Rockabilly World Chords by Stray Cats

Tempo:
96.6 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

Bm

B

Cm

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rockabilly World chords
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[F#m] [Bm]
[F#m] [B] [Bm] [F#m] [A#] [B]
[F#m] [D] [Bm]
I'm just gonna get away to [F#m] [Bm] the place that rocks all night and all day.
[F#m] [Em] So I'm riding to my pink Cadillac.
[Bm]
Hey pretty, if any of you remember that Alabama girl,
[F#m] [B]
[F#] stumble down and be my [Em] girl.
Oh, she's got [Bm] my hand in her
[F#] pocket,
she'll have my arms and I'll give you a [E] whirl.
You're a star, [F#m] I love it, in the rock and [Bm] roll world.
[F#m]
[D] [B] The military train is pulling out,
[Bm]
[F#m] [B] where [Bm] the troops are going to start to shout.
[F#m] [B] Yes, that's the night to kill her, whoa.
[Em] [Bm]
[B] Don't you be afraid, I don't want to do you no harm.
[F#m] [F#] Hey, I want you to feel, to be my [Em] girl.
Oh, she's got my hand [Bm] in her pocket, [F#] I'll give you a whirl.
She's got my arms and I'll give you a whirl.
[E] You're a star, I love [C#m] it, [Bm] in the rock and roll world.
[F#m]
[B] [F#m] [E] [B]
[Bm]
[E] [Bm]
[Em] [Bm]
[D] [B] Oh, yeah.
[F#m] [B] We're [F#m] [Em] [E] [F] [Bm]
[Em] [F#] [Bm]
[F#m] [A#] [B] [F#m] [A#] [Cm]
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [Cm] gonna take the old route 66.
[Gm] [B] [Cm] We're gonna visit a Vegas store and get my kicks.
[Gm] [Cm] [Fm] I'm a big fat fan of super streets like hell.
[Cm] I'm gonna ride this cat by the day of the world.
[Gm] [G] This Alabama girl, won't you be my [Fm] girl?
Won't you [Cm] come and be my girl in the world?
[G] Just to see my arms and I'll give you a whirl.
[F] You're so [G] hot, [D#] she's [Cm] my girl.
[Gm] [Cm] [Gm] [C] [F#]
[Cm]
[B]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
Cm
13421113
Em
121
F#m
123111112
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
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To learn Stray Cats - Rockabilly World chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Gm, Cm, Gm, B, Bm, F#m, B, F#m, A#, B and Cm. A strategic approach would be to train at 48 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 97. With the song's key of F# Minor, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [Bm] _ _
_ [F#m] _ [B] _ [Bm] _ [F#m] _ _ [A#] _ [B] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm]
I'm just gonna get away to [F#m] [Bm] the place that rocks all night and all day.
_ [F#m] _ [Em] So I'm riding to my pink Cadillac.
_ _ [Bm]
Hey pretty, if any of you remember that Alabama girl,
_ [F#m] _ [B] _
[F#] stumble down and be my [Em] girl.
Oh, she's got [Bm] my hand in her _
[F#] pocket,
she'll have my arms and I'll give you a [E] whirl.
You're a star, [F#m] I love it, in the rock and [Bm] roll world.
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _
[D] [B] The military train is pulling out,
[Bm] _ _
[F#m] [B] where [Bm] the troops are going to start to shout. _ _
[F#m] _ [B] Yes, that's the night to kill her, whoa.
[Em] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [B] Don't you be afraid, I don't want to do you no harm. _
[F#m] _ [F#] Hey, I want you to feel, to be my [Em] girl.
Oh, she's got my hand [Bm] in her pocket, [F#] I'll give you a whirl.
She's got my arms and I'll give you a whirl.
[E] You're a star, I love [C#m] it, [Bm] in the rock and roll world.
[F#m] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ [E] _ [B] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _ _
[D] _ [B] _ Oh, yeah.
_ _ [F#m] [B] We're [F#m] _ [Em] _ _ [E] _ [F] _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
[F#m] _ [A#] _ [B] _ [F#m] _ _ [A#] _ [Cm] _ _
_ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] gonna take the old route 66.
_ _ [Gm] _ [B] [Cm] We're gonna visit a Vegas store and get my kicks.
_ [Gm] _ [Cm] [Fm] I'm a big fat fan of super streets like hell.
_ _ [Cm] I'm gonna ride this cat by the day of the world.
_ _ [Gm] [G] This Alabama girl, won't you be my [Fm] girl?
Won't you [Cm] come and be my girl in the world?
[G] Just to see my arms and I'll give you a whirl.
[F] You're so [G] hot, [D#] she's [Cm] my girl.
_ _ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ [F#] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _

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This song was featured on the Blast Off album.

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