Tom: Em
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If I Had Possesion Over Judgment Day
By: Robert Johnson
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Tabbed by: sammc
Email: sammc@look.ca
Tuning: Open G Tuning (D G D G B D)
Capo: 2
Slide: Slide Required
Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: Please note the following tab is very close to the artist's
work. I have transcribed the piece completely and it is to be read with the capo on the
second fret in Open G Tuning (D G D G B D) and with a slide.
(Intro:)
E|--/12---12---12---/12---12---12---/12---0---------------------------------|
B|--/12---12---12---/12---12---12---/12---0---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
D|--------------------------------------------3---3---3---2---2---2---------|
A|----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------0---5~~~---/5---5---5---/5---5---5---0---3--------------|
B|------------------0----------/5---5---5---/5---5---5---0---3--------------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0----------/5---5---5---/5---5---5---0---3--------------|
D|--1---1---1---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If I had possession over Judgment Day
(Repeat 3 times)
d|--!---------------------------------!---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/5---|
B|--!-@---0---/3--------------------@-!---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/5---|
G|--!-----0---/3---0-------0----------!---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/5---|
D|--!------------------0-------/3-----!-------------------------------------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------@-!-------------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
If I had possession over Judgment Day
E|--0---0---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0---0---0---/3------------------------0---/3---/3---0---------------|
G|--0---0---0---0---/3---0-------0--------0---0---/3---/3---0------------0--|
D|---------------------------0-------/3-------------------------0---/3------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lord, the little woman I'm lovin' have no right to pray
d|--!-------------------------------------!---------------------------------|
B|--!-@------------0--------------------@-!---0---/3---/3---0---------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---0-------0--------0-----!---0---/3---/3---0------------0--|
D|--!------------------0-------/3---------!---------------------0---/3------|
G|--!-@---------------------------------@-!---------------------------------|
D|--!-------------------------------------!---------------------------------|
!(Repeat phrase at big repeat sign)
E|------| !----/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12----------|
B|--0---| !-@--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12----------|
G|--0---| !-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0---| !-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------| !-@-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------| !-------------------------------------------------------------------|
! And I went to the mountain lookin' far as my eyes could see
(Big Repeat Sign) !
E|--------------------------------| !--------------------------------------!-!
B|-----------0--------------------| !-@---0---/3---/3---0----------------@-!@!
G|--0---/3---0-------0--------0---| !-----0---/3---/3---0------------0-----!-!
D|---------------0-------/3-------| !-----------------------0---/3---------!-!
A|--------------------------------| !-@----------------------------------@-!@!
E|--------------------------------| !--------------------------------------!-!
!
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some other man got my woman and the -'a lonesome blues got me
d|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
B|--!-@------------0----------------@-!---0---/3---/3---0-------------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---0------------0-----!---0---/3---/3---0------------0------|
D|--!------------------0---/3---------!---------------------0---/3----------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------@-!-------------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
E|------5---------------------------5---------------------------------------|
B|------5-----5---5---5---5---------5---------------------------------------|
G|------5-----5---5---5---5---------5---------------------------------------|
D|------0-----5---5---5---5---------0---------------------------------------|
A|------0---------------------------0---------------------------------------|
E|------0---------------------------0---------------------------------------|
and I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long
d|--!--------------------------------------!--------------------------------|
B|--!-@---0---/3---/3---0----------------@-!--------------------------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---/3---0------------0-----!--------------------------------|
D|--!-----------------------0---/3---------!--------------------------------|
G|--!-@----------------------------------@-!--------------------------------|
D|--!--------------------------------------!--------------------------------|
d|--!-----5---5---5---7---5---5---5---7-----!-------------------------------|
B|--!-@---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---@-!-------------------------------|
G|--!-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----!-------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------------!-------------------------------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------------@-!-------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------------!-------------------------------|
and I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long
d|--!-------------------------------------!---7---7---7---9---7---10---9---7-|
B|--!-@------------0--------------------@-!---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-|
G|--!-----0---/3---0-------0--------0-----!---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-|
D|--!------------------0-------/3---------!----------------------------------|
G|--!-@---------------------------------@-!----------------------------------|
D|--!-------------------------------------!----------------------------------|
Boy, I woke up this morning
(Repeat 3 times)
E|--5---5---5---7---5---8---7---5---| !---------------------------------!-----|
B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| !-@---0---/3---0----------------@-!-----|
G|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| !-----0---/3---0------------0-----!-----|
D|----------------------------------| !------------------0---/3---------!-----|
A|----------------------------------| !-@-----------------------------@-!-----|
E|----------------------------------| !---------------------------------!-----|
my biscuit was gone
E|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
B|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Had to fold my arms and I slowly walked away
(Repeat 3 times)
d|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
B|--!-@---0---/3---0----------------@-!-------------------------------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---0------------0-----!-------------------------------------|
D|--!------------------0---/3---------!-------------------------------------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------@-!-------------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
(Spoken) I didn't like the way she done
E|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
B|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Had to fold my arms and I slowly walked away
d|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
B|--!-@---0---/3---0----------------@-!---0---/3---/3---0-------------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---0------------0-----!---0---/3---/3---0------------0------|
D|--!------------------0---/3---------!---------------------0---/3----------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------@-!-------------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/5---5---5---5---5---/7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--/5---5---5---5---5---/7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I said in my mind "Yo," trouble gon' come some day
E|----------------------------| !--------------------------------------!------|
B|--0---/3---0----------------| !-@---0---/3---/3---0----------------@-!------|
G|--0---/3---0------------0---| !-----0---/3---/3---0------------0-----!------|
D|---------------0---/3-------| !-----------------------0---/3---------!------|
A|----------------------------| !-@----------------------------------@-!------|
E|----------------------------| !--------------------------------------!------|
E|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
B|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now run here baby set down on my knee
E|-------------------------------------/19---19---19---19---18---18---16----|
B|--0---/3---/3---0----------------0---/19---19---19---19---18---18---16----|
G|--0---/3---/3---0------------0---0----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0---/3------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now run here baby set down
E|--16---14---14---12---12---12---------------------------------------------|
B|--16---14---14---12---12---12---0---/3---0----------------0---/3---0------|
G|--------------------------------0---/3---0------------0---0---/3---0------|
D|---------------------------------------------0---/3--------------------0--|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
on my knee
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0---0---0---/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5--------|
D|--/3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I wanna tell you all about the way they treated me
(Outro:)
E|-----------------------------------------------------5~~~-----------------|
B|--0---/3---/3---0----------------0---0---0---0---0------------------------|
G|--0---/3---/3---0----------------0---3---2---1---0------------------------|
D|--------------------0---/3---0-------------------0------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| @ Repeat at next @
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