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Little Sadie

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Dminor

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1/41

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 41Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro tab:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1--3-1---------------------------------------------------2-0-2-3-2-0------------|
G|-2-0-2--------2-0--------------0--2-0---------------------------------------3-2-0-3-2-0|
D|-------------------3--0--2-0-2--------2-0--------------------------------------------3-|
A|------------------------------------------3-0--0-3-0-3--0-3-0-3------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro]
|  Dm   F|  F   Dm|
|     C|  C   Am|
|     C|     C|   
|    A7|  A7  Dm|
[Verse 1]
Went Dmout last nFight to take a look arDmound 
CMet little Sadie and I blowed her dAmown
CWent back home, and CI got into bed
A7Forty-four smokeless under my Dmhead Dm  
-[Verse 2]
Woke Dmup the next mForning about half past nDmine
The Chacks and the buggies all standing in lAmine
The Cgents and the gamblers standing all arCound
A7Taking little Sadie to her burying gDmroundDm  
[Instrumental]
|  Dm   F|  F   Dm|
|     C|  C   Am|
|     C|     C|   
|    A7|  A7  Dm|
[Verse 3]
Well DmI began to thFink what a deed I'd dDmone 
CGrabbed my hat and away I Amrun
CMade a good run, but a lCittle too slow 
A7They overtook me in JerichDmo Dm  
[Verse 4]
I'm sDmtanding on the cForner reading a bDmill
AloCng came the sheriff from ThomasviAmlle 
Says "CYoung man, aint' your Cname Brown?
RemA7ember the night you blowed Sadie dDmown?" Dm  
[Instrumental]
|  Dm   F|  F   Dm|
|     C|  C   Am|
|     C|     C|   
|    A7|  A7  Dm|
[Verse 5]
DmOh, yes Fsir, my name is LDmee
CI murdered little Sadie in the first degAmree
CFirst degree and the Csecond degree 
A7Got any papers would you read 'em to DmmeDm  
[Verse 6]
Well they Dmtook me Fdowntown all dressed in bDmlack 
CPut me on the train and sent me bAmack 
CSent me back to the Ccounty jail
A7I had nobody for to go my baDmil Dm  
[Instrumental]
|  Dm   F|  F   Dm|
|     C|  C   Am|
|     C|     C|   
|    A7|  A7  Dm|
[Verse 7]
The Dmjudge and the Fjury they took the sDmtand
The Cjudge held the paper in his right Amhand
CForty-one days, fCorty-one nights 
A7Forty-one years to wear the ball and DmstripesDm  

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Little Sadie

by Doc Watson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Intro tab:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------1--3-1---------------------------------------------------2-0-2-3-2-0------------|

G|-2-0-2--------2-0--------------0--2-0---------------------------------------3-2-0-3-2-0|

D|-------------------3--0--2-0-2--------2-0--------------------------------------------3-|

A|------------------------------------------3-0--0-3-0-3--0-3-0-3------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Intro]

Dm F F Dm

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C C Am

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C C

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A7 A7 Dm

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[Verse 1]

Dm F Dm

Went out last night to take a look around

C Am

Met little Sadie and I blowed her down

C C

Went back home, and I got into bed

A7 Dm Dm

Forty-four smokeless under my head

-[Verse 2]

Dm F Dm

Woke up the next morning about half past nine

C Am

The hacks and the buggies all standing in line

C C

The gents and the gamblers standing all around

A7 Dm Dm

Taking little Sadie to her burying ground

[Instrumental]

Dm F F Dm

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C C Am

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C C

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A7 A7 Dm

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[Verse 3]

Dm F Dm

Well I began to think what a deed I'd done

C Am

Grabbed my hat and away I run

C C

Made a good run, but a little too slow

A7 Dm Dm

They overtook me in Jericho

[Verse 4]

Dm F Dm

I'm standing on the corner reading a bill

C Am

Along came the sheriff from Thomasville

C C

Says "Young man, aint' your name Brown?

A7 Dm Dm

Remember the night you blowed Sadie down?"

[Instrumental]

Dm F F Dm

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C C Am

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C C

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A7 A7 Dm

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[Verse 5]

Dm F Dm

Oh, yes sir, my name is Lee

C Am

I murdered little Sadie in the first degree

C C

First degree and the second degree

A7 Dm Dm

Got any papers would you read 'em to me

[Verse 6]

Dm F Dm

Well they took me downtown all dressed in black

C Am

Put me on the train and sent me back

C C

Sent me back to the county jail

A7 Dm Dm

I had nobody for to go my bail

[Instrumental]

Dm F F Dm

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C C Am

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C C

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A7 A7 Dm

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[Verse 7]

Dm F Dm

The judge and the jury they took the stand

C Am

The judge held the paper in his right hand

C C

Forty-one days, forty-one nights

A7 Dm Dm

Forty-one years to wear the ball and stripes

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