Broke Down Engine Blues Tab

by Blind Willie McTell
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Author Chrome G [a] 71. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
Artist: Blind Willie McTell
Song: Broke Down Engine Blues
 
Many say that this is one of his best songs (including me)
 
 
 
Intro:
 
e|------------------------|-------------------------------|
H|----b4~-1----------1~---|-b4~--1------------------------|
G|----------3-0~-----3~---|---------3--0------------------|
D|-------------------2~---|---------------3/5--3--3~------|
A|-----3~~~~~~~---3-------|--3~~~~~~~~~~------------------|
E|------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
                                                             C7
e|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
H|-------------------------------|---------------------------------1--|
G|-------------------------------|-----------------------------3---x--|
D|-b5~--3------------------------|-----------------------------2---2--|
A|---------6--3~----6--3---------|-----------3~--1h3p1-1--2--3---3----|
E|------------------------6------|-1~--2--3-(3~)----------------------|
 
 
 
 
Verse:
 
    C7
e|----0~---------------------------|------------------0~---------|
H|----1~-------4--3--1----1~-------|------------------1~---------|
G|----3~---------------3--3~-------|-------------3~--------------|
D|----2~------------------2~-------|-------------2~--------------|
A|--3-------3----------------------|-------1-2-3----3------------|
E|---------------------------------|-1-2-3-----------------------|
 
   (Feel like a ...)
 
    F
e|------------------------------|-------------------0~------------|
H|--------4--3--1-----------1~--|--4-1--------------1~------------|
G|----2~-----------3-0------3~--|------3-------3~-----------------|
D|----3~----------------3-1-2~--|--------------2~-----------------|
A|----3~------------------------|--------1-2-3----3---------------|
E|--1---------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
    (Feel like a ...)
 
    C7       H7   A#7                         C7                C7
e|----------------------------|---------------0~--------------------0~-|
H|----5~-------4----3---------|---------------1~--------------------1~-|
G|----3~-------2----1---------|---------------3~-b3-0-----------3------|
D|----5~-------4----3---------|---------------2~------3-1-/3-1--2------|
A|--3--------2----1----3------|--------1-2-3--3~------------------3----|
E|----------------------------|--1-2-3---------------------------------|
 
    (Ya been down ...)
 
    C7
e|----0~---------0~--------------|-------------------------------|
H|----1~---------1~--4--3--1-----|-------------------------------|
G|----3~---------3~--------------|-------3---3----3-3-3-3-3------|
D|----2~---------2~--------------|--/2~--2---2----2-2-2-2-2------|
A|--3----------3-----------------|--/3~----3---3-----------------|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 
    (I been shootin ...)
 
    F
e|------------------------------|-------------------0~------------|
H|--------4--3--1-----------1~--|--4-1--------------1~------------|
G|----2~-----------3-0------3~--|------3-------3~-----------------|
D|----3~----------------3-1-2~--|--------------2~-----------------|
A|----3~------------------------|--------1-2-3----3---------------|
E|--1---------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
    (I been shootin ...)
 
    C7       H7   A#7
e|----------------------------|---------------------------------0~-|
H|----5~-------4----3---------|-4-3-1---------------------------1~-|
G|----3~-------2----1---------|-------3-0-------------------3------|
D|----5~-------4----3---------|-----------3-1---------------2------|
A|--3--------2----1----3------|----------------------1-2-3----3----|
E|----------------------------|----------------1-2-3---------------|
 
 
and so on and so on....
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smokincigars
I think the tuning is 6=C 5=G 4=Eb 3=Bb 2=F 1=C. :-)
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