Chords for Rockin’ Chair (A Cappella / Stripped Down)
Tempo:
115.4 bpm
Chords used:
F
Bb
G
C
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C]
[F]
Hang [Dm] around Willie boy, [Bb]
don't you [Gm] raise the sails [F] anymore.
[Am] It's for sure, [D] I've spent my [C] whole [G] life at sea.
[Bb] And I'm pushing [Dm] age [G] 73, now [Eb] there's only [Gm] one place [C] that was meant for me.
[F] Oh, to be [Bb] home again, [F] down in old Virginia,
With my very [Bb] best friend, [C] they call him Ragtime Willie.
We're gonna soothe away [Bb] the rest of our [C] years,
We're gonna [Bb] put away all of our tears,
[Dm] That big rocking [G] chair won't go [G] nowhere.
[F] Slow [F] down Willie boy, [Bb] your heart's [Gm] gonna give right out on you.
[F] [Am] It's true, [D] and I believe I [C] know what we [G] should do.
[Bb] Turn the [D] stern and [G] point to shore,
[Eb] These seven [Gm] seas won't [C] carry us no [D] more.
[F] Oh, to be home [Bb] again, [G] down in old Virginia,
[F] With my [Bb] very best friend, they call him [C]
Ragtime [F] Willie.
I [D] can't wait [Bb] to sniff that [F] air,
Dip and [Bb] snuff, I won't have no care,
[Dm] That big rocking chair [G] won't go nowhere.
[F] Hear the [Dm] sound Willie boy,
[Bb] The flying [Gm]
Dutchman's on the [F] reef.
It's my [Am]
belief, we [Dm] used up [F] all [G] our time.
[Bb] This hill's [Dm] too steep [G] to climb,
[Eb] And the days [Gm] that remain [C] ain't worth a [E] dime.
[F] Oh, to be [Bb] home again, down in old Virginia,
[F] With my [Bb] very best friend, they call him Ragtime Willie.
[F] Would have been nice just to see the folks,
[F] Listen once again [Bb] to the stale jokes,
That [F] big rocking chair [G] won't go nowhere.
[C] [A]
[F] I can hear something calling [G] on me,
And you know where I wanna [F] be.
Oh Willie, don't you hear [Bb] that sound?
[G] Down in old Virginia,
[F] I just wanna get my feet back [Bb] on the ground.
Down [F] in old Virginia,
I'd love to see my very [Bb] best friend,
They call him [Bb] Ragtime Willie.
[F] I believe old rocking chair's got [Bb] me,
[G] [D]
[F]
Hang [Dm] around Willie boy, [Bb]
don't you [Gm] raise the sails [F] anymore.
[Am] It's for sure, [D] I've spent my [C] whole [G] life at sea.
[Bb] And I'm pushing [Dm] age [G] 73, now [Eb] there's only [Gm] one place [C] that was meant for me.
[F] Oh, to be [Bb] home again, [F] down in old Virginia,
With my very [Bb] best friend, [C] they call him Ragtime Willie.
We're gonna soothe away [Bb] the rest of our [C] years,
We're gonna [Bb] put away all of our tears,
[Dm] That big rocking [G] chair won't go [G] nowhere.
[F] Slow [F] down Willie boy, [Bb] your heart's [Gm] gonna give right out on you.
[F] [Am] It's true, [D] and I believe I [C] know what we [G] should do.
[Bb] Turn the [D] stern and [G] point to shore,
[Eb] These seven [Gm] seas won't [C] carry us no [D] more.
[F] Oh, to be home [Bb] again, [G] down in old Virginia,
[F] With my [Bb] very best friend, they call him [C]
Ragtime [F] Willie.
I [D] can't wait [Bb] to sniff that [F] air,
Dip and [Bb] snuff, I won't have no care,
[Dm] That big rocking chair [G] won't go nowhere.
[F] Hear the [Dm] sound Willie boy,
[Bb] The flying [Gm]
Dutchman's on the [F] reef.
It's my [Am]
belief, we [Dm] used up [F] all [G] our time.
[Bb] This hill's [Dm] too steep [G] to climb,
[Eb] And the days [Gm] that remain [C] ain't worth a [E] dime.
[F] Oh, to be [Bb] home again, down in old Virginia,
[F] With my [Bb] very best friend, they call him Ragtime Willie.
[F] Would have been nice just to see the folks,
[F] Listen once again [Bb] to the stale jokes,
That [F] big rocking chair [G] won't go nowhere.
[C] [A]
[F] I can hear something calling [G] on me,
And you know where I wanna [F] be.
Oh Willie, don't you hear [Bb] that sound?
[G] Down in old Virginia,
[F] I just wanna get my feet back [Bb] on the ground.
Down [F] in old Virginia,
I'd love to see my very [Bb] best friend,
They call him [Bb] Ragtime Willie.
[F] I believe old rocking chair's got [Bb] me,
[G] [D]
Key:
F
Bb
G
C
Dm
F
Bb
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
Hang [Dm] around Willie boy, _ [Bb] _
don't you [Gm] raise the sails [F] anymore.
