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Alabama Rain

Jim Croce

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Date: 04.04.2006
Tabbed by Peter Tuyp(peter.tuyp@wxs.nl)

subject: Jim Croce - Alabama rain

All guitars standard tuning
Gtr I    open
Gtr II   capo on 7th fret
Gtr III  open


Intro:
  Gtr I
  G       Bm      Am      D       G       Bm      Am      D 
|-----3-------2-------0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-----|
|-----0-------3-------1-------3-------0-------3-------1-------3-----|
|---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---|
|-------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|

  Gtr II
  C       Em7     Dm7     G       C       Em7     Dm7     G
|-------0-----0-------1---0-------------0-----0-------1---0---------|
|-1---1---3-------1-----------3---1-------3-------1-----------3-----|
|---0-------0-------2-------0---------0-----0-------2-------0-------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------------------------------3---------|


Verse 1:
  Gtr I
  G       Bm      Am      D       G       Bm      Am      D 
|-----3-------2-------0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-----|
|-----0-------3-------1-------3-------0-------3-------1-------3-----|
|---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---|
|-------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
     Lazy days in mid  july,      country sunday  mor-    nin'

  Gtr II
  C       Em7     Dm7     G       C       Em7     Dm7     G
|-------0-----0-------1---0-------------0-----0---------------------|
|-1---1---3-------1-----------3---1---1---3-------1-------0h1-3-----|
|---0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0---------2-------------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------------------------------3---------|


  Gtr I
  G       Bm      Am      D       G       Bm      Am      D 
|-----3-------2-------0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-----|
|-----0-------3-------1-------3-------0-------3-------1-------3-----|
|---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---|
|-------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
    Dusty haze on summer higways, sweet magnolia  cal-    lin'

  Gtr II
  C       Em7     Dm7     G       C       Em7     Dm7     G
|-------0-----0-------1---0-------------0-----0-------1-0-0---------|
|-1---1---3-------1-----------3---1-------3-------1-----------3-----|
|---0-------0-------2-------0---------0-----0-------2-------0-------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------------------------------3---------|


Chorus:
  Gtr I
  C               Bm              Am              Bm
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---1-0-----0---1-----3-----3-------1-----1-----------3-----3-------|
|---------0---------4-----4-----4-----2-----2---2---4-----4-----4---|
|-------2-----2---------4---------------2---------------4-----4-----|
|-3---------------2-----------2---0-----------0---2-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      But now and then I find myself,   thinkin'of the days, that we were  

  Gtr II
  F               Em7             Dm7             Em7
|-1-----------------------0-------1-----------------------0---------|
|-1-----------------3-------3-----1-----------------3-------3---0---|
|-2-------------------0-----------2-------------------0-------0-----|
|-3---------------------2---------0---------------------2-----------|
|-3-------------------------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------0-------------------------------0-----------------|


  Gtr I
  C   Em7 Am  G   C       D       G       C       G       C  
|-0---0-------------------------------3---0h3---------3---3---------|
|-1---3---1---0-----1-0-------3-------0-------1---0-----------1-----|
|---------2---0---------0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
|-3---2---0-------------------------------3---------------3---------|
|-------------3---0---------------3---------------3-----------------|
  Walkin' in     the  Ala-bama    rain

  Gtr II
  F   C/e Dm  Am7 Am      G       C       F       C       F      
|-5---3---1---0---------0-----3---0-------1-0-----0---3---1-0-------|
|-1---1---3---1-------1---------------1-------3-1---1---1-----3-1---|
|-------------0---------------0-----0---0---------------------------|
|-3---2---0---2-----2-------0---0-----------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------3---------------3-----------------|
|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------|


Verse 2:
  Gtr I
  G       Bm      Am      D       G       Bm      Am      D 
|-----3-------2-------0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-----|
|-----0-------3-------1-------3-------0-------3-------1-------3-----|
|---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---|
|-------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
     Drive-in movies, friday nights, drinkin'beer and laughin'

  Gtr II
  C       Em7     Dm7     G       C       Em7     Dm7     G
|-------0-----0-------1---0-------------0-----0---------------------|
|-1---1---3-------1-----------3---1---1---3-------1-------0h1-3-----|
|---0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0---------2-------------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------------------------------3---------|


  Gtr I
  G       Bm      Am      D       G       Bm      Am      D 
|-----3-------2-------0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-----|
|-----0-------3-------1-------3-------0-------3-------1-------3-----|
|---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---|
|-------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
     Somehow things were always right, I just don't know what happened

