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Rockin' Chair

Rockin Chair - Hoagy Carmichael

This is the fretkiller version, you can find it at youtube.
metonymo tab

Intro

    E      (6)      C#7              F#7             H7
    :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
--|-----------------0-------------------2-----------2/3-----2---0--|
--|-----0--h2---------------2---------------2-------0-------0---0--|
--|*------------0------------------h3------(3)--0---2/3-2---2---0-*|
--|*--------2---------------3---------------2---------------1-----*|
--|-----------------4-------------------------------2/3------------|
7/|-0-------------------------------2------------------------------|

Verse I

  E                               Hm7         E7          Amaj7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
--0-------------------------------------------4--------------------|
--0-----------------------------------3-------3-------3-------2----|
--1-------1-------1-------1-----------2-------4-------4-------1----|
----------2---------------2---------------4---------------2--------|
----------------------------------2--------------------------------|
--0---------------0-------------------------------0----------------|
              Ol? rockin chair   got me,

  Amaj7                           D9            (D13)
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------------------------------------------------------7------------|
------------------2--(2)----------5---------------5----------------|
------------------1---------------5---------------------------0----|
----------2---------------2---------------4---------------4--------|
--0-------------------------------5--------------------------------|
------------------0-------------------------------5----------------|
                 cane by my    side.

  E                       D7  C#7                 /g#        (F#)
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------0-----------0------------------------------------------------|
----------2---------------3-------2-------2-------2---2-------(2)--|
-h1-----------1-----------5-------4---------------4---4--------2---|
----------2----------0(h4)---0(h3)--------3---3-----------3--------|
--------------------------5-------4--------------------------------|
--0---------------0-------------------------------4----------------|
                  Fetch  me  my  gin   son,

  F#7                             H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
-------------------------------------(2)---------------------------|
------2---4---2---5---2---4---(0)-----0-----------2-------2--------|
-h3------------------(3)-------0-(h2)-2-------0-------0-------0----|
----------4---------------2---------------1------------------------|
----------------------------------2---------------2-------2--------|
--2---------------2------------------------------------------------|
  fore    I      ta-an   your   hide.

Verse II

  E                              C#m7           (C#9)
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------0------------------------------------------------------------|
----------2---------------2---------------5-------4---5------------|
-h1-----------1---------------0-----------4---4---4---4-------0----|
----------2---------------2---------------6---------------6--------|
----------------------------------4---------------4----------------|
--0---------------0------------------------------------------------|
        Can?t   get  from  this cabin,

 C#m/a#           D#7            G#m7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------------------------------------------------------4------------|
--5-------5-------4---------------4------------------(4)-----------|
-(6)------6-------6-------6---------------4-------------------0----|
----------6---------------5---------------4---------------4--------|
------------------6------------------------------------------------|
--6-------------------------------4---------------4----------------|
          ain?t   goin    no - where.

  F#7    (6)
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
---------------------------------------------(2)------2------------|
----------4-------5-------4-------2-------4---2-----------4--------|
-h3-------3-------3-------3-------3---3-------3---------------0----|
----------2---------------2---------------2---------------2--------|
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--2---------------2---------------2---------------2----------------|
            Just sittin? here grabbin              at   the

  H7             /f#              E
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
----------------------2-----------0-----------0--------------------|
--------------------------2-----------0---2------------------------|
(h2)------2-------2-----------0--h1--------------------------------|
----------1---------------1---------------2------------------------|
--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------2---------------0---------------0---2---3---4----|
 flys   round my rockin?        chair.?

Bridge:

  A
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
----------------------------------------------3b------0-------0----|
----------------------------------------------------------0h3------|
----------2----------(2)------(2)---------2------------------------|
----------2---------------2---------------2---------------2--------|
--0-------------------------------0--------------------------------|
------------------0-------------------------------0----------------|
             Remember ol?  Aunt Harriet,

  E               H7              E
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
--------------------------------------------------0---0------------|
----------2-------0-------2-------0-------2-------2---0------------|
------1-------0-------2-------0-(h1)--1-------1---1---1-------0----|
----------2---------------1---------------2---------------2--------|
------------------2------------------------------------------------|
--0-------------------------------0---------------0----------------|
      How long in heaven   she?d be


 C#m/a#           D#7            G#m7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
--5---------------4--------------(4)------------------4------------|
--6-------6-------6-------6-------4-------4-----------4-------0----|
----------6---------------5---------------4---------------4--------|
------------------6------------------------------------------------|
--6-------------------------------4---------------4----------------|
         Send    down    that   chariot,             for the

  F#7                             H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-(2)------4-------5-------4-------0-------0-------0---2b-----------|
-h3-------3-------3---3-------0---2-------3-------2---0-------0----|
----------2---------------2-----------1-------2--------------------|
----------------------------------2-------3-------2-------2--------|
--2---------------2------------------------------------------------|
  end   of my    trouble   I   see.

