Biography:
Huddie Ledbetter (January 20, 1888 - December 6, 1949) was an iconic American folk and blues musician, and multi-instrumentalist, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced.
Although Lead Belly most commonly played the twelve-string, he could also play the piano, mandolin, harmonica, violin, and accordion. In some of his recordings, such as in one of his versions of the folk ballad "John Hardy", he performs on the accordion instead of the guitar.
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- Cotton Fields
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- Good Morning Blues
- Goonight Irene
- Im All Out And Down
- John Hardy
- John Henry
- Little Girl
- Midnight Special
- New York City
- On A Monday
- Parting Song When You Smile
- Pick A Bale Of Cotton
- Rock Island Line
- Somebodys Diggin My Potatoes
- The Bourgeois Blues
- Theres A Man Going Round Taking Names
- Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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The spoken prose parts to the song follow the same chord progression, but if you want to
them, then you should pick up a recording of the tune.
slow blues around 85-90
E E7 A
Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,
A A7 E
I'm broke, babe, an' I ain't got a dime,
A A7 E
Every good man gets in hard luck sometime,
B7 E
Don't they, baby, don't they baby?
E E7 A
Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,
A A7 E
Oh, the mules and the hosses nicklin' (beggin') for their corn and hay,
A A7 E
Women on the levee shoutin' 'cause it's almost pay day,
B7 E
Cryin', 'Daddy, Sweet Daddy.'
A A7 E
Aw, the women on the levee, honey, hollerin' 'Whoo, haw, gee,'
A A7 E
The mens on the levee hollerin' 'Doncha murder me.
B7 E
Please, baby, doncha murder me.'
E E7 A
Honey, what you want me to do, Honey,
A A7 E
I'm down in the bottom in the mud up to my knees,
A A7 E
Workin' for my baby and she's so hard to please,
B7 E
Ain't you baby? Ain't you baby?
A A7 E
Yellow woman make a preacher lay his Bible down,
A A7 E
Jet-black woman make a jack-rabbit hug a houn',
B7 E
Tell me, baby. Tell me, baby.
E E7 A
Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,
A A7 E
Worked all the summer and part of the fall,
A A7 E
Had to take my Christmas in my overalls,
B7 E
O Lawdy! O Lawdy!
A A7 E
I'm down in the bottom, skinnin' for Johnny Ryan,
A A7 E
Puttin' my initials, honey, on the mule's behin',
B7 E
With my line, babe. With my line, babe.
E E7 A
Honey.....
[just continue the progression until you feel like ending]
them, then you should pick up a recording of the tune.
slow blues around 85-90
E E7 A
Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,
A A7 E
I'm broke, babe, an' I ain't got a dime,
A A7 E
Every good man gets in hard luck sometime,
B7 E
Don't they, baby, don't they baby?
E E7 A
Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,
A A7 E
Oh, the mules and the hosses nicklin' (beggin') for their corn and hay,
A A7 E
Women on the levee shoutin' 'cause it's almost pay day,
B7 E
Cryin', 'Daddy, Sweet Daddy.'
A A7 E
Aw, the women on the levee, honey, hollerin' 'Whoo, haw, gee,'
A A7 E
The mens on the levee hollerin' 'Doncha murder me.
B7 E
Please, baby, doncha murder me.'
E E7 A
Honey, what you want me to do, Honey,
A A7 E
I'm down in the bottom in the mud up to my knees,
A A7 E
Workin' for my baby and she's so hard to please,
B7 E
Ain't you baby? Ain't you baby?
A A7 E
Yellow woman make a preacher lay his Bible down,
A A7 E
Jet-black woman make a jack-rabbit hug a houn',
B7 E
Tell me, baby. Tell me, baby.
E E7 A
Honey, I'm all out and down, Honey,
A A7 E
Worked all the summer and part of the fall,
A A7 E
Had to take my Christmas in my overalls,
B7 E
O Lawdy! O Lawdy!
A A7 E
I'm down in the bottom, skinnin' for Johnny Ryan,
A A7 E
Puttin' my initials, honey, on the mule's behin',
B7 E
With my line, babe. With my line, babe.
E E7 A
Honey.....
[just continue the progression until you feel like ending]
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