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Black Horse Blues

Blind Lemon Jefferson

Chord: Principal (acoustic and electric guitars)
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key: C 
          C                 0:03.0    
E|-------|----3-2-1--0-------|------0---------|---3-2-1-0-------|
B|-------|----5-4-3--1-------|----4---1-------|---5-4-3-1-------|
G|-------|-----------0-------|------0---------|-----------------|
D|-------|-------------------|----4---2-------|-----------------|
A|-------|-------------------|----------------|-----0---3-------|
E|-0-1-2-|-3-----------3-2-1-|-0--------0-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|

  <-- -------6/4----------> 
 0:06.62                    F7                                  C
E|-----0-----0-----0------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-----0----|
B|---4---1-4---1-4---1----|-----------------|-----------------|---4---1-4----1-|
G|-----0-----0-----0------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---0-----0----|
D|---4---2-4---2-4---2----|---1-0---1-0-----|---1-0---1-0---2-|---4---2-4----2-|
A|------------------------|-0-----3-----3---|-------3-----3---|----------------|
E|-0--------------------3-|---------------0-|-1---------------|----------------|

  0:14.3             G                               C
E|---0-----0-------|--3-1-0---------|----1--0------|----3--2--1-|----8--8--3-|
B|-4---1-4---------|--------3-1-0---|----------3---|-1--5--4--3-|----8--8--5-|
G|---0-----0-------|--------------2-|-0--2--0------|------------|------------|
D|-4---2-4---------|----------------|-0--------3-2-|------------|------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|--------------|-------0--2-|-8----------|
E|-----------0-1-2-|-3--------------|--------------|----3-------|------------|
  C

 
[Verse 1]   
                       
 0:22.7 
E|----3-2-1--0-----------|---------0---------------|----3-2-1--0--------|
B|----5-4-3--1-----------|------4-----1------------|----5-4-3--1--------|
G|-----------0-----------|---------0---------------|--------------------|
D|-----------------------|------4-----2------------|--------------------|
A|-----------------------|-------------------------|------0----3--------|
E|-3-------------3--2--1-|--0-------------0--1--2--|-3------------3-2-1-|
   Tell me what time  the trains come through your  town


 28.1                                        F7
E|-------0--------0---|-----0--------0-----|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|----4-----1--4-----1|--4-----1--4--------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------0--------0---|-----0--------0-----|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|----4-----2--4-----2|--4-----2--4--------|---1-0----1--0-------|---1--0------1--0------2-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-0------3------3-----|--------3-----------3----|
E|-0------------------|-----------------3--|------------------0--|-1-----------------------|
                                      I wanna know what time do the trains come through your 

 C                                                          
 0:34.83                                         G
E|----0------0--------0-----|---0-----0--------|---3--1-0------------|-------1----0-------|
B|--------4-----1--4-----1--|-4---1-4----------|-----------3--1-0----|---------------3----|
G|----0------0--------0-----|---0-----0--------|-------------------2-|-0-----2----0-------|
D|--------4-----2--4-----2--|-4---2-4----------|---------------------|-0-------------3--2-|
A|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------------|------------0-1-2-|-3-------------------|--------------------|
  town                                   I wanna laugh and talk with a long-haired teasin' br- 

  C
 0:41.95   
E|----3--2--1-|-------------0--|---0--0-----|
B|-1--5--4--3-|-----------1-1--|---1--1-----|
G|------------|---------0---0--|---0--0-----|
D|------------|---0-1-2--------|------------|
A|-------0--2-|-3--------------|-3----------|
E|----3-------|----------------|----------3-|
  -own.                                   One .. 


[Verse 2]

C
One goes south at eight and it's one goes north at nine.
F7                                            C
One goes south at eight and one goes north at nine.
        G                                           C
I got a hour to talk with that long-haired brown of mine.


[Instrumental]

  <--------6/4---------->
  1:06.2  
E|----3--2--1--0-------|------0--0-------|---3-2-1-0-------|--0---0---------|
B|-1--5--4--3--1-------|---1--1--1-------|---5-4-3-1-------|----4---1-------|
G|---------------------|------0--0-------|-----------------|--0---0---------|
D|-2---------------0-1-|-2---------------|-----------------|----4---2-------|
A|-------0--2--3-3-----|-----------------|-------2---------|----------------|
E|---------------------|-----------0-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|-0--------0-1-2-|
 ..mine

  1:13.8                              F7
E|--3-2-1-0-------|---0---0----0--0-|-----------------|------------------|
B|--5-4-3-1-------|-----4----1-1--1-|-----------------|------------------|
G|----------------|---0---0---------|-----------------|----------------0-|
D|----------------|-----4----2------|---1-0---1-0-----|---1-0---1-0---2--|
A|----0---3-------|-----------------|-0-----3-----3---|-------3-----3----|
E|-3--------3-2-1-|-0---------------|---------------0-|-1----------------|

