Georgie tab by Doc Watson

Tabs

Version on "Home again" and on "The Songcatcher II: The Tradition That Inspired The Movie"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JK_EGfYA6g

Playing notes:

In the verse the accompaniment is a simple picking pattern as per the last two bars of the Intro.
The bass is shown in split chords. Two chords are shown every bar--any bar with just one chord is
a 2 beat bar (2/4).
The instrumentals are generally in the first position with the exception of the one following
the third verse where a barre at the fifth covering strings 1-4 is required.
   EADGBe
Am/E 0XX21X  E MajorE on 6th string
Am/E* XX221X  E MajorE on 4th string

Intro:

e |-5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0-------------|------------0-------|--------------------|
BB |-----|------------3--|---3--0--------|--0-3---0-3----3--0-|--------------------|
G+G |-----|---------------|---------0---2-|--------------------|--2---------2-----2-|
D MajorD |-----|------2-----2--|------0------0-|------2--------2----|-------2--------2---|
A augmentedA |-----|--0------0-----|---------------|----------2---------|--0---------0-------|
E MajorE |-----|---------------|-3-------3-----|--0-----------------|--------------------|

e |------------------|------------------|
BB |------1-------1---|------1-------1---|
G+G |----2---2---2---2-|----2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD |------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |----------0-------|----------0-------|
E MajorE |--0---------------|--0---------------|
                   As
Verse 1:

| Am/E  A minorAm |A minorAm   D MajorD     | A minorAm  A minorAm   | A minorAm E minorEm |Em/B |
I walked over London bridge one misty morning early,    I
| A minorAm    Am/E*   | G+G   G/DG/D   | E minorEm     Em/B  | A minorAm Am/E | A minorAm  Am/E |
heard some fair young maiden say Lord spare me the life of Geor - gie
| A minorAm Am/E | A minorAm   Am/E  | A minorAm     D MajorD    | A minorAm   Am/E |A minorAm E minorEm | Em/B   |
    Go saddle me up my milk white steed and bridle him so gay - ly Then I'll
| A minorAm  Am/E   |G+G     G/DG/D    |E minorEm      Em/B  | A minorAm Am/E |
 ride away to the king´s high court and plead for the life of Geor-gie"

Instrumental:
  2/4
e |---5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0-------------|-------------0------|----------------|
BB |-------|------------3--|---3--0--------|--0-3---0--3----3-0-|----0-----------|
G+G |-------|---------------|---------0---2-|--------------------|--2---2-0-2-----|
D MajorD |-------|------2-----2--|------0------0-|------2---------2---|------2------2--|
A augmentedA |-0-----|--0------0-----|---------------|--------------------|--0-------0-----|
E MajorE |-------|---------------|-3-------3-----|--0--------0--------|----------------|

e |------------------|----------|
BB |------1-------1---|------1---|
G+G |----2---2---2---2-|----2---2-|
D MajorD |------------------|----------|
A augmentedA |----------0-------|----------|
E MajorE |--0---------------|--0-------|
               She
Verse 2:
|A minorAm    Am/E    |A minorAm    D MajorD     |A minorAm  A minorAm   |A minorAm E minorEm   |Em/B |
rode all day and she rode all night 'til she was wet and wea-ry.  Then
|A minorAm   Am/E*  |G+G      G/DG/D   |E minorEm      Em/B  |A minorAm Am/E  |A minorAm  Am/E|
combing back her long yellow hair she plead for the life of Georgie,
|A minorAm Am/E | A minorAm      Am/E  | A minorAm    D MajorD     |A minorAm     Am/E    |A minorAm E minorEm |Em/B
   She pulled out a purse all filled with gold just like you've never seen ma-ny, then she
 |A minorAm     Am/E  |G+G    G/DG/D    |E minorEm      Em/B  |A minorAm Am/E |
 said young lawyers fee yourselves and plead for the life of Geor-gie


Instrumental:
   2/4
e |---5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0-------------|------------0-------|----------------|
BB |-------|------------3--|---3--0--------|--0-3---0-3----3--0-|----0-----------|
G+G |-------|---------------|---------0---2-|--------------------|--2---2-0-2-----|
D MajorD |-------|------2-----2--|------0------0-|------2--------2----|------2------2--|
A augmentedA |-0-----|--0------0-----|---------------|--------------------|--0-------0-----|
E MajorE |-------|---------------|-3-------3-----|--0-------0---------|----------------|

