Rockin' Chair Lyrics

The song Rockin' Chair is performed by The Band in the album named The Band in the year 2000 .

Hang around, Willie Boy,
Bb C
Don't you raise the sails anymore.

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ba*s riff:
|F|E|D|C|

--Play this from the 8th fret
on the A string and then down
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F(ba*s riff) Dm DmC GB
It's for sure, I've spent my whole life at sea
Bb DmA G
And I'm pushin' age seventy three;
Eb EbD C
Now there's only one place that was meant for me:

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guitar finger picking:
|C|D|E| --and then quick the F chord below
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F Dm7 DmC Bb
Oh, to be home again,
F C
Down in old Virginny,
F Dm F Bb
With my very best friend,
F
They call him Ragtime Willie.
Dm DmC Bb
We're gonna soothe away the rest of our years,
F Dm DmC Bb
We're gonna put away all of our tears,
Dm G7 C7
That big Rockin' Chair won't go nowhere.

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second verse end:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|C|F|C|D|C|A|G|F|

third verse end:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|C|F|C|D|C|A|A|C|A|G|F|

The entire song ends up with:
Mandolin finger picking:
|D|F|D|F|G|D|
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Slow down, Willie Boy,
Your heart's gonna give right out on you
It's true, and I believe I know what we should do.
Turn the stern and point to shore,
The seven seas won't carry us no more.

Oh, to

The Band - The Band

Aug 2000

Rockin' Chair