Bertha                              85-90 bpm

 

I had a hard run, runnin' from your window

I was all night runnin', runnin', Lord I wonder if you care

I had a run in, run around and I’m run down

Run around the corner, corner, Lord I run smack into a tree

 

Chorus:

I had to moo-oove, really had to move

That's why if you please, I am on my bended knees

Bertha don't you come around here anymore

 

2. Dressed myself in green, Lord, I went down unto the sea

Try to see what's goin' down, try to read between the lines

I had a feelin' I was fallin', fallin, I turned around to see

Heard a voice callin', you were comin' after me [was runnin’ back to me]

 

(Solo option)    GO AROUND TO SECOND CHORUS - Chorus

 

3. Ran into a rainstorm, Ducked back into a bar door

It's all night pourin', pourin', Lord but not a drop on me 

Test me, test me, test me, why don't you arrest me

Throw me into the jail house, Lord until the sun goes down

Until it go down.

 

Chorus   Solo  (Second Live)

 

(Chorus)  3x    Bertha don't you come around here anymore

 

1Anymore  2Anymore  3Anymore  4Anymore  5Anymore  6Anymore  7Anymore!        

                          

Bombs on “4” then on “1” after expected “4”

Bertha                                                                                                        94bpm

 

Intro:  G C-G

|-Close Encounters-|      

|------------------|

|-2-4--------------|

|-----5------------|

|---------5--------|

|-------3----------|

 

                 C                                              

1. I had a hard run,

 

 
|-----------------------|----|
|-5-5-------------------|----|
|-5-5-----5-5-----5-----|-%--|
|-5-5-5h7-----7p5---7p5-|----|
|-----------------------|----|

|-5th pos----------------|----|

 

runnin' from your window          G C-G

                          C                                                              

I was all night runnin', runnin',

Lord I wonder if you care    G C-G

             C                                              

I had a run in,

 

 
|-------------------|------|
|-5-5---------5-3---|-5-5--|
|-5-5-------------5-|-5-5--|
|-5-5---4/5---------|-5-5--|
|-------------------|------|

|-3rd pos------------|------|

 

run around and run I’m down       G C-G

                             C                                                                 

Run around the corner, corner,

 

 
|--------------3h5p3--|
|-5-5-------5--5-5-5--|
|-5-5----------5-5-5--|
|-5-5---4/5-----------|
|---------------------|

|---------------------|

Lord I run smack into a tree      G C-G

 

Chorus:

 

               D      Am   G                    

I had to moo- oove,

 

 
|------------|
|------------|
|---------4--|
|-7-7p5---5--|
|-------7----|

|------------|

 

                      G  C D

really had to move

 

 
|-C-------D--|
|---5-----7--|
|---5-----7--|
|---5-----7--|
|-7-----5----|

|---^-----^--|

 

 

C                             G                 D                

That's why if you please, I am on my

              C

bended knees

 

 
|-------------5--|
|-------------5--|
|-------------5--|
|---5---5-6-7----|
|-7---7----------|

|-------------Am-|

Am                                    C                       G       C-G

Bertha don't you come around here anymore

|------|-----7----5-----3--------------|
|------|----------------------6-----5--|
|-G-C--|-5/7---5----3h4----------------|
|------|------------------5/7---7-5----|
|------|-------------------------------|

|------|-G------------------------C----|

 

2. Dressed myself in green,

I went down unto the sea

Try to see what's goin' down,

 

 

 
|-down--------------|
|-------------------|
|------5------------|
|-------------------|
|-2/3--------0-2-3--|

|----------3--------|

 

try to read between the lines

I had a feelin' I was fallin', fallin,

 

 
|--------------------------|
|-----------8--8--7--6--5--|
|-----------9--9--8--7--5--|
|----------10--8--7--6--5--|
|--------------------------|

|-(fallin)-----------------|

I turned around to see

Heard a voice callin', you were runnin’ (back to) (after) me

 

(Chorus)

 

Solo  2x verse (option) + Vocal Chorus                                                                                                                          174bpm

|-----------|----------------------|-------------------15-------------|---------------------------------|

|-----------|---8---8-10p9p8-----8-|-13-------13-15b17----15b17-14h15~|~(15)-11/12-15-12----------------|

|-----7h8h9-|-----9----------8/9---|----12-14-------------------------|------------------14b16r14-12----|

|-8/9-------|----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------14-|

|-----------|----------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|-5/26/77---|-C-VII----------------|-XII------------------------------|--G------------------------------|

 

|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-------------------12-------12-13----12-13-|

|-12h14p12----12--------------------|-------------12-14----12-14-------14-------|

|----------14-----------------------|----12-13h14-------------------------------|

|----------------13h14-----15-14h15-|-15----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|--C----------------------------------------|

