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.
G+G = xx5433 G/BG/B = x20033 E7E7 = 022130 Dmaj7Dmaj7 = xx0222
Bm/F# = xx5543 A minorAm = x02210 A augmentedA = x02220 A/C#A/C# = x4222x
G7/F = xx3033 B minorBm = x24432 A/G# = 40222x C# minorC#m = x46654
E minorEm = xx2000 C majorC = x32010 A7/GA7/G = 302020 E4 = 022200
Cm/Eb = xx1013 D4 = xx0233 C#m/G# = 446654 E MajorE = 022100
G/DG/D = xx0003 D MajorD = xx0232 F# minorF#m = 244222 E7E7 = 022130
Em6/C#= x42000 D7D7 = xx0212 Dm/F = xx3231 BB = x2444x
Cmaj7Cmaj7 = x32000 G/F#= xx4433 A/EA/E = xx2220 B/A# = x1444x
(C6C6) = x32210 F#m6/D#= xx1222 B7/A = x01202
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G+G Bm/F# G7/F E minorEm
People were proud ...in Doubleback Alley,
Cm/Eb G/DG/D Em6/C# Cmaj7Cmaj7 G/BG/B G+G
Neighbours were loud, but ever so pal - ly,
A minorAm B minorBm C majorC
People would shout, joking about...the smoke and the soot,
D4 D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm D7D7
Mother would put ...the milk bottles out! | / / / / |
G+G Bm/F# G7/F E minorEm
We had a good time ...in Doubleback Alley,
Cm/Eb G/DG/D Em6/C# Cmaj7Cmaj7 G/BG/B G+G A minorAm
With fences to climb, and Father O' - Mal - ley...to clip your ear,
B minorBm C majorC D4 D MajorD
And steer you clear ...of the funny man in the ice cream van,
E minorEm D7D7
Who talked so queer!
G+G G/F# G7/F C majorC (C6C6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
G+G G/F# G7/F C majorC
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!
G+G Bm/F# G7/F E minorEm
Plenty to do ...in Doubleback Alley,
Cm/Eb G/DG/D Em6/C# Cmaj7Cmaj7 G/BG/B G+G
Play peek-a-boo with Saccha - rine Sal - ly,
A minorAm B minorBm
Bouncing a ball ...against a wall,
C majorC D4 D MajorD E minorEm D7D7
Showing her drawers, "You! Come in - doors!", her dad would call! ^ ^
G+G Bm/F# G7/F E minorEm Cm/Eb G/DG/D Em6/C# Cmaj7Cmaj7 G/BG/B G+G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
A minorAm B minorBm C majorC D4 D MajorD
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
E minorEm E7E7
| / / / / | / / / / |
A augmentedA A/G# A7/GA7/G D MajorD (D6D6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
A augmentedA A/G# A7/GA7/G D MajorD
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!
A augmentedA C#m/G# A7/GA7/G F# minorF#m
Stinking of gin ...in Doubleback Alley,
Dm/F A/EA/E F#m6/D# Dmaj7Dmaj7 A/C#A/C# A augmentedA
Grinning a grin ...in Double - back Al - ley,
B minorBm C# minorC#m D MajorD
Kick a dustbin, bingo to win, windows to break,
E4 E MajorE F# minorF#m E7E7
Mother would take ...the milk bottles in! ^ ^
A augmentedA A/G# A7/GA7/G D MajorD
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
A augmentedA A/G# A7/GA7/G D MajorD
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!
BB B/A# B7/A E MajorE
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
BB B/A# B7/A E MajorE
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y,
BB
Doubleback Alley-----!
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VERSION 2 - without the descending bass notes
G+G = 320033 A minorAm = x02210 E7E7 = 022130 DmDm = xx0231
B minorBm = x24432 C majorC = x32010 A augmentedA = x02220 F#m6F#m6 = xx4222
G7G7 = 320001 D4 = xx0233 Amaj7Amaj7 = x02120 Dmaj7Dmaj7 = xx0222
E minorEm = 022000 D MajorD = xx0232 A7A7 = x02020 E4 = 022200
C minorCm = x35543 D7D7 = xx0212 (D6D6) = xx0202 E MajorE = 022100
Em6Em6 = 022020 Gmaj7Gmaj7 = 320002 C# minorC#m = x46654 BB = x24442
Cmaj7Cmaj7 = x32000 (C6C6) = x32210 F# minorF#m = 244222 BMaj7Bmaj7 = x24342
B7B7 = x24242
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G+G B minorBm G7G7 E minorEm
People were proud ...in Doubleback Alley,
C minorCm G+G Em6Em6 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
Neighbours were loud, but ever so pally,
A minorAm B minorBm C majorC
People would shout, joking about...the smoke and the soot,
D4 D MajorD E minorEm A minorAm D7D7
Mother would put ...the milk bottles out! | / / / / |
G+G B minorBm G7G7 E minorEm
We had a good time ...in Doubleback Alley,
C minorCm G+G Em6Em6 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G A minorAm
With fences to climb, and Father O' - Malley ...to clip your ear,
B minorBm C majorC D4 D MajorD
And steer you clear ...of the funny man in the ice cream van,
E minorEm D7D7
Who talked so queer!
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC (C6C6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
G+G Gmaj7Gmaj7 G7G7 C majorC
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!
G+G B minorBm G7G7 E minorEm
Plenty to do ...in Doubleback Alley,
C minorCm G+G Em6Em6 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
Play peek-a-boo with Saccha - rine Sally,
A minorAm B minorBm
Bouncing a ball ...against a wall,
C majorC D4 D MajorD E minorEm D7D7
Showing her drawers, "You! Come in - doors!", her dad would call! ^ ^
G+G B minorBm G7G7 E minorEm C minorCm G+G Em6Em6 Cmaj7Cmaj7 G+G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
A minorAm B minorBm C majorC D4 D MajorD
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
E minorEm E7E7
| / / / / | / / / / |
A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7 A7A7 D MajorD (D6D6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7 A7A7 D MajorD
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!
A augmentedA C# minorC#m A7A7 F# minorF#m
Stinking of gin ...in Doubleback Alley,
DmDm A augmentedA F#m6F#m6 Dmaj7Dmaj7 A augmentedA
Grinning a grin ...in Double - back Alley,
B minorBm C# minorC#m D MajorD
Kick a dustbin, bingo to win, windows to break,
E4 E MajorE F# minorF#m E7E7
Mother would take ...the milk bottles in! ^ ^
A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7 A7A7 D MajorD
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
A augmentedA Amaj7Amaj7 A7A7 D MajorD
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!
BB BMaj7Bmaj7 B7B7 E MajorE
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
BB BMaj7Bmaj7 B7B7 E MajorE
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y,
BB
Doubleback Alley-----!