• Song:

    Lovesick Blues

  • Artist:

    Hank Williams

  • Album:

    The Classic Years

Lovesick Blues by Hank Williams Sr.
Key of Cmaj
Tabbed by Mike Benson
Note: I like to strum this song using a swing rhythm and while doing that using my thumb 
make a bass line either sol(5) up to do(1) or do(1) down to fa(4) creating this kind of 
shuffle.  It makes your strumming a little more interesting.

Intro: Fmaj,Cmaj,Fmaj,Cmaj

e|----------5~-5-----3~-3-------1~--1-0----|
B|-------------------------------------3-1-|
G|---2-2-3-5~-5-5-4-3~-3-3-0-0h2~---2-0--0-|
D|-------------------------------------3-2-|
A|---------------------------------------3-|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Verse:
              FmajI've (133211@1)gotta a feelin' called the blues, oh lord since
              C/Gmy (3x555x@1)baby said goodbye. Lord I don't I don't know what I'll do.
                     Fmaj(quick release)
All I do is sit and sigh, oh lord

Transition to Ebmaj
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|----0-1-|
E|1-3-----|
               Ebmaj                       Fmaj (133211@1)                 DmThat (xx0231@1)last long day she said goodbye, well lord I thought I would cry
 Gmaj
She'll do me, She'll do you she's got that kind of lovin'
 Cmaj (x32010@1)                                          Fmaj(quick release)
Lord I love to hear her when she calls me sweet daddy
                  C/GSuch (3x555x@1)a beautiful dream.  I hate to think it all over.
                      Amaj (x02220@1)                Ebmaj
I've lost my heart it seems.  I've grown so used to you somehow, well I'm
 Fmaj (133211@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)                Gmajnobody's (320003@1)sugardaddy now and I'm lonesome
C/G (3x555x@1)                 FmajI've (133211@1)got the lovesick blues.

Bridge:
             AmajWell (x02220@1)I'm in love I'm love with a beautiful gal.
Fmaj (133211@1)                        DmThat's (xx0231@1)what's the matter with me.
        AmajI'm (x02220@1)in love I'm in love with a beautiful gal,
Gmaj (320003@1)                   C/Gbut (3x555x@1)She don't care about me.
           C/GLord (3x555x@1)I've tried and I've tried to keep her satisfied,
     Fmaj (133211@1)            Dmbut (xx0231@1)she just wouldn't stay.
Gmaj
So now that she is a leavin'
                   C/Gthis (3x555x@1)is all I can say... (play through verse once more)

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