Clapton Eric - Motherless Child guitar tab

This version is a lot more complete than the one you've got right now:

[that version originally by jhoke@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Hoke John A.)]

Motherless Child

Eric Clapton

Boogieboy@aol.com and others

capo at 4th fret, but notes here are in the correct key.

Sometimes B is played with only the 4 bottom strings

/ /- -/-

B E7 F#7

--7-- --7-- --0--

--7-- --5-- --7--

--0-- --0-- --6--

--0-- --6-- --0--

--6-- --7-- --x--

--7-- --x-- --x--

Sometimes B is played like this, except first B of the verse:

B

--7-7-7-7---7-7--

--7-7-7-7---7-7--

--0-0-0-0---0-0--

--0-0-6-0---0-0--

--6-0-0-0---0-6--

--7-7-7-7---7-7--

Intro: B B B

(add 1/2 a B)

B (this time only) E7 E7 B B B

If I mistreat you girl, I sure dont mean no harm

B E7 E7 B B B

If I mistreat you girl, I sure dont mean no harm

F#7 F#7 B B B

Well Im a motherless child who dont know right from wrong.

B E7 E7 B B B

Please tell me pretty mama, honey whered you stay last night

B E7 E7 B B B

Please tell me pretty mama, honey whered you stay last night

F#7 F#7 B B B

Well you didnt come home til the sun was shining bright.

B E7 E7 B B B

I have to go so far gal, get my ham bones boiled

B E7 E7 B B B

I have to go so far gal, get my ham bones boiled

F#7 F#7 B B B

Well these other lotta women gonna let my ham bones burn.

B E7 E7 B B B

Now I did more for you gal, than your daddy ever done

B E7 E7 B B B

Now I did more for you gal, than your daddy ever done

F#7 F#7 F#7 B B B

Well I give you my jelly, he aint give you none.

B E7 E7 B B B

And when you see two women always runnin hand in hand

B E7 E7 B B B

And you see two women always running hand in hand

F#7 F#7 F#7 B B B

You can bet your bottom dollar one

B E7 E7 B B B

Well Im goin to the river get me a tangled rocking chair

B E7 E7 B B B

Im goin to the river get me a tangled rocking chair

F#7 F#7 B

And if the blues overtake me gonna rock away from there

End: E7 F#7 E7 B