Sheryl Crow – Long Gone Lonesome Blues (Guitar)

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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.*** Tabbed by Robert Da Prato, 1st March, 2021 Define: B.p.m. 123 4/4 Time Signature Original Key – A N.C. Stop Strumming * Single Strum ( ) Designated Riff
                (A)
e|------------------------|
B|---------------2--3--4--|
G|---------------2--2--2--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
Please Note: Instead of using the Chords of A* G#* F#* and E* F#* G#* , just pick the bass notes of the E string of those chords instead. Lifting fingers off the A and D chords to form sus Chords sounds great if your a more advanced player. *****************************P********* [Intro] (A) |A |D |A |E7 | |A |A7 A* |E* F#* G#* [Verse 1] 0:13
       A                    A7                  A     A7
I went down to the river to watch the fish swim   by

            D                                         A  N.C.         A* G#* F#* 
When  I got down to the river so lonesome I wanted to die ... Oh Lord!

           E                    E7                     A    A7   A  E* F#* G#*
But when I jumped in the river, the dog gone river was dry
[Chorus] 0:35
             A        D             A            E        A    A7   E* F#* G#*
And now he's long.... gone, and now I'm ........ lonesome blue
[Verse 2] 0:47
       A                A7          A
Well I had me a man who couldn't be true

   A                            A7      A
He made me for my money then he make me blue

  D
A man needs a woman that he can lean on

           A               E7          A    A7    E* F#* G#*
But now my leanin' post is done up and gone
[Chorus] 1:05
             A        D             A            E        A    A7   E* F#* G#*
And now he's long.... gone, and now I'm ........ lonesome blue
[Instrumental] 1:18 |A |D |A |E7 | |A |A7 A* |E* F#* G#* [Verse 3] 1:29
        A                A7                 A     A7
I wanna find me a river, one that's cold as   ice

           D                                             A  N.C.           A* G#* F#*
And when I find me that river, oh Lord I'm gonna pay the price..., Oh Lord!

          E                           E7                     A           E* F#* G#*
I'm goin' down in it three times, but Lord I'm only comin up   twice
[Chorus] 1:53
             A        D         A               E        A    A7   E* F#* G#*
And now he's long.... gone, and now........ I'm lonesome blue
[Verse 4] 2:04
   A
He told me on Sunday he was checkin' me out;

A                        A7       A
Long about Monday he was nowhere about

    D7          
and here it is Tuesday, ain't had no news

  A                        E7     A     A7   E* F#* G#*
I got them long but not forgotten blues
[Outro] 2:22
             A        D         A               E7       A    A7   E* F#* G#*
And now he's long.... gone, and now........ I'm lonesome blue

             A7       D         A               E7       A      A   A7*
And now he's long.... gone, and now........ I'm lonesome blue