#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: stuart@comserver.canberra.edu.au (Stuart Christopherson) Subject: "Sweet Home Chicago" by Robert Johnson ------------------- Sweet Home Chicago by Robert Johnson ------------------- 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.