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[Intro]
G7  C7  G7  C7
[Verse 1]
G7 (omit 3)
  Behind the wheel of a yellow cab
  C7On the outskirts of Birmingham
  G7He dreams of a traffic jam
In MaC7nhattan
  G7Below the city in a subway car
  C7She feels just like a shooting star
  G7Never thought she could get so far
FroC7m her old man
[Chorus]
  G7The last phonebooth in New York City
RinC7ging all day, calling somebody home
  G7She doesn't answer, she walks faster
    C7She won't be going back to AlabG7aster She won't be going back
  C7She won't be going back to Alabaster
[Verse 2]
  G7Thousand miles away, she still feels it
  C7Scrape of his chin, bruise on her spirit
  G7Phone is calling but she won't get near it
  C7Ever again
  G7Steps on the gas just to harness the anger
  C7Last thing he do is try to understand her
  G7Stuck in time like a fly in the amber
  C7And he never transcends
[Chorus]
  G7The last phonebooth in New York City
RinC7ging all day, calling somebody home
  G7She doesn't answer, she walks faster
    C7She won't be going back to AlabG7aster She won't be going back (yeah)
  C7She won't be going back to Alabaster
[Solo]
 G7    C7x3
G7
[Verse 3]
N.C.
Time passes, distance grows wider
N.C.
Dark features brighter and brighter
N.C.
She's got a new heart beating inside her
N.C.
And she's her own master
N.C.
She won't be going back (she's her own master)
N.C.
She won't be going back (she's her own master)
[Chorus]
  G7The last phonebooth in New York City
RinC7ging all day, calling somebody home
  G7She doesn't answer, she walks fasterC7  
  G7The last phonebooth in New York City
RinC7ging all day, calling somebody home
  G7She doesn't answer, she walks faster
  C7She won't be going back to AlabG7aster She won't be going back
  C7She won't be going back to AlabG7aster She won't be going back
  C7She won't be going back to AlabG7aster She wont' be going back
  C7She won't be going back to AlabG7aster She wont' be going back
[Outro]
G7 C7 G7 C7 G7 C7 G7

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Alabaster

by The Wood Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

G7 C7 G7 C7

[Verse 1]

G7 (omit 3)

Behind the wheel of a yellow cab

On the outskirts of Birmingham

He dreams of a traffic jam

In Manhattan

Below the city in a subway car

She feels just like a shooting star

Never thought she could get so far

From her old man

[Chorus]

The last phonebooth in New York City

Ringing all day, calling somebody home

She doesn't answer, she walks faster

C7 G7

She won't be going back to Alabaster She won't be going back

She won't be going back to Alabaster

[Verse 2]

Thousand miles away, she still feels it

Scrape of his chin, bruise on her spirit

Phone is calling but she won't get near it

Ever again

Steps on the gas just to harness the anger

Last thing he do is try to understand her

Stuck in time like a fly in the amber

And he never transcends

[Chorus]

The last phonebooth in New York City

Ringing all day, calling somebody home

She doesn't answer, she walks faster

C7 G7

She won't be going back to Alabaster She won't be going back (yeah)

She won't be going back to Alabaster

[Solo]

G7 C7

[Verse 3]

N.C.

Time passes, distance grows wider

N.C.

Dark features brighter and brighter

N.C.

She's got a new heart beating inside her

N.C.

And she's her own master

N.C.

She won't be going back (she's her own master)

N.C.

She won't be going back (she's her own master)

[Chorus]

The last phonebooth in New York City

Ringing all day, calling somebody home

G7 C7

She doesn't answer, she walks faster

The last phonebooth in New York City

Ringing all day, calling somebody home

She doesn't answer, she walks faster

C7 G7

She won't be going back to Alabaster She won't be going back

C7 G7

She won't be going back to Alabaster She won't be going back

C7 G7

She won't be going back to Alabaster She wont' be going back

C7 G7

She won't be going back to Alabaster She wont' be going back

[Outro]

G7 C7 G7 C7 G7 C7 G7

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