Intro: 0:00 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X2 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === verse 1: 0:03 Lord I'm goin' away darlin' F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0---0-------0---0---0-------| 0:06 F|-------------------------------------| C|---------3/5--5--5---5---5-----------| A|-------------------------------------| F|-----------------------------0-------| C|-------------------------------------| F|-0---0---------------------------0---| === = = = = 0:10 Honey don't you wanna go F|---------------------------------| C|-2/3---2/3---0-------------------| A|--------------------1-0----------| F|--------------------------0------| C|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| === === 0:12 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X3 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 0:19 Oh I'm goin' somewhere F|---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------| C|---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------| A|---0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------| F|-----------------------------------------------| C|-----------------------------------------------| F|-0-----------------------------------------0-0-| 0:25 You ain't never been before F|-2/3-0---------------------------| C|-------3-0-3-0-------------------| Here it helps me to think: A|---------------1-0---------------| You ain't ne va F|-------------------0-------------| 2/3 0 C|---------------------------------| 3 F|---------------------------------| === 0:27 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X3 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 0:34 Oh you know I'm goin' down to the F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| (Nothing is played during A|---------1p0---------------------| this part but it takes up F|-------------0---------------0---| the same space as 1 riff) C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| 0:36 river baby F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0-------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0-------0---0---0-----------| 0:38 F|---------------------------------| C|-----3/5--5--5---5---5-----------| A|---------------------------------| F|-------------------------0-------| C|---------------------------------| F|-----------------------------0---| === = = = = 0:41 I'm 'on' sit down on the ground F|---------------------------------| C|-2/3---2/3---0------0------------| A|----------------------1p0--------| F|--------------------------0------| C|-------------0-------------------| F|---------------------------------| === === 0:43 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X3 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 0:51 Oh you know I'm going down to the river F|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------| C|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------| A|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------| F|-----------------------------1p0-------| C|---------------------------------------| F|-0-------------------------------0-0---| 0:55 I'm 'on' sit down on the ground F|---------------------------------| C|-----2/3---2/3-2/3---0-----------| A|-----------------------1p0-------| F|---------------------------0-----| C|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| === === === 0:57 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X2 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 1:01 I'm let the waves of water F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0---0---0---5/7-7---7---7---| === = = = 1:04 Let the waves of water, honey F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0---0---0---5/7-7---7\5-0---| === = === 1:06 baby wash F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0---0---0---3/5-5---3/5-0---| === = === 1:09 my troubles down F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-------------0-------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0/3-0---0/3---------------------| === === 1:10 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X2 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === Solo: 1:15 F|-----0-10/12---12---12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--15-15-15--15-15-15--15-15-14| C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1:20 F|-14-14-14--12-12-12--12-12-11--10\--3-3-3-3-3-3-0-----------------------------| C|----------------------------------------------------3/5-3/5--3/5-3/5--5---5---| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| 1:25 F|---------------------------------| C|-5---5\3-0-----------------------| A|-----------1p0-------------------| F|---------------0-----------------| C|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| verse 2: 1:27 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X2 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 1:31 Oh I'm getting slow, F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| (Nothing is played here A|---------1p0---------------------| but it takes up the same F|-------------0---------------0---| amount of time as 1 riff) C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| 1:33 baby, I can F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0-------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0-------0---0---0-----------| 1:35 hard ly rest at night F|---------------------------------| C|-2/3---3---x---------------------| A|-----------x---1p0---------------| F|-----------x---------0-----------| C|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| === = 1:37 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X3 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 1:44 Oh you know I'm gettin' slow darlin' You know F|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------| C|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------| A|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------| F|-----------------------------1p0-------| C|---------------------------------------| F|-0-------------------------------0---0-| 1:49 I can har dly Rest at night F|------------------------------------------------| C|-----2/3---2/3-2/3---2/3-2/3---2/3-x------------| A|---------------------------------------1-0------| F|---------------------------------------------0--| C|------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------| === === === === === === 1:52 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X3 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 1:59 I know my baby F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0---0---0---5/7-3---0-------| === = 2:00 She ain't F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0---0---0---3/5-5---3/5-0---| === = === 2:03 treat me right F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|-------------0-------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0/3-0---0/3---------------------| === === 2:04 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === Solo 2: 2:07 F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|---------5\3---5\3-5\3---5\3-5\3---5\3-5\3---5\3-5\3---5---5-----5---5--------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F|-0---0------------------------------------------------------------------------| 2:11 F|---------------------------------| C|-5---5\3-0-----------------------| A|-----------1p0-------------------| F|---------------0-----------------| C|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| 2:13 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X2 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === verse 3: 2:17 Lord I'm goin' down in Louisiana F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| (Nothing is played during A|---------1p0---------------------| this part but it takes up F|-------------0---------------0---| the same space as 1 riff) C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| 2:19 babe F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0-------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0-------0-------------------| 2:21 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 2:23 I believe *indecipherable* F|---------------------------------| C|-----2/3---2/3---0---------------| Can't really hear or see what's going on A|-------------------------1p0-----| here F|-----------------------------0---| C|---------------------------------| F|-0-------------------------------| === === 2:25 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| X3 C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 2:32 You know I'm goin down in Louisiana F|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------| C|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-----------| A|-----0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---------| F|-----------------------------1p0-------| C|---------------------------------------| F|-0-------------------------------0-0---| 2:36 I belive *indecipherable* F|-2/3-2/3-0-----------------------| C|-----------3p0-------------------| A|---------------1p0---------------| F|-------------------0-------------| C|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| 2:38 F|---------------------------------| C|---------0-----------------------| A|---------1p0---------------------| F|-------------0---------------0---| C|-------------------------3/5-----| F|-0---0-------0---3/4-0-----------| === === 2:40 *Completely indecipherable* F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------0-----------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0---0---0---0/3-------------| === 2:42 F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------| F|---------------------------------| C|---------------------------------| F|-0---0---0---0---3/5-5---3/5-0---| === = === 2:45 F|-------------------------------0-| C|-----------------2---3---------0-| A|-------------------------------0-| F|-------------0-----------------0-| C|-------------------------------0-| F|-0/3-0---0/3---0---------------0-| === ===

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