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Bessie Smith - Send Me To The Lectric Chair chords
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Found this and transposed it so it matches the recording Bessie Smith did, kinda:
http://www.allcountrytabs.com/tabs/bromberg-david/send-me-to-the-lectric-chair-12238.html
Credit to the original poster.
C C7 F Ab
He said Judge your honor Hear my plea
C G C G7
Before you open up your court
C C7 F Ab
I don't crave no sympathy
D D G G
for what I have to report
G G C C
I caught her with a gambling Joe
G G C C
I had warned her about once before
D D D D
I pulled my knife, and I went insane
D D G7 G+
the rest you already know
C C7 F Ab
he said Judge Judge good kind judge
C G C G7
send me to the lectric chair
C C7 F Ab
he said Judge Judge hear me Judge
D D G G
I want to get out of here
C C
I want to take a journey to the devil down below
F
I sliced up my sweet petootie
Ab
I gotta reap just what I sow
C C F Ab
So Judge Judge here me Judge
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bessie-smith/365645.html ]
C G C G7
and send me to the lectric chair
C C7 F Ab
C G C G7
C C7 F Ab
D D G G
C C
F Ab
C C7 F Ab
C G C G7
He said Judge oh listen to me Judge
Please now send me to the lectric chair
He said Judge, your honor, mister, sir
I love that girl so dear
I don't want no bondsman to go my bail
and I don't want to spend no 99 years stuck in your stinkin jail
Judge judge here me judge
send me to the lectric chair
C C7 F Ab
C G C G7
C C7 F Ab
D D G G
C C
F Ab
C C7 F Ab
C G C G7
He said Judge, aw Judge, Mr Sirica please
send me to the lectric chair
Aw Judge, Now Judge, Meister Judge
Burn me cause I don't care
First I cut her with my barlow
and then I kinda kicked her in the side
and then I stood there laughing on her
while she buckled up an died
So judge, judge here me Judge
and send me to the lectric chair
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