Hill Farmers Blues Tab

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Author ivemo [a] 130. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014

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   |  Artist : Mark Knopfler         |
   |  Title : Hill Farmer's Blues    |
   |  Album : The Ragpicker’s Dream  |
   |  Date: 2006-03-02               |
   |  Transcribed by Viktor Ivemo    |
   |  Comments/corrections to:       |
   |  Iv3mo_@hotmail.com             |
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Tuning : EADGBe
 
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
^ = bend ½
^^ = bend 1
v = vibrato
 
      Em      D       C       G       Am
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-----9-------7-------5---------------------|
|-----9-------7-------5-------5-------7-----|
|-----7-------5-------3-------5-------7-----|
|-----------------------------3-------5-----|
 
First Guitar plays:
|--10----10----10----10----7----7----7------|
|-----13----13----13----3----10---10---10---|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
 
While the other plays:
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5--------------------|
|--5h7~---7-7---5-7h8p7s5-5s7----3^-3^-^-2p0-------|
|---------7-7--------------------------------0h2p0-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
 
Em
I'm going into tow law
D          C
For what I need
G
Chain for the ripsaw
       Am
Killer for the weed
Em
The dog's at the back door
D         C
Leave him be
G
Don't feed him jack
               Am
And don't wait up for me
 
Em
Going into tow law
D          C
To fuel my fire
G
Shells for the twelve
    Am
And razor wire
Em
The dog's at the back door
D         C
Leave him be
G
Don't do jack
               Am
And don't wait up for me
Em        D
So bad so bad
Em        D
So bad so bad
 
Em
I'm going into tow law
D          C
To have my fun
G
Don't get me wrong
             Am
You were the only one
Em
Behind my back lord
D                  C
You made a fool of me
G
Don't do jack
               Am
And don't wait up for me
 
   C      D
So bad so bad
   C      D
So bad so bad
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Hill Farmers Blues – Mark Knopfler

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The chords for the verses go: Em - G - C - G - D - Em (repeated) Then on "So Bad..." C - D The Am doesn't figure in the song at all! Hope that helps. Knopfler FTW.

Snearyhead is totally right. I would just add a G after the D on the "So bad..." part.