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Song title:      Sweet Home Chicago
Original Album:	 - (single) (78rpm recording)
Other Albums:    The Complete Recordings (1990)

Words and Music by Robert Johnson
Copyright © 1936 Vocalion Records and 1961 Columbia Records
Published by Sony Music Publishing Ltd

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
Capo 3, if you want to play along with the version on The Complete Recordings.
Chords and tab are relative to capo. Indicated chords are implied tonality.
Timing is as indicated in each section.


Key to tab
----------
h     - hammer-on
p     - pull-off
b     - bend
_     - tied note

|-3-| - triplet



INTRO:

4/4
                                    A/C#            Am/C        E7/B          B7/F#
|---------------------12--12--12--|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--10--|-10--0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------9--|--9--------2-2-------2-----------|
|---------------------------------|-11--------------10------10---9--|--9--0---1-------1---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------2-------2---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------2-------2-----------2---|
                                                                              |-3-|

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

                                                                                                  Oh,





VERSE1:

4/4
  E7                                A7                                E7
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----0---------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------0-------|-----------------------------0---|-0-------------------------0-0---|-0---------------------------0---|
|-----------------0---0-----------|-2-------4-------5-------4-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------4-------2---4-----------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|-2-------4---x---2-------4---4---|-5-------4---4---2---2---4-------|
|-0-------0---0---0---0-----------|---------------------------------|-0-------0-------0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
                                                                                              |-3-|
| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E7                                A7                                E7
___                                 ba -by, don't you want to         go?                                                           Oh,


  

  A7                                                                  E7
|-0-------------------------------|-----0---------------------------|-----0---------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|-0-------------------------0-0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-2-------4-------5---5---4---5---|-5-------4-------5-------4---2---|-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2-------4-------2-------4---4---|-2-------4---4---2-------4-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---2---|
                                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A7                                                                  E7
___                                 ba-by,  don't you   want    to    go?                                               back to the land


  

  B7/F#                             E               A                 E       E7      Edim7   Am  E7            B7/F#
|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7-----------0---|(0)----------0-------0-------0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-------------0-------------------|-8b--8b--8---8b--8b--0---2-------|-----------3-----2-------1-------|-----0---0-------0---------------|
|-----------------------------0---|---------------------------------|---------4-------3-------2---0h1-|-----------2-2-------2-------0---|
|-1-------1-------1---------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2---------------1-------1-------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2-------2-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---2---2-------2-------2-------|
                                                                              |-3-|                             |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  B7/F#                             E               A                 E       E7      Edim7   Am  E7            B7/F#
  of  Califor-nia         to my     sweet home.         Chi-ca -go?                                                                 Oh,





VERSE2:

4/4

  E7                                A7
|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-0---0---------------------------|-0---0----------------0----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-0-0---|---------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------0---0---|-----------------------------0---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------4-------5---5---4-------|-----------------0---------------|-0---------------0-----------0---|
|-2-------4-------2---2---4---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2-------4---4---2-------4---4---|-2-------4---4---2-------4---0---|
|-0-------0---0---0---0---0-------|---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
                                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E7                                A7
___                                 ba-by, don't you want to          go?                                                           Oh,


  

                                    A7                                E7
|(0)------------------------------|-0---0---------------------------|-----0---------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----------------------------0---|
|-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|---------------------------0-0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-2-------4---4---5---5---4-------|---------------------------------|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2-------4---4---5---5---4---0---|-2-------4-------2-------4---4---|-2---2---4---4---2-------4-------|
|---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
                                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
                                    A7                                E7
___________________                 ba-by, don't you    want    to    go?                                                       back to the


  

  B7/F#                                                               E       E7      Edim7   Am  E7            B7/F#
|---------------------------------|-----7---7---7---7---0-------0---|(0)----------0-------0-------0---|-0-------------------------------|
|-----0---0---0-------------------|-8b -8b--8b -8b -8b--0---2-------|-----------3-----2-------1-------|-----0---0-------0---------------|
|-----------------------------2---|---------------------------------|---------4-------3-------2---0h1-|-----------2-2-------2-------0---|
|-1-------1-------1-----------1---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2---------------1-------1-------|
|-2-------2-------2-----------2---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|
|-2-------2-------------------2---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---2---2-------2-------2-------|
                                                                              |-3-|                             |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  B7/F#                                                               E       E7      Edim7   Am  E7            B7/F#
  the land of California      to    my sweet home,      Chi-ca -go?





VERSE3:
Notes:
Play as for VERSEs 1 and 2.


   | E7                | %             
Now, one and one is two. Two and two is four.

| %                           | %
    I'm heavy loaded, baby, I'm booked, I gotta go.

     | A7  | %                      | E7                | B7
Cryin' baby, honey, don't you want to go back to the land of California 

    | E          A      E
To my sweet home   Chicago?




  E       E7      Edim7   Am  E7            B7/F#
|-------------0-------0-------0---|---------------------------------|
|-----------3-----2-------1-------|-----0---0---0---0---0-----------|
|---------4-------3-------2---0h1-|-1---------2-----------------0---|
|---------------------------------|-2-------1-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2-------2---2---2-------2-------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0---2---2-----------2-----------|
          |-3-|                             |-3-|

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





VERSE4:
Notes:
Play as for VERSEs 1 and 2.


   | E7                 | % 
Now, two and two is four. Four and two is six
       | %  
You gon' keep on monkeyin' 'round here, friend-boy,

       | % 
Get your business all in a trick

             | A7                          | E7
But I'm cryin' baby, honey don't you want to go

               | B7/F#                 | E          A
Back to the land of    California, to my sweet home   Chicago?




  E       E7      Edim7   Am  E             B7/F#
|(0)----------0-------0---0-0-----|-0-------------------------------|
|-----------3-----2---------------|-----0---0---0-------------------|
|---------4-------3-------2-0h1---|-1-------------------2-------0---|
|---------------------------------|-2-------1-------1-------1-------|
|---------------------------------|---------2-------2-------2-------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0---2---------------------------|
          |-3-|

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





VERSE5:
Notes:
Play as for VERSEs 1 and 2.


  | E7                  | %
Now six and two is eight. Eight and two is ten

| %
  Friend-boy, she trick you one time

  | %
She sure gon' do it again

             | A7      | %                    | %    
But I'm cryin' hey, hey, baby don't you want to go

          | B7/F#                 | E          A
To the land of    California, to my sweet home   Chicago?



  E       E7      Edim7   Am        E       B7/F#
|-------------0-------0---0-0-----|-0-------------------------------|
|-----------3-----2---------------|-----0---0---0---0---0---0-------|
|---------4-------3-------2-0h1---|-----------2-2-------2-----------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------1-----------0---|
|---------------------------------|---------2-------2-------2-------|
|-0-------------------------------|-0---2---2-------2-------2-------|
          |-3-|                             |-3-|

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

                                                                I'm


VERSE6:

  E7
|-----0---------------------------|-----0---------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---------------------------0---|-0-------------------------------|-----0---0---0---0---------------|-0---0-----------------------0---|
|-----------------0-------0-------|---------------------------------|-0---------------0---------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------4-------2---2---4-------|-2-------4-------2---2---4---4---|-2---2---4-------2-------4---4---|-2-------4---4---2---2---4---0---|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  E7
  goin' to California.        From  there to de Moines,. I 'way       Somebody will tell me that you    need my help some day. Cryin'


  

  A7                                                                  E7
|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|-----0---------------------------|-----0---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------0-0---|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------0---|-----------------------------0---|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
|-2-------4---4---5---5---4-------|-2-------4---4---5---5---4-------|-0---------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2-------4-------2-------4---4---|-2-------4---4---2-------4-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
                                                                                              |-3-|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  A7                                                                  E7
  hey,            hey,              baby, don't you want to           go                                                    back to the land


  

  B7/F#                             E               A
|---------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---0-------0---|
|---------0-------0---0-----------|-8b -8b--8b -8b -8b------2-------|
|-----2-------2---------------2---|---------------------------------|
|-1-------1-------1-------1-------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------2-------2-------2-------|---------------------------------|
|-2-------2-------2---2---2---0---|---------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - |
  B7/F#                             E               A
  of California      to    my       sweet home,         Chi-ca -go?




2/4               4/4
          E/B       E7/D        A/C#        Am/C      E/B             E7
|-------------12--|-12--12--12--12----12-12-12--12--|-12----------10--10--------------|
|-----------------|-12------12----------------------|-----------------9---------------|
|---------9-------|-----------------9---------------|-----------------9---------------|
|---------9-------|-12----------11----------10--10--|-9-------9-----------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|-----10--------------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                    |--3--|

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