If I Had Possession
Robert Johnson
Letra

If I Had Possesion Over Judgment Day
Tabbed by: sammc
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Tuning: Open G Tuning (D G D G B D)
Capo: 2
Slide: Slide Required

Dear Ladies and Gentlemen: Please note the following tab is very close to the artist s
work. I have transcribed the piece completely and it is to be read with the capo on the
second fret in Open G Tuning (D G D G B D) and with a slide.

(Intro:)

d|/121212/121212/120|
B|/121212/121212/120|
G|000000|
D|333222|
G|0|
D||

d|05~~~/555/55503|
B|0/555/55503|
G|00000/555/55503|
D|1110|
G||
D||
If I had possession over Judgment Day

(Repeat 3 times)
d|!!/5555555/5|
B|!@0/3@!/5555555/5|
G|!0/300!/5555555/5|
D|!0/3!|
G|!@@!|
D|!!|
If I had possession over Judgment Day


d|000|
B|0000/30/3/30|
G|0000/30000/3/300|
D|0/30/3|
G||
D||

d||
B||
G|/77777777/5555555|
D||
G|/77777777/5555555|
D||
Lord, the little woman I m lovin have no right to pray


d|!!|
B|!@0@!0/3/30|
G|!0/3000!0/3/300|
D|!0/3!0/3|
G|!@@!|
D|!!|

!(Repeat phrase at big repeat sign)
d|!/1212121212121212121212|
B|0!@/1212121212121212121212|
G|0!-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|0!-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|!@-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|!-------------------------------------------------------------------|
! And I went to the mountain lookin far as my eyes could see

(Big Repeat Sign) !
d|--------------------------------!--------------------------------------!!
B|-----------0!@0/3/30----------------@!@!
G|0/3000!0/3/300!!
D|0/3!-----------------------0/3!!
G|--------------------------------!@----------------------------------@!@!
D|--------------------------------!--------------------------------------!!
!

d||
B||
G|/7777777/555555555|
D||
G|/7777777/555555555|
D||
Some other man got my woman and the - a lonesome blues got me


d|!!|
B|!@0----------------@!0/3/30-------------------|
G|!0/300!0/3/300|
D|!0/3!0/3|
G|!@@!|
D|!!|

d|55---------------------------------------|
B|555555---------------------------------------|
G|555555---------------------------------------|
D|055550---------------------------------------|
G|00---------------------------------------|
D|00---------------------------------------|
and I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long


d|!--------------------------------------!--------------------------------|
B|!@0/3/30----------------@!--------------------------------|
G|!0/3/300!--------------------------------|
D|!-----------------------0/3!--------------------------------|
G|!@----------------------------------@!--------------------------------|
D|!--------------------------------------!--------------------------------|

d|!55575557!-------------------------------|
B|!@55555555@!-------------------------------|
G|!55555555!-------------------------------|
D|!---------------------------------------!-------------------------------|
G|!@-----------------------------------@!-------------------------------|
D|!---------------------------------------!-------------------------------|
and I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long


d|!!777971097|
B|!@0@!77777777|
G|!0/3000!77777777|
D|!0/3!----------------------------------|
G|!@@!----------------------------------|
D|!!----------------------------------|
Boy, I woke up this morning

(Repeat 3 times)
d|55575875!!|
B|55555555!@0/30----------------@!|
G|55555555!0/300!|
D|----------------------------------!0/3!|
G|----------------------------------!@@!|
D|----------------------------------!!|
my biscuit was gone


d|/1212121212121212121212-------------------|
B|/1212121212121212121212-------------------|
G||
D||
G||
D||
Had to fold my arms and I slowly walked away

(Repeat 3 times)
d|!!|
B|!@0/30----------------@!|
G|!0/300!|
D|!0/3!|
G|!@@!|
D|!!|
(Spoken) I didn t like the way she done


d|/1212121212121212121212-------------------|
B|/1212121212121212121212-------------------|
G||
D||
G||
D||
Had to fold my arms and I slowly walked away


d|!!|
B|!@0/30----------------@!0/3/30-------------------|
G|!0/300!0/3/300|
D|!0/3!0/3|
G|!@@!|
D|!!|

d||
B||
G|/55555/777777/55555|
D||
G|/55555/777777/55555|
D||
I said in my mind "Yo," trouble gon come some day


d|----------------------------!--------------------------------------!|
B|0/30----------------!@0/3/30----------------@!|
G|0/300!0/3/300!|
D|0/3!-----------------------0/3!|
G|----------------------------!@----------------------------------@!|
D|----------------------------!--------------------------------------!|

d|/1212121212121212121212-------------------|
B|/1212121212121212121212-------------------|
G||
D||
G||
D||
Now run here baby set down on my knee


d|/19191919181816|
B|0/3/30----------------0/19191919181816|
G|0/3/3000----------------------------------------|
D|0/3------------------------------------------------|
G||
D||
Now run here baby set down


d|161414121212---------------------------------------------|
B|1614141212120/30----------------0/30|
G|--------------------------------0/3000/30|
D|---------------------------------------------0/30|
G||
D||
on my knee


d||
B|0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|000/7777777/55555|
D|/3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------/7777777/55555|
D||
I wanna tell you all about the way they treated me

(Outro:)
d|-----------------------------------------------------5~~~-----------------|
B|0/3/30----------------00000|
G|0/3/30----------------03210|
D|0/30-------------------0|
G||
D||

| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| @ Repeat at next @
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