Across the Alley From the Alamo

Words & Music by Joe Greene
Recorded by The Mills Brothers, 1947 (#7)


   G        D             Am7 D9   G
Across the alley from the Al - a - mo 

Cdim    G   G/F# Em   Cdim  Am7  D9   G
Lived a pin - to pony and a Nav - a - jo

     D     Am7     D9       Cdim  D   Am7   D7 
Who sang a sort of In - di - an  "Hi - de - ho" 

       C     C/B Cdim  D7   G    D7
To the peo - ple pas - sin' by.


     G               D       Am7     D9   G
The pinto spent his time a - swish - in' flies

Cdim    G        G/F# Em    Cdim Am7  D9   G
And the Nav - a - jo watched the la - zy skies

    D     Am7   D9       Cdim  D   Am7   D7
And very rarely did they ever rest their eyes 

       C     C/B Cdim  D7   G
On the peo - ple pas - sin' by.


Bridge 1:

     C    C/B Am7  Am7/G  G    G/F#  Em7  
One day, they went   a   walk - in'    

Em6  C   C/B Am7   Am7/G   G    Am7   G
A - long the rail - road track;

G/F#      Em          B+       Em7        Em6
They were swish - in' not a - look - in' -- 

     Bm7-5          A7    Cdim  D7
Toot! Toot! -- they never came back.


     G         D             Am7  D9   G
Oh, across the alley from the Al - a - mo

Cdim     G      G/F#   Em  Cdim Am7   D9   G
When the summer sun decides  to set - tle low

D     Am7      D9       Cdim  D   Am7   D7
A fly sings an In - di - an  "Hi - de - ho"

        C    C/B Cdim   D7   G   D7
To the peo - ple pass - ing by.


   G        D             Am7  D9   G
Across the alley from the Al - a - mo

Cdim     G   G/F# Em  Cdim  Am7  D9   G
Lived a pin - to pony and a Nav - a - jo

     D      Am7        D9      Cdim  D     Am7   D7
Who used to bake fri - jo - les in  corn - meal dough 

         C    C/B Cdim   D7   G
For the peo - ple pass - ing by.


      G                       D        Am7  D9  G
They thought that they would make some ea - sy bucks

Cdim  G       G/F#       Em      Cdim Am7  D9  G
By   washin' their fri - jo - les in  Duz and Lux,

   D      Am7  D9    Cdim  D     Am7   D7
A pair of very con - sci - en - tious clucks 

        C    C/B Cdim   D7  G
To the peo - ple pass - in' by.


Bridge 2:

           C    C/B Am7  Am7/G  G    G/F#  Em7
Then they took this cheap va - ca - tion, 

Em6    C    C/B  Am7   Am7/G   G    Am7   G
Their shoes were pol - ished bright;

G/F#      Em     B+       Em7      Em6
No, they never heard the whistle--

      Bm7-5          Cdim         D7
Toot! Toot! they're clear out of sight


      G         D            Am7  D9  G
Oh, across the alley from the Al - a - mo,

Cdim      G   G/F# Em   Cdim Am7   D9   G
When the starlight beams its ten - der glow,

     D    Am7    D9       Cdim        D   Am7  D7
The beams go to sleep and then there ain't no dough

         C    C/B Cdim   D7  G
For the peo - ple pass - in' by.



Bridge 3:

     C    C/B Am7  Am7/G  G    G/F#  Em7
One day, they went  a    walkin' 

Em6  C   C/B Am7   Am7/G   G    Am7   G
A - long the rail - road track;

G/F#      Em       B+    Em7        Em6
They were swishin' not a-lookin'--

     Bm7-5        A7    Cdim  D7
Toot! Toot!, they never came back.


      G        D              Am7  D9  G
Oh, across the alley from the Al - a - mo

Cdim      G     G/F#   Em  Cdim Am7   D9   G
When the summer sun decides to  set - tle low

  D    Am7     D9       Cdim  D   Am7   D7
A fly sings an In - di - an  "Hi - de - ho" 

        C    C/B Cdim   D7  G   Am7  G
To the peo - ple pass - in' by.



Coda:

 G/F#      Am    Am+7  D7         Am7 Cdim  G
Across the alley          from the Al - a - mo.


Suggested by recent visitor Fred G. Arellano -- thanks!


 
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