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King of Alabama chords by
Brent Cobb
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Key: E major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Well, I

didn't know him best
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He'd say we were friends
A
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We both rode the highways
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on the song

So I'm writing this one here
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G

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in memory of him
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A

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'Cause the King of Alabama
D
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has gone home
Verse 2
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He was a man among

men, the old-school kind

kind
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Had a great big heart, a laid-back mind

mind
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A

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Let you hold his guitar if you

broke his string
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If you thought he looked country,
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A

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outta heard him sing
Verse 3
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From Alabama 'cross

the Rio Grande
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He beat the blacktop down

with a five-piece band

band
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A

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Not because he loved it

- he did that too -
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But he did it man 'cause that's
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A

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what he was born to do
Verse 4
Bm
Bm
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F#m
F#m
2

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He never had a thing to prove
Bm
Bm
2

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He just let the wind take
F#m
F#m
2

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him where it may
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It's a damn shame the way things go
F#m
F#m
2

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It's too bad we have

to lose the good folks
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F#m
F#m
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Em
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A
A

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But the King of Alabama has
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gone home
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
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"Nothin' good ever happens after
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Bm
Bm
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midnight," so the story goes
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You can't trust nobody,
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it don't matter how close
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It was a friend that took him
Bm
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from his family
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I keep his chain in my pocket,

his son in my prayers
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Every stage I'm on, I can feel him there
Verse 6
Bm
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F#m
F#m
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Some people calculate moves
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He never had a thing to prove
F#m
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He just let the wind
F#m
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take him where it may
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It's a damn shame the way things go
F#m
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It's too bad we have

to lose the good folks
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F#m
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Bm
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But the King of Alabama has gone home
Interlude 2
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F#m
F#m
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Em
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F#m
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F#m
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Verse 7
Bm
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Some people calculate moves
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He never had a thing to prove
Bm
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He just let the wind take
F#m
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him where it may
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Bm
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F#m
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He'd say Honky tonk's the trick
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But get a guitar and grab your pick
Bm
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F#m
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Let the old tunes possess
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you and play yeah
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It's a damn shame the way things go
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It's too bad we have

to lose the good folks
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F#m
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But the King of Alabama
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F#m
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Em
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The King of Alabama
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F#m
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Em
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The King of Alabama
Outro 1

has gone home
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F#m
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • A

  • Bm

    2

  • F#m

    2

  • Em

  • Am

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

0

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The original key of King of Alabama by Brent Cobb is E major.

The primary chords used in King of Alabama are E, A, B, C#m, G#m, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like E, A, B, C#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of King of Alabama is approximately 143 beats per minute.

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