Bad Luck And Trouble Tab

Bad Luck And Trouble - R.L. Burnside
 
From Mississippi Hill Country Blues : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67BxYkNax7Y
Live version : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtvmO0Gb-PA&feature=youtu.be&t=1122
Live Johnny Woods renamed Suzanna : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtJj0ClIOmo
 
Strumming up with index finger: ↓
Strumming down with thumb: ↑
 
[Intro]
 
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e|-------------------------0-----0----------------|    |--0-0-x---0--0--|
B|--0--2/3-3-3-3----2/3-3-(3)-3-(3)---------------|    |--0-0-3b-(0)-0--|
G|-(0)-3/4-4-4-4----3/4-4-(4)-4-(4)--2p0----------| x2 |----------------|
D|---------------------------------------2--2-----|    |----------------|
A|---------------------------------------x--x-----|    |----------------|
E|--------------------------------------(0)-0-----|    |----------------|
 
[Verse]
 
Yea, you know if it wasn't for bad luck
 
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e|------------|    |--3b--0-x----0--0-----------|
B|------------|    |------0-x----0--0-----------|
G|------------| x2 |----------------x-----------|
D|--2---2--x--|    |----------------2-----------|
A|--x---x--x--|    |----------------------------|
E|--0---0--x--|    |-------------0--------------|
 
People, I wouldn't have no luck at all
 
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e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| x2
D|--2---2--x--|
A|--x---x--x--|
E|--0---0--x--|
 
[Bridge]
 
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e|-------------------------------|    |--3b-0----0-3p0-0--0----|
B|--0--2/3-3-3-3-----------------|    |-------3b------(0)-0----|
G|-(0)-3/4-4-4-4---2p0-----------| x2 |----------------x--x----|
D|---------------------2--2------|    |------------------------|
A|---------------------x--x------|    |------------------------|
E|--------------------(0)-0------|    |------------------------|
 
[Verse]
 
Yea, you know if it wasn't for bad luck
 
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e|------------|    |--3b--0-x----0--0-----------|
B|------------|    |------0-x----0--0-----------|
G|------------| x2 |----------------x-----------|
D|--2---2--x--|    |----------------2-----------|
A|--x---x--x--|    |----------------------------|
E|--0---0--x--|    |-------------0--------------|
 
 
People, I wouldn't have no luck at all
 
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e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| x2
D|--2---2--x--|
A|--x---x--x--|
E|--0---0--x--|
 
[Instrumental]
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e|-------------------------------|
B|--0--2/3-3-3-3-----------------|
G|-(0)-3/4-4-4-4---2p0-----------|
D|---------------------2--2------|
A|---------------------x--x------|
E|--------------------(0)-0------|
 
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e|--0-0-x---0--3b---3-0--------------|
B|--0-0-3b-(0)----------3-0----------|
G|--------------------------2p0------|
D|------------------------------2--2-|
A|------------------------------x--x-|
E|-----------------------------(0)-0-|
 
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e|---------------------------| |--0-0-x---0--0----------|
B|--0--2/3-3-3-3-------------| |--0-0-3b-(0)-0----------|
G|-(0)-3/4-4-4-4---2p0-------| |------------------------|
D|---------------------2--2--| |------------------------|
A|---------------------x--x--| |------------------------|
E|--------------------(0)-0--| |------------------------|
 
[Hook]
 
Yea you know bad luck and trouble been followin' me
 
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e|------------|    |--------------------|
B|------------|    |--------------------|
G|------------| x2 |--------------------| x2
D|--2---2--x--|    |------------2--2--x-|
A|--x---x--x--|    |------------x--x--x-|
E|--0---0--x--|    |--0-0h3~-x--0--0--x-|
 
(variante)
    ↑ ↑    ↓   ↑
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|---------x---x------| x2
D|---------0h2-2------|
A|------2--x---x------|
E|--0-3--------0------|
 
Ever since I begin to crawl
 
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e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------| x2
D|--2---2--x--|
A|--x---x--x--|
E|--0---0--x--|
 
[Bridge]
(x2)
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e|-------------------------------|
B|--0--2/3-3-3-3-----------------|
G|-(0)-3/4-4-4-4---2h0-----------|
D|---------------------2--2------|
A|---------------------x--x------|
E|--------------------(0)-0------|
 
[verse]
Yea you know I beg for a nickle,
Oh Lord, to put in the telephone.
 
[Bridge]
 
[Verse]
Yea you know I beg for a nickle,
Oh Lord, to put in the telephone.
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Hook]
Yea you know I wanna talk to my baby,
Yea you know she been gone so long.
 
[Bridge]
 
[verse]
Yea you know whiskey and women,
That's all in the world I crave.
 
[Bridge]
 
[Verse]
Yea you know whiskey and women,
That's all in the world I crave.
 
[Instrumental]
 
[Hook]
Yea you know I believe a beautiful women,
Yea she will take me to my grave.
 
[Bridge]
 
[Outro]
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e|--0-0-x---0--0----------|
B|--0-0-3b-(0)-0----------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
 
    ↓ ↓ ↓   ↓  ↓    ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓   ↓  ↑
e|--0-0-x---0--3b---3-0--------------|
B|--0-0-3b-(0)----------3-0----------|
G|--------------------------2p0------|
D|------------------------------2--2-|
A|------------------------------x--x-|
E|-----------------------------(0)-0-|
 
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e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--0--2/3--3------2------1-------------------|
G|-(0)-3/4--4-4--3-3-3--2-2-2--1--------------|
D|-------------------------------------0-2-2--|
A|---------------------------------0-2-----x--|
E|-----------------------------------------0--|
 
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|(n)  Ghost note
| x   Dead note
| b   Bend
| p   Pull off
| h   Hammer on
 
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