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Tuning: E A D G B E
Artist: Charley Patton Song: Going To Move to Alabama This is a simple E blues progression, you can use embellishments in the chorus with hammering on the 3rd fret 1st string for A chords and 1st fret 3rd string for E chords. For the intro and verse use a Down Up Down Up Down strumming pattern until the last two strums, which are upstrokes [Intro] e|/12--12--12--12--12---|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
AI'm goin' to move to Alabama, EI'm goin' to move to Alabama, B7I'm goin' to move to Alabama, Amake Georgia be your Ehome.
[Verse] Ah, she's long and tall way she whups' my meat makes me swear and call e|/12--12--12--12--12---|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
AI have to move to Alabama, EI have to move to Alabama B7I have to move to Alabama to Amake Georgia be your Ehome
[Verse] I'm going to show you common women, how I feel Going to get me another woman before I leave e|/12--12--12--12--12--------------|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9---------------|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9---------------|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9---------------|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|---------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|---------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
Ayeah I will move to Alabama, Esaid I will move to Alabama B7Said, I will move to Alabama, Amake Georgia be your Ehome
[Verse] Say, mama got the washboard, my friend got the tub, My brother got the whiskey, mama got the jug e|/12--12--12--12--12---|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
AI'm goin' to move to Alabama, EI'm a-move to Alabama B7I'm a-move to Alabama, Amake Georgia be your Ehome
[Verse] Well, these evil women sure make me tight, Got a handful of give-me, mouthful of much-obliged e|/12--12--12--12--12---|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
AYou must've been to Alabama, Eyou must've been to Alabama B7You must've been to Alabama to Amake Georgia be your Ehome
[Verse] Well, I got a woman, she's long and tall, But when she wiggles she makes me swear and call e|/12--12--12--12--12---|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
AShe gonna move to Alabama, Ehave you been to Alabama B7Have you been to Alabama to Amake Georgia be your Ehome
[Verse] Say, mama and papa oh went to work Left my sister standing at the watering trough e|/12--12--12--12--12---|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
AWell, have you been to Louisiana, Ehave you been to Alabama B7Have you been to Alabama to Amake Georgia be your Ehome
[Verse] My mama told me ... Never love a woman like she can't love you e|/12--12--12--12--12---|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
AWell, have you been to Alabama, Ehave you been to Alabama, B7Have you been to Alabama to Amake Georgia be your Ehome
[Verse] I got up this morning, my head in my hands Didn't have nowhere to roam, didn't have no man e|/12--12--12--12--12---|---/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12--12--12--12--12--|--/12-12-12-12-10--10---| B|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| G|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| D|/9---9---9---9---9----|---/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9---9---9---9---9---|--/9--9--9--9--9---9----| A|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| E|----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------| [Chorus]
AWell, I done been to Alabama, hEave you been to Alabama, B7Have you been to Alabama to Amake Georgia be your hEome
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