The Death of Freddie Gray

Tall Papa B

in G

to the tune of Bukka White's Poor Boy Long Way From Home

open G tuning

The I chords [G] played at the twelfth fret, except for the last I in each stanza.

Instrumental Intro

GPoor boy, where are you Cgoing?
G"Downtown Baltimore" you Dsay?
GPoor boy, what are you Cdoing there?
I'm Dmourning the death of Freddie GGray.

They Gthrew him in the back of a po-Clice van,
And Gdrove him around the town that Dday,
They Gdragged him out, beaten and Cbroken,
Now I'm Dmourning the death of Freddie GGray.

Instrumental

GPoor boy, if you go down to CBaltimore,
GWhatch out for the police and their Dways,
Don't be Gtempted by looting and Crioting,
Don't want to Dmourn more than the death of Freddie GGray.

GPoor boy, where are you Cgoing?
G"Downtown Baltimore" you Dsay?
GPoor boy, what are you Cdoing there?
I'm Dmourning the death of Freddie CGray. G

Note the ending on the IV and then resolving to the I.