The Devil Makes Three – Statesboro Blues (Guitar)

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Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
          A                                  E
Won't you wake up momma, turn your lamp down low

       B7                A                  E
Do you have the nerve to drive me from your door?
I said that gater left Savannah, Lord, it could not stop You should have seen that colored farmer when he got that boiler hot
       A                                                       E
Reach over in the corner mama, won't you hand me my travelling shoes

     B7              A                      E
Well Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues
Solo: E E A A E E B7 A E E
         E
Well, my momma died and left me reckless
My poppa died and left me wild, wild, wild
        A
Well my mama died and left me reckless

                      E
Papa died and left me wild

      B7                         A               E
See I ain't good looking but I'm someone's angel child

       E
I said Mama tell your Papa
Papa tell your sister Sister tell your uncle We're going up the country Wouldn't you like to go?
            B7
We're gonna do one for background

A                    E
Then do two or three more
Solo: E E A A E E B7 A E E (same as first)
            E
I said that gater left Savannah, Lord, it could not stop
You should have seen that colored farmer when he got that boiler hot
      A                                                        E
Reach over in the corner mama, won't you hand me my travelling shoes

     B7              A                      E
Well Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues

     B7              A                      E
Yeah Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues...