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Version 1Written by Hoagy Carmichael in 1929. This video features 2 1932 recordings? --/X156tt5SZRA 1st Mildred Bailey doing the song in C#. Then at 3:15, The Mills Brothers do the song in E, which I've captured. Here's me playing the tab: --/E2OKlnbJcKE Final E6: 076650 [Intro] E A E B+ [Verse] E Bm7 E7 Old rockin' chair's got me, A Am my cane by my side. E C#7 Fetch me that gin son, F#7 B7 B+ 'fore I tan your hide. [Verse] Emaj7 C#m Can´t get from this cabin A#m7-5 D#7-9 G#m I ain´t goin´ nowhere. F#7 Just sittin’ here grabbin’ B7 B+ E E7 at the flies round my rockin' chair [Bridge] A A#dim My dear old Aunt Harriet, E How long in heaven she´d be A#m7-5 D#7-9 G#m Send that sweet chariot, for the F#7 B7 B+ end of my troubles, I see. [Verse] E Bm7 E7 Old rockin’ chair got me, A Am judgement day’s almost here. E C#7 F#7 B7 E C#7 F#7 B7 I´m chained to my rock-in’ chair. [Verse] (instrumental) E Bm7 E7 A Am E C#7 F#7 B7 B+ [Verse] E C#m Can´t get from this cabin, A#m7-5 D#7-9 G#m I ain´t goin´ nowhere. F#7 Sittin’ here grabbin’ B7 B+ E E7 at the flies round my rockin' chair [Bridge] A A#dim Remember ol Aunt Harriet, E How long in heaven she´d be A#m7-5 D#7-9 G#m Send out my chariot, for the F#7 B7 B+ end of my troubles, I see. [Verse] E Bm7 E7 Old rockin chair got me, A Am judgement day is here. E C#m7 F#7 B7 E C#7 I´m chained to my rock-in’ chair. F#7 B7 E C#m7 F#m7 B7 I´m chained to my old rockin’ chair E6