Make Me A Pallet On Your Floor arr. Jack McGann     Edited by Jack R. Baker Transcribed and typed by Allyn Dimock
copyright 1974 Jack McGann, 1999 estate of Jack McGann
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Many of you may not recognize Jack McGann's name as a guitarist since he never recorded commmercially.  You may however recognize the arrangement.  Jack was highly regarded among his peers for his arrangements of traditional blues, ragtime, and swing music.  He was also one of the most respected and admired acoustic guitar teachers of the '70s and '80s.  His arrangements have been passed on by his students, grand-students, peers, peers' students, etc.

Jack was also a social activist, and became nationally known for his fight for equal health care coverage for persons with AIDS.

Permission obtained from the estate of Jack McGann for free distribution of this tablature for educational purposes.  Please consider making a contribution of your time or money for AIDS research and/or for health care reform if you use this tablature.

Performance notes:

A few years ago I heard one of Eric Schoenberg's students play the accompaniment from this piece, but he didn't know Jack's break. So here are both.  Notice the stepwise bass line (one of Jack's trademarks).

As I recall, Pat Sky sang a very similar version and may have recorded it.

ch: Make me down a pallet on your floor. 
x2
Make it soft, make it low, so my good gal won't never know
You made me down a pallet on your floor.

Big leg Ida, don't you cry this time.
x2
'Cause if you cry for a nickel you might die for a dime
You can cry all you want to baby, but your money don't mind.

Got the blues so bad, I can hardly see.
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Got these blues so bad that I can hardly see
Ain't noone ever had these ol' blues like me.

I woke up this mornin', women on my mind
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Well, yesterday was whiskey, tomorrow might be wine
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