Blind Willie McTell (born William Samuel McTier; May 5, 1898 – August 19, 1959) was a Piedmont and ragtime blues singer and guitarist. He played with a fluid, syncopated fingerstyle guitar technique, common among many exponents of Piedmont blues, although, unlike his contemporaries, he came to use twelve-string guitars exclusively. McTell was also an adept slide guitarist, unusual among ragtime bluesmen. His vocal style, a smooth and often laid-back tenor
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SONG: IT'S YOUR TIME TO WORRY ARTIST: BLIND WILLIE McTELL TAB BY: DON CZARSKI EMAIL: [email protected]
NOTE: Blind Willie McTell plays the song on a 12 string guitar. Position/tuning - G Pitch - D+
This tab is in STANDARD TUNING
IT'S YOUR TIME TO WORRY BLIND WILLIE McTELL
CAPO: 1st FRET
VERSE: D I don’t need nothing but my overalls,
I done trimmed these women and they bound to fall G7D Your time to worry, my time to live alone, A7 But your reckless disposition, Mama, G7DG7DA Drove your daddy way from home
VERSE: D I don’t want no woman, goin’ to run around,
and drink her whiskey, act like a fanfoot clown G7D Your time to worry, my time to live alone, A7 But your reckless disposition, G7DG7DA Drove your baby away from home
VERSE: D I don’t want no woman with a face like a natural man,
When she comes in your home there’ll be trouble in the land G7D But let it be her time to worry, my time to be alone, A7 But your reckless disposition G7D Drove your daddy way from home G7DA Ah play it for me boy 'cause I'm worried
BREAK: (VERSE CHORDS)
D G7D A7 G7DG7DA Ah, so lonely
VERSE: D Now woman if I had your heart in my hand,
I would teach you exactly how to treat a real good man G7D Because it’s your time to worry, my time to live alone, A7 But your reckless disposition G7DG7DA Drove your daddy way from home
VERSE; D I tried to treat you good, tried to treat you right,
But you stayed off on me woman both day and night G7D Now it’s your time to worry, my time to live alne, A7 But your reckless disposition, honey, G7DG7DA Drove your daddy way from home
VERSE: D Now it’s a mighty sad story, misunderstood,
Everybody in Atlanta, in my neighborhood G7D Say it’s your time to worry, woman my time to live alone, A7 But your reckless disposition G7DG7D Drove your daddy way from home