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