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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Other songs:
- Dancing With Tears In My Eyes
- Gee, But I Want To Go Home
- Goodnight Irene
- Cotton Fields
- Gee But I Want To Go Home Army Life
- 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
- Whoa Back Buck
- Whoa Back Buck Ox Drivers Song
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Artist: Eddie Ledbetter (Leadbelly)
Song: Where Did You Sleep Last Night
This is the closest you can come to this original piece. The timing is not shown( too much work).
If you know this version by Leadbelly, you will play it well. This is a classic.
E A/E E A/E A
E
B 2 2
G 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2
D 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2
A 7 7 7 7 0
E 0 7 0 7 0^2^3
G B# F# E E/A
E
B 0 0
G 0 0 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
D 0 0 4 4 4 6 6 6 6
A 2 2 2 7 7
E 3 2 4 0 7
(REPEAT THROUGHOUT)
[lyrics]
my girl, my girl, don't lie to me,
tell me where did you sleep last night?(come on and tell me baby)
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don't ever shine,
I will shiver the whole night through.
My girl, my girl, where will you go,
I'm going where the cold wind blows.(where's that at baby?)
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don't ever shine,
I will shiver the whole night through.
my girl, my girl, don't you lie to me,
tell me where did you sleep last night?(come on and tell me something about it)
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don't ever shine,
I will shiver the whole night through.(shiver for me now)
Play verse w/ no singing
(what happened down there?)
My husband was a hard working man,
Still a mile and a half from here.(what happened to him?)
His head was found in the driving wheel,
and his body never never been found.
my girl, my girl, don't you lie to me,
tell me where did you sleep last night?(come on and tell me something about it)
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don't ever shine,
I will shiver the whole night through.
Song: Where Did You Sleep Last Night
This is the closest you can come to this original piece. The timing is not shown( too much work).
If you know this version by Leadbelly, you will play it well. This is a classic.
E A/E E A/E A
E
B 2 2
G 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2
D 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 2 2
A 7 7 7 7 0
E 0 7 0 7 0^2^3
G B# F# E E/A
E
B 0 0
G 0 0 4 4 4 7 7 7 7
D 0 0 4 4 4 6 6 6 6
A 2 2 2 7 7
E 3 2 4 0 7
(REPEAT THROUGHOUT)
[lyrics]
my girl, my girl, don't lie to me,
tell me where did you sleep last night?(come on and tell me baby)
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don't ever shine,
I will shiver the whole night through.
My girl, my girl, where will you go,
I'm going where the cold wind blows.(where's that at baby?)
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don't ever shine,
I will shiver the whole night through.
my girl, my girl, don't you lie to me,
tell me where did you sleep last night?(come on and tell me something about it)
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don't ever shine,
I will shiver the whole night through.(shiver for me now)
Play verse w/ no singing
(what happened down there?)
My husband was a hard working man,
Still a mile and a half from here.(what happened to him?)
His head was found in the driving wheel,
and his body never never been found.
my girl, my girl, don't you lie to me,
tell me where did you sleep last night?(come on and tell me something about it)
In the pines, in the pines,
Where the sun don't ever shine,
I will shiver the whole night through.
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