Alkali chords by
Bill Staines

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Key: Db major•

Intro 1

C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Verse 1

C

C

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Alkaline,

Dm

Dm

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here's mud in your eyes

F

F

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Lost in the desert

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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for twenty -five years or more

G

G

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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Your whiskey streams,

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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your goldfield dreams

F

F

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G

G

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Lady luck won't let you

C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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dark her door

Am

Am

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And they tell me you're

Em

Em

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just a ghost of a man

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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Yes, I believe it's true

Am

Am

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And they tell me that

Em

Em

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you had a woman once,

D

D

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G

G

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but she turned her back on you.

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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And you go mining hobo dry,

G

G

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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well desert right I'll collide.

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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Put the bacon on the fry.

F

F

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The sun's coming up

G

G

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C

C

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F

F

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and the mule's waiting for his grain.

G

G

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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A one -room shack

C

C

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Dm

Dm

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by the Santa Fe track

F

F

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G

G

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A whole lake of virtues scream

C

C

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in' for a drop of rain

Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Am

Am

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There's a time for workin',

Em

Em

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there's a time for playin'

F

F

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G

G

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There's a time for lyin' down

C

C

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Am

Am

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Em

Em

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And the road may lead to a rainbow's end,

D

D

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G

G

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a dusty old desert town.

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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And you go mining home or dry,

G

G

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C

C

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well desert's right on the

Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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line.

Dm

Dm

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There's a buzzard in the sky,

F

F

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G

G

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Countin' his chances for pickin'

C

C

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F

F

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your skin -flin' bones

G

G

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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You raise your hand,

Dm

Dm

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you throw a curse on the land

F

F

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They're gonna find you someday lyin'

G

G

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C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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underneath an unmarked stone

Am

Am

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Em

Em

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And the desert is a lonely place

F

F

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G

G

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C

C

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for a man who loses his head

Am

Am

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And they tell me when you start

Em

Em

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to talking to yourself

D

D

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G

G

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You may as well be dead

Dm

Dm

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F

F

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And you go mining homeboy dry

G

G

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C

C

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Em

Em

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Am

Am

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Well, desert's right out the line

Em

Em

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Alkali, Alkali,

F

F

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you gold -mining hobo,

G

G

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dry -willed desert rat,

C

C

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Csus4

Csus4

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C

C

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Am

Am

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Alkali.

Em

Em

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Alkali, Alkali,

F

F

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You gold -minin' hobo,

G

G

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dry -willed desert rat,

C

C

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Alkali. you

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

E ₄

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

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Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

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C ₂

G ₂

D ₃

A ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

D ₄

D ₄

A ₄

A ₄

E ₅

E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

A ₃

A ₂

D ₄

D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

B ₃

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E ₄

Guitar Tuner 6 stringPower

Guitar Tuner 6 stringOpen

Guitar Tuner 6 stringExtras

G ₄

C ₄

E ₄

A ₄

CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

A ₁

D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

E ₅

C ₃

G ₃

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C ₂

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E ₅

G ₃

G ₃

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E ₅

Balalaika Tuner

E ₄

E ₄

A ₄

G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

C
Csus4
Dm
F
G
Am
Em
D

Capo: 1

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Alkali by Bill Staines is Db major.

The primary chords used in Alkali are Db, Dbsus4, Ebm, Gb, Ab, Bbm.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 1 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Db, Dbsus4, Ebm, Gb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Alkali is approximately 111 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Alkali using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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