Biography:
Alabama Shakes is an American rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, United States in 2009. The group consists of lead singer Brittany Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg, bassist Zac Cockrell, and drummer Steve Johnson.
Here is some background information on Alabama Shakes from the Hold On Songfacts: The R&B-inspired Rock band Alabama Shakes originated when lead singer/guitarist Brittany Howard approached bassist Zac Cockrell during a high school psychology class in Athens, Alabama and the pair began meeting after school to write songs.
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When playing this, before you say the A sounds funny, *notice* I play the barre A
higher on the neck at the fifth fret instead because it sounds like it does in the
song. Still don't believe me? play the root notes. It's definitely A. Listen to
the song to get the strumming patterns, they're fairly simple. Enjoy!~daydreamin'
Rise to the Sun
Alabama Shakes
Boys and Girls
[Intro]:
[Verse 1]:
G E D A
All I believe in is a dream
G E D A
I haunt the earth though I am fully seen
G E D A
In all my years I've never felt more sure than now
G E D A
Well, I got to get off this rock somehow.
[Pre-chorus]:
G
I feel so homesick
E
Where's my home
D
Where I belong
A
Where I was born
G
I was taught to go
E
Where the wind would blow
D
And it blows away-
A
Away
[Chorus]:
(Again, B&A sound better played as barre chords on the 5th and 7th fret)
G E F# D B A B A x2
G G G G x2
[Verse 2]:
G E D A
Well, my eyes are full of stars
G E D A
But I just can't reach'em, oh, how high they are
G E D A
I gotta believe what I'm thinking
G E D A
But in a modern world that can be so hard to do
[Pre-chorus]:
G
I feel so homesick
E
Where's my home
D
Where I belong
A
Where I was born
G
I was taught to go
E
Where the wind would blow
D
And it blows away-
A
Away
[Chorus]:
G E F# D B A B A x2
G G G G x2
[Bridge]:
G G G G G G G G
I wake up
E E E E
Rise to the sun
E E E E
I go to work
G G G G
And I come back home
G G G G
I wake up
E E E E
Rise to the sun
E E E E
I go to work
G G G G
And I come back home
[Chorus]:
G E F# D B A B A x2
Come back home...
G E F# D B A B A x2
G G G G (woo!) x2
higher on the neck at the fifth fret instead because it sounds like it does in the
song. Still don't believe me? play the root notes. It's definitely A. Listen to
the song to get the strumming patterns, they're fairly simple. Enjoy!~daydreamin'
Rise to the Sun
Alabama Shakes
Boys and Girls
[Intro]:
[Verse 1]:
G E D A
All I believe in is a dream
G E D A
I haunt the earth though I am fully seen
G E D A
In all my years I've never felt more sure than now
G E D A
Well, I got to get off this rock somehow.
[Pre-chorus]:
G
I feel so homesick
E
Where's my home
D
Where I belong
A
Where I was born
G
I was taught to go
E
Where the wind would blow
D
And it blows away-
A
Away
[Chorus]:
(Again, B&A sound better played as barre chords on the 5th and 7th fret)
G E F# D B A B A x2
G G G G x2
[Verse 2]:
G E D A
Well, my eyes are full of stars
G E D A
But I just can't reach'em, oh, how high they are
G E D A
I gotta believe what I'm thinking
G E D A
But in a modern world that can be so hard to do
[Pre-chorus]:
G
I feel so homesick
E
Where's my home
D
Where I belong
A
Where I was born
G
I was taught to go
E
Where the wind would blow
D
And it blows away-
A
Away
[Chorus]:
G E F# D B A B A x2
G G G G x2
[Bridge]:
G G G G G G G G
I wake up
E E E E
Rise to the sun
E E E E
I go to work
G G G G
And I come back home
G G G G
I wake up
E E E E
Rise to the sun
E E E E
I go to work
G G G G
And I come back home
[Chorus]:
G E F# D B A B A x2
Come back home...
G E F# D B A B A x2
G G G G (woo!) x2
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