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Rockin Chair by The Mills Brothers - Guitar Chords

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Version 1 
            Written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1929.
This video features 2 1932 recordings? --/X156tt5SZRA
1st Mildred Bailey doing the song in C#.
Then at 3:15, The Mills Brothers do the song in E, which I've captured.
Here's me playing the tab: --/E2OKlnbJcKE
Final E6: 076650

[Intro]
E   A   E   B+

[Verse]
E                    Bm7    E7
 Old rockin' chair's got me,
A              Am
 my cane by my side.
E              C#7
 Fetch me that gin son,
F#7                B7   B+
  'fore I tan your hide.

[Verse]
Emaj7                C#m
 Can´t get from this cabin
A#m7-5          D#7-9   G#m
      I  ain´t  goin´ nowhere.
F#7
  Just sittin’ here grabbin’
       B7             B+      E    E7
at the flies round my rockin' chair

[Bridge]
A                 A#dim
 My dear old Aunt Harriet,
E
  How long in heaven she´d be
A#m7-5 D#7-9               G#m
       Send that sweet chariot, for the
F#7                   B7  B+
end of my troubles, I see.

[Verse]
E                  Bm7    E7
 Old rockin’ chair got me,
A                       Am
 judgement day’s almost here.
E    C#7           F#7  B7  E    C#7  F#7 B7
 I´m chained to my rock-in’ chair.

[Verse]
(instrumental)
E   Bm7  E7
A   Am
E   C#7
F#7  B7  B+

[Verse]
E                    C#m
 Can´t get from this cabin,
A#m7-5          D#7-9   G#m
      I  ain´t  goin´ nowhere.
F#7
   Sittin’ here grabbin’
       B7             B+      E    E7
at the flies round my rockin' chair

[Bridge]
A                 A#dim
 Remember ol Aunt Harriet,
E
 How long in heaven she´d be
A#m7-5 D#7-9       G#m
       Send out my chariot, for the
F#7                   B7  B+
end of my troubles, I see.

[Verse]
E                 Bm7    E7
 Old rockin chair got me,
A                 Am
 judgement day is here.
E    C#m7          F#7  B7  E         C#7
 I´m chained to my rock-in’ chair.
F#7                 B7          E   C#m7 F#m7 B7
  I´m chained to my old rockin’ chair
E6

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