The Carter Family – Chewing Gum (Guitar Tab)

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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is a catchy little number by the Carter Family. This is my attempt at a tab for this song as played on disc 1 of the In the Shadow of Clinch mountain boxset. This song in the key of E. It seems that this is played out of the F position with the guitar tuned down 1/2 step. Tuning: 1/2 step down (D#G#C#F#A#D#) Riff 1 (played during verses):
   F          C                      F
e|----1------|----0----0------------|----1--1-1--|
B|----1------|----1----1------------|----1--1-1--|
G|----2------|----0----0------------|----2--2-2--|
D|--3----2-0-|-------2---------0-2--|--3---------|
A|-----------|--3---------3-3-------|------------|
E|-----------|----------------------|------------|
    3 +  4 +    1 +  2 +  3 +  4 +     1 +  2 +
Riff 2 (played during chorus):
   F          C                      F
e|----1------|----0----0------------|----1--1-1--|
B|----1------|----1----1------------|----1--1-1--|
G|----2--0---|----0----0------------|----2--2-2--|
D|--3------3-|--0----2---------0-2--|--3---------|
A|-----------|------------3-3-------|------------|
E|-----------|----------------------|------------|
    3 +  4 +    1 +  2 +  3 +  4 +     1 +  2 +
F C F Mama sent me to the spring, she told me not to stay F C F I fell in love with a pretty little girl, and could not get away [Chorus] F C F Chawing chewing gum, chewing chawing gum F C F Chawing chewing gum, chewing chawing gum First she give me peaches, next she give me pears Next she give me fifty cents, kissed me on the stairs [Chorus] Mommy don't 'low me to whistle, poppy don't 'low me to sing They don't 'low me to marry, I'll marry just the same [Chorus] I wouldn't have a lawyer, I'll tell you the reason why Every time he opens his mouth he tells a great big lie [Chorus] I wouldn't have a doctor, I'll tell you the reason why He rides all over the country and makes the people die [Chorus] I wouldn't have a farmer, I'll tell you the reason why Because he has so plenty to eat, 'specially pumpkin pie [Chorus] I took my girl to church last night How do you reckon she done? She walked right up in the preacher's face and chewed her chewing gum [Chorus]