Bessie Smith - Yellow dog blues
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Capo: 4
Tuning: E A D G B E
Chords without Capo: Ab7, Db, E7, Dbm, Bb7, Abm
Capo 4
[Intro]
E7 A7 B7 E7
E7 A Am B7 E7 A7 E
e|------------------------------------------3/5-3-----2-0-----------|
B|-2-5~-2---------------2/8~-5~------0-0-1----------------2---------|
G|4------4-1--1/4----------------2-2--------------------------------|
D|----------------6-4---------------------------------------2-2h4p2-|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
EEver sEince Miss ESusie EJohnson
ELost Eher jEockey ELee
There'sE7 been E7much exE7citement
And E7more to E7be
e|-----------|
B|--5h8p5----|
G|/6-----6---|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|
AYou cAan hAear her Amoanin’
A7Moanin’ A7night and Emorn A A E E E
e|------------------------------------------|
B|--5h8p5-------5---5---5/8~--8p5p0--2p0----|
G|-------6--6-6------6-4-----------------0--|
D|-----------------------------------------2|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
B7She's wB7onderin' B7where B7her
EeeB7eeeaB7sy rB7ider's E7goooA7oooooooooneE7
e|-0-----------------------|
B|--3~p0--------------3/5-3|
G|-------2p0------0-2------|
D|----------2~---2---------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|
[Verse 2]
ECablegErams goes Eoff in inEquiry
ETelegErams goes Eoff inE sympathy
e|--4h7p4h7p4h7p4tr--|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
ALetters cAame from A7down in Bam
EEveryEwhere tEhat Uncle ESam
[Chorus 2]
Is the B7ruler B7of dB7eliverEeeeeeE E E
e|-------------------|
B|----------0-0------|
G|-1-1-1-1--1-1------|
D|-2-2-2-2--2-2------|
A|-2-2-4-4-----------|
E|-0-0-0-0-----------|
[Verse 3]
EAll day the Ephoooone rAings, iAt's nAot for E7me
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|4-6-4--6/9-6-4-----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
At Alast good Atidings fAills Amy heart with Eglee
e|-------------------|
B|0-x-2-x-3-x-2-0----|
G|1-x-1-x-1-x-1-1----|
D|2-x-2-x-2-x-2-2----|
A|2-x-2-x-2-x-2-2----|
E|-------------------|
ThisF#7 message F#7came fF#7rom TF#7ennesB7see
e|-0h2p0-2-------2---|
B|--------0---0-0----|
G|---------2-2-2-----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
B7Dear B7Sue, your E7eaeeeE7eeesy AriiiiiAiider sE7truck thisE7 burE7g today
E7On a A7southbound A7rattler A7beside theA7 Pullman Ecar
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|1------------------|
D|2-2~-0-0-2---------|
A|2---2-2------------|
E|0---0-0------------|
[Chorus 3]
B7 I seen him B7there and B7he was B7on the AhooooogB7 E A A OAh you
e|0-0-0-4~p0-4-0-|
B|0-0-5-5----5-5-|
G|4-6-0----------|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
[Verse 4]
EeeeEeeeEsy rAiiiiiiiAider's Egot to Estay aEwaaaaaaEaay
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|1-1-2-2-3----------|
D|2-2-2-2-2----------|
A|2-2-2-2-2----------|
E|0-0-0-0-0----------|
AShe hAad toA vamp Ait Abut the Ahike Aain't Efar E Em
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|----0h1p0-0-0h1p0--|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
He's B7gone B7wheeeere the B7Southern cB7ross the Yellow EDooooB7oog
[Outro]
e|4-4-/7-7--4-4-0~---0---0---0--------------------|
B|5-5-/8-8--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-4-4-3/4----------------|
G|-----------------6-6-5-5-5-5-3/4--1-1-2-2-3-2-1-|
D|----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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