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Song title:      From Four Until Late
Original Album:	 - (single, 1937)
Other Albums:    The Complete Recordings (1990)

Words and Music by Robert Johnson
Copyright © 1937 Vocation Records
Published by Hal Leonard Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:

Key to tab
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p   - pull-off
/   - slide up
\   - slide down
_   - tied note
x   - muted note

|-3-|  - triplet



INTRO:

4/4

  C7              F/A               Fm/Ab           C                 C7          F       Fm      G7
|-8---8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|-8---8---8---8---8---8-----------|-----0-------1____---1-----------|---------3____-------------------|
|---------8-----------------------|-----5-------5-------------------|-----1-------1____---1-------0______---0---------------------------|
|-----------------5---------------|-5-------------------5-----------|-3---3-------2____---1-------0______---0-----------------------0___|
|-8---------------7---------------|-6-----------6-------5-------2---|-2---2---2---3-------3-------3---|-----3---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3---|-----------------0-------0-------|-----2---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-----------3-------3-----------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |

                                                                                                                                    From


VERSE1:

4/4
  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------3-3---2---2---1-------|---------------------------------|
|-------------1____-----------1______-------3---1---------------1______-------5---5---4---4---3---1______---1---1---1____---------------|
|__-------2---------------2-------|-------------------------2-------|-----------------0---------------|-------------3____---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3---------------3-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------3-------3-------|
                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
  four until late     I was wring - in'     my  hands   and     cry - in'                                                           from




  F                                 Fm7                               C                                 A7/E
|-----3---1---1-------------------|---------3---1-------------------|---------3-3-3---2---2---0-------|---------3---3____---------------|
|-----1-------1-------------------|---------------------1-------1---|----/5---5---5---4---4---3-------|-----2---------------------------|
|---------2-----------2-----------|---------1-------1---------------|-0---------------------------2---|-2-------2-----------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-----------1---|-1-------1-------1-------0-------|-2-------------------------------|-2-------2-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
|-------------------------1-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------0-------0-------|
                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 Fm7                               C                                 A7/E
  four until  late I  was wring  -  in'     my  hands   and     cry - in'                                                     I believe




  D7/F#                             G7                                C       C7      F       Fm7       G
|---------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------3---3-------------------|
|-------------1-------------------|-0-------0-----------------------|-----1-------1-------1---1-------|---------------------0---0-------|
|-----------------------------0---|-----0-------0-------------------|---------2---2---2---1---1---0---|-0---0---------------------------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|---------2-------3-------1-------|-0-------0-------0-------0---4---|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3---------------0-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------3-----------------------|-3-------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D7/F#                             G7                                C       C7      F       Fm7       G
      to  my  soul that your dad  - dy's    Gulf  - port              bound                                                     From Mem-





VERSE2:

  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
|---------2-----------------------|-8-------7---5____-------2---0______-------3-3-3---2-2-2---1---0______-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|----/5---5-------4-------3-------|-----1---1---1-------------------|
|-----2-------0---------------5---|-8-------7---5____-------2---0______-----------------------0-------|---------3-----------------------|
|-5---------------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|-2---------------2-------2-------|
|-------------------------2-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------0-------3-------3-------|
                                                                              |-3-|   |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
 -phis    to  Nor-folk    is a thir-ty   -  six hours'_______         ride.                                                     From Mem-




  F                                 Fm7                               C                                 A7
|---------3---1-------------------|-----3---1-----------------------|---------3---3---2---2---0-------|---------3---3____---------------|
|-----1---------------1---1-------|-----------------1-----------1______-3/5-----5-----4-------3-------|-----2---------------------------|
|-2-------2---------------2-------|-----1-------1-------------------|-----------------0-----------2---|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3---0---|-1---1-------1---------1p0-------|-2-------0-----------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|-------------------------0-------|
                                                                                        |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 Fm7                               C                                 A7
 -phis    to  Nor-folk    is a thir-ty   -  six hours'_______                                                                   A man is




  D7/F#                             G7                                C       C7      F   Fm7           C/E     G7
|---------2-----------------------|---------3---1____---------------|---------------------------------|---------1---1-------------------|
|-------------1____---------------|---------------------------------|-----1-----------1---1-----------|---------0---0-------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---3---|---------3---2---2---1---1---0---|-0---0---------------0-----------|
|-----------------0-------0-------|-----------------0-------3-------|-2-------2-------3-------1-------|-2-------3-------3-------0---4---|
|-0---------------0-------0-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3-----------------------|-3-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------3-------3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D7/F#                             G7                                C       C7      F   Fm7           C/E     G7
  like    a   prisoner    and he's  nev  -  er  sat  -  is      -     fied.                                                 A woman is





VERSE3:

  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
|---------2-----------------------|-8-------7---5____-------2---0______-------3-------2-------1---0______-------------------------------|
|-------------1-------------------|---------------------------------|----/5---5---x---4---x---3---1______---1---1---1-------------------|
|-0-------2---------------0---5---|-8-------7---5____-------2---0______-----------------------0-------|-----3---3-----------------------|
|-----------------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-3-------3-------2-------2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3-------3-------|
                                                                              |-3-|   |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
  like    a   dresser, some man     al-ways ramblin' th'ough its      drawers.                                                A woman is




