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Shaggin On Boulevard (ver. 2)

Alabama

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

B7Diagram coming soon
D××
E
A×
C#7Diagram coming soon
C7×
F#mDiagram coming soon
F#7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              intro    3    B7  |D/E |A |'/.| 
         
        B7  |D/E |A |'/.| 
 
             A                 D      
v1    11    WELL, THE MAGIC ATTIC'S WHERE THE MUSIC ROLLS 
               A              E 
        AND THE ARMY-NAVY'S GOT OL' JACKIE SOUL               
               A            D 
        DOWN ON PEACHES CORNER THERE ARE GOOD OL' BOYS 
            A             E 
        AND, THE MOTHER FLETCHER'S MAKIN' LOTS OF NOISE 
 
         
            B7      D/E              A 
ch    20    THEY'RE DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
        B7      D/E              A  
        DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
 
 
             A             D  
v2    28    WELL, THE TAMS ARE PLAYIN' AT THE PORT OF CALL 
               A               E   
        AND THE DRIFTERS UNDERNEATH THE BOARDWALK 
              A                  D 
        AT THE SPANISH GALLEON AND OL' FAT JACKS 
        A               E 
        JUKEBOX PLAYIN' AND THE PLACE IS PACKED 
 
                B7      D/E              A 
ch    37    YOU BET THEY'RE DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD  
         C#7    C7          B7       D/E                A 
        YOU KNOW THEY'RE DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
 
        F#m                    E     
br    45    GOT THE TOP DOWN AND THE TRAFFIC'S SLOW 
        D         E 
        SUN FUN WEEK AND, WE ALL GO 
                  F#m             D 
        WHERE THE GIRLS ARE SUNNIN' AND-A-LOOKIN' GOOD 
               B7            E 
        WELL, I NEVER MET 'EM BUT I WISH I COULD 
 
         
                 B7       D/E               A 
ch    54    AND, WE'D GO DANCIN', AND SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
       C#7  C7      B7         D/E A      
        WE'D GO DANCIN',AND SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
 
 
             A              D 
v3    62    WELL, THE EMBERS SINGIN' UP ON OCEAN DRIVE 
            A             E 
        AND THE CASTAWAYS ARE GETTIN' LOUD TONIGHT 
              A                   D 
        AT THE ELECTRIC CIRCUS, THEY'RE ALL GETTIN' DOWN 
            A             E 
        AND, THE CAROUSEL'S SPINNIN', ROUND AND, ROUND              
     
 
                 B7       D/E                A 
ch    71    SEE THEM DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
         C#7  C7       B7        D/E                 A 
        I SEE 'EM DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
 
             A             D  
v4    79    WELL, I'M HANGIN' OUT DOWN AT SLOPPY JOES 
        A               E 
        THEY MAY DOZE BUT, THEY NEVER CLOSE 
            A         D 
        AND, THE BAMA BOYS AT THE BOWERY 
               A             E 
        WELL, A-THEY CAN'T DANCE BUT THEY PLAY FOR FREE 
         
 
                   B7     D/E              A        
ch    88    BUT, THEY LIKE DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
      C#7   C7          B7        D/E                 A     F#7 
        THEY KNOW DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
               
               B7         D/E          A         
ch    96    THEY WROTE DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
        C#7  C7   B7       D/E            A 
        MMM, HMM, DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD         
         
 
 
        A |A C#7  C7  |B7     D/E               A     
tag    102               DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
        F#7      B7        D/E            A    C#7  C7          
        MMM, HMM, DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
        B7      D/E              A     F#7  
        DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
        B7      D/E              A    C#7  C7  
        DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
        B7      D/E              A      F#7 
        DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD 
        B7      D/E               A            
        DANCIN', SHAGGIN' ON THE BOULEVARD  
 
           
outro    126    A |'/.|A | 
 
 
end    130
          
 

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Chord set

B7 · D · E · A · C#7 · C7 · F#m · F#7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.