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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[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]
[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
Ab
B
Bbm
Abm
Db
Ab
B
[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] _
_ _ _ [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] _