 

|-------12-------12-13p12-13p12-------------|

|-15-15----13-15----------------15p13-15p13-|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------|

 

 

|----------------15-14h15---13h14-|---17-15-17b19r17-15------(19)r17-|-15-15-15---12-12------|

|-12-12-13-14-15------------------|-----------------------18---------|--------------------15-|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|

|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------|

|-G-------------------------------|---XV-----------------------------|-C----------XII--------|

 

|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------12----------|

|-------13---15-15b17r15-13----13-15b17-|-15-------------------------15----15-12----|

|---------------------------14----------|----14b16r14-12----12-14b16-------------14b|

|-13/14---------------------------------|----------------14-------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------|-G-----------------------------------------|

 

|-----------------------------------|----C------------------------8p7-|------7---------------------------|

|---15-12---------------------------|----------13--------8------8-----|---10---10p8---10-----8-----------|

|16-------14b16r14-12-------12------|-------12---------9------9-------|-------------9----8h9-------------|

|---------------------14p12----15---|-12/14-------9/10-----10---------|------------------------10p9p7-7/-|

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|-------------VIII------------VII-|----------------------------------|

 

 

|-----------8---7---7-|--8-7---7--8-7--8-9-|-10---12p10------|---------------------|---------------------------|

|----8-8-8--8---8---8-|--8-8---8--8-8--8-9-|------------13---|---12-13p12----12----|---------------------------|

|----7-7-7--9---7-7-7-|--9-7-7-7--9-7--9---|-----------------|------12----14----14-|-14b15-12-12---------14b16-|

|-9--9-9-9-10---9---9-|-10-9---9-10-9-10---|-----------------|---------------------|-------------(12)-12-------|

|---------------------|--------------------|-X-----------C---|---------------------|---------------------------|

|-G---------C---G-----|--C-G---------------|-D---------------|---XII---------------|---------------------------|

 

 

|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----12-12-13---12----12---13-|

|-14-14b16r14-12-12------------|-12-14-14---12-14p12-14b16-14-12-12-12-|-12-12-12-12---12----12---12-|

|---------------------12-13h14-|---------------------------------------|----12-12-14---12-14-12---14-|

|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|------------------------------|-Am----------------------C-------------|--G--------------------------|

                 2nd go-round:

|--------------I-----------|-5/26/77---------------V-----|----------------------------------|

|---12----12---------------|-II--------------------------|---------------8---8---10p8-10/12-|

|---12----12---------------|-----------------------------|--------5--------9---9------------|

|---12-14-12-------------0-|-2---2---2-3-3-3-2-3-----5---|--5h7p5---7/10--------------------|

|----------------0-1h2-3---|---3---3-------------5/7---6h|7---------------------------------|

|--------------3-----------|-C---------------------------|------------VIII------------------|

 

|-12-10---12-10----12-10-|------12-10----12-10-10----------|-XII-----------------------------------|

|---------------12-------|---12-------12----------13h10-13-|-------13-------------12---------12----|

|------------------------|---------------------------------|-13/14----12----12-------12---12----14-|

|------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------14----14------------------|

|-X----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

|-G----------------------|---------------------------------|----C----------------------------------|

 

|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|----------------15----13-12----12-------|----------12----12-13-12-13-15-13-15/-|

|-12----12-14/16----14-------14----14p12-|---12h14-----14-----------------------|

|----14----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

|-------------XIV------XII---------------|--G-----------------------------------|

 

5/26/77 cont’d

|-------14-15p14----14----12h13p12----13p12-------|-----------------------------|

|-17-17----------17----15----------15-------15-12-|-12p13---12h13---12----------|

|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------14-13h14-|

|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|-------------------------XII---------------------|-----------------------------|

|-XIV----------------------G7---------------------|-C---------------------------|

 

|-----------------------------------------|-XII---------------------XIV------------|

|--------------------------13-12-13p12----|-------------------------------15-14-15-|

|-------12-------------12--------------14-|-12-11h12-14p12p11h12-14/17-16----------|

|-13h14-------12h13h14--------------------|----------------------------------------|

|----------15-----------------------------|----------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|-G--------------------------------------|

 

 

|----------17-14-15---17b20-17b19r17-15p17-|-15----15-15-13-13---12-12----12-|

|-17-14-15---------------------------------|----17---------------------13----|

|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|-C-------------------------------|

 

|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------|

|-13----13------------------12/13-12/13-12/13\\-|-3-3-3-5-3-5-3--etc-|

|----14----14p12----12---x--11/12-11/12-11/12\\-|-4-4-4-5-4-5-4------| I had to move……

|----------------14-----------------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|

|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------|

 

 

