Chords for Hoagy Carmichael - Rockin` Chair (1956)

Tempo:
141.8 bpm
Chords used:

C#

G#

C

F#

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Hoagy Carmichael - Rockin` Chair (1956) chords
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[G#] [C] [C#]
[C] [C#]
[C#m] [G#]
[C#m] [E] Old [G#] rocking [G#m] chairs got me, [C#]
[F#] [A#m] [C#] [C] came [C#]
by [F#m] [Bm] my side.
[F#m]
[C#] [E] Fetch [Fm] me that [F] [A#] ginseng,
[D#] for I tan your [D#m] hide.
[G#] [C#]
I [C#m] can't get from [A#] this cabin, [A#m]
[Gm] [C] I ain't going nowhere.
[Fm] [Dm]
[A#] Just set me here [D#] grabbing, grabbing at the flies around this [C#m] rocking [C#] chair.
[F#]
[C#] My dear old [E] lad, yeah, [C#m]
[F#m] [C#]
how long [D#m] in heaven she be?
[Fm]
[A#m]
[Gm] [C] Send me sweet [Fm] ched, [G#]
for the [A#] end of the troubles I see.
[F#]
[G#] [C#]
Old rocking chair, he [G#m] gets it, he gets it.
[C#] [F#]
[C#] Judgement [C] day is [F#m] here, [C#]
[F] chain [F#] to [A#]
my [D#] old [F#]
[D#m] [C#] chair.
[G#] [C#]
[C]
Key:  
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
C
3211
F#
134211112
C#m
13421114
C#
12341114
G#
134211114
C
3211
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To learn Hoagy Carmichael - Rockin Chair chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Fm, A#m, Gm, C, F#, A#m, C#, C, C#, F#, C#, E and C#m. A strategic approach would be to train at 71 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 142. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: C# Major.

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[G#] _ _ _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [C#] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ [E] Old [G#] rocking _ [G#m] chairs got me, _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ [A#m] _ _ [C#] [C] came [C#]
by [F#m] [Bm] my side.
[F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [E] Fetch [Fm] me that [F] _ _ [A#] ginseng, _
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ for I tan your [D#m] hide. _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
I [C#m] can't get from [A#] this cabin, [A#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ [C] I ain't going nowhere.
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ _ [A#] _ _ Just set me here [D#] grabbing, _ _ _ grabbing _ at the _ flies around this [C#m] rocking [C#] chair. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[C#] My dear old [E] lad, yeah, [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#] _
_ _ how long [D#m] in heaven she be?
[Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A#m] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] Send me sweet [Fm] ched, _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ _ for the [A#] end of the troubles _ I see.
[F#] _ _ _
_ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
Old rocking chair, he [G#m] gets it, he gets _ it.
[C#] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] Judgement [C] day is [F#m] here, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ [F] chain [F#] to [A#] _
my _ [D#] old _ _ [F#] _ _
[D#m] _ _ [C#] chair.
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Robbie Robertson.

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