Robert Johnson – Honeymoon Blues (Guitar)

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As recorded by Robert Johnson (1937 release) [Intro] A7 Adim7 Dm6 A A7 A6 A A6 E7 [Verse 1]
           A7
Betty Mae, Betty Mae, you shall be my wife someday

          D/F#       D7/F#                     A7
Betty Mae, Betty Mae, you shall be my wife someday

                       E7              D/F#                A7  A/F A/E E7
I wants a little sweet girl, that will do anything, that I say
[Verse 2]
           A7                                    Dm6 A  A7
Betty Mae, you is my heartstring, you is my destiny

               D7/F#                             A   E7 A A7
Betty Mae, you is my heartstring, you is my destiny

               E7                  D7/F#             A7 A6 A/F A E7
And you rolls across my mind, baby, each and every day
[Verse 3]
           A7
Li'l girl, li'l girl, my life seem so misery

         D/F#            A7
Hmm hmm, little girl, my life seem so misery

                                                                           A/F A/E E7
Baby, I guess it must be love, now, hoo mm, Lord that's takin' effect on me
[Verse 4]
A7
Some day I will return, with the marriage license in my hand

A                                                                  E7  A7
Some day I will return, hoohoo, with a marriage license in my hand

E7                                         A7
I'm gon' take you for a honeymoon, in some long, long distant land
[Outro] A/E A7 A6 A/F E7 A7