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Omie Wise by Greg Graffin
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Tuning: Standard tuning
Chords: A# minor - G# major - F minor - F major - A# major
(A#m) (G#) (Fm) (F) (A#)
e|-----|---1-----|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----1-----|
B|-----|---2-----|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----3-----|
G|-----|---3-----|----5-----|---1-----|---2-----|----3-----|
D|-----|---3-----|----6-----|---3-----|---3-----|----3-----|
A|-----|---1-----|----6-----|---3-----|---3-----|----1-----|
E|-----|---------|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----------|
Intro: A#m
G# A#m
Come listen to my story, I'll tell you no lies, how John Lewis did murder a
Fm A#m
little Omie Wise,
G# A#m
He asked her to meet him at Adams's spring, said he'd bring her money and
F A#m
other fine things,
G# A#m A# F
So fool-like she met him at Adams's spring, no money he brought her nor other
A#m
fine things
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G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A#m A# A#m G# A#m
John Lewis, John Lewis, won't you tell me your mind, do you intend to
F A#m
marry me or leave me behind?
G# A#m
Little Omie, Little Omie, I will tell you my mind, my plan is to drown you
Fm A#m
and leave you behind,
G# A#m
Have mercy on my baby and spare me my life, I'll go home as a beggar and
Fm A#m
never be your wife
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G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
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A#m G# A#m
He hugged her and he kissed her and turned her around and threw her
Fm A#m
in deep water where he knew that she would drown,
G# A#m
It was on one Thursday morning the rain came pouring down and they searched
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for Omie's body but it nowhere could be found,
G# A#m
Two boys went a fishin' one fine summer day and they saw little Omie's body
Fm A#m
go floating away
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B|-----11---13-11-9--11---13--11--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
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A#m G# A#m
They called for John Lewis to come to that place so he could see her
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body and they could see his face,
G# A#m
Though he made no confession they threw him in jail, no friend nor relation
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would go on his bail
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Example of picking patten for this song:
A#m
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B|----2---2-2---|
G|----3----3----|
D|-------3------|
A|--1-----------|
E|--------------| etc....
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