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Ok so the song is pretty simple just uses
the D G and A and follows the same chord structure 
through most of the song cept for the second and third verse...
but even then its not that big a deviation! 
This was Josh's first song and my first tab so if there are any mistakes I'm sorry!
Murder On My Mind 
DI'm awful sad to say 
GThat my partner died last week 
DAnd I'm so shook up inside, 
GI can barely even spAeak, 
DI don't know how he died 
GIt all came as such a shGock...... 
But Di suspect he started feeling ill 
AWhen i hit him with a roDck 
DWe where partners in a claim 
GUp in gold hill Idaho, 
DAnd we'd yet to find something 
GGolden except the yAellow snow,(first song) 
DMy partner joe god bless his Gsoul 
HAad hit the mother loaDd 
D"Well I'll use my gold" said my partner Joe 
GTo get my education 
DAnd if any is left when I am through 
GI'll give it to sick chiAldren 
DWell i thought that Joe was crazy 
GFor to hear him talk like thGat..... 
DSo i decided it was best for joe 
AIf he took a little nDap 
DSo i picked up a big old piece of gold, 
GAnd I hit joe on the head, 
DAnd joe shut his weary eyes, 
GAnd lay down on the rocky bAed, 
D"you take some rest my faithful friend" 
GSaid i as joe lay down
DAnd let me load this wagon 
GWith the gold that you have foAund. 
(This is my first song I'm not proud)
So like the true friend that i was 
I loaded up the ore 
While my partner joe lay silently 
sleeping on the floor 
And when the gold was loaded 
And i was set to get to town..... 
I tried to wake my sleepy friend 
But he refused to come around. 
"Well if that don't wake you up, 
I know something that just might" 
Said I as i lit up 
A few sticks of dynamite, 
I settle down and waited, 
For them to wake Joe from his dream.... 
But alas i put the sticks to close and Joe blew to smithereens, 
And if Joes luck wasnt bad enough 
He lay close toe the mine, 
And when the dynamite went off, 
he was covered by mountain slime, 
Alas said I "all evidence 
Is gone of poor Joe's life.... 
All that left is a ton of gold 
And a little less dynamite, 
So now Joe rests in pieces, 
And i on a water bed, 
But it doesnt bother me a bit, 
That my partner joe is dead, 
For while some people might say 
That miner got the shaft.....(first song) 
I'm the only one that knows 
That Old Joe had a blast 
Hope it sounds ok!
Superdoor

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Murder On My Mind

by Josh Ritter

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Ok so the song is pretty simple just uses

the D G and A and follows the same chord structure

through most of the song cept for the second and third verse...

but even then its not that big a deviation!

This was Josh's first song and my first tab so if there are any mistakes I'm sorry!

Murder On My Mind

I'm awful sad to say

That my partner died last week

And I'm so shook up inside,

G A

I can barely even speak,

I don't know how he died

G G

It all came as such a shock......

But i suspect he started feeling ill

A D

When i hit him with a rock

We where partners in a claim

Up in gold hill Idaho,

And we'd yet to find something

G A

Golden except the yellow snow,(first song)

D G

My partner joe god bless his soul

A D

Had hit the mother load

"Well I'll use my gold" said my partner Joe

To get my education

And if any is left when I am through

G A

I'll give it to sick children

Well i thought that Joe was crazy

G G

For to hear him talk like that.....

So i decided it was best for joe

A D

If he took a little nap

So i picked up a big old piece of gold,

And I hit joe on the head,

And joe shut his weary eyes,

G A

And lay down on the rocky bed,

"you take some rest my faithful friend"

Said i as joe lay down

And let me load this wagon

G A

With the gold that you have found.

(This is my first song I'm not proud)

So like the true friend that i was

I loaded up the ore

While my partner joe lay silently

sleeping on the floor

And when the gold was loaded

And i was set to get to town.....

I tried to wake my sleepy friend

But he refused to come around.

"Well if that don't wake you up,

I know something that just might"

Said I as i lit up

A few sticks of dynamite,

I settle down and waited,

For them to wake Joe from his dream....

But alas i put the sticks to close and Joe blew to smithereens,

And if Joes luck wasnt bad enough

He lay close toe the mine,

And when the dynamite went off,

he was covered by mountain slime,

Alas said I "all evidence

Is gone of poor Joe's life....

All that left is a ton of gold

And a little less dynamite,

So now Joe rests in pieces,

And i on a water bed,

But it doesnt bother me a bit,

That my partner joe is dead,

For while some people might say

That miner got the shaft.....(first song)

I'm the only one that knows

That Old Joe had a blast

Hope it sounds ok!

Superdoor

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