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			     Omie Wise by Greg Graffin
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Tabbed by: JB
Email: jkbest@shaw.ca

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# (xx1114@1)                 A#mCome (x13321@1)listen to my story, I'll tell you no lies, how John Lewis did murder a 

Fm (133111@1)        A#mlittle (x13321@1)Omie Wise,

                            G# (xx1114@1)            A#mHe (x13321@1)asked her to meet him at Adams's spring, said he'd bring her money and 

F (133211@1)        A#mother (x13321@1)fine things,

                            G# (xx1114@1)               A#m (x13321@1)            A# (x1333x@1)    FSo (133211@1)fool-like she met him at Adams's spring, no money he brought her nor other

      A#m (x13321@1)fine things


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


A#m (x13321@1)        A# (x1333x@1)        A#m (x13321@1)            G# (xx1114@1)                  A#m (x13321@1)       John Lewis, John Lewis, won't you tell me your mind, do you intend to 

            F (133211@1)        A#mmarry (x13321@1)me or leave me behind?

                                 G# (xx1114@1)                 A#mLittle (x13321@1)Omie, Little Omie, I will tell you my mind, my plan is to drown you 

    Fm (133111@1)      A#mand (x13321@1)leave you behind,

                          G# (xx1114@1)                   A#mHave (x13321@1)mercy on my baby and spare me my life, I'll go home as a beggar and 

Fm (133111@1)          A#mnever (x13321@1)be your wife


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


A#m (x13321@1)                                       G# (xx1114@1)                  A#m (x13321@1)       He hugged her and he kissed her and turned her around and threw her 

                       Fm (133111@1)                A#min (x13321@1)deep water where he knew that she would drown,

                                   G# (xx1114@1)                            A#mIt (x13321@1)was on one Thursday morning the rain came pouring down and they searched 

                       F (133211@1)              A#mfor (x13321@1)Omie's body but it nowhere could be found,

                            G# (xx1114@1)                     A#mTwo (x13321@1)boys went a fishin' one fine summer day and they saw little Omie's body 

   Fm (133111@1)      A#mgo (x13321@1)floating away


e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


A#m (x13321@1)                                 G# (xx1114@1)                  A#m (x13321@1)       They called for John Lewis to come to that place so he could see her 

         Fm (133111@1)               A#mbody (x13321@1)and they could see his face,

                                  G# (xx1114@1)                  A#mThough (x13321@1)he made no confession they threw him in jail, no friend nor relation 

      F (133211@1)       A#mwould (x13321@1)go on his bail

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Example of picking patten for this song:   

      A#me|--------------| (x13321@1)B|----2---2-2---|
G|----3----3----|
D|-------3------|
A|--1-----------|
E|--------------|  etc....


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