Down So Long

by Jimmy Dawkins recording of 1971 from All For Business (Delmark DD-634) I've been down so long, been down like worries me I've been down so long, been down like worries me I'm gonna take all my troubles, catching them in the deep blue sea Oh baby, what is this you've been doing to me? Tell me, baby, what is this you've been doing to me? Oh, you know I love you, you keep my heart in misery Been down like worries me I've been down so long, been down like worries me I'm gonna take all my troubles, catching them in the deep blue sea

 

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Playing "Help-Me" In the Style of Sonny Boy Williamson II: A step by step, note for note analysis of some of Sonny Boy's Signature Riffs