Mississippi John Hurt – Pay Day (Guitar Acoustic Tab)
Open D (D-A-D-F#-A-D)
• Capo 2
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Chords
Title: Payday
Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Tempo: Q=130
Capo: 2
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Look out to distinguish between the slides/hammer-ons "on the beat"
(i.e. slide starts with the quarter note) and the ones "into the beat"
(i.e. slide start with the eighth and ends with the quarter note).
[Intro]
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------|---------------------|-3-\-2-------0-------------| F#|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|---------0------------0----| A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------| D|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------| D|-4-\-2-------0-------------|---------------------------|-4-\-2-------0-------------| A|---------------------------|-3-\-2-------0-------------|---------------------------| F#|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0----| A|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------| D|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0---------| D|-------------0---2-/-4--------|-2-/-4--------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------| A|-----0-h-2--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------2--------| F#|------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------| D|---------0---------------0----|---------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----| A|-----------------0------------|-0------------0------------|-0---------------0------------| D|-0----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------| D|-------------0-------------|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------| A|-0-h-2---------------------|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------| F#|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----| A|-0-------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------| D|-----------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|
[Verse]
D|-----------------0---------|-0--------0-------------|-----------------2----0----|
A|-----0-h-2---0-------------|------2-----------------|-----0-h-2---0-------------|
F#|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0----|------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
Ah well I've done all I could do, and I can't get a-
Ah well the rabbit in the log, and I ain't got no
Just a- bout a week a- go I stole some
Well, the hounds is on my track and the knapsack
D|-0--------0-------------|-----------------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------|
A|------2-----------------|-----0-h-2---0----------------|---------------------2--------|
F#|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----|---------0---------------0----|
A|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0------------|
long with you, so I'll take you to your mama
rabbit dog, and I hate to to see that rabbit
ham and eggs I'm gonna keep my skillet grea- sy
on my back I'm gonna make it to my shanty
D|-------------0-------------|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------|
A|-0-h-2---------------------|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|
pay- day, pay- day.
get a- way, get a- way.
if I can, if I can.
'fore day, 'fore day.[Chorus]
D|-9---------7------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0-------------|
A|------------------------|-----0------------------|---------------------------|
F#|--------------------0---|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------0---------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-----------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|-0----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Pay- day, pay- day,
Get a- way, get a- way,
If I can, if I can,
'Fore day, 'fore day,
D|-2-/-4-------7----------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0-------------|
A|------------------------------|-----0------------------|---------------------------|
F#|--------------------------0---|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-0---------------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
pay- day! Pay- day,
get a- way. Get a- way,
if I can. If I can,
'fore day. 'Fore day,
D|-2-/-4-------7----------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0----------------|
A|------------------------------|-----0------------------|--------------------------0-h-|
F#|--------------------------0---|------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0-------|
A|-0---------------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
pay- day! So,
get a- way.
if I can. I'm
'fore day. I'm
D|-----0--------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------|-------------0-------------|
A|-2-------------------------|---------------------2--------|-0-h-2---------------------|
F#|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-0------------0------------|-0---------------0------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------|-0---------------0---------|
I'll take you to your mama pay- day,
I hate to to see that rabbit get a- way,
gonna keep my skillet grea- sy if I can,
gonna make it to my shan- ty 'fore day,
D|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------|---------------------|
A|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------|---------------------|
F#|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----|------0---------0----|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
pay- day.
get a- way.
if I can.
'fore day.************************************
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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