Rockin Chair
The Mills Brothers · E
Rockin Chair
Real Key
E
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Real Key
E
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BPM1
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Rhythm
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6/8
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No Accent
Downbeat
Backbeat
All Equal
1 & 3
Written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1929.
This video features 2 1932 recordings? https://youtu.be/X156tt5SZRA
1st Mildred Bailey doing the song in C#.
Then at 3:15, The Mills Brothers do the song in E, which I've captured.
Here's me playing the tab: https://youtu.be/E2OKlnbJcKE
Final E6: 076650
Intro
[E] [A] [E] [B+]
Verse
[E] [Bm7] [E7]
Old rockin' chair's got me,
[A] [Am]
my cane by my side.
[E] [C#7]
Fetch me that gin son,
[F#7] [B7] [B+]
'fore I tan your hide.
Verse
[Emaj7] [C#m]
Can´t get from this cabin
[A#m7-5] [D#7-9] [G#m]
I ain´t goin´ nowhere.
[F#7]
Just sittin’ here grabbin’
[B7] [B+] [E] [E7]
at the flies round my rockin' chair
Bridge
[A] [A#dim]
My dear old Aunt Harriet,
[E]
How long in heaven she´d be
[A#m7-5] [D#7-9] [G#m]
Send that sweet chariot, for the
[F#7] [B7] [B+]
end of my troubles, I see.
Verse
[E] [Bm7] [E7]
Old rockin’ chair got me,
[A] [Am]
judgement day’s almost here.
[E] [C#7] [F#7] [B7] [E] [C#7] [F#7] [B7]
I´m chained to my rock-in’ chair.
Verse
(instrumental)
[E] [Bm7] [E7]
[A] [Am]
[E] [C#7]
[F#7] [B7] [B+]
Verse
[E] [C#m]
Can´t get from this cabin,
[A#m7-5] [D#7-9] [G#m]
I ain´t goin´ nowhere.
[F#7]
Sittin’ here grabbin’
[B7] [B+] [E] [E7]
at the flies round my rockin' chair
Bridge
[A] [A#dim]
Remember ol Aunt Harriet,
[E]
How long in heaven she´d be
[A#m7-5] [D#7-9] [G#m]
Send out my chariot, for the
[F#7] [B7] [B+]
end of my troubles, I see.
Verse
[E] [Bm7] [E7]
Old rockin chair got me,
[A] [Am]
judgement day is here.
[E] [C#m7] [F#7] [B7] [E] [C#7]
I´m chained to my rock-in’ chair.
[F#7] [B7] [E] [C#m7] [F#m7] [B7]
I´m chained to my old rockin’ chair
[E6]
Chords Used (15)
Guitar
Ukulele
E
1 / 4
A
1 / 4
Bm7
7fr
1 / 5
E7
1 / 4
Am
1 / 4
C#7
1 / 4
F#7
1 / 4
B7
1 / 4
Emaj7
1 / 4
C#m
1 / 4
G#m
4fr
1 / 4
A#dim
1 / 4
C#m7
9fr
1 / 5
F#m7
1 / 6
E6
1 / 4
Song Info
Real Key
E
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