Gillian Welch – Wella Hella (Guitar)
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Chords
From Gillian Welch's 2020 album, Boots No. 2: The Lost Songs, Vol. 2
This is the key she and Dave Rawlings record this tune in. Sounds as if it's played in first position on the
original recording.
ALTERNATIVE (easier) chord pattern:
Substitute these chords for the ones written below:
C = A
C7 = A7
F = D
G = E
Wella Hella
{Intro}
C C C C
[Chorus]
C C7 Wella-wella, hella-hello, honey, hello F Tell me nice and slow, ain't you got a name? C 'Cause I gotta know G Wella-wella, hella-hello, honey C C7 Wella-hella, hello
[Verse 1]
C C7 Now, I've been sittin' just right here F And you've been sittin' over there all night C And it's getting late G Wella-wella, hella-hello, honey C Why must you hesitate?
[Chorus]
C C7 Wella-wella, hella-hello, honey, hello F Tell mе nice and slow, ain't you got a name? C 'Cause I gotta know G Wеlla-wella, hella-hello, honey C Wella-hella, hello
[Verse 2]
C C7 I can shimmy and shing-a-ling F Bunny hop and shake a thing alright C If you take a chance G Wella-wella, hella-hello, honey C Don't you wanna dance?
[Chorus]
C C7 Wella-wella, hella-hello, honey, hello F Tell mе nice and slow, ain't you got a name? C 'Cause I gotta know G Wеlla-wella, hella-hello, honey C Wella-hella, hello
[Verse 3]
C C7 Now tell me, honey, is it Mary Anne F Mary Ellen, Peggy Sue, or Jean C Or Etta or Loreen? G What am I gonna call you C When you're in my dreams?
[Chorus]
C C7 Wella-wella, hella-hello, honey, hello F Tell mе nice and slow, ain't you got a name? C 'Cause I gotta know G Wеlla-wella, hella-hello, honey C Wella-hella, hello
[Outro]
C C C[sustain]