Capo: 2

...SNEAKING SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY... by Robert Palmer --------------------------------------................. *from 'Sneakin' Sally through the Alley' (1974)* *CAPO 2nd FRET* (Original Key: B) Intro: B7, E7 D7 B7 (x2) Chorus 1:

^B7 Sneaking s Sally through the alley, ^E7ooh, ^D7ooh, ^B7ooh. ^B7 Sneaking s Sally through the alley, ^E7ooh, ^D7ooh, ^B7ooh.

Verse 1:

^B7 Sneaking Sally through the alley,^E7 ^D7 tryin' to keep her outta ^B7sight. ^B7 Sneaking Sally through the alley,^E7 ^D7 when up popped the ^B7wife.

I said, &^B7quot;I can't find nothing wrong with being friends, 'cos sometimes; ^E7 ^D7 She lets me use her car&q^B7uot;. She said; &quo^B7t;If you can't find, nothing wrong in your mind, You'd better;^E7 ^D7 find something ^B7wrong with hers".

Bridge 1:

So ^E7I began to ^A7try to ex-^E7plain, That it ^D7just wasn't, just wasn't,^A7 just wasn't what she ^E7thought.

Now ^B7I'd better find something to do with my time; Fact ^E7is;^D7 I've just been ^B7caught.

Chorus 2:

^B7 Sneaking s Sally through the alley, ^E7ooh, ^D7ooh, ^B7ooh. ^B7 Sneaking s Sally through the alley, ^E7ooh, ^D7ooh, ^B7ooh.

Solo: A7, D7 C7 A7 (x8) Verse 2:

^B7 Sneaking through the alley with Sally;^E7 ^D7 tryin' to get away ^B7clean. ^B7 Sneaking Sally through the alley,^E7 ^D7 when up popped the ^B7queen.

^B7 I talk double talk, anything's trouble talk, Catching myself in ^E7lies.^D7 ^B7 ^B7 Mama, just look at me as if I was crazy; ^E7 ^D7 She didn't even bat an ^B7eye-lid.

Bridge 2:

So ^E7I began to ^A7try to ex-^E7plain, That it ^D7just wasn't, just wasn't,^A7 just wasn't what she ^E7thought.

Now ^B7I'd better find something to do with my time; Fact ^E7is;^D7 I've just been ^B7caught.

Chorus 3:

^B7 Sneaking s Sally through the alley, ^E7ooh, ^D7ooh, ^B7ooh. ^B7 Sneaking s Sally through the alley, ^E7ooh, ^D7ooh, ^B7ooh.

Verse 3:

^B7 Sneaking through the alley with Sally;^E7 ^D7 tryin' to get away ^B7clean. ^B7 Sneaking Sally through the alley,^E7 ^D7 when up popped the ^B7queen.

^B7 I talk double talk, anything's trouble talk, Catching myself in ^E7lies.^D7 ^B7 ^B7 Mama, just look at me as if I was crazy; ^E7 ^D7 She didn't even bat an ^B7eye-lid.

Coda:

^B7 Sneaking s Sally through the alley, ^E7ooh, ^D7ooh, ^B7ooh. ^B7 Sneaking s Sally through the alley, ^E7ooh, ^D7ooh, ^B7ooh.

(Repeat to Fade) CHORD DIAGRAMS: --------------- B7 E7 D7 A7 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE 797877 x79797 x57575 575655 Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

Robert Palmer - Sneaking sally through the alley