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Alexander City Born

Shakey Graves

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: Em 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0h2---2----(2)--------------2---|----0-------2-------3-------0---|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2-------2-------2-------2-------| 2-------2-------2-------2-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------------2-------7-------0---|----2-------7-------5-------0---|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0h2---2---------2-------0-------| 2-------3-------2-------3-------|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2-------2-------2-------2-------| 2-------2-------2-------2-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-----------2-------7-------0---|----2-------7-------5-------0---|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0h2---2---------0h2---2---------| 0h2---2---------0h2---2----(3)--|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2-------2-------2-------2-------| 2-------2-------2-------2-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----0-------2-------7-------0---|----2-------7-------5-------0---|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0h2---2---------0h2---2---------| 0h2---2---------0h2---2----(3)--|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2-------2-------2-------2-------| 2-------2-------2-------2-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-----------2-------7-------5---|----0-------2-------3-------0---|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2---------2-------0-------| 0h2---2----(3)--0h2---2----(3)--|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2-------2-------2-------2-------| 2-------2-------2-------2-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-----------2-------7-------0---|----2-------7-------5-------0---|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-----0h|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|------2----(2)--------2----(2)--|------2----(2)--------2----(3)--|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2-------2-----0h2-------2-----0h| 2-------2-----0h2-------2-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-----------2-------7-------0---|----2-------7-------5-------0---|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

[Verses] 

Lots of variation, uses a lot of the same patterns from the intro. But mostly this:

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0h2---2---------0h2---2---------| 0h2---2---------0h2---2----(3)--|
D|----2-------2-------2-------2---|----2-------2-------2-------2---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|2-------2-------2-------2-------| 2-------2-------2-------2-------|

Give a listen and don't be too particular.

Theres one unique pattern that he uses at the end of the verses to transition to the chorus:

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-----------2-------7-------5---|----3-------2-------5-------0---|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

[Chorus]

 She's got a Betty of her own...  

E|--------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
B|------4---------------5---------|--------------------------------|
G|--4-------4-------5-------5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-------4-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|----------------------5---------|--------------------------------|
B|------4-------------------------|----0---------------------------|
G|--4-------4-------5-------5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-------4-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|------------0-------------------|
B|------4---------------5---------|--------------------------------|
G|--4-------4-------5-------5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-------4-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|----------------------5---------|--------------------------------|
B|------4---------5---------------|----0---------------------------|
G|--4-------4---------5-----5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-------4-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

[Bridge]

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|14------12------10------9-------| 0-------5-------7-------9-------|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------7---------5-----5---------|----0---------------------------|
G|----------7---------------5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----7-------7-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|7-------7-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|14------12------10------9-------| 0-------5-------7-------9-------|
G|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------7---------5-----5---------|----0---------------------------|
G|----------7-------5-------5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----7-------7-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|7-------7-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------7---------5-----5---------|----0---------------------------|
G|----------7---------------5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----7-------7-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|7-------7-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------7---------5-----5---------|----0---------------------------|
G|----------7---------------5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----7-------7-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|7-------7-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

E|----------------------5---------|--------------------------------|
B|4-----4---------5---------------|----0---------------------------|
G|--4-------4-------5-------5-----|--------------------------------|
D|----4-------4-------5-------5---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|4-------4-------5-------5-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

[Interlude - transition from bridge to outro]

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|------5-------------------------|------4-------------------------|
G|--5-------5---------------------|--4-----------------------------|
D|----5-------5-------5-------5---|----4-------4-------4-------4---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|5-------5-------5-------5-------| 4-------4-------4-------4-------|

[Outro] Mostly the same as the intro, again listen figure out how you want to play. 

Here's the final bars to end the song:

  bed                                                 where you may
 
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|0-----------2-------5-------5---|----5-------5-------5-----------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|

 catch him from time to time                 and lives from year to 

E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|2-------2-------2-----------5---|----5-------5-------5-----------|
D|----0-------0-------0-------0---|----0-------0-------0-------0---|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|0-------0-------0-------0-------| 0-------0-------0-------0-------|
 
  year

E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----3---------------------------|
D|----0---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|0-------------------------------|
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