A                                  E
Won't you wake up momma, turn your lamp down low
       B7                A                  E
Do you have the nerve to drive me from your door?


I said that gater left Savannah, Lord, it could not stop

You should have seen that colored farmer when he got that boiler hot
       A                                                       E
Reach over in the corner mama, won't you hand me my travelling shoes
     B7              A                      E
Well Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues


Solo: E E A A E E B7 A E E

         E
Well, my momma died and left me reckless

My poppa died and left me wild, wild, wild
        A
Well my mama died and left me reckless
                      E
Papa died and left me wild
      B7                         A               E
See I ain't good looking but I'm someone's angel child

       E
I said Mama tell your Papa

Papa tell your sister

Sister tell your uncle

We're going up the country

Wouldn't you like to go?
            B7
We're gonna do one for background
A                    E
Then do two or three more


Solo: E E A A E E B7 A E E (same as first)

            E
I said that gater left Savannah, Lord, it could not stop

You should have seen that colored farmer when he got that boiler hot
      A                                                        E
Reach over in the corner mama, won't you hand me my travelling shoes
     B7              A                      E
Well Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues
     B7              A                      E
Yeah Lord, my god, I got me them Statesboro blues...