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Version 1This is a traditional 12-string guitar blues by Ledbelly with bridge added. Played with "walking" between chords wth selected hammering. For example: 1-When going from E7 to A walk up on the 6th string playing F# G G# A and reverse when walking from A back down to E, or 2-When going from E7 to B7 on the 6th string play F#, on 5th string hammer Bb then play B, then on 4th string hammer Eb, then end on 3rd string playing E. I add other transitional notes throughout but do not know how to write tabs. [Intro] E B7 A A7 E B7 [Verse 1] E A A7 E7 Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do A A7 E7 Well, good morning blues, blues how do you do B7 A A7 E7 B7 I'm doing all right well, good morning how are you. [Verse 2] E A A7 E7 I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to side A A7 E7 I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to side B7 A A7 E Em A Am C7 B7 I wasn't sad, I was just dis-satis-fied. [Bridge] A A7 Well the blues got me down so early in the mornin’ E E7 And they came upon me fast and without any warnin’ A A7 They stayed around all day and then crept into the night B7 And I couldn’t throw them off even with all my might! [Verse 3] E A E7 I couldn't sleep last night, you know the blues walking ‘round my bed, A A7 E I couldn't sleep last night, you know the blues walking ‘round my bed, B7 A E Em A Am C7 B7 I went to eat my breakfast, the blues was in my bread. [Bridge] A A7 Well the blues got me down so early in the mornin’ E E7 And they came upon me fast and without any warnin’ A A7 They stayed around all day and then crept into the night B7 And I couldn’t throw them off even with all my might! [Verse3 - Verse 1 repeat] E A E7 I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to side A A7 E I couldn't sleep last night, I was turning from side to side B7 A E Em A Am B7 E I wasn't sad, I was just dissatis-fied.