Artist: Delaney and Bonnie (http://delaneybramlett.com/, http://www.bonniebramlett.com/)
Song: Poor Elijah/Tribute to Johnson (Medley)
Album: Delaney & Bonnie & Friends On Tour With Eric Clapton
Tuning: EADGBE (Standard)
POOR ELIJAH
Intro:E-----------------------------|B-----------------------------|G----2--2-----2--4b6r4p2------| x2D----2----4p2-2----------4p2--|A--0-0------------------------|E-----------------------------|
E---------------------------------|B----------------5b7r5-2----------|G----2--2-----2----------4b6r4p2--|D----2----4p2-2-------------------|A--0-0----------------------------|E---------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|B----------------5b7r5-2------|G----2--2-----2----------4p2--| x5D----2----4p2-2---------------|A--0-0------------------------|E-----------------------------|
Verse:
The following part is played wherever there is an A in the verseE-----------------------------|B-----------------------------|G----2--2-----2--4b6r4p2------| x3D----2----4p2-2----------4p2--|A--0-0------------------------|E-----------------------------|
A
Poor Elijah, living on the bayou way.
D
Poor Elijah, he had to take over raising fourteen kids
When his daddy got caught stealing chickens from a neighbor one day.
A
Work on Elijah, work on.
A
Poor Elijah, born the son of a slave.
D
Poor Elijah, he was damn near blind when he died last week
From working in the sun for the man like a dog all day.
A
Work on Elijah, work on.
Chorus:
A
Poor Elijah.
F#m A
Poor Elijah.
D A
Poor Elijah.
C#m D A
Poor Elijah.
TRIBUTE TO JOHNSON
A
I'm going to sing you a song, a song about a man
Nobody hardly knows him.
Nobody hardly knows him.
Nobody hardly knows him.
G#-A (slide up from G# to A) G#-A
Good morning Robert Johnson son.G#-A G#-A
You built your life before your song was sung.G#-A G#-A
People agree and now you're number one.G#-ASo sad to think we had to wait so long.
D
It keeps on getting better every day,
E
And maybe someday soon, people will say,
A
Ain't nobody here but good people.
Ain't nobody here but good people.
Ain't nobody here but good people.
A
Nobody, nobody here.
Nobody, nobody here.
Nobody, nobody here.
Nobody, nobody here.
A E A
Just drinking my wine and then loving in slow motion time