            2/4
e |------------------|----------|
BB |------1-------1---|------1---|
G+G |----2---2---2---2-|----2---2-|
D MajorD |------------------|----------|
A augmentedA |----------0-------|----------|
E MajorE |--0---------------|--0-------|
              But -

Verse 3:
|A minorAm     Am/E   |A minorAm      D MajorD      |A minorAm   A minorAm   |A minorAm E minorEm |Em/B
Georgie rode up and he plead for himself he says I never murdered an - y, But I
|A minorAm   Am/E    |G+G      G+G      |E minorEm  Em/B  |A minorAm Am/E  | A minorAm  Am/E  |
stole sixteen of the king´s best steeds and I sold them in romany      Then the
|A minorAm  Am/E  |A minorAm  D MajorD    |A minorAm     Am/E |A minorAm E minorEm |Em/B  |
oldest lawyer at the bar says "George I´m sorry for you, but your
|A minorAm   Am/E   |G+G      G+G      |E minorEm    Em/B |
own confession condemns you to die, may the Lord have mercy up-


Instrumental:

e |------------|-------------|-------5--5-7-|-5----------------|--------5--7--|-5----3--0------|
BB |----1----5--|-------5-5---|-5--8---------|---8--5--------5--|-5---8--------|--------------0-|
G+G |--2--2-----5|-5---5-------|----5-----5---|----------7--7----|--------------|----2-------0---|
D MajorD |------------|---7-------7-|--------------|------7--------7--|-----7-----7--|------------2---|
A augmentedA |-0----------|-0-----------|-0-----0------|-0--------0-------|-0------0-----|-0--------------|
E MajorE |------0-----|-------------|--------------|------------------|--------------|---------0------|
 -on you    1 & 2 3 & 4

  2/4
e |----5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0--------------|------------0-------|-----------------|
BB |--------|------------3--|----3--0--------|--0-3---0-3----3--0-|----0------------|
G+G |--------|---------------|----------0---2-|--------------------|--2---2-0-2------|
D MajorD |--2-----|------2-----2--|-------0------0-|------2--------2----|------2-------2--|
A augmentedA |-0------|--0------0-----|----------------|----------2---------|--0-------0------|
E MajorE |--------|---------------|-3--------3-----|--0-----------------|-----------------|


e |------------------|------------------|
BB |------1-------1---|------1-------1---|
G+G |----2---2---2---2-|----2---2---2---2-|
D MajorD |------------------|------------------|
A augmentedA |----------0-------|----------0-------|
E MajorE |--0---------------|--0---------------|
                   As -

Verse 3:
|Am/E     A minorAm   |A minorAm     D MajorD     |A minorAm   A minorAm   |A minorAm E minorEm| Em/B  |
Georgie was a-walking through the streets he bid farewell to ma -ny. Then he
|A minorAm    Am/E   |G+G    G+G     |E minorEm     Em/B    |A minorAm Am/E | A minorAm  Am/E |
bid farewell to his own true love which grieved him worse than a - ny.
A minorAm Am/E   |A minorAm  Am/E |A minorAm   D MajorD      |A minorAm  Am/E   |A augmentedA  E minorEm |Em/B  |
     If I was over on yonder hill, where kisses I´ve had a plenty. With my
A minorAm      Am/E |G+G  G+G    |E minorEm      Em/B   |A minorAm Am/E | A minorAm Am/E
sword and my pistol by my side I´d fight for the life of Georgie
|A minorAm     Am/E     |A minorAm    D MajorD   |A minorAm     A minorAm     |A minorAm E minorEm | Em/B |
Georgie was hanged with a golden cord just like you´ve never seen many.  For
A minorAm    Am/E     |G+G   G/DG/D   |E minorEm    Em/B   |A minorAm Am/E |
he was a member of the royal race, and loved by a virtuous lady

Outro:
  2/4
e |----5-3-|--0---0--0-----|-0-------------|------------0-------|---------------|
BB |--------|------------3--|----3-0--------|--0-3---0-3----3--0-|----------0----|
G+G |--------|---------------|---------0---2-|--------------------|--2----------2-|
D MajorD |--------|------2-----2--|------0------0-|------2--------2----|-------2-----2-|
A augmentedA |-0------|--0------0-----|---------------|----------2---------|--0----------0-|
E MajorE |--------|---------------|-3-------3-----|--0-----------------|---------------|

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2/4   |  a two beat bar