#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Subject: Tab: Louis Collins (Mississippi John Hurt) More tab from the acoustic guitar list. It would help if you could just send an echo acknowledgement when you get these. Thanks, Richard Title :LOUIS COLLINS Notes: Recorded/attributed to: Mississippi John Hurt. Level:Not difficult Transcription: basically according to Stefan Grossman Tuning: EADGBE C G7 C --3---------3s5-------3-----|-----1-----|-0----------------3------------|----| --|----------------1--|-----|--0--|-----|-|--------1h3-----|------------|----| --|-------------------|-----|-----|-----|-|----------------|------------|----| --|---2---------0-----|--2--|-----|--0--|-|--2----------2--|--2-----2---|----| --3-------------------3-----|-----|-----|-3----------------3------------|----| ---------3------------------|-----3-----|-------3----------------3------|----| Miz Col...lins weep Miz Col......lins moan F --0--------------0h3---0-----------|-----------------------------------|-----| --|--------1-----|-----------3-----|--1--------------1-----------------|-----| --|--------------|-----------------|--|--------2-----|-----------------|-----| --|--2--------2--|--2-----------2--|--|--3--------3--|--3-----3--------|-----| --3--------------3-----------------|--|--------------|-----------------|-----| --------3-----------------3--------|--1-----1--------1-----1-----------|-----| to see your son Louis leave his home C --0--------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|-----| --|--------1-----|--------0-----3-----|--1------------------1----------|-----| --|--------------|--0-----------------|--|--------0h2p0-----|----------|-----| --|--2--------2--|--|--0-----------0--|--|--2------------0--|--2-----2-|-----| --3--------------|--|-----------------|--3------------------3----------|-----| --------3--------|--3--------3--------|--------3------------------3----|-----| An.......gels laid him away. (I said) G C ----3--------5--------3----------|--0----------------3-------------------|---| ----|--------------3--|-----6----|--|--------1h3-----|-------------------|---| ----|-----------------|-----|----|--|----------------|-------------------|---| ----|--5--------5-----|--5--|--5-|--|--2----------2--|--2-----2----------|---| ----|-----------------|-----|----|--3----------------3-------------------|---| ----3-----3-----------3-----3----|--------3----------------3-------------|---| CH: An.......gels laid him away --0--------------0h3---0-----------|-----------------------------------|-----| --|--------1-----|-----------3-----|--1--------------1-----------------|-----| --|--------------|-----------------|--|--------2-----|-----------------|-----| --|--2--------2--|--2-----------2--|--|--3--------3--|--3-----3--------|-----| --3--------------3-----------------|--|--------------|-----------------|-----| --------3-----------------3--------|--1-----1--------1-----1-----------|-----| They laid him six feet under the clay C --0--------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|-----| --|--------1-----|--------0-----3-----|--1------------------1----------|-----| --|--------------|--0-----------------|--|--------0h2p0-----|----------|-----| --|--2--------2--|--|--0-----------0--|--|--2------------0--|--2-----2-|-----| --3--------------|--|-----------------|--3------------------3----------|-----| --------3--------|--3--------3--------|--------3------------------3----|-----| An........gels laid him a.......way Bob shot one and Louis shot two but Barnes shot Collins, shot him through and through - now angels have laid him away. Chorus When they heard that Louis was dead all the people dressed in red, 'cos angels have laid him away. Chorus Oh, kind friends now ain't it hard to see poor Louis in a new graveyard where angels laid him away. Chorus Miz Collins weep, Miz Collins moan to see your son Louis leave his home - angels laid him away. Chorus
