Pay Day Chords & Tabs

by Mississippi John Hurt

[Version Description]
Mississippi Fingerstyle version: simple acoustic mix with rhythm, melody and harmony in the tradition of Mississippi John Hurt.
Title:  Payday
Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Tuning: Open-D
Time:   4/4
Tempo:  Q=130
Capo:   2

Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.

Look out to distinguish between the slides/hammer-ons "on the beat"
(i.e. slide starts with the quarter note) and the ones "into the beat"
(i.e. slide start with the eighth and ends with the quarter note).

[Intro]
D                                                                         
A|---------------------|---------------------|-3-\-2-------0-------------|
F#                                                                        
D|------0---------0----|------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|
A                                                                         
D|-0---------0---------|-0---------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|-4-\-2-------0-------------|---------------------------|-4-\-2-------0-------------|
A|---------------------------|-3-\-2-------0-------------|---------------------------|
F#                                                                                    
D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A                                                                                     
D|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|-------------0---2-/-4--------|-2-/-4--------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------|
A|-----0-h-2--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------2--------|
F#                                                                                          
D|---------0---------------0----|---------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----|
A|-----------------0------------|-0------------0------------|-0---------------0------------|
D|-0----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------0-------------|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------|
A|-0-h-2---------------------|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------|
F#                                                                                       
D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----|
A|-0-------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|
D|-----------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|

[Verse]
D|-----------------0---------|-0--------0-------------|-----------------2----0----|
A|-----0-h-2---0-------------|------2-----------------|-----0-h-2---0-------------|
F#                                                                                 
D|---------0------------0----|------0------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A                                                                                  
D|-0---------------0---------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
Ah  well I've done all  I    could do,               and I can't get  a-
Ah  well the rabbit     in   the log,                and I ain't got  no
Just    a-  bout a      week a-  go                          I   stole some
Well, the   hounds is   on   my  track               and the     knapsack

D|-0--------0-------------|-----------------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------|
A|------2-----------------|-----0-h-2---0----------------|---------------------2--------|
F#                                                                                       
D|------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----|---------0---------------0----|
A                                                                                        
D|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0------------|
long with you,               so      I'll take   you        to      your    mama
rabbit   dog,               and     I   hate     to         to  see that    rabbit
ham  and eggs               I'm gonna   keep     my         skillet grea-   sy
on  my  back               I'm gonna   make it             to      my      shanty
D|-------------0-------------|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------|
A|-0-h-2---------------------|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------|
F#                                                                                       
D|---------0------------0----|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----|
A                                                                                        
D|-0---------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|
pay-        day,            pay-        day.
get a-      way,            get a-      way.
if I        can,            if I        can.
'fore       day,            'fore       day.


[Chorus]
D|-9---------7------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0-------------|
A|------------------------|-----0------------------|---------------------------|
F#|--------------------0---|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------0---------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-----------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D|-0----------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
Pay-      day,                                    pay-        day,
Get a-    way,                                    get a-    way,
If   I    can,                                    if  I     can,
'Fore       day,                                  'fore       day,
D|-2-/-4-------7----------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0-------------|
A|------------------------------|-----0------------------|---------------------------|
F#|--------------------------0---|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-0---------------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0---------|
D                                                                       
pay-        day!                                        Pay-        day,
get a-      way.                                        Get a-      way,
if  I     can.                                          If  I       can,
'fore       day.                                        'Fore       day,
D|-2-/-4-------7----------------|------------------------|-7-/-9-------0----------------|
A|------------------------------|-----0------------------|--------------------------0-h-|
F#|--------------------------0---|------------------------|------------------------------|
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0---------0----|---------0------------0-------|
A|-0---------------0------------|-0------------0---------|-0---------------0------------|
D                                                                                   
pay-        day!                                                                 So,
get a-      way.
if  I     can.                                                                   I'm
'fore       day.                                                                 I'm
D|-----0--------2-/-4--------|-----2-------0----------------|-------------0-------------|
A|-2-------------------------|---------------------2--------|-0-h-2---------------------|
F#                                                                                       
D|---------0------------0----|---------0---------------0----|---------0------------0----|
A|-0------------0------------|-0---------------0------------|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------------------|-0---------------0---------|
I'll     take    you        to      your    mama       pay-        day,
I        hate    to     to  see     that    rabbit     get a-      way,
gonna        keep    my         skillet grea-   sy         if I        can,
gonna        make    it     to  my      shan-   ty         'fore       day,
D|-------------0----------------|-----0---------------------|---------------------|
A|-0-h-2--------------------0-h-|-2-------------------------|---------------------|
F#                                                                                 
D|---------0------------0-------|---------0------------0----|------0---------0----|
A                                                                                  
D|-0---------------0------------|-0---------------0---------|-0---------0---------|
pay-        day.
get a-      way.
if I        can.
'fore       day.
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| /    Slide up
| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
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