Brother James (1937-05-05, Aurora)
Brother James (1937-05-05, Aurora)

Brother James (1937-05-05, Aurora) easy guitar chords by Big Joe Williams

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    • Verse 1
    Brother 
    James 
    went out 
    ridin', 

    ridin' 
    in that 
    '29 Ford 

    Brother 
    James 
    went 
    out ridin', 

    ridin' 
    in that 
    '29 Ford 

    Well, 
    that poor 
    man was drinkin' 
    bad whiskey, 

    hoo- 
    hoo- well, 
    boys, he sure 
    done 
    losed his soul 

    Verse 2
    Lord, 
    I went out 
    in Greenville, 

    looked 
    down in Brother 
    James' face 

    (Beat it 
    on out, 
    sad words 
    to say) 

    Lord, 
    I 
    went out 
    in Greenville, 

    looked down in Brother 
    James' face 

    I says, "Sleep 
    on, Brother 
    James, 

    I will meet 
    you Resurrection 
    Day." 

    Verse 3
    Lord, Brother 
    James died 
    of a sudden, 

    and he didn't 
    have 
    time 
    to pray 

    (Lay it on out, 
    boys) 

    Brother James died 
    suddenly, 

    didn't 
    have 
    time 
    to 
    pray 

    I said, "Goodbye, 
    Brother 
    James, 

    Verse 4
    hoo- 
    hoo- well, I 
    meet you 
    Resurrection 
    Day." 

    Now, 
    he 
    left Sister Lottie, 

    tryin' 
    to save 
    her 
    wicked soul 

    (Play it, 
    boys) 

    Now, he left 
    Sister Lottie, 

    tryin' to save 
    her wicked 
    soul 

    She 
    ain't gon' drink 
    no more 
    whiskey, 

    hoo- 
    hoo- 
    well, boy 
    won't ride 
    in no '29 Ford 

    Verse 5
    I 
    went to the graveyard, 

    and 
    I peeped 
    down 
    in Brother 
    James' face 

    Lord, I 
    went to the graveyard 
    and I, 

    peeped 
    down in 
    Brother 
    James' face 

    Says, "You know 
    you died 
    drunk, Brother 
    James, 

    and 
    you 
    didn't have 
    time 
    to pray." 

    Verse 6
    Farewell, 
    Brother James, 

    hope 
    we will 
    meet someday 

    (Play it for poor 
    Joe 
    once) 

    Farewell, 
    Brother James, 

    hope we will meet 
    someday 

    I will be 
    at the feasting 
    table, 
    hoo- 
    hoo- well, 

    when they stick Brother 
    James 
    away 

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