Keller Williams
(of String Cheese Incident)
"Old Lady from Carlsbad"
from the album "Laugh" (2002)
Keep in mind that I am a sax player by trade, guitar is not my strong suit!
This is a pretty straight-forward folk song using only the
I, IV and V chords, key of F major. Emphasis is on the off-beats
throughout the song.
---- = 1 beat
tempo = 120
Intro:
|--1---1---1-----|--1---1---------|
|--1---1---1-----|--1---144-------|
|----------------|----------312---|
|----------------|-------------32-|
|-------------05-|----------------|
|1-----------3---|1---------------|
Verse:
Met an old lady from Carlsbad who got bit on the ankle by a spider
Swelled on up to about the size of her knee
Carryin' clothes in a plastic bag and breathin' kinda heavy
Havin' a hard day it was plain to see
Transition (just after previous "F" chord)
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|------0-3-------|
|---1-3----------|
|1-3-------------|
She said "Somebody stole my shopping cart, it sittin' outside the door.
I don't understand who could be so cruel!"
She said "Karma is a serious thing and a force to be reckoned with, and,
Well, the whippersnapper that took it is a fool!"
Transition (just after previous "F" chord)
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|----------------|
|----------------|
|------0-3-------|
|---1-3----------|
|1-3-------------|
And now I'm walkin' with an old lady down to the corner bus stop
Talkin' 'bout Jesus and how her heart he won
Talkin' with an old lady down at the corner bus stop
She said "'Spect you a miracle for the deed you done!"
End (just after previous "F" chord)
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|----------------|
|----------------|
|------0-3-------|
|---1-3----------|
|1-3-------------|
That's it! Enjoy!
-And remember, "Karma is a serious thing and a force to be reckoned with!"