If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day Cifras

From the album Me and Mr Johnson. Eric often used alternate tuning and slide for this song.
This version would be ideal for playing using a simple blues chord progression in standard tuning.
Using barre chords with root note on the E 6th string, this may help replicate a slide.
 
 
[Intro]
G Bb C Bb C G D C Bb G
 
 
[Verse 1]
G                                   Bb C
If I had possession over judgment day
Bb C                              G
If I had possession over judgment day
      D                    C             Bb         G
Lord, the women I'm loving would have no right to pray
 
 
[Verse 2]
G                                                  Bb C
And I went to the mountain, far as my eye could see
Bb    C                                           G
Lord, I went to the mountain, far as my eye could see
      D                      C               Bb         G
Some other man got my woman and the lonesome blues got me
 
 
[Verse 3]
G                                                     Bb C
And I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long
Bb    C                                             G
Lord, I rolled and I tumbled, cried the whole night long
    D                        C            Bb    G
And I woke up this morning, my biscuit rolling on
 
 
[Guitar solo]
G Bb C Bb C G D C Bb G
 
 
[Verse 4]
G                                            Bb C
Had to fold my arms and slowly walked away  I didn't like the way she did
Bb    C                                  G
Lord, I fold my arms and I slowly walked away
      D                  C                           Bb    G
Well, I said in my mind, "Your trouble going to come some day"
 
 
[Verse 5]
G                                               Bb C
Well, now run here baby, get down on bended knee
Bb    C                                     G
Lord, now run here baby, get down on bended knee
D                     C                       Bb    G
I want to tell you all about the way they treated me
 
Peace and love
Kevin
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