Down the Dirt Road Blues
.jpg&w=128&q=75)
i) Guitar tablature / sheet music
ii) Slow-downer playalong
iii) More info
I'm goin' away to Illinois
I'm goin' away to Illinois
I'm worried now, but I won't be worried long
My rider got somethin', she's tryin'a keep it hid
My rider got somethin', she's tryin'a keep it hid
Lord, I got somethin' to find that somethin' with
I feel like choppin', chips flyin' everywhere
I feel like choppin', chips flyin' everywhere
I've been to the Nation, Lord, but I couldn't stay there
Some people say them oversea blues ain't bad
(Why, of course they are)
Some people say them oversea blues ain't bad
(What was a-matter with 'em)
It must not a-been them oversea blues I had
Every day seem like murder here
(My God, I'm no sheriff)
Every day seem like murder here
I'm gonna leave tomorrow, I know you don't bid my care
Can't go down any dirt road by myself
Can't go down any dirt road by myself
(My Lord, who ya gonna carry?)
I don't carry mine, gonna carry me someone else
A Link to Download the PDF Tablature
Tap to return (up) to the embedded tabs for Down the Dirt Road Blues by Charley PattonTo obtain a PDF version of the tabs (shown above on this page), there’s but one kind favor that blah asks of you.
It is to sample music that blah148 (this site's builder) made from 2024 to 2025, in large part with inspiration from the players transcribed for this project. Though, having said this, an imposition isn’t meant; if it’s preferred not to listen, that’s okay — the on-site tablature above remains available.

Step 1:
