Alonzo Chords

Al Jarreau - Alonzo (1980)
from his album "This Time"
written by Al Jarreau
 
YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEW7YtVQo9k
 
[Intro]
Gbmaj9    Fm9    Ebm9      Fm9
Gbmaj9    Fm9    Bb        Bbsus4 Bb
Gbmaj9    Fm9    Ebm9      Fm9
Gbmaj9    Fm9    A/B  B7   A/B    B7
 
[Verse]
           Db       Ab/C
And when I think of Alonzo
Bm9    D/E             Db/Eb   Ab   Dbm7
He was king around the bay
Gbm7         Db           Ab/C
    And he becomes sporting and flashing
Bbm11        Gbm11   Amaj7/B   Emaj7   Eb7sus4   F7sus4 F7
Hearts would drift away
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbm11
It could be he had a dream
              Dbm11
Came upon the scene where the
Am11          Amaj7#5/Ab    Aaug/Eb  F7sus4
Lamb and lion play
Bbm11
How could he start to school her
   Dbm11         Am11             Amaj7#5/Ab    Aaug/Eb  F7
To rule her with feet of sand and clay
 
[Chorus]
 Db/Ab    Adim7         Bbm7
Alonzo declared that he must
Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7    Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Reach  to heaven forever
 Db/Ab    Adim7         Bbm7
Alonzo declared that he must
Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7    Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Reach  to heaven forever
 Db/Ab    Adim7         Bbm7
Alonzo declared that he must
Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7    Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Reach  to heaven forever
 Db/Ab    Adim7         Bbm7
Alonzo declared that he must
Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7    Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Reach  to heaven forever
 
[Interlude]
Gbmaj9    Fm9    Ebm9      Fm9
Gbmaj9    Fm9    Bb        Bbsus4 Bb
Gbmaj9    Fm9    Ebm9      Fm9
Gbmaj9    Fm9    A/B  B7   A/B    B7
 
[Solo]
Db        Ab/C    Bm9     D/E
Db/Eb     Ab      Dbm7    Gbm7
Dbmaj7    Ab/C    Bbm7    Gbm7
Amaj7/B   Emaj7   Ebm7    F7sus4 F7
 
[Pre-Chorus]
Bbm11
It could be he had a dream
              Dbm11
Came upon the scene where the
Am11          Amaj7#5/Ab    Aaug/Eb  F7sus4
Lamb and lion play
Bbm11
How could he start to school her
   Dbm11         Am11             Amaj7#5/Ab    Aaug/Eb  F7
To rule her with feet of sand and clay
 
[Chorus]
 Db/Ab    Adim7         Bbm7
Alonzo declared that he must
Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7    Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Reach  to heaven forever
 Db/Ab    Adim7         Bbm7
Alonzo declared that he must
Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7    Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Reach  to heaven forever
 Db/Ab    Adim7         Bbm7
Alonzo declared that he must
Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7    Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Reach  to heaven forever
 Db/Ab    Adim7         Bbm7
Alonzo declared that he must
Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7    Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Reach  to heaven forever
 
[Chorus]
                 Db/Ab   Adim7
Don't you know Alonzo         put
Bbm7    Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7   Fm9   Ebm9   Gb6/Ab
Out his hand one   day
                 Db/Ab   Adim7
Don't you know Alonzo
       Bbm7   Dbmaj7/Ab Gbmaj7  Fm7  Ebm9
Lifted up his head       to pray
Gb6/Ab                    Db/Ab       Adim7   Bbm7
      So good for you, my dear Alonzo
   Dbmaj7/Ab               Gbmaj7   Fm7  Ebm9
So good for you, my dear Alonzo
   Gb6/Ab                  Db/Ab   Adim7   Bbm7
So good for you, my dear Alonzo
   Dbmaj7/Ab               Gbmaj7   Fm7  Ebm9  Gb6/Ab
So good for you, my dear Alonzo
 
[Instrumental]
Gbmaj9    Fm9    Ebm9      Fm9
Gbmaj9    Fm9    Bb        Bbsus4 Bb
 
[Outro]
Gbmaj9     Fm9         Ebm9         Fm9
      Warm your heart,      so warm the sun
Gbmaj9     Fm9                   A6/B    Emaj9
      Warm your soul, and by the way
 
[Fading Outro]
Gmaj7b5  Gmaj7b5
D9/C     A6sus4  D9  Gmaj7b5   Gmaj7b5
D9/C     A6sus4  D9  Gmaj7b5   Gmaj7b5
D9/C     A6sus4  D9  Gmaj7b5   Gmaj7b5
D9/C     A6sus4  D9  Gmaj7b5   Gmaj7b5
D9/C     A6sus4  D9  Gmaj7b5   Gmaj7b5
D9/C     A6sus4  D9  Gmaj7b5   Gmaj7b5
D9/C     A6sus4  D9  Gmaj7b5   Gmaj7b5
D9/C     A6sus4  D9  Gmaj7b5   Gmaj7b5
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