Sneaking Sally Through The Alley by Robert Palmer

...SNEAKING SALLY THROUGH THE ALLEY... by Robert Palmer
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*from 'Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley' (1974)*


*CAPO 2nd FRET*

(Original Key: B)


Intro:

A7, D7  C7  A7 (x2)

Chorus 1:

A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7    C7   A7
 Ooh, ooh, ooh.
A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7    C7   A7
 Ooh, ooh, ooh.

Verse 1:

A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7 C7
    Tryin' to keep her,
      A7
Outta sight.
A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7 C7
    When up popped,
    A7
The wife.
         A7
I said, "I can't find,
Nothing wrong with,
Being friends,
'Cos sometimes;
D7 C7
    She lets me,
              A7
Use her car."
She said;
    A7
"If you can't find,
Nothing wrong in,
Your mind,
You'd better;
D7 C7
    Find something,
A7
 Wrong with hers.

Bridge 1:

   D7
So I began to,
G7         D7
 Try to ex-plain,
        C7
That it just wasn't,
Just wasn't,
G7
 Just wasn't,
         D7
What she thought.
    A7
Now I'd better,
Find something,
To do with my time;
     D7  C7
Fact is;
               A7
I've just been caught.

Chorus 2:

A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7    C7   A7
 Ooh, ooh, ooh.
A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7    C7   A7
 Ooh, ooh, ooh.

Solo:

A7, D7  C7  A7  (x8)

Verse 2:

A7
 Sneaking through,
The alley with Sally;
D7 C7
    Tryin' to get,
     A7
Away clean.
A7
 Sneaking through,
The alley with Sally;
D7 C7
    When up popped,
    A7
The queen.

A7
 I talk double talk,
Anything's,
Trouble talk,
Catching myself,
         D7  C7  A7
In lies.
A7
 Mama, just look at me,
As if I was crazy,
D7 C7
    She didn't even,
       A7
Bat an eye-lid.

Bridge 2:

   D7
So I began to,
G7         D7
 Try to ex-plain,
        C7
That it just wasn't,
Just wasn't,
G7
 Just wasn't,
         D7
What she thought.
    A7
Now I'd better,
Find something,
To do with my time;
     D7  C7
Fact is;
               A7
I've just been caught,
Just been caught.

Chorus 3:

A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7    C7   A7
 Ooh, ooh, ooh.
A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7    C7   A7
 Ooh, ooh, ooh.

Verse 3:

A7
 I talk double talk,
Anything's,
Trouble talk,
Catching myself,
         D7  C7  A7
In lies.
A7
 Mama, just look at me,
As if I was crazy,
D7 C7
    She didn't even,
       A7
Bat an eye-lid.

Coda:

A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7    C7   A7
 Ooh, ooh, ooh.
A7
 Sneaking sally,
Through the alley,
D7    C7   A7
 Ooh, ooh, ooh.

(Repeat to Fade)


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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   A7      D7      C7      G7

 EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE
 x02223  xx0212  x35353  323000


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