Gillian Welch – Wella Hella (Guitar)

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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]