The Band - Rockin` Chair

Am C F Dm Dm/C
Hang around, Willie Boy,
Bb C
Don`t you raise the sails anymore.

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bass riff:
|F|E|D|C|

--Play this from the 8th fret
on the A string and then down
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F/(bass riff) Dm Dm/C G/B
It`s for sure, I`ve spent my whole life at sea
Bb Dm/A G
And I`m pushin` age seventy three;
Eb Eb/D C
Now there`s only one place that was meant for me:

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guitar finger picking:
|C|D|E| --and then quick the F chord below
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F Dm7 Dm/C Bb
Oh, to be home again,
F C
Down in old Virginny,
F Dm F Bb
With my very best friend,
F
They call him Ragtime Willie.
Dm Dm/C Bb
We`re gonna soothe away the rest of our years,
F Dm Dm/C Bb
We`re gonna put away all of our tears,
Dm G7 C7
That big Rockin` Chair won`t go nowhere.

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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|
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Slow down, Willie Boy,
Your heart`s gonna give right out on you
It`s true, and I believe I know what we should do.
Turn the stern and point to shore,
The seven seas won`t carry us no more.

Oh, to be home again,
Down in old Virginny,
With my very best friend,
They call him Ragtime Willie.
I can`t wait to sniff that air,
Dip`n snuff, I won`t have no care,
That big Rockin` Chair won`t go nowhere.

Hear the sound, Willie Boy,
The Flyin` Dutchman`s on the reef.
It`s my belief
We`ve used up all our time,
This hill`s to steep to climb,
And the days that remain ain`t 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 t`see the folks,
listen once again to the stale jokes,
That big Rockin` Chair won`t go nowhere.

I can hear something calling on me
[second voice concurrent with first]
And you know where I want to be
Oh Willie don`t you hear that sound
[second voice as above]
Oh to be home again down in old Virginny
I just want to get my feet back on the ground
Oh to be home again down in old Virginny
[second voice as above]
I`d love to see my very best friend
They call him Rag-time Willie
[second voice as above]
I believe old rockin chair`s got me
[second voice as above]
Oh to be home again