Chords for Jack Teagarden & Louis Armstrong - Old Rockin' Chair
Tempo:
140 bpm
Chords used:
Db
Ab
Eb
Gb
Bbm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
I'm gonna fill [G] [Gb] the glass up
[Eb] [Dbm] [Bbm] and blow [Db] him Mr.
[Bbm] Losanto
in his old rockin' [Db] chair.
[G]
[Eb] [Ab]
[F]
[Ab] [Gb] [Bb] [Db]
[Abm]
[G] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Db]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[D] [Db]
[Ab] Old rockin' [Abm] chair got me low.
[Gm] Old rockin' [Gb] chair got you far low.
Came by [Gbm] my side.
And you [E] came [Db] by his side.
[Ab] [F] Fetch [Bb] me some [F] water, son.
[Bb] [Bbm] You know you don't drink water, [Ab] brother.
What's in your eyes?
My eyes [Db] already tanned.
Can't get from this cabin over there.
What happened, [Gm] choking, [C] father?
Ain't [Gbm] [F] good, no.
[G] [Ab] You ain't [Bbm] good, no, [Db] Harry.
[G] Just sitting here, grabbing.
[Eb] Grabbing.
At the [Gb] flat line [Ab] of my
[Db]
sweet chair.
[Eb] [Ab] He
[E] [B]
[Db] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Fm] be.
[Ab] [Bb] [C]
Send me [F] a sweet cherry, then.
[Fm] [Eb] For the end [Db] of the [Ebm] day.
My [Ab] sweet [Db] cherry.
Old rockin' [Gb] chair got me low.
[Abm] Old rockin' chair [Gb] got you far low.
And the [Db] judgment day [Gb] is [Gbm] grabbing upon me.
Tell my body, [Db] father.
[Abm] [Eb] [G] Looks
[Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Db]
like old rockin' [Ab] chair got you, daddy.
[Dbm] [Fm] I can't move a peg, boy.
[Gm] [Gb] Looks like your cane's laying down there by your side.
[B] Well, I use it for [Abm] trombone sometimes.
Is that all?
[Db]
But I ain't got no chin, father.
Better start [G] running.
[Eb] Yes, but [Ab] you're gonna tan my eyes.
[Db] No, I'm gonna forget this time.
Now you [Bbm] can't get from this cabin.
[Bb] No, I know I ain't [C] getting from there.
[F]
[C] [Bm] [Eb]
[Bbm] Digging.
You sitting here grabbing.
[Eb] Yeah.
You [Bbm] grabbing.
Yeah.
[Db] You grabbing.
[Gb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [F] [Gb]
Yeah, she cut out, didn't she?
[Gbm] But I [F] knew her well.
[Db] Not that well.
[Ebm] [Fm]
[G] [C]
[Fm] I'll tell you, though, children.
[Gm] Mm, [Eb] because the time and the [Abm] trouble,
[Db] both of us the same.
Nobody knows the trouble.
Mm, telling me.
Now, old rockin' chair get it.
Yeah.
Now,
[Bbm] [Gb]
[Gbm]
[Db] [Bbm] rockin'.
You sitting here [Eb] in the [Gb] shade.
Yeah, [Ab] [Db] rockin' chair.
[Ab] [Db]
[Bb] [N]
[Ab]
[Eb] [Dbm] [Bbm] and blow [Db] him Mr.
[Bbm] Losanto
in his old rockin' [Db] chair.
[G]
[Eb] [Ab]
[F]
[Ab] [Gb] [Bb] [Db]
[Abm]
[G] [Gb]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Ebm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Gb] [Db]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[D] [Db]
[Ab] Old rockin' [Abm] chair got me low.
[Gm] Old rockin' [Gb] chair got you far low.
Came by [Gbm] my side.
And you [E] came [Db] by his side.
[Ab] [F] Fetch [Bb] me some [F] water, son.
[Bb] [Bbm] You know you don't drink water, [Ab] brother.
What's in your eyes?
My eyes [Db] already tanned.
Can't get from this cabin over there.
