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Guitar Blues and Rags with Rick McKeon
Once you have the Alternating Thumb down solid it’s time to start playing some of these wonderful old
Blues and Ragtime Tunes!
Here are four great old standards plus my original ragtime tune called, “No Money Rag.” Hope you like them!
Lessons include:
Fishin’ Blues (Drop D) Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (Standard Tuning)
Hard Time Killin’ Floor (Open Dm) Come Back Baby (Standard Tuning) No Money Rag (Standard Tuning)
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Table of Contents
Fishin’ Blues - Tab 3 Fishin’ Blues - Lyrics 5 Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Tab 6 Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Lyrics 9 Hard Time Killin’ Floor – Tab 11 Hard Time Killin’ Floor – Tab with Phrases 13 Hard Time Killin’ Floor – Lyrics 15 Come Back Baby – Tab 16 Come Back Baby – Lyrics 18 No Money Rag – Tab 19 No Money Rag – Lyrics 21
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Fishin' Blues Henry Thomas
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Fishin’ Blues Henry Thomas
D 1. Bet you’re goin’ fishin’ all of the time, 2. I went down to my favorite fishin’ hole, 3. Put him in the pot, Put him in the pan, G D 1. Baby goin’ fishin’ too. 2. Grabbed me a pole and a line. 3. Cook him till he’s nice and brown. D 1. Bet your life your sweet wife, Will 2. Throwed my pole in, Caught a 9-pound catfish, And I 3. Make up a bunch of them buttermilk hoe cakes, Mama, E7 A7 1. Catch more fish than you. 2. Brought him home for supper time, (singin’) 3. Chew em’ up and chomp em’ on down.
CHORUS: D Any fish bites if you got good bait. G D Here’s a little tip I would like to relate. D Any fish bites if you got good bait. D A D I’m a-goin’ fishin’, Yes I’m goin fishin, And my baby goin fishin’ too.
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Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out Jimmy Cox
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Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out Jimmy Cox - 1923
C E7 A Once I lived the life of a millionaire, Dm A Dm A Dm Spent all my money and I didn’t care. F A Showing my friends a mighty good time, D9 G F# G7 High priced liquor, champagne and wine. C E7 A But then I began to fall so low. Dm A Dm Didn’t have a dollar, I had no place to go. F A If I ever get my hands on a dollar again, D9 G I’ll hold onto it ‘til the eagle grins. C E7 A No - body knows you, Dm A Dm When you’re down and out. F G G# A In my pocket not one penny. And it,
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Hard Time Killin' Floor Skip James (Tuning = D A D F A D)
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Hard Time Killin’ Floor Skip James
1. Hard time, hard time, everywhere you go. 2. That preacher gonna’ tell you it’s heaven sent. 3. Well, you hear me singin' this lonesome song. 1. People are driftin' from door to door. 2. I ain’t got no money Lord, I can’t pay my rent. 3. These hard times gonna’ last you so very long. 1. Hum hum, hum hum, Lord Lord, Lord Lord. 2. Well well, Lord Lord, Hum hum, hum hum. 3. Well well, hum hum, Lord Lord, Lord Lord
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Come Back Baby Traditional
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Come Back Baby Traditional 8-Bar Blues in A
A A7 1. Well, come back baby, Please don’t go. 2. That’s a long, long train, It’s got a mean engineer. 3. If I could holler, Like a mountain jack, D7 F 1. How I love you darling, You’ll never know. 2. He has taken my baby, Away from here. 3. I would call for my baby, “Won’t you please come back.” A E7 A E7 1. Well, come back baby, Let’s talk it over just one more time. 2. Well, come back baby, Let’s talk it over just one more time. 3. Well, come back baby, Let’s talk it over just one more time.
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No Money Rag (C) Rick McKeon 2006
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No Money Rag (4/4) Rick McKeon
C A D9 D#7 D9 C 1. Well, I ain’t got no fancy cloths, but I ain’t goin’ no where. 2. My old car don’t run so good, but it gets me where I want to go. 3. So if you’re feeling down and out, just sing a different song. C A D9 G 1. And I ain’t got no money to spend, but I don’t really care. 2. And I got an old guitar to play. Well, who could ask for more? 3. You’ll feel better, just drop that load, and it won’t take long. C E7 F E7 1. Now you might think I’m poor and lowdown, but that don’t bother me none. 2. Some people say “You’ll never get rich,” and that’s probably true, 3. Just take yourself a look around, There’s beauty everywhere. F C A D9 G C 1. Just come on along, we’ll pick the guitar, and we’ll have some fun. 2. Come on along, we’ll pick that guitar and we’ll have a laugh or two. 3. Come on along, we’ll pick that guitar, and we won’t have a care! (Oh Yeah!)