Verse III

  E                               Hm7         E7          Amaj7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
----------------------------------------------4--------------------|
----------2---------------2-----------3-------3-------3-------2----|
-h1-------1-------1-------1-----------2-------4-------4-------1----|
----------2---------------2---------------4---------------2--------|
----------------------------------2--------------------------------|
--0---------------0-------------------------------0----------------|
              Ol? rockin chair   got me,

  Amaj7                           D9            (D13)
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------------------------------------------------------7------------|
------------------2---------------5---------------5----------------|
------------------1---------------5---------------------------0----|
----------2---------------2---------------4---------------4--------|
--0-------------------------------5--------------------------------|
------------------0-------------------------------5----------------|
        judgement day  almost  here.

  E               C#7             F#              H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------0------------------------------------------------------------|
----------2-------2--------------(2)------4---------------2--------|
-h1-----------0-----------4-------3-------3---0-(h2)--2--------0---|
----------2---------------3---------------2---------------1--------|
------------------4-------------------------------2----------------|
--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
          I?m   chained   to my  old,              rockin?     chair

  E      (6)      C#7             F#7             H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
--0---------------0-------------------2-----------2/3-----2---0----|
------0---2-----------2-------------------2-------0-------0---0----|
-h1-----------0---------------3----------(3)--0---2/3-2---2---0----|
----------2---------------3---------------2---------------1--------|
------------------4-------------------------------2/3--------------|
--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
                                 Do, du-du …

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Instrumental (verse I)

  E                               Hm7         E7          Amaj7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------------------2/4-2--(0)----------2-------4--------------------|
----------2---------------------------3-------3-------3-------2----|
(h1)------1-------2/4-2---1---0---2---2-------4-------4-------1----|
----------2---------------2---0---4-------4---------------2--------|
----------------------------------2--------------------------------|
--0---------------0-------------------------------0----------------|
             (Ol? rockin chair   got me,)
  Amaj7                           D9            (D13)
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------------------2---0------(5)------5-----------7-------5---0----|
------------------2---2-------5----------(5)--------------5---0----|
------------------------------5-------------------------------0----|
----------2---------------2---------------4---------------4--------|
--0---------------0---------------5--------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------5----------------|
                (cane by my    side.)

  E                       D7  C#7                 /g#        (F#)
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------0-----------0------------------------------------------------|
----------2---------------3---2-----------------------2-------(2)--|
(h1)----------1-----------------------4v------4----------------2---|
----------2-----------0-------------------3v--------------3--------|
--------------------------5-------4v-------------------------------|
--0---------------0-------------------------------4----------------|
                   (Fetch  me  my  gin   son,)

  F#             (F#7)   (F#6)    H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
-------------------------------------------------------------------|
------2--h4-------5p------4---0-------0-----------2-------2--------|
-h3-----------3-------3-------0-------2-------0---0-------0---0----|
----------2---------------4---------------1------------------------|
----------------------------------2---------------2-------2--------|
--2---------------2------------------------------------------------|
 (fore    I      tan    your    hide.)

Verse II
Bridge
Verse III

Coda (verse III)

  E                               Hm7         E7          Amaj7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
----------------------------------------------4--------------------|
-----------------------------(0)------3-------3-------3-------2----|
(h1)------1-------1-------1--(1)------2-------4-------4-------1----|
----------2---------------2---------------4---------------2--------|
----------------------------------2--------------------------------|
--0---------------0-------------------------------0----------------|
              Ol? rockin chair   got me,

  Amaj7                           D9            (D13)
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------------------------------------------------------7------------|
------------------2--(2)----------5---------------5----------------|
------------------1---------------5---------------------------0----|
----------2---------------2---------------4---------------4--------|
--0-------------------------------5--------------------------------|
------------------0-------------------------------5----------------|
        judgement day  almost  here.

  E               C#7             F#              H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
------0------------------------------------------------------------|
----------2-------2--------------(2)------4------------------------|
-h1-----------0-----------4-------3-------3---0-------2--------0---|
----------2---------------3---------------2---------------1--------|
------------------4-------------------------------2----------------|
--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
          I?m   chained   to my  old,            rockin?

