Backwoods James Rich Arranged by Chet Atkins
From "Mister Guitar" RCA LSP-2103
TablEdited by Russ Jenkins
January 2003                                                                               Y                                d           @ I  ` i   I   i   F  @a    @A              f @I  `I f I  I @ f0 @F F  F F                   `     I   !f @!i `!i  !I !I   "0 "I @#F #F  $F %F  &  &   '  '   ( (  ,  ,  `-  -   2f @2I  `2I 2F  2I  2I @3F 3F  4F 5F  6  6   7  @7  `7  7  7  7   8 @8 8 8  <  <  `=  =   @ @@I  `@i  @I  @i  @F  @Aa   BF  @BA.  DF @D D  F   G   H  L  `M  M   P   Qf @QI  `QI Qf QI  QI @R Rf0 @SF SF  TF UF  V  V   W  W   X X  \  \  `]  ]  `I   af @ai `ai  aI aI   b0 bI @cF cF  dF eF  f  f   g  g   h h  l  l  `m  m   rf @rI  `rI rF  rI  rI @sF sF  tF uF  v  v   w  @w  `w  w  w  w   x @x x x  |  |  `}  }    @I  `i  I  i  F  @a   F  @A.  F @                 @    @ f   L G  @  `I F    f0@F F  F F         @        @ `	    	  @    @           `       I  @I  `i  i I    @c  I @F F F  F             @  `	    	    @   @           `    @ f   D  `I! C  @F F  F F         @        @ `	    	  @    @           `      @I  `i  I  i  F  @a    @A.  @        @             @      уf @I  `I f  I  I @҃ f  @F F  F F         @        @ `	    	  @    @۽   ۽        `    I   f @i `i  I I     I @F F  F F             @  `	    	    @   @           `     f @i `I F  I  I @F F  F F       @  `          @        `         F @     F @F F 
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