  Gtr II
  C       Em7     Dm7     G       C       Em7     Dm7     G
|-------0-----0-------1-0---------------0-----0-------1---0---------|
|-1---1---3-------1-----------3---1-------3-------1-----------3-----|
|---0-------0-------2-------0---------0-----0-------2-------0-------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------------------------------3---------|


Chorus:
  Gtr I
  C               Bm              Am              Bm
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---1-0-----0---1-----3-----3-------1-----1-----------3-----3-------|
|---------0---------4-----4-----4-----2-----2---2---4-----4-----4---|
|-------2-----2---------4---------------2---------------4-----4-----|
|-3---------------2-----------2---0-----------0---2-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      But now and then I find myself,   thinkin'of the days, that we were  

  Gtr II
  F               Em7             Dm7             Em7
|-1-----------------------0-------1-----------------------0---------|
|-1-----------------3-------3-----1-----------------3-------3---0---|
|-2-------------------0-----------2-------------------0-------0-----|
|-3---------------------2---------0---------------------2-----------|
|-3-------------------------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------0-------------------------------0-----------------|

  Gtr III
|-12/15-15--------10/14-14--------8/12-12---------7/10-10-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Gtr I
  C   Em7 Am  G   C       D       G       C       G       C   Em7
|-0---0-------------------------------3---0h3-----------------------|
|-1---3---1---0-----1-0-------3-------0-------1---0---0---1---3-----|
|---------2---0---------0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
|-3---2---0-------------------------------3---------------0---2-----|
|-------------3---0---------------3---------------3---3-------------|
  Walkin' in     the  Ala-bama    rain

  Gtr II
  F   C/e Dm  Am7 Am      G       C       F       C       F
|-5---3---1---0---------0-----3---0-------1-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-1---1---3---1-------1---------------1-------3-1-----1-----1---1---|
|-------------0---------------0-----0---0-----------0-----3---0-----|
|-3---2---0---2-----2-------0---0-----------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------3---------------3-----------------|
|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------|


Bridge:
  Gtr I
  C       D       G       Em      Am      D       G
|-0---------------------------0-------0-------2-------3------|
|-----1---3---3---0---1---0---0---1-------3-------0----------|
|---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2---0---0----|
|---------0-------------------------------0------------------|
|-3---------------2---0-----------0--------------------------|
|-------------------------0-----------------------3----------|
      We were only kids, but then I never heard it said,  that      

  Gtr II
  Dm7     G       Em      Am7     Dm      G       C
|-1-----1-0-----------------------------1-0------------------|
|-----1-------3---0-------1-------3---3-------3---1---1------|
|---2-------0---0-----0-------0-----2-------0---0---0---0----|
|-0-----------------2---2---2---2-0--------------------------|
|-------------------------0-----------------------3----------|
|---------3-------0-----------------------3------------------|


  Gtr I
  Am7 Em7 C       D       G   Am7 Em      A       A7  
|---------0-----------2---------------0-------0-------3------|
|-1---3-------1---3-------0---1---0---0---2-------2----------|
|---0---0---0---0---2---2---0---0---0---0---2---2---2---2----|
|-----------------0------------------------------------------|
|-0---2---3---------------2---0-----------0-------0----------|
|---------------------------------0--------------------------|
  kids can't fall in love and feel the same.  I can still re-   

  Gtr II
  Dm7 Am7 F       Em7/g   Em      Am      D       D7        
|-1---0---1-------0---------------------------2-3-3S5-5-5----|
|---1---1-------------3---0-------1-------3------------------|
|-------------2-----4---0-----0-------2-----2-----2S5--------|
|-0---2-----3---3-----------2---2---2---2-4------------------|
|---------------------------------0--------------------------|
|---------1-------3-------0----------------------------------|
 

  Gtr I
  D       C       Em7     D7sus4
|-2-------0-------------------3------------------------------|
|-----3-------1---3-------1----------------------------------|
|---2---2---0---0-----0-----2---2----------------------------|
|-0-----------------0---0------------------------------------|
|---------3-------2-------0----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
  member the first time I told you I love you

  Gtr II
  G   F C F   C Dm  C Dm
                        Am
                          Dm  Am 
                                Dm/f
|-7---5-3-5---3-1-1S3-1-0-1---0------------------------------|
|-------------------------------3----------------------------|
|-7---5-4-5---4-2-2S4-2-0-2---0------------------------------|
|-------------------------------3----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
 

  Gtr I
  G       Bm      Am      D       G       Bm      Am      D 
|-----3-------2-------0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-----|
|-----0-------3-------1-------3-------0-------3-------1-------3-----|
|---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---|
|-------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
     On a dysty   mid     july,      country summer's evening  

  Gtr II
  C       Em7     Dm7     G       C       Em7     Dm7     G
|-------0-----0-------1---0-------------0-----0---------------------|
|-1---1---3-------1-----------3---1---1---3-------1-------0h1-3-----|
|---0-------0-------2-------0-------0-------0---------2-------------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------------------------------3---------|


  Gtr I
  G       Bm      Am      D       G       Bm      Am      D 
|-----3-------2-------0-------2-------3-------2-------0-------2-----|
|-----0-------3-------1-------3-------0-------3-------1-------3-----|
|---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---0---0---4---4---2---2---2---2---|
|-------------------------0-------------------------------0---------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
     A weepin' willow sang its lullabies, and shared its secrets

  Gtr II
  C       Em7     Dm7     G       C       Em7     Dm7     G
|-------0-----0-------1---0-------------0-----0-------1---0---------|
|-1---1---3-------1-----------3---1-------3-------1-----------3-----|
|---0-------0-------2-------0---------0-----0-------2---2---0-------|
|---------2-------0-----------------------2-------0-----------------|
|-3-------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-------------------------3-------------------------------3---------|


Chorus:
  Gtr I
  C               Bm              Am              Bm
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---1-0-----0---1-----3-----3-------1-----1-----------3-----3-------|
|---------0---------4-----4-----4-----2-----2---2---4-----4-----4---|
|-------2-----2---------4---------------2---------------4-----4-----|
|-3---------------2-----------2---0-----------0---2-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      But now and then I find myself,   thinkin'of the days, that we were  

  Gtr II
  F               Em7             Dm7             Em7
|-1-----------------------0-------1-----------------------0---------|
|-1-----------------3-------3-----1-----------------3-------3---0---|
|-2-------------------0-----------2-------------------0-------0-----|
|-3---------------------2---------0---------------------2-----------|
|-3-------------------------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------0-------------------------------0-----------------|

  Gtr III
|-12/15-15--------10/14-14--------8/12-12---------7/10-10-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Gtr I
  C   Em7 Am  G   C       D       G       C       G       C   Em7 
|-0---0-------------------------------3---0h3-----3---3-------------|
|-1---3---1---0-----1-0-------3-------0-------1---0---0---1---3-----|
|---------2---0---------0---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|-------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
|-3---2---0-------------------------------3---------------0---2-----|
|-------------3---0---------------3---------------3---3-------------|
  Walkin' in     the  Ala-bama    rain

  Gtr II
  F   C/e Dm  Am7 Am      G       C       F       C       F 
|-5---3---1---0---------0-----3---0-------1-0-----0-----0-----0-----|
|-1---1---3---1-------1---------------1-------3-1-----1-----1---1---|
|-------------0---------------0-----0---0-----------0-----3---0-----|
|-3---2---0---2-----2-------0---0-----------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------3---------------3-----------------|
|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------|


  Gtr I
  C   Em7 Am  G   C       D       G         C          G        
|-0---0-------------------------------3-----0h3---------------------|
|-1---3---1---0-----1-0-------3-------0----------1-----0----0-------|
|---------2---0---------0---2---2---0----0-----0----0----0-----0----|
|-------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
|-3---2---0---------------------------------3-----------------------|
|-------------3---0---------------3--------------------3------------|
  Walkin' in     the  Ala-bama    rain

  Gtr II
  F   C/e Dm  C/f Am      G       C         F       C       
|-5---3---1---0---------0-----3---0---------1--0-------0-------0----|
|-1---1---3---1-------1---------------1----------3--1-------1-------|
|-----------------------------0-----0----0---------------0----------|
|-3---2---0---3-----2-------0---0-----------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------3--------------------3------------|
|-------------------------3-----------------------------------------|

  Gtr III
|-----------------------------------15-------------------15-12-10---|
|-------------------------------------15-12-13-12-------------------|
|---------------------------------12-------------14-12-12-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


  Gtr I
  C         G             C           G
|-0h3---------------------0h3---------3-----|
|-------1-----0-----0-----------1-----0-----|
|----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0-----|
|-------------------------------------0-----|
|-3-----------------------3-----------2-----|
-|----------3-------------------------3-----|

  Gtr II
  F         C             F           C
|-1--0--------0--------0--1--0--------0-----|
|-------3--1--------1-----------3--1--1-----|
|----------------0--------------------0-----|
|-------------------------------------2-----|
|-------------3-----------------------3-----|
|-------------------------------------------|

  Gtr III
|----------------------15-12S10-------------|
|-12\10-10----12-10-------------10----------|
|----------12-------12-------------12-12S14-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|