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Rocking Chair

Eric Clapton
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Intro , , ,  (2 beats ea.) 4 times. Intro lead on last 2
Oh  rockin chair got  me, cane  by my side.
Fetch  me my gin  son, fore  I tan your hide.
Cant  get from this  cabin, I  aint goin nowhere.
Sittin  here grabbin at the bars  round my rockin chair.
Remember  ol Aunt Harriet, How  long in heaven  she be
 Send  out my chariot,  for the end  of my troubles, I see.
Oh  rockin chair got  me, judgement  days almost here.
 Im chained to my old, rockin chair.
 INSTRUMENTAL on first 2 lines of verse
Cant  get from this cabin,  I aint goin nowhere.
Sittin  here grabbin, at the bars  round my rockin chair.
Remember  ol Aunt Harriet, How  long in heaven  she be
Send  out my chariot,  for the end  of my troubles, I see.
Oh  rockin chair  got me, judgement  days almost here.
Im  chained to my old rockin chair
Im  chained to my old rockin chair

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Readable chord sheet for Rocking Chair by Eric Clapton

Intro [E], [C#7], [C9], [B7] (2 beats ea.) 4 times. Intro lead on last 2

[E]Oh rockin chair [D/F#]got me, [C#m]cane by my [Am7]side.
[E]Fetch me my [C#7]gin son, [C9]fore I tan your h[B7]ide.
[E]Cant get from th[C#m]is cabin, [Eb7]I aint goin now[Abm]here.
[F#]Sittin here grabbin at the bar[B7]s round my rockin chair[E].  [E7]
[A]Remember ol Aunt [A7]Har[Bb]riet, [E]How long in h[B7]eaven she b[E]e
[C#m]        S[Eb7]end out my [Abm]chariot, for the [F#]end of my troubles, I [B7]see.
[E]Oh rockin chair [D/F#]got me, [C#m]judgement days almost h[Am7]ere.
[E]                [F#]   [B7]      [E]
Im chained to my old, rockin chair.       [E]    [C#7]     [C9]     [B7]

INSTRUMENTAL on first 2 lines of verse

[E]Cant get from this c[C#m]abin,[Eb7] I aint goin now[Abm]here.
[F#]Sittin here grabbin, at the b[B7]ars round my rockin cha[E]ir. [E7]
[A]Remember ol Aunt [A7]Har[Bb]riet, [E]How long in [B7]heaven she [E]be
[C#m]       [Eb7]Send out my c[Abm]hariot, for the e[F#]nd of my troubles, I s[B7]ee.
[E]Oh rockin [D/F#]chair got me, judg[C#m]ement days almost here.            [Am7]
[E]Im chained to my [F#]old [B7]rockin [E]chair
[E]Im chained to my [F#]old [B7]rockin [E]chair

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