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Blind Blake - Police Dog Blues Acoustic Tabs

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Police Dog Blues Acoustic Tabs

(ver. 1)
Blind Blake
[Intro]
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D ||--------------------------3---0---|---------3---0-|----0-----0---||
A ||-0----------0-1-2-------0---------|---------------|--------------||
D ||--------------------------------0-|---------------|-0------0-----||

[Verse 1]
All my life I’ve, been a traveling man...
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A ||---------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|---------------|
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All my life I’ve, been a traveling man.
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A |---2-------2-------2-------2-----|-----3-2p0-------|---------------|
F#|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------------0---|-------0-----0-|
D |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------|---------------|
D |---------------------------------|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

Staying alone, doin’ the best I can.
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A |-----3bp0-------2---2-0---------|-----3-2p0-------|---------------|
F#|--------------------------0-----|-------------0---|-------0-----0-|
D |------------------------3---0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |-0--------0-1-2-------0---------|-----------------|---------------|
D |------------------------------0-|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

I hauled my trunk, down to Tennessee...
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A |---------------|---2-------2-----|-----3-2p0-------|---------------|
F#|-------0-----0-|-------1-------1-|-------------0---|-------0-----0-|
D |-----0-----0---|-----0-------0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |---------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|---------------|
D |-0-------0-----|-----------------|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

I hauled my trunk, down to Tennessee.
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A |---2-------2-------2-------2-----|-----3-2p0-------|---------------|
F#|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------------0---|-------0-----0-|
D |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------|---------------|
D |---------------------------------|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

Hard to tell, ‘bout a man like me.
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A |-----3bp0-------2---2-0---------|-----3-2p0-------|---------------||
F#|--------------------------0-----|-------------0---|-------0-----0-||
D |------------------------3---0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---||
A |-0--------0-1-2-------0---------|-----------------|---------------||
D |------------------------------0-|-0---------------|-0-------0-----||



[First Solo]
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A ||-8b---8b---8r-8b---8b---8r---|-----12*-------------12*---------|
F#||-----------------------------|---------12*-------------12*-----|
D ||-----------------------------|-------------12*-----------------|
A ||-0---------------------------|---------------------------------|
D ||--------------0------------0-|---------------------------------|

D |---------0-----0-|-3p2p0---------------|-0-------------|---0-----0-|
A |-------2---2-----|-------3p2p0---------|---3-2p0-------|-----------|
F#|-------------1---|---------------0-----|-----------0---|-------0---|
D |-----------------|-------------3---0---|---------3---0-|-----0-----|
A |-0-1-2-----------|---------------------|---------------|-----------|
D |-----------------|-------------------0-|---------------|-0-------0-|

D |---------0---0---0---0---|-0-------------|---0-----0-----||
A |---------0---0---0---0---|---3-2p0-------|---------------||
F#|-0-1-2-3---3---2---1---0-|-----------0---|-------0-----0-||
D |-0-2-3-4---4---3---2---0-|---------3---0-|-----0-----0---||
A |-------------------------|---------------|---------------||
D |-----------------------0-|---------------|-0-------0-----||

[Verse 2] 
     D   G   A
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A ||-0---2---0-||
F#||-0---1---1-||
D ||-0---0---2-||
A ||-0---2---0-||
D ||-0---------||

D               G                       D
I met a girl I, couldn’t get her off my mind...
G                                       D
I met a girl I, couldn’t get her off my mind.
A                        G                  D
She passed me up sayin’, she didn’t like my kind...
D                     G                   D
I’m scared to bother, ‘round her house at night...
G                                         D
I’m scared to bother, ‘round her house at night.
A                        G                   D
She got a police dog an’ he’s spoilin’ for a fight...


[Second Solo]
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A ||-----------X-----------X---------------------------|
F#||-0-1-2-3-0-X-0-1-2-3-0-X-0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3-0-1-2-3-0-|
D ||-0-2-3-4-0-X-0-2-3-4-0-X-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-0-2-3-4-0-|
A ||-----------X-----------X---------------------------|
D ||-----------X-----------X---------------------------|

D |---------0-----0-3p2p0---0-----------|-------------------------------|
A |-------2---2-----------3---3p2p0-----|-------------------------------|
F#|-------------1---------------------0-|-------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------3---|---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A |-0-1-2-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------|-0---2---3---4---0---2---3---4-|

D |---2--------------0-------------|-0---------------||
A |-0---3bp0-------2---2-0---------|---3-2-0---------||
F#|--------------------------0-----|-----------0-----||
D |------------------------3---0---|---------3---0---||
A |----------0-1-2-------0---------|-----------------||
D |------------------------------0-|---------------0-||



[Verse 3]
His name is Rambler, and when he gets the chance...
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His name is Rambler, and when he gets the chance,
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D |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------|---------------|
D |---------------------------------|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

He leaves his mark on, everybody’s pants.
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F#|--------------------------0-----|-------------0---|-------0-----0-|
D |------------------------3---0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |-0--------0-1-2-------0---------|-----------------|---------------|
D |------------------------------0-|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

I guess I’ll travel, I guess I’ll, let her be...
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A |---------------|---2-------2-----|-----3-2p0-------|---------------|
F#|-------0-----0-|-------1-------1-|-------------0---|-------0-----0-|
D |-----0-----0---|-----0-------0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |---------------|-2-------2-------|-----------------|---------------|
D |-0-------0-----|-----------------|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

I guess I’ll travel, I guess I’ll, let her be...
D |---------------------------------|---0-------------|---0-----0-----|
A |---2-------2-------2-------2-----|-----3-2p0-------|---------------|
F#|-------1-------1-------1-------1-|-------------0---|-------0-----0-|
D |-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-----------------|---------------|
D |---------------------------------|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

Before she sets that police dog on me...
D |-----2--------------0-------------|---0-------------|---0-----0-----|
A |---0---3bp0-------2---2-0---------|-----3-2p0-------|---------------|
F#|----------------------------0-----|-------------0---|-------0-----0-|
D |--------------------------3---0---|-----------3---0-|-----0-----0---|
A |-0----------0-1-2-------0---------|-----------------|---------------|
D |--------------------------------0-|-0---------------|-0-------0-----|

Before she sets that dog on, dog on me...
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F#|----------------------------0-----|-------2-3-------------12*----------||
D |--------------------------3---0---|-----------3h4p3-0------------------||
A |-0----------0-1-2-------0---------|------------------------------------||
D |--------------------------------0-|------------------------------------||

            
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