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- Alabamy Bound
- Words by Bud DeSylva
and Bud Green, Music by Ray Henderson - 1925
| Verse: |
| Em |
C7 |
Em |
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| Am B7 |
Am B7 |
Em |
- |
| Em |
C7 |
Em |
- |
| Am B7 |
Am B7 |
Em |
- |
| D7 Adim |
Am D7 |
G |
- |
| D7 Adim |
Am D7 |
C B7 |
- |
| Em |
C7 |
Em |
- |
| Am B7 |
Am B7 |
Em |
- |
| Chorus: |
| Gm |
- |
- |
- |
| A7 |
- |
- |
- |
| D7 |
- |
Em |
- |
| A7 |
- |
D7 Ddim D7 |
Em |
| Gm |
- |
- |
- |
| A7 |
- |
- |
- |
| G G7 E7 |
- |
A7 |
- |
| C D7 C D7 |
- |
G |
- (repeat chorus) |
| Patter: |
| Em |
- |
G+ |
- |
| Gm |
- |
A7 |
- |
| D7 |
G |
B7 |
Em Gm |
| D Ddim |
D Gmaj7 |
A7 |
D7 |
| Em |
- |
G+ |
- |
| Gm |
- |
Gmaj7 |
- |
| Eb7 |
G |
Eb7 |
G |
| - C |
G B7 Em |
A7 D7 |
G |
| Last
Chorus: |
| Gm |
- |
- |
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| A7 |
- |
- |
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| G G7 E7 |
- |
A7 |
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| C D7 C D7 |
- |
G |
- (End) |
- 8-beat intro. Play 4-beats
for each cell, reading from left to right.
- _______
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- Verse:
- Goodbye, blues,
- Birdies are singin' ev'ry
old thing in tune,
- Goodbye, blues,
- Nothin' but laughter mornn'
and afternoon,
- Saw a rosebud in a store,
- So I'm goin' where there's
more,
- Goodbye, blues!
- Troubles are over I'll be
in clover soon.
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- Chorus:
- I'm Alabamy bound,
- There'll be no "Heebie-Jeebies"
hangin' round,
- Just gave the meanest ticket
man on earth all I'm worth,
- To put my tootsies in an
upper berth.
- Just hear that choo-choo
sound,
- I know that soon we're goin'
to cover ground,
- And then I'll holler so
the world will know "Here I go"
- I'm Alabamy bound.
- (Repeat Chorus)
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- Patter:
- I can hear that choo-choo
whistle blow,
- Watch that engine when we
start to go,
- Now we're in Baltimore Knockin'
at Dixie's door,
- What's that, Bill? Louisville,
We passed that before.
- Fields o' cotton tell me
where I am,
- Hear that feller yellin'
"Alabam"
- Mammy, Mammy,
- Get your kisses ready for
yo' honey lamb.
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- Last Chorus:
- I'm just a lucky hound,
- To have someone to put my
arms around,
- That's why I'm shoutin'
for the world to know "Here I go"
- I'm Alabamy bound.
- _______
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- Performer Links:
- (webpage)
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- Listen
to the Banjo Kings play "Alabamy Bound" (youtube, timestamp
7:53)
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- Watch
Kurt Abell and the Washboard Wizards play "Alabamy Bound"
(youtube)
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- Listen to the WineLand
Banjo Band perform "Alabamy Bound" (mp3)
- Vocal by Paul Knechtli
- _______
Arranged by Jim Bottorff
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