Alabama - It Works

intro : | D D ( 9 ) D | G A | D D ( 9 ) D | G A |

verse 1
D Gmaj7
he rattles his glass , she jumps up fast and pours him a glass of tea
Asus4 A | D | G
deep in her heart she believes that’s the way it should be
A ( 4 ) | D Gmaj7
yeah , and i’ve seen my dad get fightin’ mad over one little four – letter word
Asus4 A D
he’ll tell you fast you don’t talk like that around her

chorus :
G A D A/C# Bm D/A
we may not see it the way they see it we may not do it the way they do it
Gmaj7 A D A/C# Bm
but she lives here life for him he’d gladly die for her
D/A G | A E A7 |
and even in this modern age it works

verse 2 :
though he’s been down in his back he still jumps out of that sack
ev’ry mornin’ at 5a . m . having her home with the kids has been worth it to him
yeah and she takes pride in bein’ his wife and making their house a home
and sometimes she wishes the world would just leave them alone

[ repeat chorus ]

bridge

| D | A/C# | Bm G A D
if the good lord’s willin’ , there will come a day
Bm G Asus4 | A D |
when our children will say

[ repeat chorus ]

D A/C# Bm D/A G A E A7 D | G A | Bm | G Asus4 A | D
even in this modern age it works

chords :
D xx0232
D ( 9 ) xx4230 or xx0230
G 320003 or 320033
a x02220
Asus 4 x02230
A ( 4 ) x00220
A7 x02020
A/C# x42220
Bm x24432
E 022100