Written by Percy Mayfield
MAIN RIFF aka Chorus: ** 1 2 E -0---0-|-------------|-------0--0-|-0--0--5--5-|-8--8--5-0----| B -------|-1-----------|-1--3-------|------------|--------------| G -------|----2------2-|------------|------------|--------------| D -------|-------------|------------|------------|--------------| A -------|-0--0--------|------------|-0--0-------|-8--8---------| E ---0---|--------3--3-|-1--1--0--0-|-------3--3-|-------0----0-| 3 4 5 E --------------------|-------0----|------------|----------0----| B ----0h1-------------|-1--3-----1-|----1--0----|-1--1--0-------| G ---------2-----2----|------------|-2--2--0----|-2--2--1-------| D --------------------|------------|----2--0----|-3--3--2-------| A ------0--0----------|------------|-0--0-------|---------------| E ------------3--3----|-1--1--0--0-|-------3--3-|-1--1--0-----0-| ** Repeat this a few times as needed. VERSE: ** 6 7 E --5--5p3--0-----------------|--------------0------| B -------------1--3--1--3--1--|--3-----4------------| G ----------------------------|---------------------| D ----------------------------|---------------------| A -----0----0-----------------|---------------------| E ----------------3-----3-----|--1-----1-----0---0--| 8 9 E --0--0-------------|------------|-5--5--5--5--5--0----0--| B --------3--1-------|-1----------|------------------------| G --------------2--2-|----2--2----|------------------------| D -------------------|------------|------------------------| A -----0--0----------|------------|----0--0----------------| E -----------3--3----|-1--1--0--0-|-------------3-----3----| 10 E --------0----|-0-0----------|----------0-----| B --3--4-------|------3--1----|-1--------------| G -------------|------------2-|----2--2--------| D -------------|--------------|----------------| A -------------|---0--0-------|----------------| E --1--1--0--0-|---------3--3-|-1--1--0-----0--| ** Sandwich in between main riffs NOTES on main riff: 1 Leave no fingers on the fretboard here. Get into position for the next two-note chord. 2 Using the higher F is a form of cheating, but when played up to speed the octave change is hidden. This is the main trick of the piece. 3 The measure actually starts with the hammered-on C. I didn't include the bar only because it looked hard to read that way. 4 It takes extra practice to move the left index finger from the second-string C to the sixth-string F. Same as bar 2. 5 This is the same high E as the first note in the main riff, so you can see that the timing is not exact. I hope you can get the idea through the feel of this rather than exact notation. NOTES on Verse: 6 Set the left index finger on the second-string C now, and use the pinky for the D. The ring finger can handle the bass G. 7 Same as note 4. 8 Use a full first-fret barre to fret both the second and sixth strings. Keep the ring finger on the A while changing this. 9 Syncopate the bass with the melody here. 10 The second verse has an extra 4 bars. Make it up as I'm getting tired of doing this. FINGERING: I find it easier to use the pinky to fret the low G on the first four measures, and to use the thumb for the F. Please don't flame this part; I have had lessons but sometimes expediency prevails over theoretical technique. This keeps the right hand in a good position for doing both melody and the step-down bass. CRDPRO Main Riff aka Chorus Hit the Am Road Jack G and F don'tcha come E back No Am more no G more no F more no E more, Hit the Am Road Jack G and F don'tcha come E back No Am more G F E "What'd you say" ... Chorus ... Verse 1 Old Am woman old G woman, oh you F treat me so E mean, You're the Am meanest old G woman that I F ever have E seen, Well I Am guess if G you say F so E I'll Am have to pack my G things and F go E *that's right* ... Chorus ... "What'd you SAY?!?!" ... Chorus ... Verse 2 Now Am Baby, listen G Baby, don't you F treat me this-a E way 'Cause Am I'll be G back on my F feet someEday, *Don't Am care if you G do, cause it's F underEstood,* *You Am got no G money, and you F just ain't no E good* Well I Am guess if G you say F so E I'll Am have to pack my G things and F go *that's E right* ... Chorus ... "What'd you SAY?!?!" ... Chorus ... Coda Repeat Am G F E ... "Well ... Uh, whud jou say? I didn't understand you. You can't mean that ... Aw now Baby, Please. What you tryin to do to ME!?" And Fade