Chords for Papa Mali: "Early In The Morning" live at Fog Fest

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Papa Mali: "Early In The Morning" live at Fog Fest chords
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That's a good one.
The original version of the song was called Little Sadie, and it was an Appalachian song.
And as is the case with much of American music and folk music, songs are passed around and
they're changed by each person that sings them.
They're changed just a little bit to make it that person's own song.
And I've kind of carried on that tradition by taking an Appalachian lyric and mixing
it up with a Mardi Gras Indian rhythm.
And I got to record this recently here in New Orleans with Big Chief Monk Boudreau and
the Golden Eagles, who really gave it the authentic Mardi Gras Indian flavor.
So I can't be here tonight, but we're going to do it like this anyway.
This one, I like to call this one Early in the Morning.
Early in the morning, early in the morning, [E]
[Em]
[Am] [E]
[G] [Am] [E]
[Em] early in the morning.
[D] [E]
[G] I went out one night to [E] make a little round.
Saw a little city and I shot her down.
[G] I went back home and I got in the [E] bed.
[D] [E] Four or five pistols under my head.
[G] [E] I woke up the next morning at half past nine.
[Em] [E] [G] Hacks and the buggers all in line.
[E] [G] Pimps and hoes was standing [E] around.
[Em] Can't let a city to a bare your ground.
Can't let a city to a bare your ground.
It was early in the morning, [G] early in the [E] morning, [G] [D] [Em] early in the morning, early in the morning.
[E] I got to think about what I done.
Grab my hat and away I run.
I made a run but a little too slow.
[G] [Em] Overtook her down in Mexico.
[E] I was standing on the corner reading the bill.
[Em] [E] Thought I [G] was the sheriff from Mandeville.
Said, hey son, ain't your name Brown?
Remember the night you shot city down.
Remember the night you shot city down.
Early in [A#] the morning, [E] early [G] in the [F#m] morning, [Em] early in the morning, [E] [G] [E] early [G] in [E] the morning.
[G]
[E]
[G] [A]
[E]
[G] [A]
[E]
[G] [A]
[E] [G]
[A] [E]
[G] [D#] [E]
[D#] [Dm] [E]
[G] [A] I [E] said, yes sir, my name is Lee.
I killed Sadie in the first degree.
[G] [E] First degree and the second degree.
You got any paper, won't you read them to me?
[G] [E] They're coming [G] out town and drip me in black.
[E] Put me on the train to Colorado.
Put me back in that Mandeville jail.
[G] I had no money for to go my bail.
I had no money for to go my bail.
Early [D] in the morning, [E]
early [G] in the morning, [Em]
[D] [E] [G] early in the morning,
[D] [E] [G] early in the morning.
They're coming out [E] town and dress me in black.
Put me on the train to Caribbean Black.
Put me back in that Mandeville jail.
[Dm] I had no money for to [E] go my bail.
Judge and the jury, they took the stand.
[Gm] Judge had the papers in his right hand.
41 [E] days, 41 nights, 41 years to wear the falling stripes.
Early in the mornin', [D] [A] [F#] early in the [E] mornin', [G] [D] [E] early in the mornin', [D] early [E] in the mornin'.
[D] Early [A] in the [F#] [E]
mornin', early in the morning,
[G] early in the [E] mornin', [D] [E] early [G] in [E] the mornin'.
[G] [E] [G]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A] [E]
[G]
[A]
[E] [G] [E] [Gm]
[D] [Em]
[E] [G]
[N]
I'm a Mali.
My name is JJ Gray.
Thank you so much for coming out here this evening with so many things to do in the world.
Thank you for coming here tonight.
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2131
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1321
A
1231
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121
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2311
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2131
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ That's a good one. _ _ _
The original version of the song was called Little Sadie, and it was an Appalachian song.
And as is the case with much of American music and folk music, songs are passed around and
they're changed by each person that sings them.
They're changed just a little bit to make it that person's own song.
And I've kind of carried on that tradition by taking an Appalachian lyric and mixing
it up with a Mardi Gras Indian rhythm.
And I got to record this recently here in New Orleans with Big Chief Monk Boudreau and
the Golden Eagles, who really gave it the authentic Mardi Gras Indian flavor.
So I can't be here tonight, but we're going to do it like this anyway.
This one, I like to call this one Early in the Morning.
Early in the morning, early in the morning, [E] _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] early _ _ _ _ in the morning.
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ I went out one night to [E] make a little round.
_ _ _ Saw a little city and I shot her down.
[G] _ _ I went back home and I got in the [E] bed.
_ _ [D] _ [E] Four or five pistols under my head.
[G] _ _ [E] I woke up the next morning at half past nine.
_ [Em] _ _ [E] [G] Hacks and the buggers all in line.
_ _ _ [E] [G] Pimps and hoes was standing [E] around.
[Em] _ _ _ Can't let a city to a bare your ground.
Can't let a city to a bare your ground.
It was early in the morning, _ _ _ _ [G] early in the [E] morning, _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [Em] early in the morning, _ _ _ _ early in the morning.
_ _ _ [E] I got to think about what I done.
_ _ Grab my hat and away I run.
_ _ I made a run but a little too slow.
[G] _ _ _ [Em] Overtook her down in Mexico.
[E] _ _ I was standing on the corner reading the bill.
[Em] _ _ [E] Thought I [G] was the sheriff from Mandeville.
_ _ _ Said, hey son, ain't your name Brown?
_ _ _ Remember the night you shot city down.
Remember the night you shot city down.
Early in [A#] the morning, [E] _ _ _ _ early [G] in the [F#m] morning, [Em] _ _ _ _ early in the morning, [E] _ [G] _ _ [E] early [G] in [E] the morning.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [D#] _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [A] _ I [E] said, yes sir, my name is Lee.
_ _ _ I killed Sadie in the first degree.
[G] _ _ [E] _ First degree and the second degree.
_ _ You got any paper, won't you read them to me?
[G] _ _ [E] They're coming [G] out town and drip me in black.
[E] _ _ _ Put me on the train to Colorado. _
_ _ _ Put me back in that Mandeville jail.
_ _ [G] _ I had no money for to go my bail.
I had no money for to go my bail.
Early [D] in the morning, [E] _
_ _ _ early [G] in the morning, [Em] _
_ _ [D] _ [E] [G] early in the morning, _
_ [D] _ _ [E] [G] early in the morning.
They're coming _ _ _ _ out [E] town and dress me in black.
Put me on the train to Caribbean Black.
Put me back in that Mandeville jail.
[Dm] I had no money for to [E] go my bail.
Judge and the jury, they took the stand.
[Gm] Judge had the papers in his right hand.
41 [E] days, 41 nights, 41 years to wear the falling stripes.
Early in the _ mornin', [D] _ _ [A] [F#] early in the [E] mornin', [G] _ _ [D] _ [E] early in the _ mornin', _ [D] _ early [E] in the _ mornin'.
[D] _ Early [A] in the [F#] _ [E]
mornin', _ _ early in the morning, _
[G] _ _ _ early in the [E] mornin', _ [D] _ [E] early [G] in [E] the mornin'. _
[G] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ [E] _ [Gm] _
_ [D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm a Mali.
My name is JJ Gray.
Thank you so much for coming out here this evening with so many things to do in the world.
Thank you for coming here tonight.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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