------------------------------ Death Letter - Cassandra Wilson ------------------------------
Tabbed by: Evan Swain
Tuning: Drop C?/Drop D? in standard variation C#ADGBe
C#:0446xx
F#:54465x
G#:76687x
E :32243x
[Intro]
C#
e |-------------------------------------| x 5 Play this riff throughout the song on every C#
B |-------------------------------------|
G |------6---6-6---6--------------------|
D |------5~--4-4---4------2-----/4-4-4--|
A |------4---------7~----/2-----/4-4-4--|
C#|-0-0----0-----0---0---/3--0--/5-5-5--|
[Verse 1]
e |-------------------------------------| x 2
B |-------------------------------------|
G |------6---6-6---6--------------------|
D |------5~--4-4---4------2-----/4-4-4--|
A |------4---------7~----/2-----/4-4-4--|
C#|-0-0----0-----0---0---/3--0--/5-5-5--|
C#
I got a letter this mornin, how do-do you reckon it read?
C#
It said, "Hurry, man, your love is dead."
e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----5-5-x-x--5--5---5-5-------------------------------------------|
G |----6-6-x-x--6--6---6-6-------------6---6-6---6-------------------|
D |----4-4-x-x--4--4---4-4-------------5~--4-4---4-----2-----/4-4-4--|
A |----4-4-x-x--4--4---4-4-------------4---------7-----2-----/4-4-4--|
C#|--5-5-5-x-x--5--5-5-5-5-50--0-0-----0-----0----0--3--0--/5-5-5--|
F# C#
I got a letter this mornin, how do you reckon it read?
e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----7-7-x-x--7---5---5-5------------------------------------------|
G |----8-8-x-x--8---6---6-6------------6---6-6---6-------------------|
D |----6-6-x-x--6---4---4-5------------5~--4-4---4-----2-----/4-4-4--|
A |----6-6-x-x--6---4---4-4------------4---------7-----2-----/4-4-4--|
C#|--7-7-7-x-x--7--5-5-5-5-50--0-0----0-----0----0--3--0--/5-5-5--|
G# F# C#
You know, it said, "Hurry, hurry, only problem the man you love is dead?"
[Verse 2]
C#
Well, I grabbed up my suitcase, and took off down the road
C# F#
When I got there he was layin on the coolin board
F# C#
I grabbed up my suitcase, and I took off down the road
G# F# C#
But when I got there you were layin, layin on the coolin board
[Verse 3]
C#
Well, I walked up right close, looked down in his face
C# F#
Good ole boy got to lay here til the Judgment Day --
F# C#
--ayyyy yes, hmmm well I looked down in his face
G# F# C#
Well good ole boy, I'll lay here til the Judgment Day
[Verse 4]
C#
Looked like it was 10,000 people standin round the buryin ground
C# F#
I didn't know I loved him until they laid him down
F# C#
Looked like 10,000 people were standin round the buryin ground
G# F# C#
Well I didn't know I loved him til they laid him down
[Verse 5]
C#
Well I got up this mornin'; The break of day
C# F#
Just huggin' the pillows where he used to lay
F# C#
I said soon as smoke, cast in the break of day
G# F# C#
I knew I was huggin the pillow where my sweet man used to lay
[Outro]
C#
Oh hush! Thought I heard him call my name
C# F#
Once so loud so, so nice and plain
F# C#
yeaaah mmm
G# F# C#
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
C#
C#
C#
G# F# C#
Any suggestions please let me know in the comments.
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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
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