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 - Too Sick to Pray
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Key of D, ear-transcribed on ukulele by Neil Killer.
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The strum pattern goes something like this.
You can change it up once you get the feel of it.
Bm Em
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d-u-dud---d-dud- d-u-d-u---d-dud-
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VERSE 1:
Bm Em
I'm in a lonely room
Bm Em
Hank Williams sings a lovesick blues
Bm
Winter's walking up the avenue
Em G
But I ain't seen the sunshine since the 6th o' June
A
But I tell ya this
CHORUS:
Bm
Don't call the doctor
Em
I'm gonna get better
Bm
Don't run for the priest
Em Bm
I'm gonna find some faith
Em
Just because I burned my Bible baby
G A
It don't mean I'm too sick to pray
VERSE 2:
Bm Em
I'm in a crowded place yeah
Bm Em
But I can't recognise a single face
Bm
And they say the thrill is in the chase
Em G
Well I ain't got the legs I ain't got the legs to run that race
A
But I tell ya this
CHORUS:
Bm
Don't call the doctor
Em
I'm gonna get better
Bm
Don't run for the priest
Em Bm
I'm gonna find some faith
Em
Just because I burned my Bible baby
G A
It don't mean I'm too sick to pray
BRIDGE:
Bm
Better burn a candle bright
Em
Raise up some ghosts tonight
Bm
They say I made my money messing up young minds
Em
stupped the congregation and I left em all cryin
Bm
In the rain, yeah left em with their pain
Em
Exit your boy with his ill-gotten gains
Bm
Well the blood runs deep and the blood runs cold
Em Bm
As the knife lifts so another sucker is born
Thrown into this world alone
Em G
Doctor came a'knockin wasn't nobody home
A
Ease the pain
CHORUS:
Bm
Don't call the doctor
Em
I'm gonna get better
Bm
Don't run for the priest
Em Bm
I'm gonna find some faith
Em
Just because I burned my Bible baby
G A
It don't mean I'm too sick to pray
Bm
Don't call the doctor
Em
I'm gonna get better
Bm
Don't run for the priest
Em Bm
I'm gonna find some faith
Em
Just because I burned my Bible baby
G A
It don't mean, it don't mean
OUTRO:
Bm Em
I'm too sick to pray
Bm Em
I'm too sick to pray
Bm Em
I'm too sick to pray
G
I'm too sick to pray
A
It don't mean
Bm
I'm too sick to pray
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Key of D, ear-transcribed on ukulele by Neil Killer.
------------------------------
The strum pattern goes something like this.
You can change it up once you get the feel of it.
Bm Em
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
d-u-dud---d-dud- d-u-d-u---d-dud-
------------------------------
VERSE 1:
Bm Em
I'm in a lonely room
Bm Em
Hank Williams sings a lovesick blues
Bm
Winter's walking up the avenue
Em G
But I ain't seen the sunshine since the 6th o' June
A
But I tell ya this
CHORUS:
Bm
Don't call the doctor
Em
I'm gonna get better
Bm
Don't run for the priest
Em Bm
I'm gonna find some faith
Em
Just because I burned my Bible baby
G A
It don't mean I'm too sick to pray
VERSE 2:
Bm Em
I'm in a crowded place yeah
Bm Em
But I can't recognise a single face
Bm
And they say the thrill is in the chase
Em G
Well I ain't got the legs I ain't got the legs to run that race
A
But I tell ya this
CHORUS:
Bm
Don't call the doctor
Em
I'm gonna get better
Bm
Don't run for the priest
Em Bm
I'm gonna find some faith
Em
Just because I burned my Bible baby
G A
It don't mean I'm too sick to pray
BRIDGE:
Bm
Better burn a candle bright
Em
Raise up some ghosts tonight
Bm
They say I made my money messing up young minds
Em
stupped the congregation and I left em all cryin
Bm
In the rain, yeah left em with their pain
Em
Exit your boy with his ill-gotten gains
Bm
Well the blood runs deep and the blood runs cold
Em Bm
As the knife lifts so another sucker is born
Thrown into this world alone
Em G
Doctor came a'knockin wasn't nobody home
A
Ease the pain
CHORUS:
Bm
Don't call the doctor
Em
I'm gonna get better
Bm
Don't run for the priest
Em Bm
I'm gonna find some faith
Em
Just because I burned my Bible baby
G A
It don't mean I'm too sick to pray
Bm
Don't call the doctor
Em
I'm gonna get better
Bm
Don't run for the priest
Em Bm
I'm gonna find some faith
Em
Just because I burned my Bible baby
G A
It don't mean, it don't mean
OUTRO:
Bm Em
I'm too sick to pray
Bm Em
I'm too sick to pray
Bm Em
I'm too sick to pray
G
I'm too sick to pray
A
It don't mean
Bm
I'm too sick to pray
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