Level: 2
Tuning: Standard

Clara Smith and several other blues singers had a hit with this song in the 1920s. Like many blues hits of the era, it has Tin Pan Alley-style chord changes. All the chords in this key-of-G version are in the first position (in the first few frets) except D7, which is sometimes played at the 3rd, 4th and 5th frets: it's like a first position C7 moved up two frets. The thumb alternates bass notes, Travis style, throughout the tune, except for the part near the end that features a boogie bass line "When my baby used to love me." During the vocal, there are some bass runs connecting one chord to another. And watch out for that funny E9 chord!