Blind Willie McTell - You got to die just well to get ready

You Got To Die (Just Well To Get Ready) trad./ Blind Willie McTell Tab by metonymo, from McTell's album "Atlanta Twelve String". Tabs are written both for standard tuning (eadghe), and for Open G (dgdghd). Sounds like McTell is playing in open G, but this song is well suited for standard tuning. In standard tuning: Chords, standard tuning: C x32010 G 320003/xx543x Intro: G C G C G -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------1---0-0^----1-----------| ------0---0^-----0-2-3b--0-----0---0-0^----0-b2-0------| --0h2-----0^-------------0--/2---0---0^--2------0------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 C G ---------------| ----1------0^--| ----0-b2-0-0^--| --2------0-0^--| ---------------| ---------------| Riff 2 --1/3\1----------------------------------------| --------1/3\1----3b----3--3^-------3----3--3^--| --------------/4-----4-4--4^----/4---4--4--4^--| -----------------------5--5^------------5--5^--| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| Riff 3 ---------------------------------------| ----------------1---0-0^----1------0^--| --0-2-3b--0-----0---0-0^----0-b2-0-0^--| ----------0--/2---0---0^--2------0-0^--| ---------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------| get ready(you got to die)you got to die Descending bass, variations: ---------------------------------- --------------------------| ---------------------------------- -----------------------0--| ---------------------------------- -----------------------0--| ----------------------------/14v-- -----------------------0--| ---------------------------------- -----------------------2--| --5----------4---------3---(/12v)- --5----4----3-----2-------| can't - minute - hour can't tell-minute-nor-hour h hammer down ^ strum (the other parts in the riffs and intro are plucked; strumming changes the sound) b bend p pull / slide up \ slide down v vibrate ******** In Open G (dgdghd) Open G chords: C x02010 G 000000/005435 Intro: G C G C G d---------------------------------------------------| h-------------------------------1---0-0^----1-------| g------0---0^-----0-2-3b--0-----0---0-0^----0-b2-0--| d--0h2-----0^-------------0--/2---0---0^--2------0--| g---------------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------| Riff 1 C G ---------------| ----1------0^--| ----0-b2-0-0^--| --2------0-0^--| ---------------| ---------------| Riff 2 --3/5\3----------------------------------------| --------1/3\1----3b----3--3^-------3----3--3^--| --------------/4-----4-4--4^----/4---4--4--4^--| -----------------------5--5^------------5--5^--| -----------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------| Riff 3 -------------------------------------| ----------------1---0-0^----1--------| --0-2-3b--0-----0---0-0^----0-b2-0^--| ----------0--/2---0---0^--2------0^--| -------------------------------------| -------------------------------------| get ready(you got to die)you got to die Descending bass, variations: ---------------------------------- -----------------------------| ---------------------------------- -----------------------0-----| ---------------------------------- -----------------------0-----| ----------------------------/14v-- -----------------------0-----| ---------------------------------- -----------------------4-----| --7----------6---------5---(/14v)- --7----6-----5----4----------| can't - minute - hour can't tell-minute-nor-hour ******** Intro G C G C G G C G riff 1 And, you just well get ready, for you got to die G riff 2 Just well and get ... G Descending bass (or C) G For it may be tomorrow, Lord, you can't tell the minute nor the hour G riff 3 Well, you just well get ready, ... you got die So, you just well to love your enemies, you got to die Just well to love your ... For it may be tomorrow, Lord, you can't tell the minute nor the hour Just well and get ready, you got to die So, you just well to live in union, you got to die Just well to live in ... For it may be tomorrow, well, you can't tell the minute nor the hour Well, you just well ... So, you just well to live a christen, you got to die Just well to live a ... Then it may be tomorrow, Lord, you can't tell the minute nor the hour Just well ... So, you just well to love your neighbour, you got to die Just well to love your ... Then it may be tomorrow, Lord, you can't tell the minute nor the hour Well, just well get ready, you got to die So, you just well to love your members, so you got to die Just well to love your ... Then it may be tomorrow, Lord, you can't tell the minute nor the hour Well, you just well to get ready, you got to die, you got to ... ******** Full text with chords: