View Guitar Chords for Bessie smith - chords ver. 1
Emily Jane White - Bessie Smith -------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Standard Tuning, No Capo) ---------------- | Chords | |--------------| | Dm xx0231 | | G 320033 | | G6 650066 | | G5 540055 | ---------------- 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:DmI said oh oh, GBessie Smith why G6do you hang your G5head so low' G6I would die in G5heaven, G6I would die in G5heaven just to meet your soulDm DmI said oh oh, GBessie Smith why G6do you hang your G5head so low' G6I would die in G5heaven, G6I would die in G5heaven just to meet youDmShot to the ego Gboy it's where this knife G6runs through G5 G6Three wise G5men call Bessie down for a dualDm DmShot to the ego Gboy it's where this knife G6runs through G5 G6Three wise G5men call Bessie down for a dualDmDmI said oh oh, Gfather lay me G6down G5 G6DowG5n on this sunken groundDm DmI said oh oh, Gfather lay me G6down G5 G6DowG5n on this sunken groundDm(Starts escalating downward strumming) Dm G G6 G5 x2DmBut she's got Ga crucifix G6hidin' way down G5in this pit, oh DmIf you wish Gto call her out. G6Call her with your G5bravest shout(Then calmer strumming)DmI said oh oh, Gfather lay me G6down G5 G6 G5 Dm (hammer ons while strumming) Down on this sunken ground DmI said oh oh, Gfather lay me G6down G5 G6DowG5n on this sunken groundDm(Back to picking)DmI said oh oh, GBessie Smith why G6do you hang your G5head so low' G6I would die in G5heaven, G6I would die in G5heaven, G6I would die in G5heaven just to meet your soulOutro: Dm |---------1---------1---3---1-| |---3---------3---------3---3-| |-----0h2-------0h2-----2---2-| |-0---------0-----------0---0-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Thanks to Emily Jane White!