#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: 32-20 Blues Original Album: - (single) (78rpm recording) Other Albums: The Complete Recordings (1990) King of the Delta Blues Singers (1961) Words and Music by Robert Johnson Copyright © 1936 Vocalion Records and 1961 Columbia Records Published by Sony Music Publishing Ltd Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net) NOTES: Capo on 1. Chords and tab are relative to capo. Indicated chords are implied tonality. Key to tab ---------- p - pull-off / - slide up _ - tied note x - mute note INTRO: 4/4 A7 |---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| |------------------------/9-------|-9-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 4/4 Adim7 Dm6 A A7/G D/F# Dm/F |-8---------------7---------------|-----5---5-------5-------5-------| |-7---7-------6---6---6-----------|---------5-----------------------| |-8---------------7-----------2---|-----------------2-------2-------| |---------------------------------|-2-------5-------4-------3-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: A/E E7 A7 |-5-------0---0-------------------|-0-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |-2--(2)--------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------0-------0-------0-------|---------5---------------5-------| |---------2-------2-------2-------|---------0-------x-------0-------| |---------0-------0---------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | If I send for my baby, Adim7 A7 |-5-------------------------------|-0---------------------------x---| |---------------------------------|-5-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-4-------4-----------------------|---------5-----------------------| |-0-------0-------x-------0-------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | and she don't come 2/4 Adim7 |-0---0-----------| |-------------2---| |-5---------------| |-4-------4-------| |-0-------0-------| |-----------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - | 4/4 A7 D7/F# |-5-------4-------3---------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-0-------0---------------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------2-------2-------2-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | If I send for my baby, A7 |---------------------------------|---------5-------3---2-----------| |-------------1-------------------|-----------------------------2---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-2-------2-----------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | man and she don't come E7 |-5---3---2-p-0-------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |-0---------------0-------4-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------3-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | all the doc - tors in Hot Springs D7/F# A A7/G D/F# Dm/F |---------------------------------|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------2---|-----------------2-------2-------| |-0---------------0---------------|---------5-------4-------3-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2---------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | sure can't help her none VERSE2: A E7 A7 |-5---0---0---0-------------------|-9-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-8---------------------------7---| |-2-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-2---------------0---------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------2---------------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |---------0---------------0-------|-------------------------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | And if she gets un-rul-y____ Adim7 A7 |-8-------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-7-------------------------------|-8-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-9-------------------------------| |-----------------------------10--|---------------------------------| |-0-------0---------------0-------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | thinks she don't wan' do D7/F# |-5---5---4-------3---3-----------|---------------------------------| |-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-------------------------0-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | if she gets un - ru - ly and A7 |---------------------------------|---------0-----------------------| |-1-------------------------------|---------5-----------------------| |---------------------------------|---------6-----------------------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-------------------------5-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0---------------0-------0-------| |-2-------2-----------------------|-5-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | thinks she don't wan' do E7 |-----5---3-p-2---2---5-----------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------2-------2---------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------4-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------| |---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | take my thirty-two twenty now and D7/F# A A7/G D/F# Dm/F |---------------------------------|-----5-------5---5-------5-------| |---------1-----------1-----------|-------------------------2-------| |-------------2---------------2---|-----------------2-------2-------| |-0-------------------------------|-2-------5-------4-------3-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------------------------------| |-2-------2---------------0-------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | cut her half in two A/E E7 |-0-------0---0-------------------| |-------------3-------------------| |-------------------------2-------| |---------------------------------| |-0---------------2-------2-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | She got a... VERSE3: Notes: Play as for previous verses. Chords: A x02xxx or x022x5 D/F# xx42x5 E7 0201xx A7 x0x989 or x05650 Dm/F xx32x5 Adim7 x045x0 A7/G x05x55 A/E xx22x5 D7/F# 200x1x A7 Adim7 | A7 | She got a thirty-eight special but I believe it's most too light D7/F# | A7 | 2/4| E7 | She got a thirty-eight special but I believe it's most too light A7 E7 D7/F# | A A7 D/F# Dm/F | I got a thirty-two twenty, got to make the camps al-right VERSE4: Notes: Play as for previous verses. Chords: A x02xxx or x022x5 D/F# xx42x5 E7 0201xx A7 x0x989 or x05650 Dm/F xx32x5 Adim7 x045x0 A7/G x05x55 A/E xx22x5 D7/F# 200x1x A/E E7 A7 Adim7 | A7 | If I send for my baby, man, and she don't come D7/F# A7 If I send for my baby, man, and she don't come E7 D7/F# | A A7/G D/F# Dm/F | All the doctors in Hot Springs sure can't help her none VERSE5: Notes: Play as for previous verses. Chords: A x02xxx or x022x5 D/F# xx42x5 E7 0201xx A7 x0x989 or x05650 Dm/F xx32x5 Adim7 x045x0 A7/G x05x55 A/E xx22x5 D7/F# 200x1x A/E E7 A7 Adim7 | A7 | I'm gonna shoot my pistol, gonna shoot my Gatling gun D7/F# | A7 | I'm gonna shoot my pistol, gonna shoot my Gatling gun E7 D7/F# | A A7/G D/F# Dm/F | A/E E7 | You made me love you, now your man have come VERSE6: Notes: Play as for previous verses. A Am7 |---------9-------9-------9-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |-9-------10------10------10------|-10------10------10------10------| |-8-------9-------9-------9-------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ah - oh__________________ baby where you stay last A A7 |---------5-------3---3-----------|-5-------3p2p0-------------------| |-------------------------2---2---|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2---------------0---------------| |-0---------------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------4-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | night You got the E7 D/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------| |---------------------1-----------|---------------------2-------2---| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-5-------5---------------5-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-2-------2-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | hair all tangled and you ain't talk - in'___ A7 A7/G D/F# Dm/F A/E E7 |-----5---5-------5-------5-------|-5-------0---0-------0-----------| |---------5-----------------------|-------------3-------------------| |-----------------2-------2-------|-----------------1---------------| |-2-------5-------4-------3-------|---------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------------------------------|-0-------2---------------0-------| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | right Got a thir- VERSE7: Notes: Play as for previous verses. Chords: A x02xxx or x022x5 D/F# xx42x5 E7 0201xx A7 x0x989 or x05650 Dm/F xx32x5 Adim7 x045x0 A7/G x05x55 A/E xx22x5 D7/F# 200x1x A7 Adim7 | A7 | Got a thirty-eight special, boys, hit do very well D7/F# | A7 | A thirty-eight special, boys, hit do very well E7 D7/F# | A A7/G D/F# Dm/F | I got a thirty-two twenty, now, and it's a burnin' [play:| A/E E7 |] VERSE8: Notes: Play as for previous verses. Chords: A x02xxx or x022x5 D/F# xx42x5 E7 0201xx A7 x0x989 or x05650 Dm/F xx32x5 Adim7 x045x0 A7/G x05x55 A/E xx22x5 D7/F# 200x1x A/E E7 A7 Adim7 | A7 | If I send for my baby, man, and she don't come D7/F# | A7 | If I send for my baby, man, and she don't come E7 D7/F# | A A7/G D/F# Dm/F | All the doctors in Wisconsin sure can't help her none VERSE9: Notes: Play as for previous verses. Chords: A x02xxx or x022x5 D/F# xx42x5 E7 0201xx A7 x0x989 or x05650 Dm/F xx32x5 Adim7 x045x0 A7/G x05x55 A/E xx22x5 D7/F# 200x1x Adim7 x045x0 D7/F# 200x1x A/E E7 A7 Adim7 | A7 | Hey, hey, baby, where you stay last night? D7/F# | A7 | Hey, hey, baby, where you stay last night? E7 D7/F# | A A7/G D/F# Dm/F | You didn't come home until the sun was shinin' bright | A/E E7 | VERSE10: A G# |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |-10------10------10------10------|-9-------9-------9-------9-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-8-------8-------8-------8-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ah, boys, I just can't take my A A7 |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|-----------------5---3-----------| |-10------10------10------10------|---------2---------------2-------| |-9-------9-------9-------9-------|---------------------------------| |---------0-----------------------|-2-------2---------------2-------| |---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | rest D7/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-------0---------------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-------2---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Ah, boys, I just can't take my A7 |---------5-------3---------------|-5-------3---2---0---0-----------| |---------------------2-----------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------2---|---------------------------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-2-------2-----------------------| |-0-------0-------0---------------|-0-------0-------4-------4-------| |---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0-------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | rest with this E7 D7/F# |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------1-----------------------| |-1-------------------------------|-----------------2---2-------2---| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0---------------| |-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------| |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-2-------2-------2---------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | thirty two twenty layin' up and down my A A7/G D/F# Dm/F E7 A7 |---------5---5____---5-------0______---0-----------3---------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------2---------------| |---------------------------------|---------1-------2---------------| |-2-------5---4____---3-----------|---------0-------2---------------| |-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----------------------------0______-------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | breast