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Rockin Chair by The Mills Brothers - Guitar Chords
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Version 1
Written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1929.
This video features 2 1932 recordings? --/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: --/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
We also have 15 songs by The Mills Brothers
- Be My Lifes Companion
- Daddys Little Girl
- Glow Worm
- If I Had My Way
- Me And My Shadow
- Moanin For You
- Nevertheless Im In Love With You
- Paper Doll
- Queen Of The Senior Prom
- Rockin Chair
- Smoke Rings
- Stardust
- Up The Lazy River
- Yellow Bird
- You Always Hurt The One You Love
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