{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1862376,"song":"Bessie Smith","artist":"The Band","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1862376-bessie-smith-chords-by-the-band/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1862376?type=chord","rating":4.8684,"votes":12,"content":"Bessie Smith\r\n\r\nBob Dylan and the Band\r\n\r\nThe Basement Tapes\r\n\r\n[intro] \r\n\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]F#dim[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Am[/ch] [ch]D7[/ch] [ch]F[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]F[/ch]\r\n\r\n[verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nBessie was more than just a friend of mine [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWe shared the  good times with the bad [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]    \r\nNow many a   year has passed me by [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nI still recall the best thing I ever had [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, See her soon [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F#dim[/ch]\r\nGoin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen I get  there I'm wondering what she'll do [/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow all the crazy things I had to try[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWell I tried them all and then some[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBut if you're lucky one day you find out[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nWhere it is you're really comin' from[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, See her soon [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F#dim[/ch]\r\nGoin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen I get  there I'm wondering what she'll do [/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse 3]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nNow in my day I've made some foolish moves[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]Am[/ch]   [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nBut back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd now again I still wonder to myself[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]                       [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nWas it her sweet love or the way that she could sing[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, See her soon [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F#dim[/ch]\r\nGoin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen I get  there I'm wondering what she'll do [/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse 4]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]     [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's so much time has gone right on by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI didn't think one could be so wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]C/G[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]D7[/ch]                     [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd then one night I was drinkin' and a-thinkin'[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]                    [ch]F[/ch]  \r\nIn the bottom of the glass I could see Bessie's face so strong[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, See her soon [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F#dim[/ch]\r\nGoin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen I get  there I'm wondering what she'll do [/tab]\r\n\r\n[verse 5]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]             [ch]C/G[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen she sees me will she know what I've been through?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D7[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWill old times start to feelin' like new?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]    [ch]C/G[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]            [ch]D7[/ch]                   [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWhen I get there will our love still feel so true?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]\r\nYet all I have, I'll be a-bringin' it to you[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch] \r\nOh Bessie, sing them old-time blues[/tab]\r\n\r\n[chorus]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                                   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]\r\nOh, See her soon [/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                           [ch]F[/ch]     [ch]F#dim[/ch]\r\nGoin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]D7[/ch]        [ch]F[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\nWhen I get  there I'm wondering what she'll do [/tab]","plain_text":"Bessie Smith\n\nBob Dylan and the Band\n\nThe Basement Tapes\n\n[intro] \n\nC F F#dim C Am D7 F C F\n\n[verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[chorus]","chords":["C","F","F#dim","Am","D7","C/G","G","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,4,2,0,1,0],"frets":[3,3,2,0,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}