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Alabama Song Chords

Music by: David Bowie
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[Verse 1]
[Am]Oh, show me the way
to the next whiskey bar
Oh, don't ask [Bb]why, [Am]no, don't a[Bb]sk why
[Am]For we must find the next whiskey bar

[Verse 2]
Or if [Am]we don't find the next whiskey bar
I [A]tell you we must [Bb]die,
I tell you [A]we must [D#m]die
[A#]I tell you, I tell you,
I [A]tell you [B]we must [G#m]die
[C#m]Oh,[E]

[Verse 3]
moon of Alabama,
[C#m]it's time to say goodb[C#dim]ye[Gdim][C#dim]
We've [D#]lost [D#m]our[G#sus4]
[D#m]good o[Am]ld m[C]ama[Am]
[B]And must have whiskey or you[C#m] know why

[Verse 4]
Oh, [E]moon of Alabama,
[G#m]it's t[E]ime[G#m] to sa[E]y g[C#m]ood bye[C#dim]
We've [Am]lost our good [A]old [C#m]mama[A]
[B]And must have whiskey or [C#m]you
[E]know why
[Am]

[Verse 5]
Oh, show us the way to the next little dollar
Oh, don't [Bb]ask why, o[Am]h, don't ask w[Bb]hy
[Am]For we must find the next little dollar

[Verse 6]
Or if we don't find the [Am]next little dollar
I tell you we [Bb]must die,
I tell [A]you we [Bb]must die
I tell you, I tell you,
I tell you we [A]must die
[B][G#m]

[Verse 7]
[C#m]
[E]Oh, moon of Alabama,
[B]it'[G#m]s time[C#m] to say goo[C#dim]dbye
We've [F#]lost [D#m]our[G#sus4][D#m]
[Am]good old [C]mama[Am]
[B]And must have dollar or you kno[C#m]w why

[Verse 8]
[C#m]Oh, mo[E]on of Alabama,
it's [C#m]time to say g[C#dim]ood bye
[Em]We've [Am]lost our good [C#m]old mama
[B]And must have dollar or you
[E]know why
[Am]

[Verse 9]
Oh, show us the way to the next little girl
Oh, don't [Bb]ask why, [Am]no, don't ask w[Bb]hy
[Am]For we must find the next little girl

[Verse 10]
[Am]Or if we d[D]on't find th[Am]e next little girl
I tell you we [Bb]must die,
I tell [Am]you we [Bb]must die
I tell [B]you, [Am]I tell [Bb]you,
I tell you we [B]must die[G#m][C#m]

[Verse 11]
[E]Oh, moon [G#m]of Alabama,
[C#m]it's time to say goodb[C#dim]ye
We've [D#]lost [D#m]our[G#m][C#m]
good [Am]old m[C]ama[Am]
[B]And must have little girl or you kno[C#m]w why
Oh, [E]moon

[Verse 12]
of Alabama,
[B]it'[E]s time t[C#m]o say "Auf Wiedersehen"[C#dim]
We've [Am]lost our good [C#m]old mama
[B]And must have little girl
or you know [C#m]why
You know why, you know why
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