  F                                 Fm7                               C                                 A7
|---------3---1____---------------|---------3---1-------------------|---------3---3---2-------1-------|---------3---3-------------------|
|-------------1____-------1-------|-----------------------------1---|----/5---5-5-----4---4---3-------|-----2---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------1-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------2-------2-------2-------|
|-----------------------------0---|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|-2---------------------------2---|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------0-------0---------------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-1---------------1-------1-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 Fm7                               C                                 A7
  like    a   dresser,    some      man's always ramblin' through its   drawers                                                It cause so




  D7/F#                             G7                                C       C7      F   Fm7           C       G7
|-----2---------------------------|---------3---1-------------------|---------------------------------|---------1---1____---------------|
|-----1---1____-------------------|---------------------------------|-----1-------1---1---1-----------|-1-----------0____---------------|
|-----------------2-----------0______---0-----------------------3___|__-------3---2---2---1-------0---|-0---0---------------------------|
|-----0-------0-------0-----------|-----------------0-------0-------|-2-------2-------3-------1-------|-2-------------------------------|
|-0---0-------0-------0-----------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3---------------3-------|-3-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2---2-------2-------2-----------|-3-------3-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------3-------3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D7/F#                             G7                                C       C7      F   Fm7           C       G7
  man  -  y   men wear    an        apron       o    -  ver     -     all                                                           from





VERSE4:

  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
|---------2-----------------------|---------7---5____-------2---0______-------2-3-3---2---2---1-------|---------------------------------|
|-------------1-----------x-------|---------------------------------|----/5---5-------4-------3---1______---1---1---1-------------------|
|---------2-----------------------|-5-------7---5____-------2---0______---------------0---------------|-0-------3-------3---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|-2---------------2-------2-------|
|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------x-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
  four until late, she get with a   no      good bunch      and       clown                                                         From


  

  F                                 Fm7                               C                                 A7
|-----3---1-----------------------|-----3---3---1____---------------|----/2---3-------2---2---0-------|-----3---3---3____---------------|
|-------------1-------------------|---------------------1-----------|----/5-----5-5---4-------3-------|---------2-----------------------|
|-2-------2-------2---2---2-------|---------1-----------------------|---------0-------------------2---|-2-------2---------------2-------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|---------1-------1-----1p0---2---|---------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-0---------------0-----------0---|-1-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------|
                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F                                 Fm7                               C                                 A7
  four until late, she get with a   no      good bunch      and       clown                                                    Now she


  

  D7/F#                             G                                 C7              F   Fm7           C/E     G7
|---------2-----------------------|---------3---1____---------------|---------------------------------|---------1---1____---------------|
|-----1---1---1____---------------|---------------------------------|-----1-----------1---1---1-------|---------0---0____---------------|
|-----------------------------0---|---------0-----------------------|-----3---3---2---2---1---1---0---|-0---0-----------------------0---|
|---------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-2-------2-------3-------1-------|-2-------3-------0-------0-------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3---------------3-------|-3-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3-------3---------------|---------3-----------------------|-0-------3-------3-------3-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  D7/F#                             G                                 C7              F   Fm7           C/E     G7
  won't   do  nothin' but tear a good  man' rep-u - ta   -  tion      down                                                      When I 


  


VERSE5:

4/4
  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
|-3-------2-----------------------|-8-------7---5____-------2---0______-------3-3-3---2---2---1-------|---------------------------------|
|-------------1____---------------|---------------------------------|----/5---5-------4---4---3---1______---1---1---1-----------1-------|
|-----2----------------------/5---|-8-------7---5____-------2---0______-------------------------------|---------3---3---3---------------|
|-------------------------0-------|---------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|---------2---------------2-------|
|-----------------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|-3-------3---------------3-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  C                                 F                                 C                                 C7
  leave       this town, I'm 'on'   bid     you fare-,      fare   -  well                                                  And when I


 

  F7                                                                  C                                 A7
|-5-------4---5____---------------|-5-------6---5-----------2---0______-------3-3-3---2---2---2-------|-----3---3---3____---------------|
|-4-------3---4____---------------|---------------------------------|----/5---5-------4---4---4-------|-2-------------------------------|
|-5-------4---5____-------------4-|-5-------6---5---5-------2-------|-----------------0---0---0-------|-2---------------2-------2-------|
|-----------------------------x---|---------------------------------|-2---------------------------2---|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|---------------------0-------x---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---------------0-------0-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|
                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  F7                                                                  C                                 A7
  leave   this town,  I'm gon'      bid     you fare-,      fare   -  well                                                  And when I re-



                                                                                                      2/4
  D7/F#                             G                                 C7          F       Fm7           G7
|---------2---2____---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|
|---------1---1-------------------|---------------------------------|-----1-------1____---1-----------|-------------x---|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------3______-----------2____---1-------0---|-0---------------|
|---------0-------0-------0-------|---------0-------0-------0-------|---------2-------2---1-----------|-2-------x-------|
|-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-2-------2---2---2-------2-------|---------3-------3---------------|-2-------x-------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-3-------3---------------1-------|-3---------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - |
  D7/F#                             G                                 C7          F       Fm7           G7
 -turn    again,  you'll have a     great long  story       to        tell.




4/4
  C   C7/Bb   F/A     Fm/Ab         C               C7
|-8---8-------8---8---8-----------|---------0---6---6---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------5-------5---------------|
|-5---------------5---5-----------|-----5---------------------------|
|-----8-------8---7---6-----------|---5-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------7---|-7-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                    |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |