Biography:
"Blind" Blake, cuyo nombre real era Arthur Blake, nació alrededor del año 1893 en Jacksonville, Florida y falleció alrededor del año 1933. Fue un cantante y guitarrista de blues estadounidense muy influyente, tradicionalmente considerado el creador del Estilo Piedmont, recibiendo la denominación de "El Rey de la guitarra ragtime".
Blind Blake grabó alrededor de 80 temas para la discográfica Paramount Records en los últimos años de la década
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Chords by Chase Chafin
http://www.facebook.com/ChaseChafinandTheConductor
This song is way more complex and just strumming chords, but this at least gives you
some thing to go by.
There's also a tabbed out version here:
tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/blind_blake/hes_in_the_jailhouse_now_tab_778148id_19012009date.htm
Verse One:
C
Remember last election,
C
Everybody was in action,
C G7
Tryin to find themselves a president
G7
There was a man named Lawson,
G7
From New York down to Boston,
D G
Representing the colored people we had sent
Verse Two:
C
My brother was a voter,
C
also a great promoter,
C G7
goin round givin advice
D
They'd go to the poll and vote
D G7
Instead of voting once he voted twice
Chorus:
C
He's in the jailhouse now
F C
He's in the jailhouse now
F D7
We got him down town in jail
C A7
No one to go his bail
C G C
He's in the jailhouse now
http://www.facebook.com/ChaseChafinandTheConductor
This song is way more complex and just strumming chords, but this at least gives you
some thing to go by.
There's also a tabbed out version here:
tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/b/blind_blake/hes_in_the_jailhouse_now_tab_778148id_19012009date.htm
Verse One:
C
Remember last election,
C
Everybody was in action,
C G7
Tryin to find themselves a president
G7
There was a man named Lawson,
G7
From New York down to Boston,
D G
Representing the colored people we had sent
Verse Two:
C
My brother was a voter,
C
also a great promoter,
C G7
goin round givin advice
D
They'd go to the poll and vote
D G7
Instead of voting once he voted twice
Chorus:
C
He's in the jailhouse now
F C
He's in the jailhouse now
F D7
We got him down town in jail
C A7
No one to go his bail
C G C
He's in the jailhouse now
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