  C                                                          
  1:20.5                               G
E|-0---0-----0-----|-0-----0--------|---3-1-0---------|----1--0------|
B|---4---1-4---1-4-|---1-4----------|---------3-1-0---|----------3---|
G|-0---0-----0-----|-0-----0--------|---------------2-|-0--2--0----0-|
D|---4---2-4---2-4-|---2-4----------|-----------------|-0--------3---|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------2---|
E|-----------------|----------0-1-2-|-3---------------|--------------|
 
   C
1:26.9        
E|----3--2--1-|-----0------0--|----------------|----------------|----------------8-----|
B|-1--5--4--3-|---1-1----1-1--|-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-|-6-8-8-8-8-8--8-|-8-10-10-10-10--10-10-|
G|------------|-----0------0--|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-|-7-9-9-9-9-9--9-|-9-10-10-10-10-----10-|
D|------------|---------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
A|-------0--2-|-3-------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
E|----3-------|-------3-------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|

  1:35.21 
E|-------------|-3-5-3-----3-----|-3-3-2-2--1-1-0---|---0-0-0--------|--0--0----0--|
B|-10-8--5-5-5-|-------4-5---0---|-5-5-4-4--------1-|---1-1-1--------|--1--1----1--|
G|-10-9--5-5-5-|---------------0-|------------------|-0--------------|--0----------|
D|-----------5-|-----------------|------------------|-----------0-1-2|-------------|
A|-------3-----|-----------------|------------------|---------3------|-------------|
E|-------------|-----------------|------------------|----------------|--------3----|
                                                                                  Go
 
[Verse 3]

C
Go 'n get my black horse and saddle up my grey mare.
   F7                                       C 
Go get my black horse and saddle up my grey mare.
           G                                         C
I'm goin' off to my good gal, she's in the world somewhere.


[Instrumental]

  C
  2:01.4                              
E|---3--2--1-|-----0--0-------|---3-2-1-0-------|---0---0---------|---3-2-1-0-------|
B|---5--4--3-|-1-1-1--1-------|---5-4-3-1-------|-----4---1-------|---5-4-3-1-------|
G|-----------|-----0--0-------|-----------------|---0---0---------|-----------------|
D|-----------|----------------|-----------------|-----4---2-------|-----------------|
A|-3----0--2-|-3--------------|-------2---------|-----------------|-----0---3-------|
E|-----------|----------0-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|-0---------0-1-2-|-3---------3-2-1-|
  .where
                                                                       
  2:09.3                            F7                                  C
E|------0-----0----|---0------0---|-----------------|-----------------|--0---0-----0---|
B|----4---1-4----1-|-4---1-4------|-----------------|-----------------|----4---1-4---1-|
G|------0-----0----|---0------0---|-----------------|-----------------|--0---0-----0---|
D|----4---2-4----2-|-4---2-4------|---1-0---1-0-----|---1-0---1-0---2-|----4---2-4---2-|
A|-----------------|--------------|-0-----3-----3---|-------3-----3---|----------------|
E|-0---------------|------------3-|---------------0-|-1---------------|----------------|

  G                
2:17.126             G                              C 
E|---0-----0-------|---3-1-0---------|----1--0----|----3--2--1-|----0-----0-|
B|-4---1-4---------|---------3-1-0---|----------3-|-1--5--4--3-|----1-----1-|
G|---0-----0-------|---------------2-|-0--2--0----|------------|----0-----0-|
D|-4---2-4---------|-----------------|----------3-|------------|------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|------------|-------0--2-|-3----------|
E|-----------0-1-2-|-3---------------|------------|----3-------|-------3----|
                                                                              I... 
 
[Verse 4]

C
I can't count the times that I was so dissatisfied
        F7                                    C
I can't count the times that I was so dissatisfied
           G                                            C
Sugar, the blues ain't on me, but things ain't goin' on right.


[Outro]

  2:42.5
E|----3--2--1-|----0-----0-|---6/8-8-8-8-8-|-8-5-5-5-3-3-3-|--3-3-5-3-----3-0-|
B|-1--5--4--3-|----1-----1-|---------------|---------------|----------4h5---4-|
G|------------|----0-----0-|---------------|---------------|------------------|
D|------------|------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
A|-------0--2-|-3----------|-3-------------|---------------|------------------|
E|----3-------|-------3----|---------------|---------------|------------------|
 .right 
 
2:50.45            C11
E|---------------|-3----------|
B|--1-----1------|-3----------|
G|----2-0--------|-3----------|
D|----------0--0-|-3----------|
A|--------3------|-3----------|
E|---------------|------------|
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