Alabama Getaway Tab

by Grateful Dead
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Difficulty: advanced
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Kyle B [a] 162. Last edit on Feb 15, 2020
Alabama Getaway - Grateful Dead
 
Told my band I'd learn this, assuming I'd find about 1000 tabs for it.  Frak if I didn't
find diddly except the opening line (not quite good enough...)
 
I don't post many tabs - those are do are not for 'beginners', hence I don't bother
writing out the easy stuff.
 
EDIT Jan 2020:  Relearning this for new band.
Crazy huh?  I have to go online to retrieve my own tab
Found a few errors.
Currently has a 4-star rating
Gimme a 4 1/2 or 5 you nit-pickers   ;)
 
 
 
E----4--5--7-7-7-7-7p5p4------10b12-10--8----8-----7---------|
B-5----------------------5----------------10---10-----8------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
 
E---5-------5-----------------------------------------------|
B------6h7-----8--5--7-----5--------------------------------|
G-----------------------7-----5~------5~--------------------|
D---------------------------------7-------7-----------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
32 teeth in a jawbone, Alabama trying for none,
Before I have to hit him, I hope he's got the sense to run.
Reason the poor girls love him, promise them everything,
Why they all believe him? He wears a big diamond ring.
 
Alabama getaway, getaway. Alabama getaway, getaway,
Only way to please me, ya just gotta leave and walk away.
 
 
   A7
E---------17-17-17-17-------17-17-------17-17---------17-17-------|
B--16B17--------------16B17-------16B17--------16B17--------16R17-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   D
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B--13--15-15B17R15--13--15----13--------13-------13-13-15---|
G--------------------------14----12H14-----(14)-------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
   E
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B---------12---------15-15--15------------------------------|
G--12/13------14/16-----------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------14-13-12--------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
   D
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
B---------15-15-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------17p16--14---------14---12------12------------------------------------------|
D--14/16--------------------14H16-----------14------14------12--14P13P12--13H14-------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------15-------------------------15B--12--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   A
E--12----------------12------------------------------------------|
B------13B14R13----------13B14R13-------15b17--15-14-15-14-15b17-|
G----------------14----------------14----------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   D
E--------17-----17---14\12---------12--------12-------------|
B--15-------17----------- --15b17-----15b17------15b17------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
 
   E                     D                            C-->A>C>A...
E----------19------19----------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------15b16r15-----------------15---18B20....---------|
G--17/19-------19------------------17--15-----15-------------------------|
D------------------------------------------17----------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Major Domo Billy Bojangles, sat down and had a drink with me,
Said "What about Alabama? It keeps a coming back to me.
Heard your plea in the courthouse, Witness box began to rock and rise,
49 sister states had Alabama in their eyes.
 
Alabama getaway, getaway. Alabama getaway, getaway,
Only way to please me, ya just gotta leave and walk away.
 
 
            A7                                D
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------10---12B13R12--10------11---------10-------------------------|
G----9--11---------------------11------9--11-------11--9--7--------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
       E                     D
E---------------------------17------17-------17----------17--19------17----------17-17-19-17-|
B-----------17------17--19------19------19-------19--17---------19-------19--17--------------|
G----16B18------18---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   A
E---19B20R19--17------17---19B20R19--17------17---17--19B2019------------|
B-----------------19---------------------19------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    D
E---17------17--19--19B20R19--17------21B23R21-20--17--------------------|
B-------19------------------------19-------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
    E      *             D
E----------12-------10--------7b8r7--5----------10--8-----8----------------|
B----------------------------------------7--5----------10------------------|
G---11h13------9h11------7h9-----------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
* THis is written out 1 octave lower --- my LP only has 22-----------------| frets!
  Guess this is a good reason to buy a new guitar...  :)
 
   D        C-A-C-A  ....
E--10--12b13r12----------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------12b13r12--10-------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------7---------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------9b10r9--7---------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Major said why don't we give him rope enough to hang himself?
No need to worry the jury, they'll probably take care of themselves.
23rd psalm Major Domo, reserve me a table for three,
Down in the valley of the shadow, just you, Alabama, and me.
 
Alabama getaway, getaway. Alabama getaway, getaway,
Only way to please me, ya just gotta leave and walk away.
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