Band - Rockin' Chair Lyrics
Am c f dm dm/cHang around, willie boy,Bb cDont you raise the sails anymore.===============================Bass riff:|f|e|d|c|--play this from the 8th fretOn the a string and then down===============================F/(bass riff) dm dm/c g/bIts for sure, Ive spent my whole life at seaBb dm/a gAnd Im pushin age seventy three;Eb eb/d cNow theres only one place that was meant for me:==================================================Guitar finger picking:|c|d|e| --and then quick the f chord below==================================================F dm7 dm/c bbOh, to be home again,F cDown in old virginny,F dm f bbWith my very best friend,FThey call him ragtime willie.Dm dm/c bbWere gonna soothe away the rest of our years,F dm dm/c bbWere gonna put away all of our tears,Dm g7 c7That big rockin chair wont go nowhere.==================================Second verse end:Mandolin finger picking:|d|c|f|c|d|c|a|g|f|Third verse end:Mandolin finger picking:|d|c|f|c|d|c|a|a|c|a|g|f|The entire song ends up with:Mandolin finger picking:|d|f|d|f|g|d|==================================Slow down, willie boy,Your hearts gonna give right out on youIts true, and I believe I know what we should do.Turn the stern and point to shore,The seven seas wont carry us no more.Oh, to be home again,Down in old virginny,With my very best friend,They call him ragtime willie.I cant wait to sniff that air,Dipn snuff, I wont have no care,That big rockin chair wont go nowhere.Hear the sound, willie boy,The flyin dutchmans on the reef.Its my beliefWeve used up all our time,This hills to steep to climb,And the days that remain aint worth a dime.Oh, to be home again,Down in old virginny,With my very best friend,They call him ragtime willie.Would-a-been nice just tsee the folks,Listen once again to the stale jokes,That big rockin chair wont go nowhere.I can hear something calling on me[second voice concurrent with first]And you know where I want to beOh willie dont you hear that sound[second voice as above]Oh to be home again down in old virginnyI just want to get my feet back on the groundOh to be home again down in old virginny[second voice as above]Id love to see my very best friendThey call him rag-time willie[second voice as above]I believe old rockin chairs got me[second voice as above]Oh to be home again
