Hard Time Killing Floor Blues Chords & Tabs
by Skip James
[Content] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SONG NAME - Band Name ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Carlson81 E-mail: Tuning:Standard INTRO: e|--1-----0------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----3-----3--0--3--1------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------2---------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------0------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|--------0--3--3--0-----------3--3--0---------------------------------------| A|--0--3--------------0--3--0-----------0--2--0--3--0--2--0-----0--2---------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------3--------1------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G D|--5\4p0--5--5/7\4/5--5--5\4p0--5--5/7\4/5--5--5\4p0------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| This isn't the exact same way that Skip James plays it. It is a variation that sounds close to me and is played over the chords for the song, Dm, F, C, Gm. The progression goes: Dm, F, Dm, F, Dm, C, Gm, F, Dm. Basically If you've got that and the lyrics (Included below) You should be able to play this song in it's intended Key of Dm with standard tuning. The song was originally written and played in open Dm tuning if I'm not mistaken? Strings are DADFAD instead of EADGBE anyway, with this tab you can play it in standard. Awesome blues song, have fun with those slides and pull offs! LYRICS: Hard time here and everywhere you go Times is harder than ever been before And the people are driftin' from door to door Can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go Hear me tell you people, just before I go These hard times will kill you just dry long so Well, you hear me singin' my lonesome song These hard times can last us so very long If I ever get off this killin' floor I'll never get down this low no more No-no, no-no, I'll never get down this low no more And you say you had money, you better be sure 'Cause these hard times will drive you from door to door Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more These hard times will drive you from door to door ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************