3. Ran into a rainstorm,

 

|---------------------------------|----|

|---------------------------------|-5--|

|-5/7p5---------------------------|-5--|

|-------7p5---7-------------------|-5--|

|-----------7---7\5-3-5b7r5-3---3-|-3--|

|-C---------------------------5---|-3--|

 

Ducked back into a bar door

 

|---------------|-------------|--------------|

|-------------8-|-7-7-7-------|--------------|

|---------------|-------9p7---|--------------|

|-----5---7/9---|-----------9-|-9\7-5-7p5----|

|-5/7---7-------|-------------|-----------7--|

|---------------|-------------|--------------|

 

It's all night pourin', pourin',

 

|---------|-------------------|

|---------|-----------------5-|

|---------|-----------------5-|

|---------|-----5-----------5-|

|-----3-3-|-5/7---7\5-3-5-3-3-|

|-3h5-----|-----------------3-|

 

Lord but not a drop on me 

|-3-----------|-----------------|------------------------|

|-3-----------|-----------------|-----8------------------|

|-4-----------|-----------------|------------------------|

|-5---5-----5-|-7p5-7b9r7-5---5-|-7/9---9-7\5-----5------|

|-5-----5/7---|-------------7---|-------------7p5---5h7--|

|-G-----------|-----------------|------------------------|

 

Test me, test me, test me, why don't you ar-rest me

Throw me into the jail house, [bombs] until the sun goes down

Until it go down.

 

(Chorus)

 

Solo

|-2nd Live---------|------------------------------|-8-10-10b12-8----8------------------|

|-----------------|-5----------------------------|--------------10----10b12-10b12-8---|

|-7b9-5---5-------|-5------------------------//9-|----------------------------------9-|

|-------7---7-5---|---7---5----------------------|------------------------------------|

|---------------5-|-----7---7\5-3--5b6-3---3-----|------------------------------------|

|-G---------------|-C--------------------5-------|------------------------------------|

 

|-----------------------------15----------|-15----15-17b19--17-17-17b21-15-|

|-10b12-10b12-----------17-------17-15-17-|----17--------------------------|

|----------------9--/16----16-------------|--------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|-G---------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 

|-15-------12-------------------------------15-------------------------------------------|

|----15b17----15b17-13-------15----13-15b17----15b17-13----15----13-15b17-15-15b17-13----|

|----------------------14-14----14----------------------14----14----------------------14-|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-C--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-3---3-----1--3-----1--2--------------3-----4-------------------------------------------|

 

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-------15----------------------|-------15-------17-15------------------------------12-10-|

|-14/16----16\14-12-14—12----12-|-14b16----15b16-------14b16-12----14----12----12---12-10-|

|-------------------------14----|-------------------------------14----14----14------------|

|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

|-G-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|

 

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-G------------------------------|

|--8----------10----8-10-8-----8---|-10-------------------------------|--------------------------------|

|--9------8h9----9---------8h9---9-|----8p7\5-----5-------------------|--------------------7---7-7---7-|

|-10---10--------------------------|----------5h7----7p5---5----------|-5-------5-----7/9----9-----9---|

|----------------------------------|---------------------7---7\5-3h5--|-5-5-5h7---7p5------------------|

|--C-------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 

|------------------------------|-----|---------------8----8---8------|-8-----------------|

|------------------------------|-----|---8-----10p8----10-------10---|---10p8---8--------|

|-----7-7-7----7-----7-7-------|--5--|-----9-------------------------|--------9---9\7--5-|

|---9-------9----9---------9\7-|--5--|-------------------------------|-------------------|

|------------------------------|--3--|-------------------------------|-------------------|

|------------------------------|--C--|---1-2-------------------------|-------------------|

 

|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|-2-|

|-----6-6-6/8-8-8--8---------------|--------------------------------|-3-|

|-(4)----------------9p7---7-------|--------------------------------|-2-|

|-(5)--------------------9---9p7---|-7b9r7-5---5-7-7b9r7--5---5-5---|---|

|--G-----------------------------7-|---------7--------------7-----7-|---|

|-----2----------------------------|--------------------------------|-D-|

                                                                        I had to…..

 

|-Riff-DP10-12/29/77---------------------------------------------------|

|-12-12-12-12----15-15-15-15--15----17-15----17-15----17-15----13--13--|

|-12-12-12-12----16-16-16-16-----16-16----16-16----16-16----16-14--12--|

|-12-12-12-12----17-17-17-17--------17-------17-------17-------15--14--|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-G-------------------------------------------------------------F---C--|

 

I had to move, move, really had to move

That's why if you please, I am on my bended knees

Bertha don't you come around here anymore  

(Three times)

 

1Anymore  2Anymore  3Anymore  4Anymore  5Anymore  6Anymore  7Anymore!