What happened, [Gm] choking, [C] father?
Ain't [Gbm] [F] good, no.
[G] [Ab] You ain't [Bbm] good, no, [Db] Harry.
[G] Just sitting here, grabbing.
[Eb] Grabbing.
At the [Gb] flat line [Ab] of my
[Db]
sweet chair.
[Eb] [Ab] He
[E] [B]
[Db] [Eb]
[Db] [Ab] [Fm] be.
[Ab] [Bb] [C]
Send me [F] a sweet cherry, then.
[Fm] [Eb] For the end [Db] of the [Ebm] day.
My [Ab] sweet [Db] cherry.
Old rockin' [Gb] chair got me low.
[Abm] Old rockin' chair [Gb] got you far low.
And the [Db] judgment day [Gb] is [Gbm] grabbing upon me.
Tell my body, [Db] father.
[Abm] [Eb] [G] Looks
[Ab] [Db]
[Bbm] [Ebm]
[Ab] [Db]
like old rockin' [Ab] chair got you, daddy.
[Dbm] [Fm] I can't move a peg, boy.
[Gm] [Gb] Looks like your cane's laying down there by your side.
[B] Well, I use it for [Abm] trombone sometimes.
Is that all?
[Db]
But I ain't got no chin, father.
Better start [G] running.
[Eb] Yes, but [Ab] you're gonna tan my eyes.
[Db] No, I'm gonna forget this time.
Now you [Bbm] can't get from this cabin.
[Bb] No, I know I ain't [C] getting from there.
[F]
[C] [Bm] [Eb]
[Bbm] Digging.
You sitting here grabbing.
[Eb] Yeah.
You [Bbm] grabbing.
Yeah.
[Db] You grabbing.
[Gb]
[Ab] [Db]
[Eb] [F] [Gb]
Yeah, she cut out, didn't she?
[Gbm] But I [F] knew her well.
[Db] Not that well.
[Ebm] [Fm]
[G] [C]
[Fm] I'll tell you, though, children.
[Gm] Mm, [Eb] because the time and the [Abm] trouble,
[Db] both of us the same.
Nobody knows the trouble.
Mm, telling me.
Now, old rockin' chair get it.
Yeah.
Now,
[Bbm] [Gb]
[Gbm]
[Db] [Bbm] rockin'.
You sitting here [Eb] in the [Gb] shade.
Yeah, [Ab] [Db] rockin' chair.
[Ab] [Db]
[Bb] [N]
[Ab]
Key:
Db
Ab
Eb
Gb
Bbm
Db
Ab
Eb
_ _ _ _ I'm gonna fill _ _ _ [G] _ [Gb] the glass up
[Eb] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Bbm] and blow [Db] him Mr.
_ _ [Bbm] Losanto
in his old rockin' [Db] chair.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ab] Old rockin' [Abm] chair got me low.
_ [Gm] Old rockin' [Gb] chair got you far low.
_ Came by [Gbm] my side.
And you [E] came [Db] by his side.
[Ab] _ _ [F] Fetch [Bb] me some [F] water, son.
_ [Bb] _ [Bbm] You know you don't drink water, [Ab] brother.
What's in your eyes?
_ _ My eyes [Db] already tanned.
_ _ Can't get from this cabin over there.
What happened, [Gm] choking, [C] father? _
_ Ain't [Gbm] _ [F] good, no. _
[G] [Ab] You ain't [Bbm] good, no, [Db] Harry. _ _
[G] _ Just sitting here, grabbing. _
_ [Eb] _ _ Grabbing.
At the [Gb] flat line [Ab] of my
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
sweet chair.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] He _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] be. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ Send me [F] a sweet cherry, then.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] For the end [Db] of the _ _ [Ebm] _ day.
My _ [Ab] _ sweet [Db] cherry. _ _
_ _ Old rockin' [Gb] chair got me low.
[Abm] Old rockin' chair [Gb] got you far low.
And the [Db] judgment day [Gb] is [Gbm] grabbing upon me.
Tell my body, [Db] father. _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] Looks _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
like old rockin' [Ab] chair got you, daddy.
