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Im All Out And Down

Leadbelly

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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]
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