Poor Boy Long Ways From Home

Tom: C

            C   C G C G C

Part II:    C   C   F   C
            C   C   G   G



Intro (Part I):   
C   C   F   C
C   C G C G C

           C                     F              C
     I’m a poor, poor boy, and a long ways from home
     C                        G
     feel like I ain’t got no friend

Instrumental: I–II-I 

           C                     F              C
     I’m a poor, poor boy, and a long ways from home
     C                        G
     feel like I ain’t got no friend

      C                    F              C
I’m a poor, old boy, and a long ways from home
C                 G      C
feel like I ain’t got no friend

Instrumental: II-I 

         C               F               C
     Oh, please, please, let me stay all night
           C                          G
     I’m a poor boy, and a long ways from home

    C               F               C
Oh, please, please, let me stay all night
      C                G         C
I’m a poor boy, and a long ways from home

Instrumental: II-I 

 

 
Poor Boy, Long Ways From Home 
Mississippi John Hurt

Inrto (Part I):
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|---------------------3-/-5-\-3--------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------1h3------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-0-----------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1---------------(0)------3-------------|
G|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------2---------------0---------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C               
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0-------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
D|---------2--------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|


Part II:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-----3-------3-/-5-/-3------------0-----------0---------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|
G|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------2----------------2--------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|[1]--------------------------1---[1]--------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
B|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|(3)------------------------------------------------------[1]--------|
G|-----0---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
D|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
A|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|


Variations:

Part I:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------------------0---------------------|
B|[1]--------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|
G|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--------1-----------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|----[3]------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1---------------[0]------3-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C                
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------(0)-----(0)------0---------------------------[0]--------|
D|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
  

Part II:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-----3---3--/--5--/--3------------0-----------0---------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1---------------------(1h)3------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2----------------2----------------2--------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|[1]--------------------------1---[1]--------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
B|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|(3)------------------------------------------------------[1]--------|
G|-----0---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
D|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
A|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|



Part I:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-------------3-/-5-\-3-(s0)-------0-----------0---------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1----1----------------------(1)--------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1----------------0-------3-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C                
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------0-------0-------0--------------------------------0-----|
D|---------2--------------------------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
 


Part II:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|---------------------3------------0-----------0---------------------|
B|-1--------------(1)----------1------------------------3---1---------|
G|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------1---(1)--------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|---------------------0------------3---3(s0)-----------0-------------|
B|-1-----------1---------------1--------------------------------3-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------1---------|
G|---------------------0-------0--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
A|-----2-----------2--------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|

 

Part I:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-------------3-/-5-\-3------------------------0---------------------|
B|-1-------------------------------(1)---------------(1h)3------------|
G|-----------------------------0----------------------------0---------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2-------------------------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-----3-------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--------------------0(h)3-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C                
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------(0)------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
D|---------2--------------------------------2-------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------2--------3---------------3-----------------|
E|-----------------3--------------------------------------------------|
 



Part II:
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|---------------------3------------------------0---------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1---(1)---------------(1h)3------------|
G|---------0---------------0------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|----------------------------------0---------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|---------------------0------------3---3-------------------0---------|
B|-1-----------1---------------1----------------1-------1-------3-----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2---------------0-------0----------------------------0---------|
D|-0-----------------------0----------------0-------------------------|
A|-----------------2--------------------------------------------------|
E|---------3------------------------3---------------3-----------------|



Coda (Part I):
  C
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-0-------------------3------------------------0---------------------|
B|------------------------------1-----------------------3-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------2---------|
A|-3---------------3----------------3---------------3-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  F                                C               /g
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1--------------------------------------|
G|---------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|---------3---------------3----------------2---------------2---------|
A|----------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|-1---------------1--------------------------------3-----------------|

  C                                                G
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .       .    
E|-----3-------3-/-5-\-3------------0---------------------------------|
B|-1---------------------------1---------------(0)------3-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---------------2----------------2---------------0---------|
A|-3--------------------------------3---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------3-----------------|

  C               G                C                
  :       .       .       .        :       .       .      
E|--------------------------------------0--------------------|
B|-1-----------------------------------1----------------------|
G|------------(0)------0-------0------0------------------------|
D|---------2-------------------------2--------------------------|
A|-3-----------------------2--------3----------------------------|
E|-----------------3----------------------------------------------|
 
                                                 


/  = slide up 
\  = slide down 
h  = hammer
s  = release  
[] = variations