Bessie Smith Lyrics

Emily Jane White - Bessie Smith
(Standard Tuning, No Capo)
| Chords |
Intro picking pattern:
Verse picking pattern:
|---3---------3---------3---------3-------| (You only play this when the
|-----0h2-------0h2-------0h2-------0h2---| sentence ends in a Dm Chord)
Best of luck! And here's the song:
Intro:
Dm hammer on x7
Verse:
I said oh oh, Bessie Smith why do you hang your head so low?
I would die in heaven, I would die in heaven just to meet your soul
I said oh oh, Bessie Smith why do you hang your head so low?
I would die in heaven, I would die in heaven just to meet you
Shot to the ego boy it's where this knife runs through
Three wise men call Bessie down for a dual
Shot to the ego boy it's where this knife runs through
Three wise men call Bessie down for a dual
I said oh oh, father lay me down
Down on this sunken ground
I said oh oh, father lay me down
Down on this sunken ground
(Starts escalating downward strumming)
But she's got a crucifix hidin' way down in this pit, oh
If you wish to call her out. Call her with your bravest shout
(Then calmer strumming)
I said oh oh, father lay me down
G6 G5 Dm (hammer ons while strumming)
Down on this sunken ground
I said oh oh, father lay me down
Down on this sunken ground
(Back to picking)
I said oh oh, Bessie Smith why do you hang your head so low?
I would die in heaven, I would die in heaven,
I would die in heaven just to meet your soul
Outro:
Thanks to Emily Jane White!