Artist: Delaney and Bonnie
Song: Poor Elijah/Tribute to Johnson (Medley)
Album: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton
I based this tab off of the version played here:
The chords and general idea are the same as the version found on the "On Tour With Eric
album, but the intro riffs
different.
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
POOR ELIJAH
Intro:
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G----2--2-----2--4b6r4p2------| x2
D----2----4p2-2----------4p2--|
A--0-0------------------------|
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B----------------5b7r5-2----------|
G----2--2-----2----------4b6r4p2--|
D----2----4p2-2-------------------|
A--0-0----------------------------|
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B----------------5b7r5-2------|
G----2--2-----2----------4p2--| x5
D----2----4p2-2---------------|
A--0-0------------------------|
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Verse:
The following part is played wherever there is an A in the verse
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G----2--2-----2--4b6r4p2------| x3
D----2----4p2-2----------4p2--|
A--0-0------------------------|
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Poor Elijah, living on the bayou way.
Poor Elijah, he had to take over raising fourteen kids
When his daddy got caught stealing chickens from a neighbor one day.
Work on Elijah, work on.
Poor Elijah, born the son of a slave.
Poor Elijah, he was damn near blind when he died last week
From working in the sun for the man like a dog all day.
Work on Elijah, work on.
Chorus:
Poor Elijah.
Poor Elijah.
Poor Elijah.
Poor Elijah.
TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON
I'm going to sing you a song, a song about a man
Nobody hardly knows him.
Nobody hardly knows him.
Nobody hardly knows him.
G#-A (slide up from G# to A) G#-A
Good morning Robert Johnson son.
You built your life before your song was sung.
People agree and now you're number one.
So sad to think we had to wait so long.
It keeps on getting better every day,
And maybe someday soon, people will say,
Ain't nobody here but good people.
Ain't nobody here but good people.
Ain't nobody here but good people.
Nobody, nobody here.
Nobody, nobody here.
Nobody, nobody here.
Nobody, nobody here.
Just drinking my wine and then loving in slow motion time