Poor Boy Long Ways From Home

Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home

Mississippi John Hurt (from "Last Sessions")

tab by torbjørn nymo (metonymo @ mail . ru)

Part I: C C F C

C C G C G C

Part II: C C F C

C C G G

Intro (Part I):

C C F C

C C G C G C

C F C

I’m a poor, poor boy, and a long ways from home

C G

feel like I ain’t got no friend

Instrumental: I–II-I

C F C

I’m a poor, poor boy, and a long ways from home

C G

feel like I ain’t got no friend

C F C

I’m a poor, old boy, and a long ways from home

C G C

feel like I ain’t got no friend

Instrumental: II-I

C F C

Oh, please, please, let me stay all night

C G

I’m a poor boy, and a long ways from home

C F C

Oh, please, please, let me stay all night

C G C

I’m a poor boy, and a long ways from home

Instrumental: II-I

Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home

Mississippi John Hurt

Inrto (Part I):

C

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F C /g

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C G

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C G C

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Part II:

C

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F C /g

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[1] [1]

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C

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G

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[1]

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Variations:

Part I:

C

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[1]

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F C /g

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C G

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[3]

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[0]

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C G C

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[0]

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|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|

Part II:

C

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|-1---------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|

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F C /g

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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[1] [1]

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C

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G

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[1]

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|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|

Part I:

C

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F C /g

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C G

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C G C

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Part II:

C

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F C /g

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C

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G

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Part I:

C

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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

F C /g

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C G

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C G C

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Part II:

C

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F C /g

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C

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G

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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----2---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|

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|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|

Coda (Part I):

C

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F C /g

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|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|

|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

C G

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|-----3-------3-/-5--3------------0---------------------------------|

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C G C

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|-----------------3----------------------------------------------

/ = slide up

= slide down

h = hammer

s = release

[] = variations