Midnight Blues
Alman Brothers
a.k.a.Mama T'aint Long Fo' Day
Blind Willie McTell
Tabbed by Englishjohn
Intro and instrumentals (add your own variations!)
Tune guitar to open G
slide not slideD | ------12---12--x-----12----12----------0--0--------12h-----|B | 10/12----12----x--/12----12-----/12------1---1--0--12h-----|G | ---------------x-----------------12------0---0--0--12h-----|D | ---------------x-------------------------2---2--0--12h-----|G | ---------------x--------------------------------0----------|D | -----------------------------------------------------------|
slide not slide slideD | ----5---5/7----5--5-0----------------0--0----------12---|B | 3/5---5-----/5--5----------------------1---1----/12-----|G | -------------------------/3\-0---------0---0------------|D | ---------------------------------------2---2------------|G | --------------------------------------------------------|D | --------------------------------------------------------|
slide not slide slideD | ----7---7/9----5--5-7--5--------------0--0--------12h--0-|B | 5/7---7-----/5---5----------------------1---1-0---12h--0-|G | ----------------------------------------0---0-0---12h--0-|D | ----------------------------------------2---2-0---12h--0-|G | ---------------------------------------------------------|D | ---------------------------------------------------------|
Every now and then throw in one of these at the end of a linethe harmonic on 12 fret is also an arpeggio not slideD | ---0--0-------12h--0-|B | ----1---1-0---12h--0-|G | ----0---0-0---12h--0-|D | ----2---2-0---12h--0-|G | ---------------------|D | ---------------------|
D | -5--0------------|B | ------0----------|G | --------/3-0-----|D | -----------------|G | -----------------|D | -----------------|
Lord now,
wake up mama, donÂ’t you sleep so hard
slide not slide slideD | ------12------3--0------------------------3-0--------12--------12h-----|B | 10/12----12---3--0------------------------3-0---10/12---/12--------12--|hG | --------------3--0------------------------3-0---------------12---------|D | --------------3--0------------------------3-0--------------------------|G | --------------3--3------------------------3-0--------------------------|D | -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Wake up mama, donÂ’t you sleep so hard slide not slideD | --3/5====-------5----5----5\0----------0--0-------12h-----|B | --3/5-----------------------------------1---1--0--12h-----|G | --3/5--------------------------/3--0----0---0--0--12h-----|D | --3/5-----------------------------------2---2--0--12h-----|G | ----------------------------------------------------------|D | ----------------------------------------------------------|
Lord them blues out there walkin' walk on out on my yard slide not slideD | ------/7----------------------------5--55-0----------0--0-------12h---|B | ------/7------------------------/5--------------------1---1--0--12h---|G | ------/7-------------------------------------/3---0---0---0--0--12h---|D | ------/7----------------------------------------------2---2--0--12h---|G | ----------------------------------------------------------------------|D | ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Got the blues like midnight, honey won't be long 'fore day
Got the blues like midnight, honey won't be long 'fore day
Lord I wish that tornado would blow my blues away
Instrumental
Lord, I can tell my bulldog when I hear him bark
I can tell my bulldog when I hear him bark
Lord, I can tell my baby, when I hear her in the dark.
Outtro
