Louis Collins

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To: jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu

Subject: Tab: Louis Collins (Mississippi John Hurt)

More tab from the acoustic guitar list. It would help if you could

just send an echo acknowledgement when you get these. Thanks,

Richard

Title :LOUIS COLLINS

Notes: Recorded/attributed to: Mississippi John Hurt. Level:Not difficult

Transcription: basically according to Stefan Grossman

Tuning: EADGBE

C G7 C

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Miz Col...lins weep Miz Col......lins moan

F

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to see your son Louis leave his home

C

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An.......gels laid him away. (I said)

G C

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CH: An.......gels laid him away

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They laid him six feet under the clay

C

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An........gels laid him a.......way

Bob shot one and Louis shot two

but Barnes shot Collins, shot him through and through -

now angels have laid him away.

Chorus

When they heard that Louis was dead

all the people dressed in red,

'cos angels have laid him away.

Chorus

Oh, kind friends now ain't it hard

to see poor Louis in a new graveyard

where angels laid him away.

Chorus

Miz Collins weep, Miz Collins moan

to see your son Louis leave his home -

angels laid him away.

Chorus