Cumberland Blues 115bpm

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|-----------5-|-5-5---3-5-|-----0-----0-----0-----0------------|

|-------------|-----5-----|-1h2---1h2---1h2---1h2---1h0--------|

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|------------------------| |------------------------| |------------------------| |-3-----3--3-----0-------| |---1h2------1h2---1h2---| |----------------------3-|repeat

|-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |---------3---3---3-5---| |---3-4-5-------5-------| |-3-------------------3-|

G

I can't stay much long-er, Me-lin-da,

The sun is get-ting high.

I can't help you with your trou-bles

If you won't help with mine.

F# Bb B

I gotta get down, I gotta get down

Bb A Ab G

Got ta get down to, Oooo… to the mine.

Lead 1 Intro sim Fillmore 4/71

You keep me up just one more night,

I can't sleep here no more.

Little Ben clock says quarter to eight;

You kept me up 'till four.

I gotta get down, I gotta get down,

Or I can't work there no more.

Lead 2 Works off G blues scale

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|-------0-----0-----3-----3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3--------------|

|---1h2---1h2---1h2---1h2---------1h2----------1h2---1h2---|

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|-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------|---------------------------|

|-------|-----------------3p2p0-3p2p0-----|-----0-----0-----0---------|

|-------|-----------------------------3-1-|-1h2---1h2---1h2---1h2-----|

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G A lotta poor man make a five dollar bill, Rhythm |-------------------| |---3-----5-3-------| |---3h4---5-3h4-----| |-5-------------3h5-| |-------------------| |-------------------|

|----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-----0h2p0------| |-2h3-------2----| |-------------3--|

G

Will keep him happy all the time.

G Some other fella's makin’ nothin' at all

|----------------| |----------------| |----------------| |-----0h2p0------| |-2h3-------2----| |-------------3--|

G And you can hear him cry,

|-----------C--| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| |---2---0-2-3--| |-----3--------|

(Banjo in)

C

"Can I go, buddy, can I go down

D

Take your shift at the mine?"

C

Gotta get down to the Cumberland Mine.

F C

(Gotta get down to the Cumberland Mine.)

F 2/4 measure

That's where I mainly spend my time.

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|-------|-------0-2p1h2h3-------2---2-|-------2p0-------------|---|

|---0h2-|-3p2h3-----------------------|-----------3-----------|---|

|-3-----|-----------------------------|---------------3---0-2-|-3-|

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C Make good money, five dollars a day.

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F C Am7 C7 Em 2/4 measure here

Made anymore, I might move away.

|-Em->G---------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| |---2---2-0-2-0-------| |-----2---------2p0---| |-------------------3-|

|-DP11-9/27/72----------------|---| |-----------------------------|---| |-7/9-7-----------------------|-%-| |-------9---7-7\5---5-------5-|---| |-----------------7---7-5h7---|-%-| |-----------------------------|---|

G 6 bars in double time

|-----3---3-----------------3---3--|etc

|-----3---3-----3-----------3---3--|

|---0-------2/4---4\2p0---0--------|

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G C G Lotta poor man got the Cumberland Blues

|-------| |-------| |-------| |-------| |-1p0---| |-----3-|

G C He can't win for losin'

|-C-------------------------|---| |---------------------------|---| |---------------------------|---| |---------------------------|---| |-2h3-3-2h3-3-2h3-3-3---0-2-|-3-| |---------------------3-----|---|

C G Lotta poor man got to walk the line

|G->A walkdown-| |-----------3--| |-----------3--| |-----------3--| |-2---2-1-0----| |---3-----A----|

A (D) Just to pay his union dues.

|- D->C holdover----------| |-----------------------1-| |-----------------------0-| |----0---0---0---0---0--2-| |-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5---3-| |-------------------------|

C D I don't know now, I just don't know

|-D---------------C-----| |--------------------1--| |--------------------0--| |-2-0-----0----------2--| |-----1h2---1p0---3-----| |---------------3-------|

C G/B Am7 G (3 times)

If I'm goin' back again.

G Vocal harmony

I	can't	stay	much	long-	er,	Me-	lin-	da,
/G	F	D	C	/E	D	G	C	D
/D	C	B	B	/B	C	A	B	B
/B	A	G	G	/G	F	D	F	G

G

The	sun	is	get-	ting	high.
D	/G	F	C/D	C	D/E
B	/E	F	A A	A	A/B
D	/B	A	F/G	G	F F

G

I	can't	help	you	with	your	trou-bles
/G	F	D	C	/E	D	D
/D	C	A	B	/B	C\B	B\A/B
/B	A	G	F/G	G	F\D	F

G

If	you	won't	help	with	mine.
D	E	D	D/F	D	D
B	C	C	B	B	B
G	A	A	F/A	F/G	F

F# Bb B

I	gotta	get	down,	I	gotta	get	down
C#	C# C#	D#	C#	D	D D	D#	D/D#
A#	A# A#	A#	A#	Bb	Bb Bb	B	Bb/B
F#	F# F#	F#	F#	F	F F	F#	F/F#

Bb A Ab G

Got	ta	get	down	to	Oooo..	To	the	mine.
D	C#	D	C#	C#	B			B\A\G
Bb	A	Bb	A	Ab	D			G\F
F	F	F	G\F	F		G	G	D\C\B

Fragments (throughout song):

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|-5p3---5p3---:-| |---------------| |---------------------------------|

|-----5-----5-:-| |-----0h2-------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5p3------------|

|-------------:-| |-1h2-----1h2---| |-----------------------5p4-3\1---|

|-------------:-| |-------------3-| |-------------------------------3-|

|---------| |-------------| |-----------| |------------|

|---------| |-------------| |-3-------5-| |------------|

|-----0---| |-------------| |-4-------5-| |-3h4-5--3h4-|

|---------| |-----0-------| |-5---5---5-| |-3---3--3---|

|-1h2-----| |-1h2---1p0---| |---5---2-3-| |------------|

|-------3-| |-----------3-| |-----------| |------------|

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|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5—-5-3-2p0-3-2p0-----| |-----3—--3-4-5~|

|---------------------------------3p2-| |-3/5---5--------|

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Intro

Bob:

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