Omie Wise tab by Doc Watson

Tabs

From the 1964 album "Doc Watson"

The track (CD) sounds just flat of Bm, to play along retune

Introduction:

   1.43      2.98       4.57       6.06      7.57
e |----|-5----7-5---|-5-------7-5-|-3----0----------|------0-----|
BB |--5-|----5-----8-|-------5---5-|--------3--0h1p0-|-0--------0-|
G+G |----|---5--------|-----5-------|-----0--0--------|-0----------|
D MajorD |----|--7-------7-|---7---------|---0-------0-----|----0--0--0-|
A augmentedA |----|-0----------|-0-----------|-----------------|------------|
E MajorE |----|------------|-------------|-3---------------|-3----------|

 7.57              10.64     12.175       13.727
e |-------0----0-|-0-------5-3-|-0-------0-----|------------------|------------------|
BB |---------0--3-|-------1-----|-------0---3-0-|-----1-------1----|-----1-------1----|
G+G |-----2---2----|-----2-------|-----0---------|-------2--------2-|-------2--------2-|
D MajorD |---2----------|---2---------|---2-----------|---2-------2------|---2-------2------|
A augmentedA |-0------------|-0-----------|---------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E MajorE |--------------|-------------|-0-------------|---------0--------|---------0--------|
                                          Oh

Verse 1:

 13.73
e |-------------------|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
BB |------1--------1---|------1--------1---|------0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
G+G |--------2--------2-|--------2--------2-|--------0-------0-|-------0-------0-|
D MajorD |----2--------2-----|----2--------2-----|----0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
A augmentedA |-0-----------------|-0-----------------|----------2-------|---------2-------|
E MajorE |----------0--------|----------0--------|-3----------------|-3---------------|

  listen  to  my  sto  - ry  I'll tell  you no  lies.     How

e |------------------|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB |-----1--------1---|-----1--------1---|-----0-------0---|-----1-------1---|
G+G |-------2--------2-|-------2--------2-|-------0-------0-|-------2-------2-|
D MajorD |---2--------2-----|---2--------2-----|---0-------0-----|---2-------2-----|
A augmentedA |-0-------0--------|-0-------0--------|---------2-------|-0---------------|
E MajorE |------------------|------------------|-0---------------|---------0-------|
  John Lewis did   mur - der poor  little  Omie   Wise.


Verse 2:

  A minorAm           G+G
He told her to meet him at Adams's Springs.
  A minorAm           E minorEm     A minorAm
He promised her money and other fine things.

Verse 3:

  A minorAm            G+G
So, fool-like she met him at Adams's Springs.
  A minorAm            E minorEm     A minorAm
No money he brought her nor other fine things.


Verse 4:

 A minorAm              G+G
"Go with me, little Omie, and away we will go.
   A minorAm           E minorEm     A minorAm
We'll go and get married and no one will know."


Verse 5:

  A minorAm             G+G
She climbed up behind him and away they did go,
  A minorAm           E minorEm     A minorAm
But off to the river where deep waters flow.


Verse 6:

 A minorAm                G+G
"John Lewis, John Lewis, will you tell me your mind?
  A minorAm            E minorEm     A minorAm
Do you intend to marry me or leave me behind?"


Verse 7:

 A minorAm               G+G
"Little Omie, little Omie, I'll tell you my mind.
  A minorAm            E minorEm     A minorAm
My mind is to drown you and leave you behind."


Instrumental:

        2:00
e |--------------|-5-----7--5----|--5-------7---5-|-3----0----------|------0------|
BB |------1------5|-----5-------8-|--------5-----5-|--------3--0h1p0-|-0---------0-|
G+G |--------2-----|----5----------|-------5--------|-----0--0--------|-0-----------|
D MajorD |----2---------|---7---------7-|-----7----------|---0-------0-----|----0---0--0-|
A augmentedA |-0------------|-0-------------|--0-------------|-----------------|-------------|
E MajorE |----------0---|---------------|----------------|-3---------------|-3-----------|


e |-------0----0-|-0-------5-3-|-0-------0-----|------------------|------------------|
BB |---------0--3-|-------1-----|-------0---3-0-|-----1-------1----|-----1-------1----|
G+G |-----2---2----|-----2-------|-----0---------|-------2--------2-|-------2--------2-|
D MajorD |---2----------|---2---------|---2-----------|---2-------2------|---2-------2------|
A augmentedA |-0------------|-0-----------|---------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E MajorE |--------------|-------------|-0-------------|---------0--------|---------0--------|
                                         Have..

Verse 8:

 A minorAm            G+G
"Have mercy on my baby and spare me my life,
   A minorAm           E minorEm      A minorAm
I'll go home as a beggar and never be your wife."


Verse 9:

  A minorAm              G+G
He kissed her and hugged her and turned her around,
   A minorAm                 G+G          A minorAm
Then pushed her in deep waters where he knew that she would drown.


Verse 10:

  A minorAm          G+G
He got on his pony and away he did ride,
    A minorAm             E minorEm     A minorAm
As the screams of little Omie went down by his side.


Verse 11:

A minorAm                G+G
T'was on a Thursday morning, the rain was pouring down,
     A minorAm              E minorEm       A minorAm
When the people searched for Omie but she could not be found.


Verse 12:

A minorAm             G+G
Two boys went a-fishin' one fine summer day,
  A minorAm            E minorEm    A minorAm
And saw little Omie's body go floating away.


Instrumental:

 3:24.4
e |-------0----0-|-0-------5-3-|-0-------0-----|------------------|------------------|
BB |---------0--3-|-1-----1-----|-------0---3-0-|-----1-------1----|-----1-------1----|
G+G |-----2---2----|-2---2-------|-----0---------|-------2--------2-|-------2--------2-|
D MajorD |---2----------|---2---------|---2-----------|---2-------2------|---2-------2------|
A augmentedA |-0------------|-0-----------|---------------|-0----------------|-0----------------|
E MajorE |--------------|-------------|-0-------------|---------0--------|---------0--------|


Verse 13:

A minorAm                 G+G
They threw their net around her and drew her to the bank.
  A minorAm               E minorEm      A minorAm
Her clothes all wet and muddy, they laid her on a plank.


Verse 14:

A minorAm             G+G
Then sent for John Lewis to come to that place --
  A minorAm                 E minorEm        A minorAm
And brought her out before him so that he might see her face.


Verse 15:

  A minorAm             G+G
He made no confession but they carried him to jail,
  A minorAm             E minorEm    A minorAm
No friends nor relations would go on his bail.


Outro:

4:16.7
e |-------0----0-|-0-------5-3-|-0------|
BB |---------0--3-|-------1-----|--------|
G+G |-----2---2----|-----2-------|--------|
D MajorD |---2----------|---2---------|--------|
A augmentedA |-0------------|-0-----------|---0-0--|
E MajorE |--------------|-------------|--------|

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times show are from the start of the track

|  h Hammer on
|  p Pull off

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