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Doubleback Alley chords by The Rutles

Chords with lyrics

Album: The Rutles
Composer: Neil Innes
Tabbed by: DJ
20th Aug 2014

The prominent feature throughout this song is the descending bass line.
Easier on keyboard than guitar, it presents a few tricky chord
shapes for the novice guitar player, so I have included two versions,
the second slightly simpler without the alternative bass notes.

Chord diagramG+G     = xx5433   Chord diagramG/BG/B = x20033   Chord diagramE7E7     = 022130   Chord diagramDmaj7Dmaj7 = xx0222
Bm/F# = xx5543   Chord diagramA minorAm  = x02210   Chord diagramA augmentedA      = x02220   Chord diagramA/C#A/C#  = x4222x
G7/F  = xx3033   Chord diagramB minorBm  = x24432   A/G#   = 40222x   Chord diagramC# minorC#m   = x46654
Chord diagramE minorEm    = xx2000   Chord diagramC majorC   = x32010   Chord diagramA7/GA7/G   = 302020   E4    = 022200
Cm/Eb = xx1013   D4  = xx0233   C#m/G# = 446654   Chord diagramE MajorE     = 022100
Chord diagramG/DG/D   = xx0003   Chord diagramD MajorD   = xx0232   Chord diagramF# minorF#m    = 244222   Chord diagramE7E7    = 022130
Em6/C#= x42000   Chord diagramD7D7  = xx0212   Dm/F   = xx3231   Chord diagramBB     = x2444x
Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 = x32000   G/F#= xx4433   Chord diagramA/EA/E    = xx2220   B/A#  = x1444x
                (Chord diagramC6C6) = x32210   F#m6/D#= xx1222   B7/A  = x01202

***********************************************************************

  Chord diagramG+G         Bm/F#         G7/F      Chord diagramE minorEm
People were proud ...in Doubleback Alley,
 Cm/Eb          Chord diagramG/DG/D      Em6/C#  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  Chord diagramG/BG/B   Chord diagramG+G
Neighbours were loud, but ever    so    pal - ly,
  Chord diagramA minorAm                  Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramC majorC
People would shout, joking about...the smoke and the soot,
  D4         Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramA minorAm   Chord diagramD7D7
Mother would put ...the milk bottles out! |  /  /  /  /  |
    Chord diagramG+G         Bm/F#        G7/F      Chord diagramE minorEm
We had a good time ...in Doubleback Alley,
     Cm/Eb      Chord diagramG/DG/D       Em6/C# Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  Chord diagramG/BG/B    Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramA minorAm
With fences to climb, and Father   O' - Mal - ley...to clip your ear,
     Chord diagramB minorBm                         Chord diagramC majorC              D4         Chord diagramD MajorD
And steer you clear ...of the funny man in the ice cream van,
     Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramD7D7
Who talked so queer!


    Chord diagramG+G             G/F#               G7/F           Chord diagramC majorC   (Chord diagramC6C6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
    Chord diagramG+G             G/F#        G7/F            Chord diagramC majorC
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


  Chord diagramG+G      Bm/F#       G7/F     Chord diagramE minorEm
Plenty to do ...in Doubleback Alley,
Cm/Eb       Chord diagramG/DG/D      Em6/C#  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  Chord diagramG/BG/B   Chord diagramG+G
Play peek-a-boo with Saccha - rine  Sal - ly,
   Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramB minorBm
Bouncing a ball ...against a wall,
   Chord diagramC majorC                  D4               Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramD7D7
Showing her drawers, "You! Come in - doors!", her dad would call!  ^ ^

   Chord diagramG+G    Bm/F#    G7/F   Chord diagramE minorEm      Cm/Eb  Chord diagramG/DG/D     Em6/C# Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  Chord diagramG/BG/B  Chord diagramG+G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |    /    /     /    /  |

   Chord diagramA minorAm             Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramC majorC             D4    Chord diagramD MajorD
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramE7E7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


   Chord diagramA augmentedA              A/G#              Chord diagramA7/GA7/G            Chord diagramD MajorD    (Chord diagramD6D6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
    Chord diagramA augmentedA             A/G#        Chord diagramA7/GA7/G            Chord diagramD MajorD
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


   Chord diagramA augmentedA       C#m/G#        Chord diagramA7/GA7/G     Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Stinking of gin  ...in Doubleback Alley,
 Dm/F      Chord diagramA/EA/E        F#m6/D# Chord diagramDmaj7Dmaj7 Chord diagramA/C#A/C#   Chord diagramA augmentedA
Grinning a grin ...in Double - back  Al - ley,
 Chord diagramB minorBm             Chord diagramC# minorC#m              Chord diagramD MajorD
Kick a dustbin, bingo to win, windows to break,
  E4          Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramF# minorF#m                 Chord diagramE7E7
Mother would take ...the milk bottles in!    ^ ^


   Chord diagramA augmentedA              A/G#               Chord diagramA7/GA7/G           Chord diagramD MajorD
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
     Chord diagramA augmentedA             A/G#       Chord diagramA7/GA7/G            Chord diagramD MajorD
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


   Chord diagramBB              B/A#               B7/A           Chord diagramE MajorE
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
     Chord diagramBB            B/A#        B7/A            Chord diagramE MajorE
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y,
             Chord diagramBB
 Doubleback Alley-----!


