Statesboro Blues
Blind Willie McTell
D7 G7 D7
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
G7 D7
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
A7 G7 D7
You got the nerve baby, to turn Uncle John from your door.
I woke up this morning, had them Statesboro Blues
I woke up this morning, had them Statesboro Blues
I looked over in the corner, and grandpa seemed to have them too.
A7 D7
Well my momma died and left me
D7
My poppa died and left me
D7
I ain’t god lookin’ baby
D7
I want someone sweet and kind
G7 D7
I’m goin’ to the country, baby do you want to go
A7 G7 D7
But if you can’t make it baby, your sister Lucille said she wanna go
(and I sure will take her).
I love that woman, better than any woman I’ve ever seen
I love that woman, better than any woman I’ve ever seen
She treats me like a king, I treat her like a doggone queen.
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
Wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
You got no love babe, to turn Uncle John from your door.