Capo
3
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Key: C
πΈ Intro:
C Bm Am C Bm
πΈ Verse 1:
Em D Am
Sister Bessie, don't you say no prayer for me
C Bm Am
A slow boat's gonna lead me where I'm bound
Em D Am
I'm for to travel far across the distant seas
C Bm Em
My destiny will lead me where I'm bound
πΈ Chorus:
Em D Am
Only a child, and with a sweet child's tender heart
C Bm Am
Waiting for someone to call you mine
Em D Am
How do you keep your faith when you are always falling? Yes
I'm falling
C D Em
How do you find a way to keep from crying?
πΈ Verse 2:
Am G
Bessie, don't you weep
Bessie, don't you moan
F#m Em
You stole my heart in oh so many ways
Am G
But the woman who stole my soul has taken all I have
F#m Bm
And left me here alone and in a daze
Em
Bessie, don't you weep no more
πΈ Chorus:
Em D Am
Only a child, and with a sweet child's tender heart
C Bm Am
Waiting for someone to call you mine
Em D Am
How do you keep your faith when you are always falling? Yes
I'm falling
C D Em
How do you find a way to keep from crying?
πΈ Verse 3:
Am G
Bessie, don't you weep
Bessie, don't you moan
F#m Em
You stole my heart in oh so many ways
Am G
But the woman who stole my soul has taken all I have
F#m Bm
And left me here alone and in a daze
Em C Bm Am C Bm Em
Bessie, don't you weep no more
Song History
Published: February 27, 2023
Last Updated: September 10, 2025