2129 Chords

KeyA# Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays777

2129 by Alabama 3 is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A# with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords G, C and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A#
Text
16
Speed
  			: Vs= G C Chr= Am C 
 
        G                            C 
When I saw you in the garden of Gethsemane 
   G                          C 
Drunk when you realised the plan  
      G                          C 
You fell into the arms of Mary Magdalene  
       G                        C 
The stain of stigmata on your hands  
          Am                 C 
When the sky fell down on Calvary  
    Am                            C 
I saw the light shining in your eyes  
                 G            C                G       C 
Cos you and me baby we were born 10,000 years ago  
                    G               C            G     C 
I know it sounds crazy but we got 10,000 more to go  
        G                            C 
We followed behind the sisters to La Hegera  
      G                          C 
Saw Ramos kiss like Judus on the wire  
           G                                   C 
When they cut his hair and laid him out like Jesus  
         G                       C 
I know October '67 John Lennon lied  
Am                     C 
Sgt Pepper could not help us  
            Am              C 
When the flowers died I realised  
 
Chorus  
                    G                         C 
In 2129 I'm  gonna meet you in a cantina in Carleta  
                G                                    C 
I'm gonna put Bessie Smith on the jukebox all night long  
             G                         C 
When the Spanish sun comes up on our empty cups  
        G                                   C 
Gonna take you dancing deep down into the dawn  
Am                                   C 
One bright morning when we meet St Peter  
Am                                         C 
I aint gonna give a damn if he don't let us in  
 
REPEAT Chorus  
 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante