Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry)

Words & Music:

Freddie King & Sonny Thompson

 

INTRO [solo over verse chords]:

D7  G7  G7/G#  |  D7  Bm7  |  Em7  A7  D  G7  D7  A7

 

D7             D9                    G7                 G7/G#

I got to ride, that lonesome train.  My heart is heavy, with aches and pains.

D7                           Bm7   Em7             A7          D    G7 D7 A7

I said but someday, someday, baby, after a while, you will be sorry.

 

Every day, my clouds are gray, takes you to roll, all those clouds away.

D7                           Bm7   Em7             A7          D    G7 D D7

I said but someday, someday, baby, after a while, you will be sorry.

 

CHORUS:

G7

Trouble trouble, trouble on my mind.

D7

Trouble trouble, way down the line.

E7

I don't need, I don't need no sympathy.

A7

So babe, babe, don't you, don't you pity me.

 

I may be blue, but I don't mind because I know, way down the line.

I said someday, someday, baby,

Em7            A7           D    G7 D7 A7

After a while, you will be sorry.

 

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:  [2x]

 

OUTRO:  D/F#  G7  G7/G#  A7/B  A7/C#  D7 (or D9)

 

Chord Tab:

       EADGBe

D7    = x 5 4 5 3 x  or:  x x 0 2 1 2  or:  10 12 10 11 13 10

D9    = x 5 4 5 5 5

G7    = 3 5 3 4 3 3  or:  3 5 3 4 6 3  or:  x x 5 7 6 7

G7/G# = 4 5 3 4 3 3  or:  x x 6 7 6 7

Bm7   = 7 9 7 7 7 7

Em7   = 0 2 0 0 0 0  or:  0 2 0 0 3 0  or:  7 7 9 7 7 7

A7    = 5 7 5 6 5 5  or:  x 0 2 0 2 0  or:  x 0 7 9 8 9

 

 


Someday After A While (You'll Be Sorry) Tab

Words and Music by Freddie King & Sonny Thompson

As recorded by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers w/Peter Green

(From the 1967 Album A HARD ROAD)

Transcribed by www.mikesguitarsite.co.uk

 

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Peter Green - Lead/Rhythm w/amp overdrive and reverb'

 

 Intro

  Q.=46

 12/8

  Gtr I

                                                   ~~~

                                            |-3-|

   E  E  E    a      +Q.    E  a      +E   +E   S  H.

|-------13-|-15b17==(15)r-----15b17==(15)r(15)p13----------|

|-13-15----|--------------------------------------15-------|

|----------|-----------------------------------------------|

|----------|-----------------------------------------------|

|----------|-----------------------------------------------|

|----------|-----------------------------------------------|

 

                             ~~~

  Q.     E  S  S  S       S  Q.    S  S  S  S  T  S.

|----------------------------------------------------|

|----------13----------------------------------------|

|------/14----15-13b13.5-----------------------------|

|------------------------15--------------------------|

|---------------------------15----13h15-13h15-13h15--|

|----------------------------------------------------|

 

       ~~~~~~~

                                                |--3--|

    S  S  +Q   Q.    E  S  S  S  S      +S   S  S  S  S  T  T  T  T

|-------------------13----------------------------------------------|

|-------------------13-16-13----------------------------------------|

|----------------------------15-15pb17r(15)p13-15p13----15----13h15-|

|-----15-(15)----------------------------------------15----15-------|

|-/12---------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

      ~~                 ~~~~~~~~

                   |3-|

   S  S  +E  E  a  E  S  Q   +H.

|-----------------------------------||

|--------------------13-------------||

|-13h14-(14)---13h14----------------||

|-----------------------------------||

|-----------------------15--(15)----||

|-----------------------------------||

 

 Verse

  Q.   Q    E H.        Q.   a  E  E  E H.

|---------/10s8-------|------8s10-13-10-8-------|

|---------/10s8-------|------8s10----10-8-------|

|---------/10s8-------|-----------------8-------|

|---------------------|-------------------------|

|---------------------|-------------------------|

|---------------------|-------------------------|


                              ~~

                        |--3--|

  Q.    E  a      +E   +S  S  S  E. S E Q.

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------11b13==(11)r(11)p9--------9---------|

|------10--------------------10-10------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|

 

                                                           ~~~

  Q.    S  S  a  E  E  E  E E Q.     Q.     E  S  S  a  E  Q.    E Q

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|------16--------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|---------15-13h15-13--------------|----------10----12-12-------10-----|

|---------------------15-12--------|------/12----12-------12-----------|

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

 

                                           ~~

  Q.    a      +E   E  S   S  a      +E    Q  Q.

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|------13b15==(13)-13-13r-13-13b15==(13)r-13-------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|

 

                    |-3--|

  H.      a    +E  +S  S S S S S S a    +E   S S

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|---------3b5==(3)r(3)p1---3---1h3-3b5==(3)r-3p1--|

|------------------------3---3--------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

 

      ~            ~

  |-3-|        |3|

  S S S +Q   a E S Q  +Q   E  e  E  E

|----------------------------------13-||

|----------------1-----------13-15----||

|-3p1h2-(2)--1s2----------------------||

|-------------------------------------||

|------------------3--(3)-------------||

|-------------------------------------||

 

 Guitar Solo

           ~~~~

   a      +H.       +E   +E.   S  a      +E.   S  S      S

|-15b17==(15)------(15)-(15)r----17b18==(17)r-17-17pb18-17--|

|-----------------------------13----------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------|

 

           ~~~~~~~~~

   E      +Q    +Q.    +Q   E  a      +E    a      +E    a      +E

|-17pb18r(17)--(17)---(17)----18b20==(18)r-18b20==(18)r-18b20==(18)r-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                    |-3-|

   a      +S   +S   Q   e Q  E. S E S a    +S   S S S S S

|-18b20==(18)r(18)p16h=18---------4-6-6b7==(6)r-6-4-6p4----|

|-------------------------------6-----------------------6--|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

 

   ~~~               ~

  +E  +S. T T S T E. S +E  +E  E.  S  a      +E.   S  S  S

|---------4h6p4------3-(3)-(3)-------16b18==(16)r-16-13----|

|-(6)-(6)-------6-6---------------13--------------------13-|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------|

 

                       ~~

           |---3----|

   a      +S   +S   S  Q   +E   E       S  S  E  S      +S   E Q.

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-15b17==(15)r(15)p13----------13b13.5----------13b14==(13)r---------|

|---------------------15--(15)---------15-12-15----------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

   a      +E    a      +E   +E   S.  T S  S  T  S.  E.  +S   E  E  S  S  S  S

|-18b20==(18)r-18b20==(18)r(18)-16--18---16-18p16--------------13-------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------13-16-13-------|

|--------------------------------------------------17--(17)\------------15-13-|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

   ~~

                                       |---3---|                                 |-3-| |-3-|

   Q  E  a      +S    S  S  S  a      +S    S  S  T  T  S  T  T  T  T  E  S  T T S S S S S S

|--------------------13-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------16b18==(16)r----16-13-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------15b17==(15)r-15-13-15p13----15----13h15-13s12-------------------|

|-15---------------------------------------------------15----15-------------10p8p6---8---6-8--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------8---8------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

                                           Chorus

  a  S  S Q   E  E  E  Q.    +E   +E   E    Q.   Q  E E Q  Q.

|----------------------------------------||------6----6---------|

|------------13-13-15-16----(16)-(16)\---||------6--8-6---------|

|------10--------------------------------||------7--8-7---------|

|-8s10-----------------------------------||------8--8-8---------|

|----------------------------------------||---------------------|

|----------------------------------------||---------------------|

 

  Q.   Q  E E Q  Q.     Q.   Q  E E Q   Q.

|------6----6---------|------1----1---------|

|------6--8-6---------|------1--3-1---------|

|------7--8-7---------|------2--3-2---------|

|------8--8-8---------|------3--3-3---------|

|---------------------|---------------------|

|---------------------|---------------------|

 


              ~~~~~~~~~

  Q.   Q  E a Q.   +Q   +E     Q.   Q  E E Q  Q.     Q.   Q  E E Q  Q.

|------1---------------------|------3----3---------|------3----3----------|

|------1--3------------------|------3--5-3---------|------3--5-3----------|

|------2--3-3s5----(5)--(5)\-|------4--5-4---------|------4--5-4----------|

|------3--3------------------|------5--5-5---------|------5--5-5----------|

|----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|

|----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------|

 

  PM--|

  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E H.

|-------------------------|-------------3-----||

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----||

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----||

|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----||

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----||

|-------------------------|-------------------||

 

 Verse - Outro

                                       ~~

  Q.    a      +E    S  S  S  S  E  a  Q   +E  Q

|-------------------------------------------------|

|------16b18==(16)r-16-13-------------------------|

|-------------------------15-13----13h14--(14)----|

|-------------------------------15----------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------|

 

                                     ~~

  Q.    a      +E    E  S      S  E  Q   +Q   E

|------18b20==(18)r-18-18pb20-18-16-------------|

|-----------------------------------18--(18)----|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|

 

                                     ~~

  Q.    a  E  E  E  E      +S   +S   E Q.

|------------13-15-15b16==(15)r(15)-13------|

|------13s15--------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

 

                ~~

                                      |--3---|            |---3----|

   a      +E    Q  Q.    a      +E   +S   S  S E  a      +S   +S   S  E  E

|-16b18==(16)r-16-------16b18==(16)r(16)p13-------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------13----------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------15b17==(15)r(15)p13----13b13.5-|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------15---------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

                        ~~~

  Q.   Q   a      +E    Q.    E Q

|---------15b17==(15)r-------------|

|----------------------15----13----|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------|


 

 

                ~~

   a      +E    Q  E  S  S  S  S  E       Q    E  E  S      +S

|-16b18==(16)r-16----13-----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------13----13--------------------------------|

|--------------------------15----13b13.5---------10-12pb14r(12)-|

|--------------------------------------------/12----------------|

|----------------------------------------15---------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|

 

   ~~

                                           |---3----|

   Q  E  a      +E    a      +E    a      +S   +S   S  E  E S  S  a      +E   S  S  S  S

|-------18b20==(18)r-18b20==(18)r-18b20==(18)r(18)p16----16------16b18==(16)r---16-13----|

|-----------------------------------------------------18------13----------------------13-|

|-10-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

 

 

              H.=H

   S  S E     E Q  E +H.

|---------------------------*|

|-11h13-9b9.5---------------*|

|---------------9--8-(8)----*|

|---------------8--7-(7)----*|

|---------------9--8-(8)----*|

|---------------------------*|

 

 





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