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Omie Wise by Greg Graffin
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Tabbed by: JB
Email: jkbest@shaw.ca
Tuning: Standard tuning
Chords: A# minor - G# major - F minor - F major - A# major
(A#m) (G#) (Fm) (F) (A#)
e|-----|---1-----|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----1-----|
B|-----|---2-----|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----3-----|
G|-----|---3-----|----5-----|---1-----|---2-----|----3-----|
D|-----|---3-----|----6-----|---3-----|---3-----|----3-----|
A|-----|---1-----|----6-----|---3-----|---3-----|----1-----|
E|-----|---------|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----------|
Intro: A#m
Come listen to my story, I'll tell you no lies, how John Lewis did murder a
little Omie Wise,
He asked her to meet him at Adams's spring, said he'd bring her money and
other fine things,
So fool-like she met him at Adams's spring, no money he brought her nor other
fine things
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G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
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John Lewis, John Lewis, won't you tell me your mind, do you intend to
marry me or leave me behind?
Little Omie, Little Omie, I will tell you my mind, my plan is to drown you
and leave you behind,
Have mercy on my baby and spare me my life, I'll go home as a beggar and
never be your wife
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G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
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He hugged her and he kissed her and turned her around and threw her
in deep water where he knew that she would drown,
It was on one Thursday morning the rain came pouring down and they searched
for Omie's body but it nowhere could be found,
Two boys went a fishin' one fine summer day and they saw little Omie's body
go floating away
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G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
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They called for John Lewis to come to that place so he could see her
body and they could see his face,
Though he made no confession they threw him in jail, no friend nor relation
would go on his bail
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Example of picking patten for this song:
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B|----2---2-2---|
G|----3----3----|
D|-------3------|
A|--1-----------|
E|--------------| etc....
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