Doc Watson – Georgie (Guitar Tab)

Capo 2 • Video Lesson
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Version on "Home again" and on "The Songcatcher II: The Tradition That Inspired The Movie" Playing notes: In the verse the accompaniment is a simple picking pattern as per the last two bars of the Intro. The bass is shown in split chords. Two chords are shown every bar--any bar with just one chord is a 2 beat bar (2/4). The instrumentals are generally in the first position with the exception of the one following the third verse where a barre at the fifth covering strings 1-4 is required. EADGBe Am/E 0XX21X E on 6th string Am/E* XX221X E on 4th string [Intro]
e |-5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0-------------|------------0-------|--------------------|
B |-----|------------3--|---3--0--------|--0-3---0-3----3--0-|--------------------|
G |-----|---------------|---------0---2-|--------------------|--2---------2-----2-|
D |-----|------2-----2--|------0------0-|------2--------2----|-------2--------2---|
A |-----|--0------0-----|---------------|----------2---------|--0---------0-------|
E |-----|---------------|-3-------3-----|--0-----------------|--------------------|

e |------------------|------------------|
B |------1-------1---|------1-------1---|
G |----2---2---2---2-|----2---2---2---2-|
D |------------------|------------------|
A |----------0-------|----------0-------|
E |--0---------------|--0---------------|
                                      As                                 

[Verse 1]
| Am/E Am |Am D | Am Am | Am Em |Em/B | I walked over London bridge one misty morning early, I | Am Am/E* | G G/D | Em Em/B | Am Am/E | Am Am/E | heard some fair young maiden say Lord spare me the life of Geor - gie | Am Am/E | Am Am/E | Am D | Am Am/E |Am Em | Em/B | Go saddle me up my milk white steed and bridle him so gay - ly Then I'll | Am Am/E |G G/D |Em Em/B | Am Am/E | ride away to the king´s high court and plead for the life of Geor-gie"
[Instrumental]
    2/4
e |---5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0-------------|-------------0------|----------------|
B |-------|------------3--|---3--0--------|--0-3---0--3----3-0-|----0-----------|
G |-------|---------------|---------0---2-|--------------------|--2---2-0-2-----|
D |-------|------2-----2--|------0------0-|------2---------2---|------2------2--|
A |-0-----|--0------0-----|---------------|--------------------|--0-------0-----|
E |-------|---------------|-3-------3-----|--0--------0--------|----------------|

e |------------------|----------|
B |------1-------1---|------1---|
G |----2---2---2---2-|----2---2-|
D |------------------|----------|
A |----------0-------|----------|
E |--0---------------|--0-------|
She [Verse 2] |Am Am/E |Am D |Am Am |Am Em |Em/B | rode all day and she rode all night 'til she was wet and wea-ry. Then |Am Am/E* |G G/D |Em Em/B |Am Am/E |Am Am/E| combing back her long yellow hair she plead for the life of Georgie, |Am Am/E | Am Am/E | Am D |Am Am/E |Am Em |Em/B She pulled out a purse all filled with gold just like you've never seen ma-ny, then she |Am Am/E |G G/D |Em Em/B |Am Am/E | said young lawyers fee yourselves and plead for the life of Geor-gie
[Instrumental]
     2/4
e |---5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0-------------|------------0-------|----------------|
B |-------|------------3--|---3--0--------|--0-3---0-3----3--0-|----0-----------|
G |-------|---------------|---------0---2-|--------------------|--2---2-0-2-----|
D |-------|------2-----2--|------0------0-|------2--------2----|------2------2--|
A |-0-----|--0------0-----|---------------|--------------------|--0-------0-----|
E |-------|---------------|-3-------3-----|--0-------0---------|----------------|

                       2/4
e |------------------|----------|
B |------1-------1---|------1---|
G |----2---2---2---2-|----2---2-|
D |------------------|----------|
A |----------0-------|----------|
E |--0---------------|--0-------|
                            But -
[Verse 3] |Am Am/E |Am D |Am Am |Am Em |Em/B Georgie rode up and he plead for himself he says I never murdered an - y, But I |Am Am/E |G G |Em Em/B |Am Am/E | Am Am/E | stole sixteen of the king´s best steeds and I sold them in romany Then the |Am Am/E |Am D |Am Am/E |Am Em |Em/B | oldest lawyer at the bar says "George I´m sorry for you, but your |Am Am/E |G G |Em Em/B | own confession condemns you to die, may the Lord have mercy up- [Instrumental]
e |------------|-------------|-------5--5-7-|-5----------------|--------5--7--|-5----3--0------|
B |----1----5--|-------5-5---|-5--8---------|---8--5--------5--|-5---8--------|--------------0-|
G |--2--2-----5|-5---5-------|----5-----5---|----------7--7----|--------------|----2-------0---|
D |------------|---7-------7-|--------------|------7--------7--|-----7-----7--|------------2---|
A |-0----------|-0-----------|-0-----0------|-0--------0-------|-0------0-----|-0--------------|
E |------0-----|-------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|---------0------|
  -on  you       1 & 2 3 & 4

    2/4
e |----5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0--------------|------------0-------|-----------------|
B |--------|------------3--|----3--0--------|--0-3---0-3----3--0-|----0------------|
G |--------|---------------|----------0---2-|--------------------|--2---2-0-2------|
D |--2-----|------2-----2--|-------0------0-|------2--------2----|------2-------2--|
A |-0------|--0------0-----|----------------|----------2---------|--0-------0------|
E |--------|---------------|-3--------3-----|--0-----------------|-----------------|

e |------------------|------------------|
B |------1-------1---|------1-------1---|
G |----2---2---2---2-|----2---2---2---2-|
D |------------------|------------------|
A |----------0-------|----------0-------|
E |--0---------------|--0---------------|
                                     As -
[Verse 3] |Am/E Am |Am D |Am Am |Am Em| Em/B | Georgie was a-walking through the streets he bid farewell to ma -ny. Then he |Am Am/E |G G |Em Em/B |Am Am/E | Am Am/E | bid farewell to his own true love which grieved him worse than a - ny. Am Am/E |Am Am/E |Am D |Am Am/E |A Em |Em/B | If I was over on yonder hill, where kisses I´ve had a plenty. With my Am Am/E |G G |Em Em/B |Am Am/E | Am Am/E sword and my pistol by my side I´d fight for the life of Georgie |Am Am/E |Am D |Am Am |Am Em | Em/B | Georgie was hanged with a golden cord just like you´ve never seen many. For Am Am/E |G G/D |Em Em/B |Am Am/E | he was a member of the royal race, and loved by a virtuous lady
[Outro]
   2/4
e |----5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0-------------|------------0-------|---------------|
B |--------|------------3--|----3-0--------|--0-3---0-3----3--0-|----------0----|
G |--------|---------------|---------0---2-|--------------------|--2----------2-|
D |--------|------2-----2--|------0------0-|------2--------2----|-------2-----2-|
A |-0------|--0------0-----|---------------|----------2---------|--0----------0-|
E |--------|---------------|-3-------3-----|--0-----------------|---------------|
************************************************************************************ 2/4 | a two beat bar 1 & etc | count