Omie Wise Tab

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                             Omie Wise by Greg Graffin
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Tuning: Standard tuning
 
Chords: A# minor - G# major - F minor - F major - A# major
         (A#m)       (G#)      (Fm)      (F)        (A#)
e|-----|---1-----|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----1-----|
B|-----|---2-----|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----3-----|
G|-----|---3-----|----5-----|---1-----|---2-----|----3-----|
D|-----|---3-----|----6-----|---3-----|---3-----|----3-----|
A|-----|---1-----|----6-----|---3-----|---3-----|----1-----|
E|-----|---------|----4-----|---1-----|---1-----|----------|  
 
 
Intro: A#m
 
                           G#                   A#m
Come listen to my story, I'll tell you no lies, how John Lewis did murder a
 
Fm          A#m
little Omie Wise,
 
                            G#              A#m
He asked her to meet him at Adams's spring, said he'd bring her money and
 
F          A#m
other fine things,
 
                            G#                 A#m              A#      F
So fool-like she met him at Adams's spring, no money he brought her nor other
 
      A#m
 fine things
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----11---13-11-9--11---13--11--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
A#m          A#          A#m              G#                    A#m
        John Lewis, John Lewis, won't you tell me your mind, do you intend to
 
            F          A#m
marry me or leave me behind?
 
                                 G#                   A#m
Little Omie, Little Omie, I will tell you my mind, my plan is to drown you
 
    Fm        A#m
and leave you behind,
 
                          G#                     A#m
Have mercy on my baby and spare me my life, I'll go home as a beggar and
 
Fm            A#m
never be your wife
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----11---13-11-9--11---13--11--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
A#m                                         G#                    A#m
        He hugged her and he kissed her and turned her around and threw her
 
                       Fm                  A#m
in deep water where he knew that she would drown,
 
                                   G#                              A#m
It was on one Thursday morning the rain came pouring down and they searched
 
                       F                A#m
for Omie's body but it nowhere could be found,
 
                            G#                       A#m
Two boys went a fishin' one fine summer day and they saw little Omie's body
 
   Fm        A#m
go floating away
 
 
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----11---13-11-9--11---13--11--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-10-------------------------------10-8--------------------------10---15-15-10--10-10-8------|
D|---------------------------------------10-6---6-8-10--11--10-11------------------------10-8-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------8-----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
A#m                                   G#                    A#m
        They called for John Lewis to come to that place so he could see her
 
         Fm                 A#m
body and they could see his face,
 
                                  G#                    A#m
Though he made no confession they threw him in jail, no friend nor relation
 
      F         A#m
would go on his bail
 
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Example of picking patten for this song:
 
      A#m
e|--------------|
B|----2---2-2---|
G|----3----3----|
D|-------3------|
A|--1-----------|
E|--------------|  etc....
 
 
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