Sliding Delta Chords by Mississippi John Hurt

Tempo:
139.35 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

Bm

B

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Mississippi John Hurt - Sliding Delta chords
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[B] [A]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
This [A] is why I didn't [B] tell to [E] run right by my door.
I'm leaving [Ebm] here baby, honey.
Don't you wanna [E] go?
[A] Leave it here sweet [B] baby, [A] honey don't you wanna go?
[E] I'm going up the country [Bm] and I ain't coming [E] back no more.
[A]
[E]
[Bm] [E]
My [A] suitcase is [B] packed, [E] my trunk's already gone.
[Em] Oh I'm leaving here baby, [Bm] wasn't worried you were [E] waiting on.
Leaving
[A] here sweet baby, honey what you waiting on?
[E]
[Bm] [E]
[A] I'm sliding down the road, running right by my door.
I'm [E] leaving here baby, honey don't you wanna go?
[B]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[D] The big [A] gate I'm on, got ways just like a man.
[Em] Lord will steal your [E] baby [B] every time [E] she lands.
[A] Will steal your baby every time she lands.
[E] [Bm]
[E]
[A]
[E] [Bm]
[E]
[A] I'm going, I'm going up [E] the country baby, honey don't you wanna go?
[A] To the river [E] this morning, [A] I sat down on the ground.
[E] Lord I had a good notion, [Bm] jumping in [E] and drown.
This [A] is why I didn't tell to run right by my door.
[E] I'm leaving here [D] baby, honey don't you wanna [E] go?
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[Bm] [E]
[N]
[A]
[N]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
B
12341112
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
Bm
13421112
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To learn Mississippi John Hurt - (Live) Sliding Delta chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: Bm, E, D, A, E and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 46 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 93. For a balanced pitch, adjust the capo with respect to your voice and the song's key: E Major.

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_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ This [A] is why I didn't [B] tell to [E] run right by my door.
I'm leaving [Ebm] here baby, honey.
Don't you wanna [E] go? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Leave it here sweet [B] baby, _ [A] honey don't you wanna go?
[E] _ I'm going up the country [Bm] and I ain't coming [E] back no more. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ My [A] suitcase is [B] packed, [E] my trunk's already gone.
[Em] Oh I'm leaving here baby, [Bm] wasn't worried you were [E] waiting on.
_ Leaving _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] here sweet baby, honey what you waiting on?
_ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I'm sliding down the road, running right by my door.
I'm [E] leaving here baby, honey don't you wanna go? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] The big [A] gate I'm on, got ways just like a man.
[Em] Lord will steal your [E] baby [B] every time [E] she lands. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Will steal your baby _ every time she lands.
[E] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] I'm going, I'm going _ _ up _ [E] the country baby, honey don't you wanna go? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] To the river [E] this morning, [A] I sat down on the ground.
[E] Lord I had a good notion, [Bm] jumping in [E] and drown. _ _ _
_ This [A] is why I didn't tell to run right by my door.
[E] I'm leaving here [D] baby, honey don't you wanna [E] go? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _

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