This a very simple version. The recording from 'Live At Gerdes Folk City' is
extremely complex, but these are the basic chords.
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Verse 1
Dm F
Went out last night to take a look around
Dm C
Met little Sadie and I blowed her down
C (Hammer Am7-C) C
Went back home, and i got into bed
A7
Forty-four smokeless under my head
Verse 2
Dm F
Woke up the next morning about half past nine
Dm C
The hacks and the buggies all standing in line
C (Hammer Am7-C)
The gents and the gamblers standing all around
A7
Taking little Sadie to her burying ground
Verse 3
Well I began to think what a deed I'd done
Grabbed my hat and away I run
Made a good run, but a little too slow
They overtook me in Jericho
Verse 4
I'm standing on the corner reading a bill
Along came the sheriff from Thomasville
Says "Young man, aint' your name Brown?
Remember the night you blowed Sadie down?"
Verse 5
Oh, yes sir, my name is Lee
I murdered little Sadie in the first degree
First degree and the second degree
Got any papers woould you read 'em to me
Verse 6
Well they took me downtown all dressed in black
Put me on the train and sent me back
Sent me back to the county jail
I had nobody for to go my bail
Verse 7
The judge and the jury they took the stand
The judge held the paper in his right hand
Forty-one days, forty-one nights
Forty-one years to wear the ball and stripes
Break - Put it in where you please.
Dm F Dm C
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C C A7
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