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Alabama Song

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Couldn't find this anywhere so decided to do it myself. Any feedback would be appreciated.
[INTRO]:
 Cm(add11)  Cm(add11) 
[VERSE 1]:
    Cm(add11)
Oh, show me the way to the next whiskey bar,
C7b5Oh, don't ask Db7b5why,   C7b5no, don't ask Db7b5why.
Cm(add11)
   For we must find the next whiskey bar,
   For if we don't find the next whiskey bar,
I C7b5tell you we must Db7b5die,   I C7b5tell you we must Db7b5die.
I C7b5tell you,    Db7b5I C7b5tell youDb7b5,    I C7b5tell you Db7b5we must C7b5die.D  B7  
[CHORUS 1]:
   B6Oh, Gmoon of Ala - Gmaj7bama,
It's Emtime to say good-Edimbye,
We've B11lost our good ol' Eb6mama, 
   DAnd must have whiskey, oh, you E9know why.
[CHORUS 2]:
   Oh, Gmoon of Ala - Gmaj7bama,
It's Emtime to say good-Edimbye,
We've Eb6lost our good ol' Emmama, 
   DAnd must have whiskey, oh, you Gknow why.
[VERSE 2]:
 Cm(add11)
   Oh, show me the way to the next little dollar,
C7b5Oh, don't ask Db7b5why,   C7b5no, don't ask Db7b5why.
Cm(add11)
   For we must find our next little dollar,
   For if we don't find our next little dollar,
I C7b5tell you we must Db7b5die,   I C7b5tell you we must Db7b5die.
I C7b5tell you,    Db7b5I C7b5tell youDb7b5,    I C7b5tell you Db7b5we must C7b5die.D  B7  
[CHORUS 3]:
   B6Oh, Gmoon of Ala - Gmaj7bama,
It's Emtime to say good-Edimbye,
We've B11lost our good ol' Eb6mama, 
   DAnd must have dollar, oh, you Emknow why.
[CHORUS 4]:
   Oh, Gmoon of Ala - Gmaj7bama,
It's Emtime to say good-Edimbye,
We've Eb6lost our good ol' Emmama, 
   DAnd must have dollar, oh, you Emknow why.
[VERSE 3]:
 Cm(add11)
   Oh, show me the way to the next little girl,
C7b5Oh, don't ask Db7b5why,   C7b5no, don't ask Db7b5why.
Cm(add11)
   For we must find the next little girl,
   For if we don't find the next little girl,
I C7b5tell you we must Db7b5die,   I C7b5tell you we must Db7b5die.
I C7b5tell you,    Db7b5I C7b5tell youDb7b5,    I C7b5tell you Db7b5we must C7b5die.D  B7  
[CHORUS 5]:
   Oh, Gmoon of Ala - Gmaj7bama,
It's Emtime to say good-Edimbye,
We've B11lost our good ol' Eb6mama, 
   DAnd must have little girl, oh, you Emknow why.
[CHORUS 6]:
   B7     B6Oh, Gmoon of Ala - Gmaj7bama,
It's Emtime to say auf Edimwiedersehen.
We've Eb6lost our good ol' Emmama, 
   DAnd must have little girl, oh, you know Gwhy,
   You know why, you know why.

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Alabama Song

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C7b5

Db7b5

Gmaj7

Edim

B11

Eb6

Couldn't find this anywhere so decided to do it myself. Any feedback would be appreciated.

[INTRO]:

Cm(add11) Cm(add11)

[VERSE 1]:

Cm(add11)

Oh, show me the way to the next whiskey bar,

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5

Oh, don't ask why, no, don't ask why.

Cm(add11)

For we must find the next whiskey bar,

For if we don't find the next whiskey bar,

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5

I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die.

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 D B7

I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die.

[CHORUS 1]:

B6 G Gmaj7

Oh, moon of Ala - bama,

Em Edim

It's time to say good-bye,

B11 Eb6

We've lost our good ol' mama,

D E9

And must have whiskey, oh, you know why.

[CHORUS 2]:

G Gmaj7

Oh, moon of Ala - bama,

Em Edim

It's time to say good-bye,

Eb6 Em

We've lost our good ol' mama,

D G

And must have whiskey, oh, you know why.

[VERSE 2]:

Cm(add11)

Oh, show me the way to the next little dollar,

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5

Oh, don't ask why, no, don't ask why.

Cm(add11)

For we must find our next little dollar,

For if we don't find our next little dollar,

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5

I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die.

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 D B7

I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die.

[CHORUS 3]:

B6 G Gmaj7

Oh, moon of Ala - bama,

Em Edim

It's time to say good-bye,

B11 Eb6

We've lost our good ol' mama,

D Em

And must have dollar, oh, you know why.

[CHORUS 4]:

G Gmaj7

Oh, moon of Ala - bama,

Em Edim

It's time to say good-bye,

Eb6 Em

We've lost our good ol' mama,

D Em

And must have dollar, oh, you know why.

[VERSE 3]:

Cm(add11)

Oh, show me the way to the next little girl,

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5

Oh, don't ask why, no, don't ask why.

Cm(add11)

For we must find the next little girl,

For if we don't find the next little girl,

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5

I tell you we must die, I tell you we must die.

C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 Db7b5 C7b5 D B7

I tell you, I tell you, I tell you we must die.

[CHORUS 5]:

G Gmaj7

Oh, moon of Ala - bama,

Em Edim

It's time to say good-bye,

B11 Eb6

We've lost our good ol' mama,

D Em

And must have little girl, oh, you know why.

[CHORUS 6]:

B7 B6 G Gmaj7

Oh, moon of Ala - bama,

Em Edim

It's time to say auf wiedersehen.

Eb6 Em

We've lost our good ol' mama,

D G

And must have little girl, oh, you know why,

You know why, you know why.

About Alabama Song Chords by David Bowie

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What key is "Alabama Song" in?

The chords for "Alabama Song" show the original chord names (including Cm, C7b5, Db7b5, D, B7, B6). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.