Mississippi John Hurt – Since Ive Laid My Burden Down (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Since I've Laid My Burden Down Author: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Capo: 0, Time: 4/4, Tempo Q=180 (fast), eighths are marked '+'. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Use thumb-fretting. Try to draw the the melody notes a bit ahead to add syncopation and dynamics.
[Verse]                                                    
   C                                                                                         F
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-----------|-0---------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-------------3---|---------1-------|-------------3---|-1-------1-------|
G|-----0-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
D|-----2-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|

                     C       G         C     +
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----0-------3---|-3-------3------|
B|-----1-------1---|-1---------------|--------------1---|-1-------1-------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-0---------------|-----0h2----------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----0-------0--|
D|-----3-------3---|-----2-----------|--------------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2--|
A|-----------------|-3-----------2---|-3--------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3------|
E|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

         +                              G                 C       G
E|-----3/5------3---|-0---------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|------------------|---------1-------|-----3-------3---|-1--------------|
G|------------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-0--------------|
D|-----2--------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2----------|
A|-3--------0-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-----------2--|
E|------------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|---------3------|

[VerseVariation]                                                    
   C                                                                                         F
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------3---|-0---------------|-----0-----------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-1-------1-------|-----------------|---------1-------|-------------3---|-1-------1-------|
G|-----0-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
D|-----2-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----3-------3---|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-------1-------|

                     C       G         C     +
E|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-5--p0---3------|
B|-----1-------1---|-1---------------|--------------1---|-1-------1-------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-----2-------2---|-0---------------|-----0h2----------|-----0-------0---|-----------------|-------------0--|
D|-----3-------3---|-----2-----------|--------------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------2--|
A|-----------------|-3-----------2---|-3--------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3-------|-3-------3------|
E|-1-------1-------|---------3-------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

   F                 C                 G                 C                End: Upstroke
E|-----8---\---5---|-3-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----3-------3---|-1---------------|-1-----|
G|-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-0---------------|-0-----|
D|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----0-------0---|-----2-----------|-2-----|
A|-0-------0-------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-3-----------2---|-3-----|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------3-------|---------3-------|-0-----|
[Lyrics] Glory Glory hallelujah since I've laid my Burden down No more sickness no more sorrow since I've laid my Burden down I'm going home to live with Jesus since I've laid my Burden down Glory Glory hallelujah since I've laid my Burden down I feel better, so much better Since I laid my burdens down. ************************************ | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up ************************************