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
Start Jamming...
[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]
[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
E
B
A
F#
F#m
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [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] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _