Alabama Song Chords by David Bowie
Tempo:
83.55 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Em
E
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And when I was living in my apartment in Berlin, I would sing this at breakfast every morning
[Cm]
God show me the way to the next whiskey bar
Oh, [C#m] don't ask why, [Cm] oh, [C#m] don't ask for
[Cm] For we must find the next whiskey bar
For if we don't find the next [C] whiskey bar
I tell you we must [Cm] die
I tell you we [C#m] must die
I tell you, I tell [C#] you, I tell you we [D] must die
[B] [E]
[G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama
[G]
[Em] It's time to [E] say goodbye
[F#m] How [Cm] could a mama
[D] not must have whiskey, oh, you [Em] know why
[G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama
[Em] It's time to say [E] goodbye
[D#] How could [Em] a mama not [D] must have whiskey, oh, you [G] know why
[Cm] Oh, show us the way to the next little dollar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask for
For if we don't find the next little dollar
I tell you [C#m] we must die
[C] I tell you [C#m] we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must [D] die
[F#] [G#m]
[G] Oh, moon of [D] [G] Alabama
[Em] It's time to [E] say goodbye
[F#m] [E] How [D#] could a mama [D] not must have whiskey, oh, you [E] know why
[G] [G#] Oh, [G]
[Em] [E]
[D#] [Em]
[D] [G]
[C] [Cm]
show us the way to the next little girl
Oh, [C#m] don't ask why, [Cm] oh, [C#] don't ask for
[Cm] For we must find the next little girl
Oh, if we don't find the next little girl
I [C#m] tell you we must die
[Am] I tell you we [C#m] must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we [D] must die
[F#]
[G#m] [G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama
Oh, moon of Alabama
[Em] It's time to say goodbye
[E]
[F#] [B] We've lost [D#] our good old [D] mama
And must have little [E] girl, oh, you know why
[Em]
[G] Oh, moon of Alabama
[Em] It's time to say [E] our meeting's end
[D#] We've lost [Em] our good old [D] mama
And must have little girl, [G] oh, you know why
Thank [N]
[Cm]
God show me the way to the next whiskey bar
Oh, [C#m] don't ask why, [Cm] oh, [C#m] don't ask for
[Cm] For we must find the next whiskey bar
For if we don't find the next [C] whiskey bar
I tell you we must [Cm] die
I tell you we [C#m] must die
I tell you, I tell [C#] you, I tell you we [D] must die
[B] [E]
[G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama
[G]
[Em] It's time to [E] say goodbye
[F#m] How [Cm] could a mama
[D] not must have whiskey, oh, you [Em] know why
[G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama
[Em] It's time to say [E] goodbye
[D#] How could [Em] a mama not [D] must have whiskey, oh, you [G] know why
[Cm] Oh, show us the way to the next little dollar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask for
For if we don't find the next little dollar
I tell you [C#m] we must die
[C] I tell you [C#m] we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must [D] die
[F#] [G#m]
[G] Oh, moon of [D] [G] Alabama
[Em] It's time to [E] say goodbye
[F#m] [E] How [D#] could a mama [D] not must have whiskey, oh, you [E] know why
[G] [G#] Oh, [G]
[Em] [E]
[D#] [Em]
[D] [G]
[C] [Cm]
show us the way to the next little girl
Oh, [C#m] don't ask why, [Cm] oh, [C#] don't ask for
[Cm] For we must find the next little girl
Oh, if we don't find the next little girl
I [C#m] tell you we must die
[Am] I tell you we [C#m] must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we [D] must die
[F#]
[G#m] [G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama
Oh, moon of Alabama
[Em] It's time to say goodbye
[E]
[F#] [B] We've lost [D#] our good old [D] mama
And must have little [E] girl, oh, you know why
[Em]
[G] Oh, moon of Alabama
[Em] It's time to say [E] our meeting's end
[D#] We've lost [Em] our good old [D] mama
And must have little girl, [G] oh, you know why
Thank [N]
Key:
D
G
Em
E
Cm
D
G
Em
_ And when I was living in my apartment in Berlin, I would sing this at breakfast every morning _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
God show me the way to the next whiskey bar
Oh, [C#m] don't ask why, [Cm] oh, [C#m] don't ask for
[Cm] For we must find the next whiskey bar
For if we don't find the next [C] whiskey bar
I tell you we must [Cm] die
I tell you we [C#m] must die
I tell you, I tell [C#] you, I tell you we [D] must die
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[G] Oh, _ moon of [D] Alabama
[G] _
_ [Em] It's time to [E] say _ goodbye
[F#m] _ _ How [Cm] could a mama _
_ [D] not must have whiskey, oh, you [Em] know why _
[G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama _
[Em] It's time to say [E] goodbye _
_ [D#] _ _ How could [Em] a mama not [D] must have whiskey, oh, you [G] know why
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, show us the way to the next little dollar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask for
For _ _ _ if we don't find the next little dollar
I tell you [C#m] we must die
[C] I tell you [C#m] we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must [D] die
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
[G] Oh, moon of [D] _ [G] Alabama
_ [Em] It's time to [E] say goodbye _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] How [D#] could a mama _ [D] not must have whiskey, oh, you [E] know why
_ [G] _ _ _ [G#] Oh, _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
show us the way to the next little girl
Oh, [C#m] don't ask why, [Cm] oh, [C#] don't ask for
[Cm] For we must find the next little girl
Oh, if we don't find the next little girl
I [C#m] tell you we must die
[Am] I tell you we [C#m] must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we [D] must die
[F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ [G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama
Oh, moon of Alabama
[Em] It's time to say goodbye
[E] _
_ [F#] _ [B] We've lost [D#] _ our good old [D] mama
And must have little [E] girl, oh, you know why
[Em] _
[G] Oh, moon of Alabama _
[Em] It's time to say [E] our meeting's end _
[D#] We've lost [Em] our good old [D] mama
And must have little girl, [G] oh, you know why
_ Thank [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
God show me the way to the next whiskey bar
Oh, [C#m] don't ask why, [Cm] oh, [C#m] don't ask for
[Cm] For we must find the next whiskey bar
For if we don't find the next [C] whiskey bar
I tell you we must [Cm] die
I tell you we [C#m] must die
I tell you, I tell [C#] you, I tell you we [D] must die
_ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
[G] Oh, _ moon of [D] Alabama
[G] _
_ [Em] It's time to [E] say _ goodbye
[F#m] _ _ How [Cm] could a mama _
_ [D] not must have whiskey, oh, you [Em] know why _
[G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama _
[Em] It's time to say [E] goodbye _
_ [D#] _ _ How could [Em] a mama not [D] must have whiskey, oh, you [G] know why
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ Oh, show us the way to the next little dollar
Oh, don't ask why, oh, don't ask for
For _ _ _ if we don't find the next little dollar
I tell you [C#m] we must die
[C] I tell you [C#m] we must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must [D] die
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G#m] _
[G] Oh, moon of [D] _ [G] Alabama
_ [Em] It's time to [E] say goodbye _
_ [F#m] _ _ [E] How [D#] could a mama _ [D] not must have whiskey, oh, you [E] know why
_ [G] _ _ _ [G#] Oh, _ [G] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[D#] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm]
show us the way to the next little girl
Oh, [C#m] don't ask why, [Cm] oh, [C#] don't ask for
[Cm] For we must find the next little girl
Oh, if we don't find the next little girl
I [C#m] tell you we must die
[Am] I tell you we [C#m] must die
I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we [D] must die
[F#] _ _ _ _ _
[G#m] _ [G] Oh, moon of [D] Alabama
Oh, moon of Alabama
[Em] It's time to say goodbye
[E] _
_ [F#] _ [B] We've lost [D#] _ our good old [D] mama
And must have little [E] girl, oh, you know why
[Em] _
[G] Oh, moon of Alabama _
[Em] It's time to say [E] our meeting's end _
[D#] We've lost [Em] our good old [D] mama
And must have little girl, [G] oh, you know why
_ Thank [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _