Biography:
Chris Thomas King (born October 14, 1962 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American blues musician and actor. He is the son of blues musician Tabby Thomas.
In the 2000 movie O' Brother, Where Art Thou?, he played legendary bluesman Tommy Johnson. On the “O Brother…” soundtrack he plays Skip James’ “Hard Time Killing Floor Blues”. In the 2004 movie Ray, he played bandleader Lowell Fulson. He has also appeared in several documentaries about the blues and about music.
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Words and chords based on this version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-y3EWkIJXA
The song is originally played using a slide with an open A tuning. (EAEAC#E)
This arrangement is adapted to standard tuning.
The intro tab can be substituted for all A chords
in the song. Using a barred A "shape" for the D and E
help maintain a similar voice as the open tuning.
[Chords]
A x02220
D x57775
E x79997
[Intro]
A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------2-2-------|-------2-2-------|-------2-2-------|
G|--4/5--2-2-----2-|---4/5-2-2-----2-|---4/5-2-2-----2-|
D|-----------2-5---|-----------2-5---|----------2-5----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
My baby's got a voodoo doll
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
My baby's got a voodoo doll
E
She been like a puppet
D A
Pulling my strings and all
[Verse 2]
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
Where you going with that black cat bone
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
Where you going with that black cat bone
E
Well I believe to my soul
D A
You're going to wreck some good man's home
[Verse 3]
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
Black cat just crossed my path
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
Black cat just crossed my path
E
Well I'm gonna sit right here till morning
D A
Then I'm gonna take a long hot bath
A
Would you care to join me honey?
[Solo]
A D A E D A
[Verse 4]
D
I ain't superstitious but
A
Don't break my mirror glass
D
I ain't superstitious but
A
Don't break my mirror glass
E
Seem like the whole workd is spinning
D A
Going down just a bit too fast
A
Ah, slow it down
[Outro]
A D A E D A
The song is originally played using a slide with an open A tuning. (EAEAC#E)
This arrangement is adapted to standard tuning.
The intro tab can be substituted for all A chords
in the song. Using a barred A "shape" for the D and E
help maintain a similar voice as the open tuning.
[Chords]
A x02220
D x57775
E x79997
[Intro]
A
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-------2-2-------|-------2-2-------|-------2-2-------|
G|--4/5--2-2-----2-|---4/5-2-2-----2-|---4/5-2-2-----2-|
D|-----------2-5---|-----------2-5---|----------2-5----|
A|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse 1]
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
My baby's got a voodoo doll
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
My baby's got a voodoo doll
E
She been like a puppet
D A
Pulling my strings and all
[Verse 2]
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
Where you going with that black cat bone
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
Where you going with that black cat bone
E
Well I believe to my soul
D A
You're going to wreck some good man's home
[Verse 3]
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
Black cat just crossed my path
D
Well I ain't superstitious but
A
Black cat just crossed my path
E
Well I'm gonna sit right here till morning
D A
Then I'm gonna take a long hot bath
A
Would you care to join me honey?
[Solo]
A D A E D A
[Verse 4]
D
I ain't superstitious but
A
Don't break my mirror glass
D
I ain't superstitious but
A
Don't break my mirror glass
E
Seem like the whole workd is spinning
D A
Going down just a bit too fast
A
Ah, slow it down
[Outro]
A D A E D A
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