Robert Johnson - If I Had Possession guitar tab
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If I Had Possesion Over Judgment Day
By: Robert Johnson
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Tabbed by: sammc
Email: webmaster at tabs-database.com.com
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|--/12---12---12---/12---12---12---/12---0---------------------------------|
B|--/12---12---12---/12---12---12---/12---0---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0---------|
D|--------------------------------------------3---3---3---2---2---2---------|
G|----0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------0---5~~~---/5---5---5---/5---5---5---0---3--------------|
B|------------------0----------/5---5---5---/5---5---5---0---3--------------|
G|--0---0---0---0---0----------/5---5---5---/5---5---5---0---3--------------|
D|--1---1---1---0-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If I had possession over Judgment Day
(Repeat 3 times)
d|--!---------------------------------!---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/5---|
B|--!-@---0---/3--------------------@-!---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/5---|
G|--!-----0---/3---0-------0----------!---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---/5---|
D|--!------------------0-------/3-----!-------------------------------------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------@-!-------------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
If I had possession over Judgment Day
d|--0---0---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0---0---0---0---/3------------------------0---/3---/3---0---------------|
G|--0---0---0---0---/3---0-------0--------0---0---/3---/3---0------------0--|
D|---------------------------0-------/3-------------------------0---/3------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Lord, the little woman I'm lovin' have no right to pray
d|--!-------------------------------------!---------------------------------|
B|--!-@------------0--------------------@-!---0---/3---/3---0---------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---0-------0--------0-----!---0---/3---/3---0------------0--|
D|--!------------------0-------/3---------!---------------------0---/3------|
G|--!-@---------------------------------@-!---------------------------------|
D|--!-------------------------------------!---------------------------------|
!(Repeat phrase at big repeat sign)
d|------!----/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12----------|
B|--0---!-@--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12----------|
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---/3---0----------------@-!@!
G|--0---/3---0-------0--------0---!-----0---/3---/3---0------------0-----!-!
D|---------------0-------/3-------!-----------------------0---/3---------!-!
G|--------------------------------!-@----------------------------------@-!@!
D|--------------------------------!--------------------------------------!-!
!
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Some other man got my woman and the -'a lonesome blues got me
d|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
B|--!-@------------0----------------@-!---0---/3---/3---0-------------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---0------------0-----!---0---/3---/3---0------------0------|
D|--!------------------0---/3---------!---------------------0---/3----------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------@-!-------------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
d|------5---------------------------5---------------------------------------|
B|------5-----5---5---5---5---------5---------------------------------------|
G|------5-----5---5---5---5---------5---------------------------------------|
D|------0-----5---5---5---5---------0---------------------------------------|
G|------0---------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|------0---------------------------0---------------------------------------|
and I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long
d|--!--------------------------------------!--------------------------------|
B|--!-@---0---/3---/3---0----------------@-!--------------------------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---/3---0------------0-----!--------------------------------|
D|--!-----------------------0---/3---------!--------------------------------|
G|--!-@----------------------------------@-!--------------------------------|
D|--!--------------------------------------!--------------------------------|
d|--!-----5---5---5---7---5---5---5---7-----!-------------------------------|
B|--!-@---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---@-!-------------------------------|
G|--!-----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-----!-------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------------!-------------------------------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------------@-!-------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------------!-------------------------------|
and I rolled and I tumbled and I cried the whole night long
d|--!-------------------------------------!---7---7---7---9---7---10---9---7-|
B|--!-@------------0--------------------@-!---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-|
G|--!-----0---/3---0-------0--------0-----!---7---7---7---7---7----7---7---7-|
D|--!------------------0-------/3---------!----------------------------------|
G|--!-@---------------------------------@-!----------------------------------|
D|--!-------------------------------------!----------------------------------|
Boy, I woke up this morning
(Repeat 3 times)
d|--5---5---5---7---5---8---7---5---!---------------------------------!-----|
B|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---!-@---0---/3---0----------------@-!-----|
G|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---!-----0---/3---0------------0-----!-----|
D|----------------------------------!------------------0---/3---------!-----|
G|----------------------------------!-@-----------------------------@-!-----|
D|----------------------------------!---------------------------------!-----|
my biscuit was gone
d|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
B|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Had to fold my arms and I slowly walked away
(Repeat 3 times)
d|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
B|--!-@---0---/3---0----------------@-!-------------------------------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---0------------0-----!-------------------------------------|
D|--!------------------0---/3---------!-------------------------------------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------@-!-------------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
(Spoken) I didn't like the way she done
d|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
B|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Had to fold my arms and I slowly walked away
d|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
B|--!-@---0---/3---0----------------@-!---0---/3---/3---0-------------------|
G|--!-----0---/3---0------------0-----!---0---/3---/3---0------------0------|
D|--!------------------0---/3---------!---------------------0---/3----------|
G|--!-@-----------------------------@-!-------------------------------------|
D|--!---------------------------------!-------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/5---5---5---5---5---/7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--/5---5---5---5---5---/7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I said in my mind "Yo," trouble gon' come some day
d|----------------------------!--------------------------------------!------|
B|--0---/3---0----------------!-@---0---/3---/3---0----------------@-!------|
G|--0---/3---0------------0---!-----0---/3---/3---0------------0-----!------|
D|---------------0---/3-------!-----------------------0---/3---------!------|
G|----------------------------!-@----------------------------------@-!------|
D|----------------------------!--------------------------------------!------|
d|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
B|--/12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12---12-------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now run here baby set down on my knee
d|-------------------------------------/19---19---19---19---18---18---16----|
B|--0---/3---/3---0----------------0---/19---19---19---19---18---18---16----|
G|--0---/3---/3---0------------0---0----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0---/3------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Now run here baby set down
d|--16---14---14---12---12---12---------------------------------------------|
B|--16---14---14---12---12---12---0---/3---0----------------0---/3---0------|
G|--------------------------------0---/3---0------------0---0---/3---0------|
D|---------------------------------------------0---/3--------------------0--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
on my knee
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------0----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------0---0---0---/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5--------|
D|--/3----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------/7---7---7---7---7---7---7---/5---5---5---5---5--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I wanna tell you all about the way they treated me
(Outro:)
d|-----------------------------------------------------5~~~-----------------|
B|--0---/3---/3---0----------------0---0---0---0---0------------------------|
G|--0---/3---/3---0----------------0---3---2---1---0------------------------|
D|--------------------0---/3---0-------------------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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