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Poor Boy Long Ways From Home Tabs

(ver. 1)
Mississippi John Hurt 
Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home
Mississippi John Hurt (from "Last Sessions")


Part I:     C   C   F   C
            C   C G C G C

Part II:    C   C   F   C
            C   C   G   G



Intro (Part I):   
C   C   F   C
C   C G C G C

           C                     F              C
     I’m a poor, poor boy, and a long ways from home
     C                        G
     feel like I ain’t got no friend

Instrumental: I–II-I 

           C                     F              C
     I’m a poor, poor boy, and a long ways from home
     C                        G
     feel like I ain’t got no friend

      C                    F              C
I’m a poor, old boy, and a long ways from home
C                 G      C
feel like I ain’t got no friend

Instrumental: II-I 

         C               F               C
     Oh, please, please, let me stay all night
           C                          G
     I’m a poor boy, and a long ways from home

    C               F               C
Oh, please, please, let me stay all night
      C                G         C
I’m a poor boy, and a long ways from home

Instrumental: II-I 

 

 
Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home 
Mississippi John Hurt

Inrto (Part I):
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|---------------------3-/-5-\-3--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------1h3------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-0-----------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------1---------------(0)------3-------------|
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C               
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|---------2--------------------------------2-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|


Part II:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-----3-------3-/-5-/-3------------0-----------0---------------------|  
|-1---------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|   
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2----------------2--------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|[1]--------------------------1---[1]--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|(3)------------------------------------------------------[1]--------|
|-----0---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------| 


Variations:

Part I:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------------------0---------------------|
|[1]--------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------1-----------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|----[3]------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------1---------------[0]------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C                
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------(0)-----(0)------0---------------------------[0]--------|
|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
  

Part II:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-----3---3--/--5--/--3------------0-----------0---------------------|  
|-1---------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|   
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------2----------------2----------------2--------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|[1]--------------------------1---[1]--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|(3)------------------------------------------------------[1]--------|
|-----0---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|



Part I:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-------------3-/-5-\-3-(s0)-------0-----------0---------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1----1----------------------(1)--------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1----------------0-------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C                
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0-------0-------0--------------------------------0-----|
|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
 


Part II:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|---------------------3------------0-----------0---------------------|  
|-1--------------(1)----------1------------------------3---1---------|   
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------1---(1)--------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------1---------|
|---------------------0-------0--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
|-----2-----------2--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|

 

Part I:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------------------0---------------------|
|-1-------------------------------(1)---------------(1h)3------------|
|-----------------------------0----------------------------0---------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2-------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-----3-------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------0(h)3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C                
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------(0)------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|---------2--------------------------------2-------------------------|
|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
 



Part II:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|---------------------3------------------------0---------------------|  
|-1---------------------------1---(1)---------------(1h)3------------|   
|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|---------------------0------------3---3-------------------0---------|
|-1-----------1---------------1----------------1-------1-------3-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|



Coda (Part I):
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-0-------------------3------------------------0---------------------|
|------------------------------1-----------------------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
|-----3-------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
|-1---------------------------1---------------(0)------3-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C                
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .      
|--------------------------------------0--------------------
|-1-----------------------------------1----------------------
|------------(0)------0-------0------0------------------------
|---------2-------------------------2--------------------------
|-3-----------------------2--------3----------------------------
|-----------------3----------------------------------------------
 
                                                 


/  = slide up 
\  = slide down 
h  = hammer
s  = release  
[] = variations
            
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