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Date: May 2001

Hard Time Killing Floor Blues - Skip James (performed by: Chris Carter King)

Tuning: DADFAD

Chords:

I'm not sure what the chords are called in a D tuning so...

Tab 1: Intro

  D |----------------------------0-------------------------|
  A |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3-----3-----3----------------|	
  F |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--4--------4--4----------------|	
  D |-3--0--2--0-----------0-------------------------------|  
  A |-------------3--0--2-----------------0----------------| 
  D |-------------------------0----------------------------|  

Tab 2: Verse and Chorus (pretty much the whole song)


  D |-------------0------------------------------------------|
  A |-0--0--0--0--0------0-------0--0--0--0---------0--------|
  F |-0--0--0--0---------0-------0--0--0--0---------0--------|
  D |-------0--3-----3---0-------------0--3---0-----0--------|
  A |-0--3-----------------------0--3------------------------|
  D |--------------------------------------------------------|

               Hard times here		  everywhere you go


  D |--------------0-----------------------------------------|
  A |-0--0--0--0---0-----0-------0--0--0---------------------|
  F |-0--0--0--0---------0-------0--0--0---------------------|
  D |--------------------------------------------------------|
  A |-------0--3------3--0-------------0---------------------|
  D |-0--3-----------------------0--3------------------------|

               time are harder	       much harder than 


  D |-------------0--------------------------0---------------|  The 5-4-0 is a slide from 5 to 4,
  A |-------------0--------------------------0---------------|  then a pull off from 4 to 0.
  F |----------------0--------------------------0------------|  The 5-7-5-5-4-0 is a quick slide
  D |-5--4--0-----------5--7--5--5--4--0---------------------|  from 5-7-5, then a slide from 5
  A |--------------------------------------------------------|  to 4 with a pull off to 0.  This 
  D |----------0--------------------------0------------------|  repeats 2 to 4 times depending.

      before


  Note 1: there are many variations to the finger picking to give the song life
        throughout the tune.  add soul, pain and heartache.

  Note 2: i'm sure there are some mistakes in my tabs, but you'll get the jist.


Hard Time Killing Floor Blues

Hard time here and everywhere you go
Times is harder than ever been before

And the people are driftin' from door to door
Can't find no heaven, I don't care where they go

Hear me tell you people, just before I go
These hard times will kill you just dry long so

Well, you hear me singin' my lonesome song
These hard times can last us so very long

If I ever get off this killin' floor
I'll never get down this low no more
No-no, no-no, I'll never get down this low no more

And you say you had money, you better be sure
'Cause these hard times will drive you from door to door

Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more
Sing this song and I ain't gonna sing no more
These hard times will drive you from door to door