Bessie Smith Emily Jane White
Emily Jane White - Bessie Smith
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(Standard Tuning, No Capo)
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| Chords |
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| Dm xx0231 |
| G 320033 |
| G6 650066 |
| G5 540055 |
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Intro picking pattern:
[Dm]
|---------1-| |---3-------| |-----0h2---| x7 |-0---------| |-----------| |-----------|
Verse picking pattern:
[Dm] [G] [G6] [G5]
|---------1---------1---------3-------3---------6-------6---------5-------5-| |---3---------3-----------3-------3---------6-------6---------5-------5-----| |-----0h2-------0h2---------0-------0---------0-------0---------0-------0---| |-0---------0---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------2-----------------5-----------------4-------| |-----------------------3-----------------6-----------------5---------------|
[Dm] [G] [G6] [G5]
|---------1---------1---------3-------3---------6-------6---------5-------5-| |---3---------3-----------3-------3---------6-------6---------5-------5-----| |-----0h2-------0h2---------0-------0---------0-------0---------0-------0---| |-0---------0---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------2-----------------5-----------------4-------| |-----------------------3-----------------6-----------------5---------------|
[Dm]
|---------1---------1---------1---------1-| |---3---------3---------3---------3-------| (You only play this when the |-----0h2-------0h2-------0h2-------0h2---| sentence ends in a Dm Chord) |-0---------0---------0---------0---------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
Best of luck! And here's the song:
Intro:
Dm hammer on x7
Verse:
[Dm]I said oh oh, [G]Bessie Smith why [G6]do you hang your [G5]head so low?
[G6]I would die in [G5]heaven, [G6]I would die in [G5]heaven just to meet your soul[Dm]
[Dm]I said oh oh, [G]Bessie Smith why [G6]do you hang your [G5]head so low?
[G6]I would die in [G5]heaven, [G6]I would die in [G5]heaven just to meet you
[Dm]Shot to the ego [G]boy it's where this knife [G6]runs through[G5]
[G6]Three wise [G5]men call Bessie down for a dual[Dm]
[Dm]Shot to the ego [G]boy it's where this knife [G6]runs through[G5]
[G6]Three wise [G5]men call Bessie down for a dual[Dm]
[Dm]I said oh oh, [G]father lay me [G6]down[G5]
[G6]Dow[G5]n on this sunken ground[Dm]
[Dm]I said oh oh, [G]father lay me [G6]down[G5]
[G6]Dow[G5]n on this sunken ground[Dm]
(Starts escalating downward strumming)
Dm G G6 G5 x2
[Dm]But she's got [G]a crucifix [G6]hidin' way down [G5]in this pit, oh
[Dm]If you wish [G]to call her out. [G6]Call her with your [G5]bravest shout
(Then calmer strumming)
[Dm]I said oh oh, [G]father lay me [G6]down[G5]
G6 G5 Dm (hammer ons while strumming)
Down on this sunken ground
[Dm]I said oh oh, [G]father lay me [G6]down[G5]
[G6]Dow[G5]n on this sunken ground[Dm]
(Back to picking)
[Dm]I said oh oh, [G]Bessie Smith why [G6]do you hang your [G5]head so low?
[G6]I would die in [G5]heaven, [G6]I would die in [G5]heaven,
[G6]I would die in [G5]heaven just to meet your soul
Outro:
[Dm]
|---------1---------1---3---1-| |---3---------3---------3---3-| |-----0h2-------0h2-----2---2-| |-0---------0-----------0---0-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
Thanks to Emily Jane White!
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