Alabama Blues Chords by J.B. Lenoir

Tempo:
96.325 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Ab

B

Bbm

Abm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Alabama Blues - J.B. Lenoir chords
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[Eb] [Bbm] [B] [Abm]
[Ab] [Gb] [Abm]
[Bbm] [Ebm] I [Ab] never will go back to Alabama, [B] [Db] that is not the place for [Ab] me.
[Db] [Abm]
[Db] [Abm] I never [Db] will go back [Bbm] to [Db] Alabama, [Db] that is not the place for [Ab] me.
[Db] [Abm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] You know they [B] killed my [Fm] sister and [Eb] my brother, [G] [B] [Db] and the whole world left them [F] peoples go down there [Ab] free.
[Abm] I [Ab]
[Bbm] [Ebm] never [Ab] will love Alabama, [B] [Db] [Bbm] Alabama [Db] seem to never have love [Ab] for me.
[Db] [Ebm] I [G] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] never [Db] will love Alabama, [B] [Db] Alabama seem to never have love [Ab] for me.
[Db] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] Oh God I [Ebm] wish you would rise up [Ab] one [Eb] day, [B] [Db] [Bbm] lead my [Db] peoples to the land [Ab] of peace.
[Db] [B] [G]
[Ab] [Bbm] My brother [Ab] was taken up for my mother, [Db] and the police officer shot him [Ab] down.
[Db] [Ebm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] My brother was taken [Dbm] up for [Db] my mother, and the police officer shot him [Ab] down.
[Db] [Abm] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Bb] I can't help but to sit down and [Db] cry [Eb] sometimes, [Gb] [Db] think about how my poor brother lost his [Ab] life.
[Abm]
[Bbm] [Ebm] [Ab]
Alabama, [B] Alabama, [Db] [Gb] why you [Db] want to be [Ab] so mean?
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] [Db] Alabama, Alabama, [Bbm] why [Db] you want to be so [Ab] mean?
[Db] [Ab]
[Db] [Ab] You [Bb] got my people behind the [Ab] barbed wire [Eb] fence, [Gb] [Db] now you trying to take my freedom [Ab] away from me.
[Abm] [Db] [Ab] [B] [N]
Key:  
Db
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Ab
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B
12341112
Bbm
13421111
Abm
123111114
Db
12341114
Ab
134211114
B
12341112
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To start learning J.B. Lenoir - Alabama Blues chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - Ab, Db, Db and Ab in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 96. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: Db Minor.

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[Eb] _ [Bbm] _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] I [Ab] never will go back to Alabama, _ [B] _ [Db] _ _ that is not the place for [Ab] me.
[Db] _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ [Abm] _ I never [Db] will go back [Bbm] to [Db] Alabama, _ [Db] _ _ that is not the place for [Ab] me.
[Db] _ _ [Abm] _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Db] _ _ [Ab] You know they [B] killed my [Fm] sister and [Eb] my brother, _ [G] _ [B] _ [Db] and the whole world left them [F] peoples go down there [Ab] free.
[Abm] I _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Ebm] never [Ab] will love Alabama, _ [B] _ [Db] _ [Bbm] Alabama [Db] seem to never have love [Ab] for me.
[Db] [Ebm] I [G] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ never [Db] will love Alabama, _ [B] _ [Db] _ Alabama seem to never have love [Ab] for me.
[Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ Oh God I [Ebm] wish you would rise up [Ab] one [Eb] day, _ [B] _ _ [Db] [Bbm] lead my [Db] peoples to the land [Ab] of peace.
[Db] _ _ [B] _ [G] _
[Ab] _ [Bbm] _ _ _ My brother [Ab] was taken up for my mother, _ [Db] _ and the police officer shot him [Ab] down.
[Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] _ [Db] My brother was taken [Dbm] up for [Db] my mother, _ _ and the police officer shot him [Ab] down.
[Db] _ [Abm] _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Db] _ [Ab] [Bb] I can't help but to sit down and [Db] cry [Eb] sometimes, _ [Gb] _ [Db] think about how my poor brother lost his [Ab] life.
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] _
Alabama, [B] Alabama, [Db] _ [Gb] why you [Db] want to be [Ab] so mean?
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ [Ab] _ _ [Db] Alabama, _ Alabama, _ _ _ [Bbm] why [Db] you want to be so [Ab] mean?
[Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
[Db] _ [Ab] You [Bb] got my people behind the [Ab] barbed wire [Eb] fence, _ [Gb] _ [Db] now you trying to take my freedom [Ab] away from me.
[Abm] _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

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This song finds its place within the Passionate Blues album.

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