Poor Boy Long Ways From Home Chords & Tabs
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home Tab
Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
Mississippi John Hurt (from "Last Sessions")
tab by torbjørn nymo (metonymo @ mail . ru)
Part I: C C F C
C C G C G C
Part II: C C F C
C C G G
Intro (Part I):
C C F C
C C G C G C
C F C
I’m a poor, poor boy, and a long ways from home
C G
feel like I ain’t got no friend
Instrumental: I–II-I
C F C
I’m a poor, poor boy, and a long ways from home
C G
feel like I ain’t got no friend
C F C
I’m a poor, old boy, and a long ways from home
C G C
feel like I ain’t got no friend
Instrumental: II-I
C F C
Oh, please, please, let me stay all night
C G
I’m a poor boy, and a long ways from home
C F C
Oh, please, please, let me stay all night
C G C
I’m a poor boy, and a long ways from home
Instrumental: II-I
Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
Mississippi John Hurt
Inrto (Part I):
C
: . . . : . . .
|---------------------3-/-5-\-3--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------1h3------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C G
: . . . : . . .
|-0-----------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------1---------------(0)------3-------------|
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
C G C
: . . . : . . .
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|---------2--------------------------------2-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
Part II:
C
: . . . : . . .
|-----3-------3-/-5-/-3------------0-----------0---------------------|
|-1---------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2----------------2--------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|[1]--------------------------1---[1]--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C
: . . . : . . .
|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
: . . . : . . .
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|(3)------------------------------------------------------[1]--------|
|-----0---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
Variations:
Part I:
C
: . . . : . . .
|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------------------0---------------------|
|[1]--------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------1-----------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C G
: . . . : . . .
|----[3]------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------1---------------[0]------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
C G C
: . . . : . . .
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------(0)-----(0)------0---------------------------[0]--------|
|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
Part II:
C
: . . . : . . .
|-----3---3--/--5--/--3------------0-----------0---------------------|
|-1---------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------2----------------2----------------2--------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|[1]--------------------------1---[1]--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C
: . . . : . . .
|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
: . . . : . . .
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|(3)------------------------------------------------------[1]--------|
|-----0---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
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Part I:
C
: . . . : . . .
|-------------3-/-5-\-3-(s0)-------0-----------0---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1----1----------------------(1)--------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C G
: . . . : . . .
|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1----------------0-------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
C G C
: . . . : . . .
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-------0-------0--------------------------------0-----|
|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
Part II:
C
: . . . : . . .
|---------------------3------------0-----------0---------------------|
|-1--------------(1)----------1------------------------3---1---------|
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------1---(1)--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C
: . . . : . . .
|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
: . . . : . . .
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------1---------|
|---------------------0-------0--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
|-----2-----------2--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
Part I:
C
: . . . : . . .
|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------------------0---------------------|
|-1-------------------------------(1)---------------(1h)3------------|
|-----------------------------0----------------------------0---------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2-------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C G
: . . . : . . .
|-----3-------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------0(h)3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
C G C
: . . . : . . .
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------(0)------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|---------2--------------------------------2-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
Part II:
C
: . . . : . . .
|---------------------3------------------------0---------------------|
|-1---------------------------1---(1)---------------(1h)3------------|
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C
: . . . : . . .
|---------------------0------------3---3-------------------0---------|
|-1-----------1---------------1----------------1-------1-------3-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
: . . . : . . .
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
Coda (Part I):
C
: . . . : . . .
|-0-------------------3------------------------0---------------------|
|------------------------------1-----------------------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
F C /G
: . . . : . . .
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|
C G
: . . . : . . .
|-----3-------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1---------------(0)------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|
C G C
: . . . : . .
|--------------------------------------0--------------------
|-1-----------------------------------1----------------------
|------------(0)------0-------0------0------------------------
|---------2-------------------------2--------------------------
|-3-----------------------2--------3----------------------------
|-----------------3----------------------------------------------
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer
s = release
[] = variations