Biography:
Alabama 3 are a band originating from Brixton, England, their music incorporates elements of country, acid house, blues and gospel.
Named for the Alabama 2, a legal case in the American deep South during the 1930s, in which two black men were hanged for allegedly raping a white woman. The name is also a nod to other victims of injustice like the Birmingham 6 and Guildford 4. In the United States, they are known as A3, after they were sued by the legendary country outfit Alabama.
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Alabama 3
Mansion on the Hill
Based on the track from The Last Train To Mashville, Vol.2
This is a pretty slow choon on the album and there is some finger picking, hammering and
sliding but it’s all based on these chords I think so it’s a great one to improv on and
muck about with.
Intro
A C D A C D
A
I hit the dance floor around about midnight
C D
Gin and juice and I was feelin’ fine
A
Come the morning all the sounds went up
C D
Police man said the joint was shut
A
All the brothers gettin' busted outside
C D
Undercover officers readin' them their rights
A
It’s a one way ticket boys you’re prison bound
C D
The night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
A
How long we gotta wait until
F D A
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
A
How long we gotta waste our time
F D A
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
A C D
A
She shakes the blues off then she tries her luck
C D
Makes a little bet, hopes her horse comes up
A
She’s pickin' pockets for some easy money
C D
Blew the damn lot on the lottery
A
She steals a paper, checks the front page
C D
Headlines read the dancehall can't be saved
A
How can they open up an opera house
C D
The night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
A
How long we gotta wait until
F D A
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
A
How long we gotta waste our time
F D A
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
A F D
D A
Welfare line…
A C D
A
Tweek freak Tony on the four two eight
C D
Special branch sting right time wrong place
A
Columbian connections in the corridors of power
C D
Mean the man on the money ain't ever goin' down
A
Lord Lucky takes his lady to the Magic Flute
C D
Little taste or two thinks he's bullet proof
A
Tony tunes the underground radio
C D
On the night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
A
How long we gotta wait until
F D
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
A
How long we gotta waste our time
F D A
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
Finish how you like! Do another chorus or two!!
Mansion on the Hill
Based on the track from The Last Train To Mashville, Vol.2
This is a pretty slow choon on the album and there is some finger picking, hammering and
sliding but it’s all based on these chords I think so it’s a great one to improv on and
muck about with.
Intro
A C D A C D
A
I hit the dance floor around about midnight
C D
Gin and juice and I was feelin’ fine
A
Come the morning all the sounds went up
C D
Police man said the joint was shut
A
All the brothers gettin' busted outside
C D
Undercover officers readin' them their rights
A
It’s a one way ticket boys you’re prison bound
C D
The night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
A
How long we gotta wait until
F D A
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
A
How long we gotta waste our time
F D A
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
A C D
A
She shakes the blues off then she tries her luck
C D
Makes a little bet, hopes her horse comes up
A
She’s pickin' pockets for some easy money
C D
Blew the damn lot on the lottery
A
She steals a paper, checks the front page
C D
Headlines read the dancehall can't be saved
A
How can they open up an opera house
C D
The night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
A
How long we gotta wait until
F D A
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
A
How long we gotta waste our time
F D A
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
A F D
D A
Welfare line…
A C D
A
Tweek freak Tony on the four two eight
C D
Special branch sting right time wrong place
A
Columbian connections in the corridors of power
C D
Mean the man on the money ain't ever goin' down
A
Lord Lucky takes his lady to the Magic Flute
C D
Little taste or two thinks he's bullet proof
A
Tony tunes the underground radio
C D
On the night the lights in Dallas went down
Chorus
So
A
How long we gotta wait until
F D
We get the keys to the mansion on the hill
A
How long we gotta waste our time
F D A
Boardin' a bus that's bound for the welfare line
Finish how you like! Do another chorus or two!!
Alae
Alain Barriere
Alain Johannes
Alain le Lait
Alaine