You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley 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:  You Got To Walk That Lonesome Valley
Artist: Mississippi John Hurt
Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.)
Time:  4/4, Tempo: Q=140, Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert eighths.
The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. The 2 separate tab lines are for vocal.
Transcribed (simplified) from https://youtu.be/85BvT5X6WSo

[Verse]
G                        +     +     +       +     +                   +     +     +
E|---------0-------|-3------3--------------|----3--------3---3---|-0---------------------|
B|-----3-----------|--------------0--------|---------------------|-----3-----------------|
G|-------------0---|--------------------0--|----------0----------|--------0-----0-----0--|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------2-----|-------0---------0---|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------2-----------|
E|-3-------3-------|-3---------3-----------|-3-----------3-------|-3---------------------|
You got to    walk                       that     lonesome  valley,
My mother had walked                     that     lonesome  valley,
My father had walked                     that     lonesome  valley,
E|---------0-------|-3---------------------|----3--------3---3---|-0---------------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----------------------|---------------------|------3----------------|
D      +     +     +       +     +     +      +    G6     +     +     +
E|---------0-------|/5------5--------------|----5-------\---3---------|/7------7--------------|
B|-----3-----------|--------------3--------|----------3------------0--|--------------5--------|
G|-------------0---|--------------------0--|--------------------------|--------------------0--|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------0-----|-------0------------0-----|-----0-----------0-----|
A                                                                                              
E|-3-------3-------|/5---------5-----------|-5----------\3------------|/7---------7-----------|
you got to    walk                       it       for    your-   self.
yes she had   walked                     it       for    her-    self.
yes he  had   walked                     it       for    him-    self.
E|---------0-------|-5---------------------|----7--------5------3-----|-7---------------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
+     +     +     +    G      +     +     +       +     +                   +     +     +
E|----7-------\---5--------|-3------3--------------|----3--------3---3---|-0---------------------|
B|----------5-----------3--|--------------0--------|---------------------|-----3-----------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------0--|----------0----------|--------0-----0-----0--|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-----0-----------2-----|-------0---------0---|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-------------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----------2-----------|
E|-7----------\5-----------|-3---------3-----------|-3-----------3-------|-3---------------------|
Ain't no    one     there                      to      walk it    for you,
Ain't no    one     there                      to      walk it    for her,
Ain't no    one     there                      to      walk it    for him,
E|-------------0-----------|-3---------------------|----3--------3---3---|-0---------------------|
B|-------3-----------3-----|-----------------------|---------------------|------3----------------|
G6     +     +     +    D       +            G      +     +     +
E|---------0-------|/7------7--------------|-5-------5--/7--5---|-3---------------------|
B|-----3-----------|--------------5--------|--------------------|-----------------------|
G|-------------0---|--------------------0--|--------------------|--------0-----0-----0--|
D|-----0-------0---|-----0-----------0-----|------0---------5---|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------2-----------|
E|-3-------3-------|/7---------7-----------|-5-----------7------|-3---------------------|
you have to   walk            that    val- ley   for your- self!
she had  to   walk            that    val- ley   for her-  self!
he  had  to   walk            that    val- ley   for him-  self!
E|---------0-------|-7---------------7-----|-5----3------7--5----|-3--------------------|
B|-----3-------3---|-----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
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| /    Slide up
| \    Slide down
+      Eighth

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