Tablature the ballad of spider john tx - Willis Alan Ramsey

          



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  @SONG: "The Ballad of Spider John"

  @CHORDS: Michael D. Montgomery (Bonzjivar@aol.com)

  Willis Allen Ramsey ("Willis Allen Ramsey")

  

  Intro:  Am (pull off index finger)

  Am                       C

  Spider John is my name friend

  D                                                                  Am

  I'm in between freights and sure would be obliged

                   C                          G

  If  I could share your company

  Am                       C

  I'm on my way to nowhere

             D                        G

  Been runnin' from my past

  Am                     C                     G

  runnin' from the things I use to be-eeee

          Am                                       C

  now I know my words sound strange to you

                  D                                                            Am

  But if you wait till my song is sung and the story's told

                    C                    G

  You might come to understand

  

                 Am                     C                      D                  G

  How I'm old and bent and Devil sent, and runnin' out of time

                   Am                    C                           D

  When not long ago I held a Royal Flush in my hand

    

  Chorus:

                         Em                   Em7

       Oh, I was a Supermarket fool

                   A7                                      Em      Em7       A7

       I was a motor bank stool-pidgeon,  robbin' my hometown

           Em                    Em7           A7

       I thought I lost my blues, yes I thought I paid my dues

                 F                            C        G         Em

       And I thought I'd found a life to suit my style

                      G                   F

        And old Spider John, robber man

       C                     Am

        long, tall, and handsome

                      G                           F                   C             Am   

        Yes, old Spider John with a loaded hand,  takin' ransom

                                 C

  Then one day I met Diamond Lil

         D

  and she was the sweetest thing, I declare 

                Am                       C                     G

  That the summer wind had ever blown my way 

         Am                 C                   D                  G

  But Lil she had no idea, of my illustrious occupation 

         Am                                     C                   G

  She thought I was a saint, not a sinner, gone astray-ay

  Am                         C                   D 

  Spider he loved his lady so much, he would not confess his sins  

                            Am              C                               G

  For I knew if I did the lady would surely take her leave

                                     Am                            C

  But you know that the word got around and Lilly left town

               D                     G

  And he never saw her again

  Am                          C                           D

  Tossin' and turnin', 'causin' his heart to grieve

  

  (repeat chorus)

  Am                  C

  That is all my story

        D                                 	           Am

  It's been these thirty years since I took the road

  	     C		G

  To find my precious jewel one

  Am	        C		      D	               G

  If you see my Lilly, won't you give her my regards? 

  	     Am			   C		    G

  Tell her old Spider got tangled in the black web that he spun

  		     Am    		   C		    G

  You can tell her that Spider got tangled in the black web that he spun

  

  

  Additions/corrections are welcome

   


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 The ballad of spider john.tx, de Willis alan ramsey 

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