This is an old traditional song possibly from the south. A chain gang song perhaps.
is off the 1992 album Good As I've Been To You. Its a really nice song. I believe his
is tuned down a whole step. So all the strings should be one step lower.
[C]You're gonna quit me b[C7]aby
[F]Good as I've been [C]to you lawd lawd
[F]Good as I've b[D/F#]een to[C] you l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Good as [G7]I've [C]been to you
[C]Take my money [C7]honey
[F]Buy you shoes and [C]clothes lawd lawd
[F]Buy you shoes[D/F#] and [C]clothes l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Buy you sh[G7]oes a[C]nd clothes
[C]You're gonna quit me [C7]baby
[F]Put me out of [C]doors lawd lawd
[F]Put me out[D/F#] of do[C]ors l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Put me [G7]out o[C]f doors
(INSTRUMENTAL VERSE)
[C]Six months on the chai[C7]n gang
[F]Believe me it ain't[C] no fun lawd lawd
[F]Believe me it [D/F#]ain't [C]no fun l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Believe me it [G7]ain't [C]no fun
[C]You're gonna quit me [C7]baby
[F]Thats the day [C]you die lawd lawd
[F]Thats the [D/F#]day y[C]ou die l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Thats the [G7]day [C]you die
[C]Jailhouse ain't no play[C7] thang
[F]Believe me it ain't [C]no lie lawd lawd
[F]Believe me it[D/F#] ain't [C]no lie l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Believe me it[G7] ain't [C]no lie
[C]You're gonna quit me [C7]baby
[F]Thats the day [C]you die lawd lawd
[F]THats the[D/F#] day [C]you die l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Thats the [G7]day [C]you die
(INSTRUMENTAL VERSE)
(THEN)
C "D7-9" G7 C
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ENJOY
is off the 1992 album Good As I've Been To You. Its a really nice song. I believe his
is tuned down a whole step. So all the strings should be one step lower.
[C]You're gonna quit me b[C7]aby
[F]Good as I've been [C]to you lawd lawd
[F]Good as I've b[D/F#]een to[C] you l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Good as [G7]I've [C]been to you
[C]Take my money [C7]honey
[F]Buy you shoes and [C]clothes lawd lawd
[F]Buy you shoes[D/F#] and [C]clothes l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Buy you sh[G7]oes a[C]nd clothes
[C]You're gonna quit me [C7]baby
[F]Put me out of [C]doors lawd lawd
[F]Put me out[D/F#] of do[C]ors l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Put me [G7]out o[C]f doors
(INSTRUMENTAL VERSE)
[C]Six months on the chai[C7]n gang
[F]Believe me it ain't[C] no fun lawd lawd
[F]Believe me it [D/F#]ain't [C]no fun l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Believe me it [G7]ain't [C]no fun
[C]You're gonna quit me [C7]baby
[F]Thats the day [C]you die lawd lawd
[F]Thats the [D/F#]day y[C]ou die l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Thats the [G7]day [C]you die
[C]Jailhouse ain't no play[C7] thang
[F]Believe me it ain't [C]no lie lawd lawd
[F]Believe me it[D/F#] ain't [C]no lie l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Believe me it[G7] ain't [C]no lie
[C]You're gonna quit me [C7]baby
[F]Thats the day [C]you die lawd lawd
[F]THats the[D/F#] day [C]you die l[A]awd lawd
[D7]Thats the [G7]day [C]you die
(INSTRUMENTAL VERSE)
(THEN)
C "D7-9" G7 C
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ENJOY