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From: jsalmon@aol.com (JSalmon)

This is from the album 'Mississippi John Hurt Today!', Vanguard records.

Key of A, 4/4 time.

Notes:

2h3 means note at 2, hammer on 3

2/9 means note at 2, slide to 9

First Part:

x x x x x x x x

E---|-----------------|-----------------|
B---|-----------2h3---|-2h3---2---------|
G---|-----2---------2-|-----------------|
D---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|
A---|-0---------------|-0-------0-------|
E-0-|---------0-------|-------------0---|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-----------------|-----------------|
B---|-----------2h3---|-2h3---2---------|
G---|-----2---------2-|-----------------|
D---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|
A---|-0---------------|-0-------4---3---|
E---|---------0-------|-----------------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-----------4-----|-4---0-4---0-----|
B---|-----3---------3-|---3-------------|
G---|-----------------|---------------2-|
D---|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|
A---|-2---------------|-2---------------|
E---|---------0-------|---------0-------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-----5-----5-----|-5---------------|
B---|-----------------|-----------------|
G---|-2-------------2-|-------2---------|
D---|-----2-------2---|-----2-----------|
A---|-0-------0-------|-0-------4---3---|
E---|-----------------|-----------------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-----------0-----|-4---0-4---0-----|
B---|-------3-------3-|---3-------------|
G---|-----------------|-----------------|
D---|-----0-----------|-----0-------0---|
A---|-2-----------0---|-2---------------|
E---|---------0-------|---------0-------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-----5-----5-----|-5-----5-----5---|
B---|-----------------|-----------------|
G---|---2---2-------2-|-----------2-----|
D---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
A---|-0---------------|-0---------------|
E---|---------0-------|---------0-------|

Second Part:

x x x x x x x x

E---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---------------|
B---|-----------------|-----------------|
G---|---------------2-|-----------------|
D---|-4---4---3---3---|-2---------------|
A---|-----------------|-----4---0-------|
E---|-----------------|-------------2---|

x x x x x x x x

E---|---------4-------|---5-----5---5---|
B---|-----3-----------|-----------------|
G---|-----------------|-------2---------|
D---|-----------------|-----2-------2---|
A---|-----2-------2---|-0-------0-------|
E---|-0-------0-------|-----------------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-5-5-5---5---5---|-5---------------|
B---|-----------------|-----------------|
G---|-------2-------2-|-----------------|
D---|-4---4---3---3---|-2---------------|
A---|-----------------|-----4---0-------|
E---|-----------------|-------------2---|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-----4---4-------|---5-----5-------|
B---|---3---3---------|-----------------|
G---|-----------------|-------2---------|
D---|-----------------|-----2-------2/9-|
A---|-----2-------2---|-0-------0-------|
E---|-0-------0-------|-----------------|

Third part, instrumental

(note: 12 is 'twelve', not 'one, two')

x x x x x x x x

E---|-------12------12-------|-12-------10---12-------|
B---|------------------------|------------------------|
G---|----------------------9-|----9-----------------9-|
D---|-------9-----------9----|-------9-----------9----|
A---|------------------------|------------------------|
E---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|---12--------10-12------|-12-------10------------|
B---|------------------------|------------------------|
G---|----------9-----------9-|------------------------|
D---|-------9-----------9----|-------9-----------9----|
A---|------------------------|------------------------|
E---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-------9--------9-------|-9-----0--9-----0--------|
B---|---------------------10-|---10--------------------|
G---|-------9-----------9----|-------9-----------9-----|
D---|------------------------|-------------------------|
A---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0-----------|
E---|------------------------|-------------------------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|----------5-------------|----------0-------------|
B---|-5-/7-----------7-------|----5-----------5-------|
G---|------------------------|-------6-----------6----|
D---|-------0-----------0----|------------------------|
A---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------0----------|
E---|------------------------|------------------------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|----------0-------------|------------------------|
B---|----3-----------3-------|----------2-------------|
G---|-------4-----------4----|----2-------------------|
D---|------------------------|-------2----------------|
A---|-0-----------0----------|-0-----------4-----3----|
E---|------------------------|------------------------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|----------------0-------|-4-----0--4-----0-------|
B---|----------3-----------3-|----3-------------------|
G---|------------------------|----------------------2-|
D---|-------0-----------0----|-------0-----------0----|
A---|-2----------------------|-2----------------------|
E---|-------------0----------|-------------0----------|

x x x x x x x x

E---|-------5-----5-----5----|-5-----5-----5----------|
B---|------------------------|------------------------|
G---|-2--------------2-------|------------------------|
D---|-------5-----4-----4----|-3-----3-----2----------|
A---|-0----------------------|------------------------|
E---|------------------------|------------------------|

First part:

Well come you ladies gather round

the good sweet candy man's in town

he's the candy man

sweet candy man

Second part:

Well hey there candy man you gettin mighty slick

Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm

you must be stuck on the candy stick

Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm.

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From rama@gladstone.uoregon.edu Tue Dec 27 22:40:31 1994

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