I'M TORE DOWN
by Sonny Thompson • Key:
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I'M TORE DOWN
by Sonny Thompson
#Transcribed by Brian Davies (davies@ils.nwu.edu)
#with an assist from John O'Callahan.
INTRO
(e) |---------------|-11~~~-13-11-|-8-------------------|----------------|
(B) |---------10h13-|-------------|---8--11-8-10---8----|----------------|
(G) |---------------|-------------|-------------10---10-|-8--------------|
(D) |---------------|-------------|---------------------|---10-8---------|
(A) |---------------|-------------|---------------------|--------10~~~~~-|
(E) |---------------|-------------|---------------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
I'm
C
tore down, I'm almost level with the ground.
I'm
F
tore down, I'm almost level with the
C
ground.
lick
Well, I
G
feel like this when my
F
baby can't be
C
found.
G
I
C
went to the river
C
to jump in.
My
C
baby showed up and said, "I will tell you when."
Well, I'm
F
tore down, I'm almost level with the
C
ground.
lick
Well, I
G
feel like this when my
F
baby can't be
C
found.
G
I
C
love you babe with all my
C
heart and soul;
C
Love like mine will
C
never grow old.
C
Love you in the morning and in the
C
evening too.
C
Every time you leave me I get mad with you.
Chorus
#Twenty-four Bar Blues Solo
I
C
love you baby with
C
all my might;
C
Love like mine is
C
out of sight.
I'll
C
lie for you if you
C
want me too.
I
C
really don't believe that your love is true.
Chorus
I'm
C
tore down, I'm almost level with the ground.
Well, I'm
F
tore down, I'm almost level with the
C
ground.
lick
Well, I
G
feel like this when my
F
baby can't be
C
found.
CADENZA 1--3--|
e |--------8-11p10p8-10p8-|-11-------------|
b |---8-10----------------|-----11--8------|
g |-----------------------|-----10--9------|
d |-----------------------|-----9---8------|
a |-----------------------|-----10--10-----|
e |-----------------------|----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
The lick referred to above is:
LICK |--3--|
(e) |-13--11-----------------|
(B) |---------13p11----------|
(G) |---------------12-------|
(D) |------------------13-10-|
(A) |------------------------|
(E) |------------------------|
1 2 3 4
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