Eric Clapton – If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day (Guitar)

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From the album Me and Mr Johnson. Eric often used alternate tuning and slide for this song. This version would be ideal for playing using a simple blues chord progression in standard tuning. Using barre chords with root note on the E 6th string, this may help replicate a slide. [Intro] G Bb C Bb C G D C Bb G [Verse 1]
G                                   Bb C
If I had possession over judgment day

Bb C                              G
If I had possession over judgment day

      D                    C             Bb         G
Lord, the women I'm loving would have no right to pray
[Verse 2]
G                                                  Bb C
And I went to the mountain, far as my eye could see

Bb    C                                           G
Lord, I went to the mountain, far as my eye could see

      D                      C               Bb         G
Some other man got my woman and the lonesome blues got me
[Verse 3]
G                                                     Bb C
And I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long

Bb    C                                             G
Lord, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long

    D                        C            Bb    G
And I woke up this morning, my biscuit rolling on
[Guitar solo] G Bb C Bb C G D C Bb G [Verse 4]
G                                            Bb C
Had to fold my arms and slowly walked away  I didn't like the way she did

Bb    C                                  G
Lord, I fold my arms and I slowly walked away

      D                  C                           Bb    G
Well, I said in my mind, "Your trouble going to come some day"
[Verse 5]
G                                               Bb C
Well, now run here baby, get down on bended knee

Bb    C                                     G
Lord, now run here baby, get down on bended knee

D                     C                       Bb    G
I want to tell you all about the way they treated me
Peace and love Kevin