Take Me To The Alley Chords by Gregory Porter

Tempo:
159.8 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

E

B

A

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Take Me To The Alley chords
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[F#m]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [F#]
[E] [F#m]
Well, [B] they build [F#m] their [B] houses [F#m]
[E] in [F#m] preparation
[B] for the king
[F#m] And [E] they line [F#m] the
[E] sidewalks with every sort [F#m] of shiny [E] thing
[F#m] They will be [G#] [D#m] surprised [B]
[D#m] [G#m] when [A] they hear him say
[F#] Take me to [B] the [F#m] island,
[B] [F#m] [F#] take me to the afflicted [B] ones
[F#m] Take me to [B] the [F#m] lonely ones [E] that somehow [F#m] lost [E] their way
[B] [F#] Let them hear [G#m] me [D#m] say, [B]
I [A] am your friend
[C#m] [Am]
Come [G#m] to my table, [D#]
rest [F#m] here in my [F#] garden
[A] You [G#] will [E] have a pardon
Take [B] [F#]
[E]
[C#m] me [B] to the [F#m] alley,
[B] [C#m] take me to [B] the afflicted ones
[E] Take me to the [F#m] lonely ones [E] that somehow [F#m] lost their [B] [F#m] way
[B] Let them hear [G#m] me say, I [F#m] [C#m] am your [A] [C#m] friend
[A]
Come [D#m] to my [G#m] table, [D#m] [C#]
[F#] rest here in my [A]
garden
You will have [E] a [A] pardon
[B] [F#m] [F#]
[E] [F#m]
[B] [F#m]
[E] [F#]
[E] [F#]
[Em] [C#m] [B]
[F#m]
[B] [F#m] [E]
[C#]
[E] [F#]
[B] [F#m] [B] They will be [G#m] surprised when they [E] hear him [C#m] say
[F#m] Take me to [B] the alley, [F#]
[E] [F#m] take me to the [E] [B] afflicted [F#m] ones
[E] Take [F#m] [E] me to [B] the lonely [F#m] ones [A]
[E] that somehow [A] lost their [B] [A] way
[E] [F#] Let them [G#m] hear me [B] say, I [F#m] am your [A] friend
[F#m] [A] Come
[G#m] to my table,
[F#m] rest here in my garden
[A] You [B] will have a [A] pardon
[B] [F#m] You will have [E] a [F#m] pardon
[E] [F#m]
[E] [B] [F#m] [B] Oh, [F#m] take me [E]
to [B] [F#m] the [B] [E] alley, [A] take me to [E] the [F#m] afflicted ones
[B] [A] Take me, [B] take [A] me, take [B] me, [A] take me, [E] take me
[C#] [E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A]
[E] [F#m]
[E] [F#m]
Key:  
F#m
123111112
E
2311
B
12341112
A
1231
F#
134211112
F#m
123111112
E
2311
B
12341112
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To start learning Gregory Porter - Take Me To The Alley chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: B, E, F#m and E. A good strategy is to initiate at 80 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 160 BPM. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: E Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
Well, [B] they build [F#m] _ their [B] houses _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] in _ _ [F#m] preparation _ _
[B] for the king
[F#m] _ _ And [E] they line [F#m] _ the _
_ [E] _ sidewalks _ _ _ with every sort [F#m] of shiny [E] thing
_ _ [F#m] They will be [G#] _ _ [D#m] _ _ surprised [B] _
_ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [G#m] when _ [A] they hear him _ _ say
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ Take me to [B] the [F#m] island, _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [F#] take me to the afflicted _ _ _ [B] ones
_ _ _ [F#m] _ Take me to [B] the [F#m] lonely _ ones [E] that somehow [F#m] _ _ lost [E] their _ _ way _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#] _ Let them hear [G#m] me [D#m] say, _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I [A] am your _ _ _ friend
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am]
Come [G#m] to my _ _ _ _ _ table, _ _ [D#] _ _ _
rest [F#m] here in my [F#] _ garden _
_ [A] _ _ _ You [G#] will [E] have a _ _ pardon _ _
Take [B] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ me [B] to the [F#m] alley, _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ take me to [B] the afflicted _ _ ones
_ _ _ [E] _ _ Take me to the [F#m] lonely _ ones [E] that somehow [F#m] _ lost their [B] _ _ [F#m] way _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ Let them hear [G#m] me _ _ say, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ am your [A] _ [C#m] friend
_ _ [A] _ _
Come [D#m] to my _ _ _ [G#m] table, _ _ _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] _
[F#] rest here in my [A] _ _ _ _
garden
_ _ _ You will have [E] _ a [A] pardon _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ [B] They will be [G#m] _ _ _ surprised _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ when they [E] hear him [C#m] _ say _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ Take me to [B] the alley, [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ take me to the [E] _ [B] afflicted [F#m] _ _ ones
_ [E] _ Take [F#m] _ _ [E] me to [B] the lonely [F#m] _ ones [A] _
[E] that somehow _ [A] _ lost their [B] _ _ [A] way _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [F#] Let them [G#m] hear me _ [B] say, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [F#m] am your [A] friend _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ [A] Come _ _ _
_ [G#m] to my _ _ _ _ table, _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] rest here in my _ _ _ garden
[A] _ _ _ You [B] will have a _ [A] pardon _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ [F#m] You will have [E] a _ _ [F#m] pardon _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ [B] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [B] Oh, _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ take me [E]
to _ [B] _ [F#m] the [B] _ [E] alley, _ _ _ _ [A] _ take me to [E] the [F#m] afflicted ones _
[B] _ _ _ [A] Take _ _ me, [B] _ take [A] me, _ take [B] me, [A] take _ me, [E] take me
[C#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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