Otis Redding – Shout Bamalama (Guitar)

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As recorded by Otis Redding & The Pinetoppers (1961 single release) [Spoken Intro] N.C. Bamalama, okay, hold it, hold it right there N.C. Hold it, hold it N.C. E A E B A E
A-one, a-two, a-one, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
N.C.                A
He's down in Alabama

                     E
I'm shoutin' Bamalama

                     A
Way down in Louisiana

A
Well, well, well

  E
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 2]
                A
Lord have mercy on my soul

E                 A
How many chickens have I stole

E                      A
One last night and the night before
N.C. I'm going back and tryin' to get ten or 'leven more
                         A
Startin' to get 'em and I

                      E
I love a chicken, baby

                 A
Shoutin' Bamalama

A
Well, well, well

  E
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 3]
                         A
9 feet and 10 feet we're goin' for the build

    E                A
An' 9 feet left on a ten feet of hill

E                   A        E
10 feet turn around a 9 feet fence
N.C. His teeth fell out and his tongue stayed in
                  A
His cousin said so

                        E
He got the chicken, baby

                 A
Shoutin' Bamalama

A
Well, well, well

  E
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 4]
                      A
A Leo demarket told a line one day

  E                       A
A bad little fella comin' down the way

        E                                A
We were talkin' 'bout his family, it's a cryin' shame

         E   N.C.
He tell ya, "Mother is workin' on the chain gang"

                          A
She busts his britches now

                          E
She's good at workin' hard

                 A
Shoutin' Bamalama

A
Well, well, well

  E
Nobody's gonna set him down
[Verse 5]
                                 A
The preacher and the deacon were prayin' one day

 E           A
Along come a bear comin' down that way

    E                           A
The preacher told the deacon to say a prayer

      E   N.C.
He said, "Lord, a prayer won't kill this bear"

                     A
I gotta make it, baby

              E
Shout Bamalama

                  A
I gotta run for it

A
Well, well, well

  E
Nobody's gonna set him down

                    A
He's down in Alabama