[Dbm] _ [Fm] I can't move a peg, boy.
[Gm] _ _ [Gb] Looks like your cane's laying down there by your side.
[B] _ Well, I use it for [Abm] trombone sometimes.
Is that all?
[Db] _
But I ain't got no chin, father. _
_ Better start [G] running. _ _
[Eb] _ _ Yes, but [Ab] you're gonna tan my eyes.
[Db] No, I'm gonna forget this time.
Now you [Bbm] can't get from this cabin.
_ [Bb] No, I know I ain't [C] getting from there. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bbm] Digging.
You sitting here grabbing.
[Eb] Yeah.
You [Bbm] grabbing.
Yeah.
[Db] You grabbing.
[Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, she cut out, didn't she?
[Gbm] But I [F] knew her well.
[Db] _ Not that well.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] I'll tell you, though, children.
_ [Gm] Mm, _ _ _ [Eb] because the time and the [Abm] trouble,
[Db] both of us the same.
Nobody knows the trouble.
Mm, telling me.
Now, old rockin' chair get it.
Yeah.
Now, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] rockin'.
You sitting here [Eb] in the [Gb] shade.
Yeah, [Ab] _ _ [Db] rockin' chair. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Dbm] _ [Bbm] and blow [Db] him Mr.
_ _ [Bbm] Losanto
in his old rockin' [Db] chair.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Bb] _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ab] Old rockin' [Abm] chair got me low.
_ [Gm] Old rockin' [Gb] chair got you far low.
_ Came by [Gbm] my side.
And you [E] came [Db] by his side.
[Ab] _ _ [F] Fetch [Bb] me some [F] water, son.
_ [Bb] _ [Bbm] You know you don't drink water, [Ab] brother.
What's in your eyes?
_ _ My eyes [Db] already tanned.
_ _ Can't get from this cabin over there.
What happened, [Gm] choking, [C] father? _
_ Ain't [Gbm] _ [F] good, no. _
[G] [Ab] You ain't [Bbm] good, no, [Db] Harry. _ _
[G] _ Just sitting here, grabbing. _
_ [Eb] _ _ Grabbing.
At the [Gb] flat line [Ab] of my
_ _ [Db] _ _ _
sweet chair.
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] He _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Db] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Fm] be. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ Send me [F] a sweet cherry, then.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Eb] For the end [Db] of the _ _ [Ebm] _ day.
My _ [Ab] _ sweet [Db] cherry. _ _
_ _ Old rockin' [Gb] chair got me low.
[Abm] Old rockin' chair [Gb] got you far low.
And the [Db] judgment day [Gb] is [Gbm] grabbing upon me.
Tell my body, [Db] father. _ _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] Looks _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
like old rockin' [Ab] chair got you, daddy.
[Dbm] _ [Fm] I can't move a peg, boy.
[Gm] _ _ [Gb] Looks like your cane's laying down there by your side.
[B] _ Well, I use it for [Abm] trombone sometimes.
Is that all?
[Db] _
But I ain't got no chin, father. _
_ Better start [G] running. _ _
[Eb] _ _ Yes, but [Ab] you're gonna tan my eyes.
[Db] No, I'm gonna forget this time.
Now you [Bbm] can't get from this cabin.
_ [Bb] No, I know I ain't [C] getting from there. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Bbm] Digging.
You sitting here grabbing.
[Eb] Yeah.
You [Bbm] grabbing.
Yeah.
[Db] You grabbing.
[Gb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [F] _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ Yeah, she cut out, didn't she?
[Gbm] But I [F] knew her well.
[Db] _ Not that well.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm] I'll tell you, though, children.
_ [Gm] Mm, _ _ _ [Eb] because the time and the [Abm] trouble,
[Db] both of us the same.
Nobody knows the trouble.
Mm, telling me.
Now, old rockin' chair get it.
Yeah.
Now, _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Bbm] rockin'.
You sitting here [Eb] in the [Gb] shade.
Yeah, [Ab] _ _ [Db] rockin' chair. _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _