the [D] levee, I said the levee,
don't that shuffling _ [B] frowl, _ [A] hear that music and [Em] song, it's simply [A] great [G] mate, waiting on [A] the levee,
waiting for the Robert [Bm] E.
Lee.
[Bb] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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