Artist: Delaney and Bonnie Song: Poor Elijah/Tribute to Johnson (Medley) Album: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton I based this tab off of the version played here: The chords and general idea are the same as the version found on the "On Tour With Eric album, but the intro riffs different. Tuning: EADGBE (Standard) POOR ELIJAH Intro: E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G----2--2-----2--4b6r4p2------| x2 D----2----4p2-2----------4p2--| A--0-0------------------------| E-----------------------------| E---------------------------------| B----------------5b7r5-2----------| G----2--2-----2----------4b6r4p2--| D----2----4p2-2-------------------| A--0-0----------------------------| E---------------------------------| E-----------------------------| B----------------5b7r5-2------| G----2--2-----2----------4p2--| x5 D----2----4p2-2---------------| A--0-0------------------------| E-----------------------------| Verse: The following part is played wherever there is an A in the verse E-----------------------------| B-----------------------------| G----2--2-----2--4b6r4p2------| x3 D----2----4p2-2----------4p2--| A--0-0------------------------| E-----------------------------| A Poor Elijah, living on the bayou way. D Poor Elijah, he had to take over raising fourteen kids When his daddy got caught stealing chickens from a neighbor one day. A Work on Elijah, work on. A Poor Elijah, born the son of a slave. D Poor Elijah, he was damn near blind when he died last week From working in the sun for the man like a dog all day. A Work on Elijah, work on. Chorus: A Poor Elijah. F#m A Poor Elijah. D A Poor Elijah. C#m D A Poor Elijah. TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON A I'm going to sing you a song, a song about a man Nobody hardly knows him. Nobody hardly knows him. Nobody hardly knows him. G#-A (slide up from G# to A) G#-A Good morning Robert Johnson son. G#-A G#-A You built your life before your song was sung. G#-A G#-A People agree and now you're number one. G#-A So sad to think we had to wait so long. D It keeps on getting better every day, E And maybe someday soon, people will say, A Ain't nobody here but good people. Ain't nobody here but good people. Ain't nobody here but good people. A Nobody, nobody here. Nobody, nobody here. Nobody, nobody here. Nobody, nobody here. A E A Just drinking my wine and then loving in slow motion time