_ _ [Am] It's for sure, [D] I've spent my [C] whole [G] life at sea.
_ [Bb] And I'm pushing [Dm] age [G] 73, _ now [Eb] there's only [Gm] one place [C] that was meant for me. _
_ [F] Oh, to be [Bb] home again, _ [F] down in old Virginia, _
With my very [Bb] best friend, [C] they call him Ragtime Willie.
We're gonna soothe away [Bb] the rest of our [C] years,
We're gonna [Bb] put away all of our tears,
[Dm] That big rocking [G] chair won't go [G] nowhere. _ _
_ _ [F] Slow [F] down _ Willie boy, _ [Bb] _ your heart's [Gm] gonna give right out on you.
[F] _ _ [Am] It's true, [D] and I believe I [C] know what we [G] should do.
_ [Bb] Turn the [D] stern and [G] point to shore,
[Eb] These seven [Gm] seas won't [C] carry us no [D] more.
_ [F] _ Oh, to be home [Bb] again, _ [G] down in old Virginia,
[F] _ _ With my [Bb] very best friend, they call him [C]
Ragtime [F] Willie.
I [D] can't wait [Bb] to sniff that [F] air,
Dip and [Bb] snuff, I won't have no care,
[Dm] That big rocking chair [G] won't go nowhere. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Hear the [Dm] sound Willie boy,
_ [Bb] _ The flying [Gm]
Dutchman's on the [F] reef.
_ It's my [Am]
belief, we [Dm] used up [F] all [G] our time.
_ [Bb] This hill's [Dm] too steep [G] to climb,
_ [Eb] And the days [Gm] that remain [C] ain't worth a [E] dime.
_ [F] _ Oh, to be [Bb] home again, _ _ down in old Virginia,
[F] _ _ With my [Bb] very best friend, they call him Ragtime Willie.
[F] Would have been nice just to see the folks,
[F] Listen once again [Bb] to the stale jokes,
That [F] big rocking chair [G] won't go nowhere.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] I can hear something calling [G] on me,
And you know where I wanna [F] be.
Oh Willie, don't you hear [Bb] that sound?
_ [G] Down in old Virginia,
[F] I just wanna get my feet back [Bb] on the ground.
Down [F] in old Virginia,
I'd love to see my very [Bb] best friend,
_ They call him [Bb] Ragtime Willie.
[F] I believe old rocking chair's got [Bb] me,
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F]
Hang [Dm] around Willie boy, _ [Bb] _
don't you [Gm] raise the sails [F] anymore.
_ _ [Am] It's for sure, [D] I've spent my [C] whole [G] life at sea.
_ [Bb] And I'm pushing [Dm] age [G] 73, _ now [Eb] there's only [Gm] one place [C] that was meant for me. _
_ [F] Oh, to be [Bb] home again, _ [F] down in old Virginia, _
With my very [Bb] best friend, [C] they call him Ragtime Willie.
We're gonna soothe away [Bb] the rest of our [C] years,
We're gonna [Bb] put away all of our tears,
[Dm] That big rocking [G] chair won't go [G] nowhere. _ _
_ _ [F] Slow [F] down _ Willie boy, _ [Bb] _ your heart's [Gm] gonna give right out on you.
[F] _ _ [Am] It's true, [D] and I believe I [C] know what we [G] should do.
_ [Bb] Turn the [D] stern and [G] point to shore,
[Eb] These seven [Gm] seas won't [C] carry us no [D] more.
_ [F] _ Oh, to be home [Bb] again, _ [G] down in old Virginia,
[F] _ _ With my [Bb] very best friend, they call him [C]
Ragtime [F] Willie.
I [D] can't wait [Bb] to sniff that [F] air,
Dip and [Bb] snuff, I won't have no care,
[Dm] That big rocking chair [G] won't go nowhere. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] Hear the [Dm] sound Willie boy,
_ [Bb] _ The flying [Gm]
Dutchman's on the [F] reef.
_ It's my [Am]
belief, we [Dm] used up [F] all [G] our time.
_ [Bb] This hill's [Dm] too steep [G] to climb,
_ [Eb] And the days [Gm] that remain [C] ain't worth a [E] dime.
_ [F] _ Oh, to be [Bb] home again, _ _ down in old Virginia,
[F] _ _ With my [Bb] very best friend, they call him Ragtime Willie.
[F] Would have been nice just to see the folks,
[F] Listen once again [Bb] to the stale jokes,
That [F] big rocking chair [G] won't go nowhere.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [F] I can hear something calling [G] on me,
And you know where I wanna [F] be.
Oh Willie, don't you hear [Bb] that sound?
_ [G] Down in old Virginia,
[F] I just wanna get my feet back [Bb] on the ground.
Down [F] in old Virginia,
I'd love to see my very [Bb] best friend,
_ They call him [Bb] Ragtime Willie.
[F] I believe old rocking chair's got [Bb] me,
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _