Chords for Doc Watson - Little Sadie, best version ever!
Tempo:
134.6 bpm
Chords used:
Cm
Gm
Bb
Eb
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
And now for another kind of ballad, this one is sort of a ballad and a blues combined.
[Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] Went out one night for to make a little [Gm] round, I met a little Sadie in the shelter [Bb] down,
went back home and I got in [Gm] my bed, 44 spokes less than a [Cm] man.
[Gm]
[Cm] Waked [Eb] up the next morning about [Cm] a half
[Bb] past nine, the hacks and the buggies all standing in line, the gents and the gamblers and the boys,
[Gm] taking little Sadie to [Cm] her marrying round.
[Bb]
[Cm] I [Eb] began to think what a [Cm] deed I'd [Bb] done, I grabbed my hat
and away I run, made a good run but a little too slow, [Gm] they overtook me in [Cm] Jericho.
I standing on
the corner reading the bill, [Bb] went up and tapped the sheriff with a Thomas bill, and he said young
man ain't your name [Gm] round, remember that night you shot Sadie [Cm] down.
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Gb] [Gm] [Cm]
I said yes sir my name is Lee,
[Bb] and I murdered little Sadie in the first degree, first degree and the second [Gm] degree, if you got
any papers won't you read them to [Cm] me.
Took me downtown Dresden, [Bb] put me on the train and started
back to [Gm] the jail, I had no money for [Cm] my pay.
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
The judge and the jury that took their [Bb] stand,
the judge had the papers in his right hand, 41 days, 41 nights, [Gm] 41 [Cm] years to wear the ball in the pride.
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[N]
[Gm]
[Cm] [Gm]
[Cm] Went out one night for to make a little [Gm] round, I met a little Sadie in the shelter [Bb] down,
went back home and I got in [Gm] my bed, 44 spokes less than a [Cm] man.
[Gm]
[Cm] Waked [Eb] up the next morning about [Cm] a half
[Bb] past nine, the hacks and the buggies all standing in line, the gents and the gamblers and the boys,
[Gm] taking little Sadie to [Cm] her marrying round.
[Bb]
[Cm] I [Eb] began to think what a [Cm] deed I'd [Bb] done, I grabbed my hat
and away I run, made a good run but a little too slow, [Gm] they overtook me in [Cm] Jericho.
I standing on
the corner reading the bill, [Bb] went up and tapped the sheriff with a Thomas bill, and he said young
man ain't your name [Gm] round, remember that night you shot Sadie [Cm] down.
[Gm]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Gm] [Bb]
[Gb] [Gm] [Cm]
I said yes sir my name is Lee,
[Bb] and I murdered little Sadie in the first degree, first degree and the second [Gm] degree, if you got
any papers won't you read them to [Cm] me.
Took me downtown Dresden, [Bb] put me on the train and started
back to [Gm] the jail, I had no money for [Cm] my pay.
[Bb]
[Gm]
[Cm] [Eb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
The judge and the jury that took their [Bb] stand,
the judge had the papers in his right hand, 41 days, 41 nights, [Gm] 41 [Cm] years to wear the ball in the pride.
[Eb] [Cm] [Bb]
[Cm]
[N]
Key:
Cm
Gm
Bb
Eb
Gb
Cm
Gm
Bb
And now for another kind of ballad, this one is sort of a ballad and a blues combined.
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Went out one night for to make a little [Gm] round, I met a little Sadie in the shelter [Bb] down,
went back home and I got in [Gm] my bed, 44 spokes less than a [Cm] man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ Waked [Eb] up the next morning about [Cm] a half
[Bb] past nine, the hacks and the buggies all standing in line, the gents and the gamblers and the boys,
[Gm] taking little Sadie to [Cm] her marrying round. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ I [Eb] began to think what a [Cm] deed I'd [Bb] done, I grabbed my hat
and away I run, made a good run but a little too slow, [Gm] they overtook me in [Cm] Jericho. _
_ _ _ I standing on
the corner reading the bill, [Bb] went up and tapped the sheriff with a Thomas bill, and he said young
man ain't your name [Gm] round, remember that night you shot Sadie [Cm] down. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
I said yes sir my name is Lee,
[Bb] and I murdered little Sadie in the first degree, first degree and the second [Gm] degree, if you got
any papers won't you read them to [Cm] me.
_ _ Took me downtown Dresden, [Bb] put me on the train and started
back to _ _ [Gm] the jail, I had no money for [Cm] my pay. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
The judge and the jury that took their [Bb] stand,
the judge had the papers in his right hand, 41 days, 41 nights, [Gm] 41 [Cm] years to wear the ball in the pride.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ Went out one night for to make a little [Gm] round, I met a little Sadie in the shelter [Bb] down,
went back home and I got in [Gm] my bed, 44 spokes less than a [Cm] man. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ Waked [Eb] up the next morning about [Cm] a half
[Bb] past nine, the hacks and the buggies all standing in line, the gents and the gamblers and the boys,
[Gm] taking little Sadie to [Cm] her marrying round. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ I [Eb] began to think what a [Cm] deed I'd [Bb] done, I grabbed my hat
and away I run, made a good run but a little too slow, [Gm] they overtook me in [Cm] Jericho. _
_ _ _ I standing on
the corner reading the bill, [Bb] went up and tapped the sheriff with a Thomas bill, and he said young
man ain't your name [Gm] round, remember that night you shot Sadie [Cm] down. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
[Gb] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
I said yes sir my name is Lee,
[Bb] and I murdered little Sadie in the first degree, first degree and the second [Gm] degree, if you got
any papers won't you read them to [Cm] me.
_ _ Took me downtown Dresden, [Bb] put me on the train and started
back to _ _ [Gm] the jail, I had no money for [Cm] my pay. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Cm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
The judge and the jury that took their [Bb] stand,
the judge had the papers in his right hand, 41 days, 41 nights, [Gm] 41 [Cm] years to wear the ball in the pride.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _