Billy Strings – Psycho (Guitar)

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I've been using this site for 20 years and this is my first tab. I heard Billy Strings play this song at his Red Rocks show last night (5/13/22). First time I've heard this song, originally by Eddie Noack, and Billy plays an amazing version. Ill try to tab it out with some rythmic and fill intricacies. Billy's version is also moving up a step with each version/chorus round. Listen to Billy play to understand the strumming

[Intro] X 2
D with hammer on on the 3rd fret high e at end of bar,
to D with a little lick thats.. 
e -------------------------
B -------------------------
G -------------------------
D -----0------------0------
A --0h2---0h2h0------------
E --------------1/2--------

Then 4 bars.. D with hammer on high e at end of bar X2 Repeat the sequence but start with a slide up from C# [Verse 1]

    D
Can Mary fry some fish, Mama?

Bm (walk up from 0-1-2 on the A string on the second bar) I'm as hungry as can be

   D
Oh lordy, how I wish, Mama

          G                            A               D
You could keep the baby quiet cause my head is killing me

    D
I seen my ex last night, Mama

      Bm
At a dance at Miller's store (walk up from 0-1-2 on the A string on the second bar)

          D
She was with that Jackie White, Mama

              G                                 A        D
I killed 'em both, and they're buried under Jenkin's sycamore

[Chorus] G (walk up - 0-1-2 on the A string and back to G on the second bar) Don't you think I'm psycho, Mama?

                   D
You can pour me a cup

G (walk down 2-1-0 on A string to A chord) If you think I'm psycho, mama A D > with a step down to E chord (something like open D, 3-2 on tha A, E chord Better let 'em lock me up [Verse 2]

      E
Don't hand the dog to me, Mama

C#m (walk up - I think 2-3-4 on the A string to C#m on the second bar) I might squeeze him too tight

           E
And I'm as nervous as can be, Mama

            B7                   E
But let me tell you 'bout last night

       E
I woke up in Johnny's room, Mama

C#m (walk up - I think 2-3-4 on the A string to C#m on the second bar) Standing right by his bed

        E
With my hands near his throat, Mama

        B7             E
Wishing both of us was dead

[Chorus] G#/C#m (not sure if this is what the chord is called but its a G# on the low E with a C#m chord body) You think I'm psycho don't you, Mama?

                        E
I just killed Johnny's pup

G#/C#m You think I'm psycho don't you, Mama? F#/B (a F# on the low E with a B chord body)

                            E > F
You better let 'em lock me up

[Verse 3]

              F
You know the little girl next door, Mama

            Dm
I think her name is Betty Clark

           F
Aw, don't tell me that she's dead, Mama

           C               F
Why I just seen her in the park

         F
She was sittin' on a bench, Mama

         Dm
Thinking up a game to play

            F
Seems I was holding a wrench, Mama

        C             F
Then my mind walked away

[Chorus] A/Dm (A on the low E with a Dm chord body) You think I'm psycho don't you, Mama?

                          F
Didn't mean to break your cup

A/Dm You think I'm psycho don't you, Mama? G/C (G on the low E with a C chord body)

                              F
Mama, Mama, why don't you get up?

[Outro] Then Billy does a cool outro which I think goes like this, and is repeated

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------0-----------|
D|----0h2--0h2h0--0--| Dm chord
A|--------------3----|
E|-------------------|

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