Statesboro Blues

Key of D · Chords: I IV V

# Tabbed by: Donovan
# Reviewed by Cade T.


# columns: 2

Tabbed against ABB version

Intro

Tab

| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |
| [D] | [D] | [D] | [D] |

12 Bar Blues in D

Tab

|| [D7] | [G7] | [D7] | [D7] ||
|| [G7] | [G7] | [D7] | [D7] ||
|| [A7] | [G7] | [D7] | [D7] ||

Verse

D7
Wake up momma,
G7                  D7
turn your lamp down low
G7
Wake up momma,
                    D7
turn your lamp down low
    A7
You got no love babe,
   G7                        D7
to turn Uncle John from your door.

Verse

D7
 I woke up this morning,
G7                  D7
had them Statesboro Blues
G7
I woke up this morning,
                    D7
had them Statesboro Blues
         A7
I looked ooo-ver in the corner,
G7                              D7
and grandpa seemed to have them too.

Solo of 12 Bar Blues

Verse

(hit and drop)
        D7
Well my momma died and left me
   D7
My poppa died and left me
  D7
I ain't good lookin' baby
    D7
But somewhere I'm sweet and kind
(back to normal strumming)
    G7
I'm goin' to the country,
                    D7
baby do you want to go
   A7
If you can't make it baby,
G7                            D7
your sister Lucile said she wanna go
(and I sure will take her).

Solo of 12 Bar Blues

Verse

D7
I love that woman,
G7                              D7
better than any woman I've ever seen
G7
I love that woman,
                                D7
better than any woman I've ever seen
    A7
She treats me like a king
G7                      D7
I treat her like a dog gone queen.

Repeat Verse 1

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