Artist/Band: Buffett Jimmy Tabs
Song: Stars Fell On Alabama Tab
Stars Fell On a Alabama
By Mitchell Parish & Frank Perkins
Performed by Jimmy Buffett
Mo(Dm7)onlight and magn(Fo7)olias
sta(C)rlight in your h(C#07)air
Al(Dm7)l the world a d(G7)ream come tr(C)ue
(C#o7)Di(Dm7)d it really h(Fo7)appen
w(C/G)as I really th(Am7)ere
W(D7)as I really there with y(G)ou
(C)We li(C#o7)ved our little d(D7)rama
(G7+5)we kis(C)sed in a field of wh(Cmaj7)ite
A(C#o7)nd st(Dm7)ars fell on Alab(C6)ama
t(G7+5)hat ni(Em7)ght
(A13) (Dm7) (G13) (G7+5)
(C)I c(C#o7)an't forget the gl(D7)amour(G7+5)
your e(C)yes held a tender li(Cmaj7)ght
(C#o7)And st(Dm7)ars fell on Ala(G6)bama(G7+5)
last ni(C)ght
(F) (C)
Chorus:
(C)I never(Fmaj7) planned
in (G)my imag(Cmaj7)ination
(C#o7) a situa(Dm7)tion (G)so heave(C)nly
A fairy(Fmaj7)land
that (G)no one else could e(Am)nter
(C+/G#)And in the ce(B7)nter
just you and m(E7)e
d(G)ear my (C)heart
(C#o7)beat like a ha(D7)mmer
(G7+5) my a(C)rms wound around you t(Cmaj7)ight
(C#o7)And st(Dm7)ars fell on Al(C6)abama
(G7+5)last nig(C)ht
--Spoken:
"Alright, let's take it on down from Mussell Shoals through Decatur"
"Mmmm, Birmingham, ooh Montgomery"
"Right up over Spanish Fort into Mobile, my hometown"
"Mister T..."
Harmonica solo
Repeat chorus
--Spoken:
"One more time boys..."
Yes, (C)we (C#o7)lived our little dr(D7)ama
(G7+5)We ki(C)ssed on the dunes so w(Cmaj7)hite
(C#o7)And st(Dm7)ars fell on Ala(G13)bama
Last n(Cmaj9)ight
Chord Diagrams:
Note:The "o" found in the chords is for the
degree symbol-
Fo7 C#o7 G7+5
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A13 G13 G6
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4th Cmaj9 Fmaj7
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