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slow blues around 85-90
EHoney, I'm all E7out and down, AHoney,
AI'm broke, babe, an' A7I ain't got a dime,E  
AEvery good man gets in A7hard luck someEtime,
Don't they, B7baby, don't they Ebaby?
EHoney, I'm all E7out and down, AHoney,
AOh, the mules and the hosses A7nicklin' (beggin') for their corn Eand hay,
AWomen on the levee A7shoutin' 'cause it's almost Epay day,
Cryin', 'B7Daddy, Sweet EDaddy.'
AAw, the women on the levee, A7honey, hollerin' 'Whoo, haw, Egee,'
AThe mens on the levee A7hollerin' 'Doncha murder Eme.
Please, B7baby, doncha murder Eme.'
EHoney, what you E7want me to do, AHoney,
AI'm down in the bottom A7in the mud up to my kneEes,
AWorkin' for my baby and A7she's so hard to please,E  
Ain't you B7baby?  Ain't you Ebaby?
AYellow woman make a preacher A7lay his Bible down,E  
AJet-black woman make a jack-A7rabbit hug a houn',E  
Tell me, B7baby.  Tell me, Ebaby.
EHoney, I'm all E7out and down, AHoney,
AWorked all the summer A7and part of the fall,E  
AHad to take my ChristA7mas in my overalls,E  
O B7Lawdy!  O ELawdy!
AI'm down in the bottom, A7skinnin' for Johnny RyEan,
APuttin' my initials, A7honey, on the mule's behin',E  
With my line, B7babe.  With my line, Ebabe.
EHoney.....E7  A  
[just continue the progression until you feel like ending]

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Im All Out And Down

by Leadbelly

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Chords in this song · guitar

The spoken prose parts to the song follow the same chord progression, but if you want to

them, then you should pick up a recording of the tune.

slow blues around 85-90

E E7 A

Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,

A A7 E

I'm broke, babe, an' I ain't got a dime,

A A7 E

Every good man gets in hard luck sometime,

B7 E

Don't they, baby, don't they baby?

E E7 A

Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,

A A7 E

Oh, the mules and the hosses nicklin' (beggin') for their corn and hay,

A A7 E

Women on the levee shoutin' 'cause it's almost pay day,

B7 E

Cryin', 'Daddy, Sweet Daddy.'

A A7 E

Aw, the women on the levee, honey, hollerin' 'Whoo, haw, gee,'

A A7 E

The mens on the levee hollerin' 'Doncha murder me.

B7 E

Please, baby, doncha murder me.'

E E7 A

Honey, what you want me to do, Honey,

A A7 E

I'm down in the bottom in the mud up to my knees,

A A7 E

Workin' for my baby and she's so hard to please,

B7 E

Ain't you baby? Ain't you baby?

A A7 E

Yellow woman make a preacher lay his Bible down,

A A7 E

Jet-black woman make a jack-rabbit hug a houn',

B7 E

Tell me, baby. Tell me, baby.

E E7 A

Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,

A A7 E

Worked all the summer and part of the fall,

A A7 E

Had to take my Christmas in my overalls,

B7 E

O Lawdy! O Lawdy!

A A7 E

I'm down in the bottom, skinnin' for Johnny Ryan,

A A7 E

Puttin' my initials, honey, on the mule's behin',

B7 E

With my line, babe. With my line, babe.

E E7 A

Honey.....

[just continue the progression until you feel like ending]

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