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GUEST,CHICO Add: When the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam (2) Lyr Add: When the midnight choo-choo leaves for A 18 Apr 07



(A C° E7 A°   E7 A)

I've had a mighty busy day,
I've had to pack my things away,
Now I'm goin' to give the landlord back his key;
The very key that opened up my dreary flat,
Where many weary nights I sat,
Thinking of the folks down home who think of me;
You can bet you'll find me singing happily.

A6                                     E7 A   (c c# a, c c# a)
When the midnight choo-choo leaves for Alabam',
    E°       E7                   (E7 A)
I'll be right there, I've got my fare,
When I see that rustyhaired conductor-man,
      A7 Ab B7                               E7
I'll grab him by the collar, and I'll holler: Alabam'! Alabam'!
                  A7                     +       D
That's where you stop your train, that brings me back again,
       D°   D   F#7       (bass: f# g# a bb)
Down home where I'll remain,
               Bm   E7?
Where my honeylamb am,
A
I will be right there with bells,
          +      C#7   F#m
When that old conductor yells,
D°    A D°   x2 A
"All aboard!          All aboard!
       A    D° D7 E7 A
All aboard for Alabam'".

The minute that I reach the place,
I'm goin' to overfeed my face,
'Cause I haven't had a good meal since the day
I went away, I'm going to kiss my Pa and Ma
A dozen times for ev'ry star,
Shining over Alabama's new mown hay;
I'll be glad enough to throw myself away.

[(1912) by Irving Berlin, 1888-1989]


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