Bessie Smith

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         
E|---------1-|    
B|---3-------|    
G|-----0h2---| x7 
D|-0---------|    
A|-----------|    
E|-----------|    


Verse picking pattern:
  Dm                    G         
|---------1---------1---------3--
|---3---------3-----------3------
|-----0h2-------0h2---------0----
|-0---------0E|E|----------------
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|E|E|----------------||-------3E|
          G6                
||-----3---------6-------6---------5-------5-|                   
||-3---------6-------6---------5-------5-----|                   
||---0---------0-------0---------0-------0---|                   
||||E|E|----------------||E|E|----------------||---------------| 
||-----2E|E|----------------||-5E|E|----------------||-4-------| 
||E|----------------||-6E|E|----------------||-5---------------| 


  Dm                    G         
|---------1---------1---------3--
|---3---------3-----------3------
|-----0h2-------0h2---------0----
|-0---------0E|E|----------------
|E|E|----------------||----------
|E|E|----------------||-------3E|
          G6                
||-----3---------6-------6---------5-------5-|                   
||-3---------6-------6---------5-------5-----|                   
||---0---------0-------0---------0-------0---|                   
||||E|E|----------------||E|E|----------------||---------------| 
||-----2E|E|----------------||-5E|E|----------------||-4-------| 
||E|----------------||-6E|E|----------------||-5---------------| 


  Dm         
|---------1---------1---------1---
|---3---------3---------3---------
|-----0h2-------0h2-------0h2-----
|-0---------0---------0---------0-
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Best of luck! And here's the song:


Intro:
Dm hammer on x7

Verse:
Dm            G                
I said oh oh, Bessie Smith why 
G6               G5
do you hang your head so low?
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G6             G5      G6       
I would die in heaven, I would 
      G5                           
die in heaven just to meet your 
Dm
soul
Dm            G                
I said oh oh, Bessie Smith why 
G6               G5
do you hang your head so low?
G6             G5      G6       
I would die in heaven, I would 
      G5
die in heaven just to meet you

Dm              G                
Shot to the ego boy it's where 
         G6             G5
this knife runs through
G6         G5                    
Three wise men call Bessie down 
         Dm
for a dual
Dm              G                
Shot to the ego boy it's where 
         G6             G5
this knife runs through
G6         G5                    
Three wise men call Bessie down 
         Dm
for a dual

Dm            G             G6  
I said oh oh, father lay me down
             G5

G6 G5                     Dm
Down on this sunken ground
Dm            G             G6  
I said oh oh, father lay me down
             G5

G6 G5                     Dm
Down on this sunken ground

(Starts escalating downward 
strumming)
Dm G G6 G5 x2

Dm            G          G6     
But she's got a crucifix hidin' 
         G5
way down in this pit, oh
Dm          G                G6 
If you wish to call her out. 
                G5
Call her with your bravest shout

(Then calmer strumming)
Dm            G             G6  
I said oh oh, father lay me down
             G5

G6 G5                     Dm (hammer
 ons while strumming)
Down on this sunken ground
Dm            G             G6  
I said oh oh, father lay me down
             G5

G6 G5                     Dm
Down on this sunken ground

(Back to picking)
Dm            G                
I said oh oh, Bessie Smith why 
G6               G5
do you hang your head so low?
G6             G5      G6       
I would die in heaven, I would 
      G5
die in heaven,
G6             G5
I would die in heaven just to meet 
your soul

Outro:
  Dm                    
|---------1---------1---3---1-|   
|---3---------3---------3---3-|   
|-----0h2-------0h2-----2---2-|   
|-0---------0-----------0---0-|   
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