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Johnson, Robert Sweet Home Chicago Guitar Tab

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Artist-Robert Johnson
Song-Sweet Home Chicago
Album-The 29 Songs?????
Tuning-Standard Capoed On the 2nd Fret
Tabber-coldshot11 Cold_shot11@yahoo.com



Johnson recorded this tune in the key of F#. His guitar is standard
tuning, and capoed at the second fret. The transcription is in E to
match his fingerings.



Introduction


/ = denotes slide

* = denotes bending one quarter step


E6/C# C(no 5th) E7/B B7/F#

E--12--12--12---|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-9/10-|-10--0-------------------|
B---------------|---------------------------|--------------0----------|
G---------------|---------------------------|-9---------2--------2----|
D---------------|-11----------10----10---9--|-9---0--1--------1-------|
A---------------|---------------------------|--------2--------2-------|
E---------------|---------------------------|--------2--------2-----2-|



Oh - ah. Baby don't you want to go?

E E6 E7/5 E7/6 A5 A6 A7 A6 E E6 E5 E6

E------------------|-------------------|-----0--------------|
B----0-------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G--0-1-----------0-|--2-------------0--|-0-1-----------0-0--|
D----------0---0---|--2---4---5---4----|--------------------|
A------4-----2-4---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|---2---4-2-2-4------|
E------0-0---0-0---|-------------------|---0---0-0-0-0------|



Oh - oh. Baby don't you want to go?

E E6 E5 E6 A5 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6 A7 A6

E------0---------------|-------------------|-----0--------------|
B----------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G--0-1---------------0-|----------------0--|-0-1-----------0-0--|
D----------------------|--2---4---5-5-4----|--------------------|
A----2---2-4-4-2-2-4---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|---2---4-2-2-4------|
E----0---0-0-0-0-0-0---|-------------------|---0---0-0-0-0------|



Back to the land

E E6 E7 E6 E E6 E5 E6

E------0---------------|------0--------------|
B----------------------|---------------------|
G--0-1-------------0-0-|--0-1----------------|
D------------0---------|---------------------|
A----2---4---2---4---4-|----2---4-4-2-2-4----|
E----0---0-0-0-0-0---0-|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2--|



of California to my sweet home Chicago

B/F# B N.C. E5 E7 Edim7 Am

E----------------------|--7*----7*-7*-7*--------0-|----------0---0-0---0-|
B------------0---------|--8*-8*-8*-8*-8*--0--2----|--------3---2---1-----|
G--------------------0-|--------------------------|----2-4-----3---2-0-1-|
D--1----1----1---------|--------------------------|----------------------|
A--2----2----2---2-----|--------------------------|--2-------------------|
E--2----2--------------|--------------------------|--0-------------------|



E B7

E--------------------------------|
B--------0--0-----0-----0--------|
G--------------2--2--2--2-----0--|
D----2---1--1--------1-----1-----|
A----2------2--------2-----2-----|
E----0---2-----------------------|



Ending


N.C. E5/B E7 E6 C(no 5th) E5/B E7

E-----0--12---|--12-12----12-12-12-12-12-12--|--12--------10--10--|
B-------------|--------12--------------------|----------------9---|
G-------------|------------------------------|------0---------9---|
D---7/9-------|--12-------11-11-------10-10--|--9------9----------|
A-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|
E-------------|------------------------------|--------------------|




Oh - baby, don't you want to go?
Oh - baby, don't you want to go?
Back to the land of California - to my sweet home Chicago.

Oh - baby, don't you want to go?
Oh - baby, don't you want to go?
Back to the land of California - to my sweet home Chicago.

Now one and one is two - two and two is four.
I'm heavy loaded baby - I'm booked I got to go.
Cryin baby - honey don't you want to go?
Back to the land of California - to my sweet home Chicago.

Now two and two is four - four and two is six.
You goin keep on monkeying round here friend boy.
You goin get your business all in a trick, but I'm cryin.
Baby - honey, don't you want to go?
Back to the land of California - to my sweet home Chicago.

Now six and two is eight - eight and two is ten,
Friend boy she trick you one time, she sure goin do it again.
But I'm cryin, hey, hey - baby don't you want to go?
To the land of California, to my sweet home Chicago.

I'm goin to California - from there to Des Moines, Iowa.
Somebody will tell me that you need my help someday, cryin.
Hey, hey - baby, don't you want to go?
Back to the land of California - to my sweet home Chicago.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Emdizzy foshizz
Lead Player
#1 by Emdizzy foshizzy at Sep 29, 2007 at 7:40 PM EST
Chicago actually lies in Illinois, not in California. This probably means Robert had not yet been to Chicago prior to the recording of this song. But it i think California could also be a metaphor, 'the land of california' could be an alternative way of saying: 'that place of great riches'. Oh yeah check out this great site with a lot of lyrics and information about blues songs and blues in general: http://blueslyrics.tripod.com
 
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brandon
Rhythm Player
#2 by brandon q at Oct 4, 2007 at 4:55 AM EST
this song is my favourite johnson song. i dont no what it is about it, it just seems right to listen to. its just a perfect blues song, and im lucky to have been blessed with knowledge of robert johnson. unlike it seems, most people on this website. serisously, if you havnt heard this song listen to it.
 
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chris
Average
#3 by chris at Oct 19, 2007 at 11:41 PM EST
i think the california/chicago line has more to do with him being a rambler. he is sad because he cannot change who he is and he is always going to have to go