Robert Palmer

^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^D7 Ooh, ^C7 ooh, ^A7 ooh.
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^D7 Ooh, ^C7 ooh, ^A7 ooh.
Verse 1:
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^{D7 C7} Tryin' to keep her outta ^A7 sight.
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^{D7 C7} When up popped the ^A7 wife.
I said, " ^A7 I can't find nothing wrong,
With being friends 'cos sometimes;
^{D7 C7} She lets me use her car." ^A7
She said; "If ^A7 you can't find,
Nothing wrong in your mind,
You'd better;
^{D7 C7} Find something ^A7 wrong with hers.
Bridge 1:
So ^D7 I began to ^G7 try to ex- ^D7 plain,
That it ^C7 just wasn't, just wasn't,
^G7 Just wasn't what she ^D7 thought.
Now ^A7 I'd better find something,
To do with my time;
Fact ^D7 is; ^C7
I've just been ^A7 caught.
Chorus 2:
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^D7 Ooh, ^C7 ooh, ^A7 ooh.
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^D7 Ooh, ^C7 ooh, ^A7 ooh.
Solo:
A7, D7 C7 A7 (x8)
Verse 2:
^A7 Sneaking through the alley with Sally;
^{D7 C7} Tryin' to get away ^A7 clean.
^A7 Sneaking through the alley with Sally;
^{D7 C7} When up popped the ^A7 queen.
^A7 I talk double talk,
Anything's trouble talk,
Catching myself in ^D7 lies ^C7 . ^A7
A7 Mama, just look at me as if I was crazy;
^{D7 C7} She didn't even bat an ^A7 eye-lid.
Bridge 2:
So ^D7 I began to ^G7 try to ex- ^D7 plain,
That it ^C7 just wasn't, just wasn't,
^G7 Just wasn't what she ^D7 thought.
Now ^A7 I'd better find something,
To do with my time;
Fact ^D7 is; ^C7
I've just been ^A7 caught, just been caught.
Chorus 3:
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^D7 Ooh, ^C7 ooh, ^A7 ooh.
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^D7 Ooh, ^C7 ooh, ^A7 ooh.
Verse 3:
^A7 Sneaking through the alley with Sally;
^{D7 C7} Tryin' to get away ^A7 clean.
^A7 Sneaking through the alley with Sally;
^{D7 C7} When up popped the ^A7 queen.
^A7 I talk double talk,
Anything's trouble talk,
Catching myself in ^D7 lies ^C7 . ^A7
A7 Mama, just look at me as if I was crazy;
^{D7 C7} She didn't even bat an ^A7 eye-lid.
Coda:
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^D7 Ooh, ^C7 ooh, ^A7 ooh.
^A7 Sneaking sally through the alley,
^D7 Ooh, ^C7 ooh, ^A7 ooh.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:

^{A7 D7 C7 G7
EADGBE} x02223 ^EADGBE xx0212 ^EADGBE x35353 ^EADGBE 323000
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)