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Pay Day by Mississippi John Hurt
Pay Day
Tuning: D A D F# A D
Capo: 2nd fret
Key: D
Tuning: Open-D
Time: 4/4
Tempo: Q=130
Capo: 2
Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
Look out to distinguish between the slides/hammer-ons "on the beat"
(i.e. slide starts with the quarter note) and the ones "into the beat"
(i.e. slide start with the eighth and ends with the quarter note).
[Intro]
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|-3-\-2-------0-------------|
F#|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|-4-\-2-------0-------------|---------------------------|-4-\-2-------0-------------|
A|---------------------------|-3-\-2-------0-------------|---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|-------------0---2-/-4--------|-2-/-4--------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------|
A|-----0-h-2--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------2--------|
F#|------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------0---------------0----|---------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----|
A|-----------------0------------|-0------------0------------|-0---------------0------------|
D|-0----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------0-------------|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------|
A|-0-h-2---------------------|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----|
A|-0-------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|
[Verse]
D|-----------------0---------|-0--------0-------------|-----------------2----0----|
A|-----0-h-2---0-------------|------2-----------------|-----0-h-2---0-------------|
F#|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0----|------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
Ah well I've done all I could do, and I can't get a-
Ah well the rabbit in the log, and I ain't got no
Just a- bout a week a- go I stole some
Well, the hounds is on my track and the knapsack
D|-0--------0-------------|-----------------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------|
A|------2-----------------|-----0-h-2---0----------------|---------------------2--------|
F#|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----|---------0---------------0----|
A|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0------------|
long with you, so I'll take you to your mama
rabbit dog, and I hate to to see that rabbit
ham and eggs I'm gonna keep my skillet grea- sy
on my back I'm gonna make it to my shanty
D|-------------0-------------|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------|
A|-0-h-2---------------------|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----|
A|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|
pay- day, pay- day.
get a- way, get a- way.
if I can, if I can.
'fore day, 'fore day.
[Chorus]
D|-9---------7------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0-------------|
A|------------------------|-----0------------------|---------------------------|
F#|--------------------0---|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------0---------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-----------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|-0----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Pay- day, pay- day,
Get a- way, get a- way,
If I can, if I can,
'Fore day, 'fore day,
D|-2-/-4-------7----------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0-------------|
A|------------------------------|-----0------------------|---------------------------|
F#|--------------------------0---|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-0---------------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
pay- day! Pay- day,
get a- way. Get a- way,
if I can. If I can,
'fore day. 'Fore day,
D|-2-/-4-------7----------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0----------------|
A|------------------------------|-----0------------------|--------------------------0-h-|
F#|--------------------------0---|------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0-------|
A|-0---------------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|
D|------------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------|
pay- day! So,
get a- way.
if I can. I'm
'fore day. I'm
D|-----0--------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------|-------------0-------------|
A|-2-------------------------|---------------------2--------|-0-h-2---------------------|
F#|---------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-0------------0------------|-0---------------0------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------|-0---------------0---------|
I'll take you to your mama pay- day,
I hate to to see that rabbit get a- way,
gonna keep my skillet grea- sy if I can,
gonna make it to my shan- ty 'fore day,
D|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------|---------------------|
A|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------|---------------------|
F#|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----|------0---------0----|
A|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
D|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
pay- day.
get a- way.
if I can.
'fore day.
Yeah, I did all I can do, and I can't get along with you
I'm gonna take you to your mama, pay day
Pay day, pay day
Well, the rabbit in a log, I ain't got no rabbit dog
And I hate to see that rabbit get away
Get away
Baby, did all I can do, and I can't get along with you
I'm gonna take you to your mama, pay day
Just about a week ago,
I'm gonna keep my skillet greasy if I can
If I can, if I can
(You know what happened to me)
Well, the hounds is on my track, and the knapsack on my back
I'm gonna make it to my shanty 'fore day
'Fore day, 'for day
Baby, I did all I could do, an' I
I'm gonna take you to your mama, pay day
Well, and I ain't got no rabbit dog
Lord, I hate to see that rabbit get away
Get away
Baby, did all I can do, and I can't get along with you
I'm goin'
| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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