Tom Rushen Blues

Charlie Patton

As played by Patton: Open A (or G)First string: 0 0 2 0 0 0 2>5 7 5<2 9 5 x 2  0 0 9 9 9<5 9 9 9 5 9 7 5

(A)Laid down last night, hopin I would have my peace, eee

I laid (D)down last night, (A)hopin I would have my peace, eee

But when I woke up, Tom Rushen was shakin’ me

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Alternative 1, 4, 5 chords:

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(G)When you get in trouble, it’s no use to screamin and cryin’ hmm

(C)When you get’s in trouble, it’s no use to screamin and (G)cryin’, hmm

Tom (D)Rushen will take you, (C)back to the prison house (G)flyin’

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It were late one night, Halloway was gone to bed, hmm

It were late one night, Halloway was gone to bed, hmm

Mister Day brought whiskey taken, from under Halloway’s head

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Aw it’s boozy booze, now, Lord, to cure these blues

It takes boozy boo, Lord, to cure these blues

But each day seems like years in, the jailhouse where there is no booze

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I got up this mornin, Tom Day was standin’ around, hmm

I got up this mornin, Tom Day was standin’ around

If he lose his office now, he’s runnin’ from town to town

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Let me tell you folksies just how he treated me

I’m gonna tell you folksies just how he treated me, hmm

Aw, he caught me yellin, I was drunk as I could be