Chord/Tab song: Bessie Smith

[intro]

[C] [F] [F#dim] [C] [Am] [D7] [F] [C] [F]
[verse 1]
[C]Bessie was [C/G]more th[Am]an just[D7] a friend of mi[F]ne [G]
[C]We shared the [E]good times with the [Am]bad [D7][F]
[C]Now [C/G]many a [Am] year has [D7]passed me by [F][G]
[C]I still rec[E]all the best [Am]thing I ever had [F]

[chorus]

[C]I'm just goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie
[C]Oh, See her soon [G]
[C]Goin' down the road t' see B[F]essie [F#dim]Smith
When I [C]get [Am]there I'm [D7]wondering [F]what she'll do [C][F]

[verse 2]

[C]Now [C/G]all the [Am]crazy t[D7]hings I had to t[F]ry[G]
[C]Well I tried th[E]em all and then some[Am][D7][F]
[C]But [C/G]if you're [Am]lucky one [D7]day you find ou[F]t[G]
[C]Where it is[E] you're reall[Am]y comin' from[F]

[chorus]

[C]I'm just goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie
[C]Oh, See her soon [G]
[C]Goin' down the road t' see B[F]essie [F#dim]Smith
When I [C]get [Am]there I'm [D7]wondering [F]what she'll do [C][F]

[verse 3]

[C]Now in my d[C/G]ay I've[Am] made s[D7]ome foolish mov[F]es[G]
[C]But back then, [E]I didn't worry 'bout[Am] a th[D7]ing[F]
[C]And [C/G]now aga[Am]in I sti[D7]ll wonder to my[F]sel[G]f
[C]Was it her sweet l[E]ove or the [Am]way that she could sing[F]

[chorus]

[C]I'm just goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie
[C]Oh, See her soon [G]
[C]Goin' down the road t' see B[F]essie [F#dim]Smith
When I [C]get [Am]there I'm [D7]wondering [F]what she'll do [C][F]

[verse 4]

[C]There's so [C/G]much ti[Am]me has [D7]gone right on b[F]y[G]
[C]I didn't [E]think one could [Am]be so wrong[D7][F]
[C]And [C/G]then one n[Am]ight I was d[D7]rinkin' and a-thinkin'[F][G]
[C]In the bottom of the gl[E]ass I could see [Am]Bessie's face so stron[F]g

[chorus]

[C]I'm just goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie
[C]Oh, See her soon [G]
[C]Goin' down the road t' see B[F]essie [F#dim]Smith
When I [C]get [Am]there I'm [D7]wondering [F]what she'll do [C][F]

[verse 5]

[C]When she sees [C/G]me will she [Am]know what I've[D7] been through?[F][G]
[C]Will old times [E]start to f[Am]eelin' like n[D7]ew?[F]
[C]When [C/G]I get t[Am]here will our [D7]love still feel so tr[F]ue?[G]
[C]Yet all I [E]have, I'll be a-[Am]bringin' it to y[F]ou[G]
[C]Oh Bessie, [E]sing them [Am]old-time b[F]lues

[chorus]

[C]I'm just goin' down the road t' see [F]Bessie
[C]Oh, See her soon [G]
[C]Goin' down the road t' see B[F]essie [F#dim]Smith
When I [C]get [Am]there I'm [D7]wondering [F]what she'll do [C][F]