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Doubleback Alley Chords by The Rutles

Doubleback Alley chords by The Rutles

Guitar chords with lyrics

Artist: The Rutles
Song: Doubleback Alley
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     = xx5433   G/B = x20033   E7     = 022130   Dmaj7 = xx0222
Bm/F# = xx5543   Am  = x02210   A      = x02220   A/C#  = x4222x
G7/F  = xx3033   Bm  = x24432   A/G#   = 40222x   C#m   = x46654
Em    = xx2000   C   = x32010   A7/G   = 302020   E4    = 022200
Cm/Eb = xx1013   D4  = xx0233   C#m/G# = 446654   E     = 022100
G/D   = xx0003   D   = xx0232   F#m    = 244222   E7    = 022130
Em6/C#= x42000   D7  = xx0212   Dm/F   = xx3231   B     = x2444x
Cmaj7 = x32000   G/F#= xx4433   A/E    = xx2220   B/A#  = x1444x
                (C6) = x32210   F#m6/D#= xx1222   B7/A  = x01202
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  G         Bm/F#         G7/F      Em
People were proud ...in Doubleback Alley,
 Cm/Eb          G/D      Em6/C#  Cmaj7  G/B   G
Neighbours were loud, but ever    so    pal - ly,
  Am                  Bm                 C
People would shout, joking about...the smoke and the soot,
  D4         D           Em                   Am   D7
Mother would put ...the milk bottles out! |  /  /  /  /  |


    G         Bm/F#        G7/F      Em
We had a good time ...in Doubleback Alley,
     Cm/Eb      G/D       Em6/C# Cmaj7  G/B    G        Am
With fences to climb, and Father   O' - Mal - ley...to clip your ear,
     Bm                         C              D4         D
And steer you clear ...of the funny man in the ice cream van,
     Em                D7
Who talked so queer!


    G             G/F#               G7/F           C   (C6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
    G             G/F#        G7/F            C
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


  G      Bm/F#       G7/F     Em
Plenty to do ...in Doubleback Alley,
Cm/Eb       G/D      Em6/C#  Cmaj7  G/B   G
Play peek-a-boo with Saccha - rine  Sal - ly,
   Am               Bm
Bouncing a ball ...against a wall,
   C                  D4               D      Em                   D7
Showing her drawers, "You! Come in - doors!", her dad would call!  ^ ^



   G    Bm/F#    G7/F   Em      Cm/Eb  G/D     Em6/C# Cmaj7  G/B  G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |    /    /     /    /  |

   Am             Bm              C             D4    D
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   Em             E7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


   A              A/G#              A7/G            D    (D6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
    A             A/G#        A7/G            D
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


   A       C#m/G#        A7/G     F#m
Stinking of gin  ...in Doubleback Alley,
 Dm/F      A/E        F#m6/D# Dmaj7 A/C#   A
Grinning a grin ...in Double - back  Al - ley,
 Bm             C#m              D
Kick a dustbin, bingo to win, windows to break,
  E4          E          F#m                 E7
Mother would take ...the milk bottles in!    ^ ^


   A              A/G#               A7/G           D
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
     A             A/G#       A7/G            D
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


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


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Artist: The Rutles
Song: Doubleback Alley

VERSION 2 - without the descending bass notes

G     = 320033   Am    = x02210   E7    = 022130   Dm    = xx0231
Bm    = x24432   C     = x32010   A     = x02220   F#m6  = xx4222
G7    = 320001   D4    = xx0233   Amaj7 = x02120   Dmaj7 = xx0222
Em    = 022000   D     = xx0232   A7    = x02020   E4    = 022200
Cm    = x35543   D7    = xx0212  (D6)   = xx0202   E     = 022100
Em6   = 022020   Gmaj7 = 320002   C#m   = x46654   B     = x24442
Cmaj7 = x32000  (C6)   = x32210   F#m   = 244222   Bmaj7 = x24342
                                                   B7    = x24242

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  G          Bm            G7       Em
People were proud ...in Doubleback Alley,
  Cm              G       Em6  Cmaj7  G
Neighbours were loud, but ever  so  pally,
  Am                  Bm                 C
People would shout, joking about...the smoke and the soot,
  D4         D           Em                  Am    D7
Mother would put ...the milk bottles out! |  /  /  /  /  |


    G          Bm           G7       Em
We had a good time ...in Doubleback Alley,
       Cm        G         Em6  Cmaj7    G           Am
With fences to climb, and Father  O' - Malley ...to clip your ear,
     Bm                         C              D4         D
And steer you clear ...of the funny man in the ice cream van,
     Em                D7
Who talked so queer!


    G            Gmaj7               G7             C    (C6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
    G             Gmaj7        G7             C
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


  G       Bm          G7       Em
Plenty to do ...in Doubleback Alley,
 Cm          G        Em6    Cmaj7   G
Play peek-a-boo with Saccha - rine Sally,
   Am               Bm
Bouncing a ball ...against a wall,
   C                  D4               D      Em                   D7
Showing her drawers, "You! Come in - doors!", her dad would call!  ^ ^



   G     Bm       G7    Em      Cm     G         Em6 Cmaj7  G
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |    /    /    /   /  |

   Am             Bm              C             D4    D
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |

   Em             E7
|  /  /  /  /  |  /  /  /  /  |


   A             Amaj7               A7             D    (D6)
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
    A             Amaj7        A7             D
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


   A        C#m           A7       F#m
Stinking of gin  ...in Doubleback Alley,
   Dm        A         F#m6   Dmaj7   A
Grinning a grin ...in Double - back Alley,
 Bm              C#m             D
Kick a dustbin, bingo to win, windows to break,
  E4          E          F#m                 E7
Mother would take ...the milk bottles in!    ^ ^


   A             Amaj7               A7             D
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
     A            Amaj7        A7             D
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y!


   B             Bmaj7               B7             E
Doubleback Alley takes me back, and, in my mind, I see...
     B            Bmaj7        B7             E
...Happy, smiling faces, if I flog my memor - y,
              B
 Doubleback Alley-----!

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