Sweet Home Chicago

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by Robert Johnson
recording of 1st of 5 sessions, November 23 1936, San Antonio, Texas
from The Complete Recordings (CBS 467246 2 & Columbia/Legacy C2K-46222 & Columbia 4622 & Sony 64916), copyright notice

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From: stuart@comserver.canberra.edu.au (Stuart Christopherson)

Subject: "Sweet Home Chicago" by Robert Johnson

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Sweet Home Chicago

by Robert Johnson

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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.