***********************************************************************
***********************************************************************


VERSION 2 - without the descending bass notes

Chord diagramG+G     = 320033   Chord diagramA minorAm    = x02210   Chord diagramE7E7    = 022130   Chord diagramDmDm    = xx0231
Chord diagramB minorBm    = x24432   Chord diagramC majorC     = x32010   Chord diagramA augmentedA     = x02220   Chord diagramF#m6F#m6  = xx4222
Chord diagramG7G7    = 320001   D4    = xx0233   Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7 = x02120   Chord diagramDmaj7Dmaj7 = xx0222
Chord diagramE minorEm    = 022000   Chord diagramD MajorD     = xx0232   Chord diagramA7A7    = x02020   E4    = 022200
Chord diagramC minorCm    = x35543   Chord diagramD7D7    = xx0212  (Chord diagramD6D6)   = xx0202   Chord diagramE MajorE     = 022100
Chord diagramEm6Em6   = 022020   Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7 = 320002   Chord diagramC# minorC#m   = x46654   Chord diagramBB     = x24442
Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7 = x32000  (Chord diagramC6C6)   = x32210   Chord diagramF# minorF#m   = 244222   Chord diagramBMaj7Bmaj7 = x24342
                                                   Chord diagramB7B7    = x24242

***********************************************************************

  Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramG7G7       Chord diagramE minorEm
People were proud ...in Doubleback Alley,
  Chord diagramC minorCm              Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramEm6Em6  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  Chord diagramG+G
Neighbours were loud, but ever  so  pally,
  Chord diagramA minorAm                  Chord diagramB minorBm                 Chord diagramC majorC
People would shout, joking about...the smoke and the soot,
  D4         Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramE minorEm                  Chord diagramA minorAm    Chord diagramD7D7
Mother would put ...the milk bottles out! |  /  /  /  /  |


    Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramB minorBm           Chord diagramG7G7       Chord diagramE minorEm
We had a good time ...in Doubleback Alley,
       Chord diagramC minorCm        Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramEm6Em6  Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7    Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramA minorAm
With fences to climb, and Father  O' - Malley ...to clip your ear,
     Chord diagramB minorBm                         Chord diagramC majorC              D4         Chord diagramD MajorD
And steer you clear ...of the funny man in the ice cream van,
     Chord diagramE minorEm                Chord diagramD7D7
Who talked so queer!


    Chord diagramG+G            Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7               Chord diagramG7G7             Chord diagramC majorC    (Chord diagramC6C6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
    Chord diagramG+G             Chord diagramGmaj7Gmaj7        Chord diagramG7G7             Chord diagramC majorC
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


  Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramG7G7       Chord diagramE minorEm
Plenty to do ...in Doubleback Alley,
 Chord diagramC minorCm          Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramEm6Em6    Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7   Chord diagramG+G
Play peek-a-boo with Saccha - rine Sally,
   Chord diagramA minorAm               Chord diagramB minorBm
Bouncing a ball ...against a wall,
   Chord diagramC majorC                  D4               Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE minorEm                   Chord diagramD7D7
Showing her drawers, "You! Come in - doors!", her dad would call!  ^ ^


   Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramB minorBm       Chord diagramG7G7    Chord diagramE minorEm      Chord diagramC minorCm     Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramEm6Em6 Chord diagramCmaj7Cmaj7  Chord diagramG+G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |    /    /    /   /  |

   Chord diagramA minorAm             Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramC majorC             D4    Chord diagramD MajorD
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   Chord diagramE minorEm             Chord diagramE7E7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


   Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7               Chord diagramA7A7             Chord diagramD MajorD    (Chord diagramD6D6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
    Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7        Chord diagramA7A7             Chord diagramD MajorD
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


   Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramC# minorC#m           Chord diagramA7A7       Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Stinking of gin  ...in Doubleback Alley,
   Chord diagramDmDm        Chord diagramA augmentedA         Chord diagramF#m6F#m6   Chord diagramDmaj7Dmaj7   Chord diagramA augmentedA
Grinning a grin ...in Double - back Alley,
 Chord diagramB minorBm              Chord diagramC# minorC#m             Chord diagramD MajorD
Kick a dustbin, bingo to win, windows to break,
  E4          Chord diagramE MajorE          Chord diagramF# minorF#m                 Chord diagramE7E7
Mother would take ...the milk bottles in!    ^ ^


   Chord diagramA augmentedA             Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7               Chord diagramA7A7             Chord diagramD MajorD
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
     Chord diagramA augmentedA            Chord diagramAmaj7Amaj7        Chord diagramA7A7             Chord diagramD MajorD
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


   Chord diagramBB             Chord diagramBMaj7Bmaj7               Chord diagramB7B7             Chord diagramE MajorE
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
     Chord diagramBB            Chord diagramBMaj7Bmaj7        Chord diagramB7B7             Chord diagramE MajorE
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y,
              Chord diagramBB
 Doubleback Alley-----!

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