Folksinger’s Choice, Mar 11, 1962
G D C D C D C G : . . . : . . : . . . |-7---5---3---2---|--|-0---2---0---|-3---3---3------ |-8---7---5---3---|--|-1---3---1---|-0---0---0------ |-7---7---5---2---|x6|-0---2---0---|-0---0---0------ |-----------------|--|-2---0---2---|-0---2---0------ |-----------------|--|-3-------3---|-2-------2------ |-----------------|--|-------------|-3---3---3------
G
Well the woman I hate, I see her everyday.
C
The woman I love she's so far away.
D G
If you don't think I love you, look what a fool I've been.
C C G
If you don't think I'm sinking, look what a hole I'm in.
G . . . G7 . . . C
I'm stealin', I'm stealin', pretty mama don't you tell on me.
G D G
Well I'm stealin' back to my good old used to be.
[1 verse harp interlude (see below)]
G
Well the woman I love she's about my size.
C
She's a married woman, come to see me sometime.
D G
If you don't think I love you, look what a fool I've been.
D [n.c.]
If you don't think I'm sinking, look what a hole I'm in.
G G7 C (A) *)
I'm stealin', stealin', pretty mama won't you tell on me.
G D G
I'm stealin' back to my good old used to be.
G /e /d G
Well put your arms around me like a circle in the sun,
C
Stay with me baby like my easy rider done.
D [n.c.]
If you don't think I'm sinking, look what a hole I'm in.
If you don't think I love you, look what a fool I've been.
G G7 C
I'm stealin', stealin', pretty mama won't you tell on me.
G D
Well I'm stealin' back to my good old used to be.
G G7 C
I'm stealin', stealin', pretty mama don't you tell on me.
G D G
Well I'm stealin' back to my good old used to be.
[long harp interlude]
G G7 C
I'm stealin', stealin', pretty mama won't you tell on me.
G D G
Well I'm stealin' back to my good old used to be.
G . . . D . . C G . . . . ||
*) In the harp interludes, the figure at If you don’t think I’m … goes:
G D C D C G : . . . |-7-5-3--2--0-3---| |-8-7-5--3--1-0---| |-7-7-5--2--0-0---| repeat |-----------2-0---| |-----------3-2---| |-------------3---|
Also, the A in the refrains is only used in the harp interludes, and the G-G7 are twice as short there.
Finjan Club, Jul 2, 1962
G
Well the woman I love she's about my size
C
She's a married woman, comes to see me sometime.
G [n.c.]
If you don't think I love you, look what a fool I've been
*)
If you don't think I'm sinkin', look what a hole I'm in
G
I'm stealin', stealin'
C A7
Pretty mama don't you tell on me
G D G
I'm stealin' back to my same ol' used to be.
Well put your arms around me like a circle in the sun Stay with me baby like my easy ridin' done. Well the woman I hate, I see her every day The woman I love she's so far away.
*) In the third refrain the following chords are played here:
G D C G |-7-----5-----3----3------ |-8-----7-----5----0------ |-7-----7-----5----0------ |-------0----------0------ |------------------2------ |------------------3------