Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E) Key: E Difficulty: Novice Intro: (Bluesy piano solo over an 'E' chord for a bit) Main riff: (played on piano, arranged for guitar here, also played during the verse) E E |--------12-12---|-----------12---|-------------|--------12-12---|-----------12---|-------------| B |--12-14---------|--14-12-14------|-------------|--12-14---------|--14-12-14------|-------------| G |----------------|----------------|--13---------|----------------|----------------|--13---------| D |----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| A |----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| E |----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------|
A/C# E |----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| B |----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| G |-----11-13-13---|--11-------11---|--13---------|-----11-13-13---|--11-------11---|--13---------| D |--14------------|--------14------|-----11------|--14------------|--------14------|-----11------| A |----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| E |----------------|----------------|-------------|----------------|----------------|-------------| Verse 1: E Oh my Lord, come carry me home E Oh my Lord, come carry me home A/C# Oh my God, Oh my Lord, Oh my God Verse 2: E Gotten too weak for this heavy load E Gotten too weak for this heavy load A/C# Oh my Lord, Oh my God, Oh my Lord Verse 3: E Carry a glad song wherever I go E Carry a glad song wherever I go, singing A/C# Oh my God, oh my Lord, Oh my God, oh Break: E A/C# E A/C# Bridge: B Well, you got me now A With the cotton man B Well, you got me now A Down on my knees B Well, you got me now A With the cotton man B A Begging please N.C. Won't you release me? Coda: A chorus gives us a free-sounding Emaj7add6 (or close to it), then the coda riff kicks in. E (when the chorus sings over this part, the chord sounds like an Emaj7) E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| B |----------0---2--|--4--2----------|----------0---2--|--4--2----------| G |------1----------|----------------|------1----------|----------------| D |--2--------------|----------------|--2--------------|----------------| A |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| A/C# E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| B |--------------2--|--4--2----------|--------------2--|--4--2----------| G |------1---2------|----------------|------1---2------|----------------| D |--2--------------|----------------|--2--------------|----------------| A |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| E |-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------| x6
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