This song was written by Son House, and was covered by The White Stripes and i have to say they did a really good cover! This is probably my fave song of theirs. Just improvise bits of it to get the right sound and there you have it. Great fun to play. Tuning: Open G d b g d g d INTRO: D|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| \ G|---------3-0--3--3-3-3-3--------| Played D|---------3----3-(3)-------------| 4x G|-0----0-------------------------| / D|---3b---------------------------| I got a letter this mornin What do ya reckon it read? It said, The gal you love is dead VERSE: D|--------------------|------5--------------| B|-5----5-3-3----5-0--|---------------------| G|-5----5-3-3----5-0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--| D|-5----5-3-3----5-0--|------------0-0---0--| G|-5----5-3-3----5-0--|------------0-0---0--| D|--------------------|----------------3----| I got a letter this mornin What do you reckon it read? Said, Hurry, hurry, because the gal you love is dead D|------5--------------|------5--------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|-3-0--------0-0---0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--| D|------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--| G|------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--| D|----------------3----|----------------3----| Well, I packed up my suitcase I took off down the road When I got there she was Layin on the coolin board I packed up my suitcase And I took off down the road When I got there she was A-layin on the coolin board D|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------/7--7/0--| G|-----------------------------------0-/7--7/0--| D|----5-5-----3-3------2-2----1-1----0-/7--7/0--| G|-------------------------------------/7--7/0--| D|-5-------3-------2--------1------0------------| D|--------5----------------------------------------------| B|--------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-----------------| G|-3-0-----0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0--3-0-----------| D|---------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-------|--------|(Continues) G|---------0-0-3/0--3-0-3--0-3-0-/5--5--0-------| ---| D|----------------------------------------------| ---| _______________________________________________________| | /|--5-------------5----------------------| | / |-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--| |_/ |----3-3-0--3-0-----0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--| \ |-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--| |-------------------0-0--7--7/5--5/3-0--| |---------------------------------------| D|------5--------------|------5--------------| B|---------------------|---------------------| G|-3-0--------0-0---0--|-3-0--------0-0---0--| D|------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--| G|------------0-0---0--|------------0-0---0--| D|----------------3----|----------------3----| D|--------------------------------| B|--------------------------------| \ G|---------3-0--3--3-3-3-3--------| Played D|---------3----3-(3)-------------| 4x G|-0----0-------------------------| / D|---3b---------------------------| It looked like ten thousand people Standin round the buryn ground I didn't know I loved her Til they began to let her down Looked like ten thousand People standin round the buryin ground I didnt know that I loved her Til they began to let her down You know, its so hard to love Someone that dont love you Ain't no satisfaction Don't care what you do So hard to love Yeah, someone that dont love you Don't look like satisfaction, and I dont care what you do D|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------/7--7/0--| G|-----------------------------------0-/7--7/0--| D|----5-5-----3-3------2-2----1-1----0-/7--7/0--| G|-------------------------------------/7--7/0--| D|-5-------3-------2--------1------0------------| C D|------3-3---------------3-3------------------------------------------------------------3-| B|-----------------------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------| G|-3-0------0-3/2-0--3-0-------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0--3-0----| D|----------0-3/2-0------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------| G|----------0-3/2-0------------3-5-3-0--3-0--3-0-3-3/2-0--3-0-3-0-3-0--/5-5--5-3-0---------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Repeated 8x: D|---------------3----------------------------------------------------5/0-----| B|-0-3/5-0--3-0--3---------/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--| G|-0-3/5-0--3-0-----0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--| D|------------------0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--| G|------------------0-3-0--/7-7--7/10-10--0-3/2-0--3/2-0--3--3-0---/5-5--5/0--| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------3-----------------3---------------------| B|--------------------------------/7-7--/10-10--| G|-3-0---------------3-0----------/7-7--/10-10--| D|----------------------------0---/7-7--/10-10--| G|--------0-0-0---0---------0---0-/7-7--/10-10--| D|--------------3-------------------------------| Well, I got up this mornin, the break of day Just huggin the pillows where she used to lay Got up this mornin, leave the break of day Just huggin the pillows where my baby used to lay D|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|-----------------------0--/7--/12--| D|--------------------------/7--/12--| G|-----3-----2-----1-----------------| D|--3-----2-----1-----0--------------| And thats it!