Shaggin On The Boulevard
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Greg,
Here's another but I'll warn it's a quickly done interpretation
of Alabama's " Dancin, Shaggin on The Boulevard ". This was transcribed by
Roger Owens and the only notes I'll add are that I won't guarantee the words
are perfect and at the end of this song I believe the chord pattern changes
back and forth from the Dbm7 Cm7 Bm7 to simply an F#7 In other words one
time is a three chord movement down and the next is only the one chord
Shaggin On the Boulevard by Alabama
Open: Bm7 A Bm7 A
A D
Well the Magic Attic's where the music rolls
A E
And the Army, Navy's got ole Jackies soul
A D
Down on Beegis corner there are good ole boys
A E
And the Mother Fletcher's makin lotsa noise
Bm7 A
Chorus: They're dancin, shaggin on the Blvd. 2x
D
Well the Tams are playin at the Port O' Call
A E
And The Drifters underneath the Boardwalk
A D
At the Spanish Galleon and ole Fat Jacks
A E
Jukebox playin and the place is packed
Dbm7 Cm7 Bm7
Chorus: You bet... You know...
F#m E
Got the top down and the traffic's slow
D E
When it's Sun fun weekend we all go
F#m D
Where the girls are sunnin and are lookin good
Dbm7 Bm7 E
Well I never met 'em but I wish I could
Dbm7 Cm7 Bm7
Chorus: And we'd go... We'd go...
A D
Well I'm hangin out down at Sloppy Joe's
A E
They may doze but they never close
A D
And the Bama boys at the bowery
A E
Well now they can't dance but they play for free
Chorus: They like... They go... They go... (F#7...)
How to play Shaggin On The Boulevard
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Dbm7. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.