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BESSIE SMITH
Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson (members of The Band)

(Intro.) C F F#dim C Am D7 F C F

 C          C/G#      Am     D7              F   G
  Bessie was more than just a friend of mine.
  C             E                   Am   D7   F
  We shared the good times with the bad.
  C   C/G#   Am       D7            F   G
  Now many a year has passed me by,
  C         E             Am                F   G
  I still recall the best thing I ever had.
  
  CHORUS:
           C                          F
  I'm just goin' down the road t' see Bessie,
  C             G
  Oh, see her soon.
  C                          F      F#dim
  Goin' down the road t' see Bessie Smith,
         C   Am      D7      F              C   F
  When I get there I wonder what she'll do.

Now, all the crazy things I had to try,
Well, I tried them all and then some;
But if you're lucky, one day you find out
Where it is you're really comin' from. CHORUS

Now in my day, I've made some foolish moves,
But back then, I didn't worry 'bout a thing;
And now again I still wonder to myself:
Was it her sweet love, or the way that she could sing? CHORUS

There's so much time has gone right on by.
I didn't think one could be so wrong;
And then one night I was drinkin' and a-thinkin'.
In the bottom of the glass, I could see Bessie's face so strong. CHORUS

When she sees me, will she know what I've been through?
Will old times start to feelin' like new?
When I get there, will our love still feel so true?
Yet all I have, I'll be a-bringin' it to you.
Oh Bessie, sing them old-time blues.