  E      (6)              D7     C#7              /g#
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
--0---------------0------------------------------------------------|
----------2---------------3-------2-------2-------2---2-------2----|
(h1)--1-------0-------0---5-------4-------4-------4---4-------2----|
----------2-------------------4-----------3---------------3--------|
--------------------------5-------4--------------------------------|
--0---------------0-------------------------------4----------------|
chair.                   oh      ye              ye-ye

  F#7                             H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
-----------------------------------------(2)-----(2)-----(2)-------|
------4-----------2-------2-------0-------0-------0-------0--------|
-h3-----------3-------3-------0-(h2)--2-------2-------2-------0----|
----------2---------------2---------------1---------------1--------|
----------------------------------2--------------------------------|
--2---------------2-------------------------------2----------------|
          I?m   chained   to my  old,            rockin?

  E      (6)      C#7             F#7             H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
--0---------------0-------------------2-----------2/3-----2---0----|
------0---2-----------2-------------------2-------0-------0---0----|
(h1)----------0---------------3----------(3)--0---2/3-2---2---0----|
----------2---------------3---------------2---------------1--------|
------------------4-------------------------------2/3--------------|
--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
chair.                                             That?s right

  E      (6)      C#7             F#7             H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
--0---------------0-------------------2-----------2/3-----2---0----|
------0---2-----------2-------------------4-------0-------0---0----|
(h1)----------0---------------3----------(3)--0---2/3-2---2---0----|
----------2---------------3---------------2---------------1--------|
------------------4-------------------------------2/3--------------|
--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------|
  do  du ...

  E      (6)      C#7             F#7             H7
  :       .       .       .       :       .       .       .
--0---------------0-------------------2-----------2/3-----2---0----|
------0---2-----------2-------------------2-------0-------0---0----|
(h1)----------0---------------3----------(3)--0---2/3-2---2---0----|
----------2---------------3---------------2---------------1--------|
------------------4-------------------------------2/3--------------|
--0-------------------------------2--------------------------------|


                                           E7sus
------0---0---0--(0)----------------------------2---------|
------------------0----h2-----(0)--------------3----------|
------5---4---3---0----h1------0--------------4-----------|
-------------------------0h2-----------------2------------|
----------------------------2---------------2-------------|
--0--------------------------3---2----0----0--------------|

Rockin Chair - Fretkillr-chords


E      0x2100      Amaj7  x02120      C#m/a# 6x665x
C#7    x4342x      D9     x54555      D#7    x6564x
F#7    2x2322      D7     x5453x      G#m7   464444
H7     x21202      C#7    x4342x      F#7    2x2322
Hm7    x24232      F#     2x4322      A      00222x
E7     0xx434      C#m7   x46454      E7sus  022432


Intro E C#7 F#7 H7 (x2)

E                Hm7    E7 Amaj7            D9
Ol? rockin chair got me,         cane by my side.
E        D7 C#7     /g#  F#7             H7
Fetch me my gin son,     fore I tan your hide.

E                   C#m7 (C#9) C#m/a#  D#7     G#m7
Can?t get from this cabin,       ain?t goin? nowhere.
F#7                               H7             /f#     E
Just sittin? here grabbin? at the flies round my rockin? chair.

   A                 (A7/a#)  E            H7         E
   Remember ol? Aunt Harriet,  how long in heaven she be
   C#m/a#    D#7       G#m              F#7                   H7
        Send down that chariot, for the end of my troubles, I see.

E                 Hm7    E7 Amaj7                 D9
Ol? rockin? chair got me,    judgement day almost here.
E   C#7           F#7  H7       E      C#7  F#7  H7
I?m chained to my old, rockin? chair.

Instr. (verse I)

Can?t get from this cabin, I ain?t goin nowhere.
Sittin? here grabbin?, at the bars round my rockin? chair.

   Remember ol? Aunt Harriet, how long in heaven she be
   Please, send down that chariot, for the end of my troubles, I see.

E                 Hm7    E7 Amaj7                 D9
Ol? rockin? chair got me,    judgement day almost here.
E   C#7           F#7  H7       E      D7-C#7  /g#
I?m chained to my old, rockin? chair.
F#7                H7          E     C#7 F#7 H7
 I?m chained to my old rockin? chair

E C#7 F#7 H7
E C#7 F#7 H7
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