DUST MY BROOM
As recorded by Elmore James
(1959 single release)

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/5jcGY7NbaQw



There are two versions available:
The first one in the key of D is the popular 1959 re-recording,
the second one in the key of E is the orginal recording 
from 1951.



Elmore played this song with a slide in Open D respectively Open E tuning.

Here's an accurate tab for the Open D version: 
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/elmore-james/dust-my-broom-tabs-1711883




[Intro]
             


[Verse 1]

I'm gettin' up

 soon in the m

ornin'
             
I believe I'll

         
 dust my broom
              
I'm gettin' up

 
 soon in the m

ornin'
              
I believe I'll

         
 dust my broom
           
I quit the bes

t gal I'm lovi

n'
             
Now, my friend

             
s can get my r

oom


[Verse 2]

I'm gonna writ

e a letter
             
Telephone ever

         
y town I know
          
I'm gonna writ

e a letter
              
Telephone ever

         
y town I know
           
If I don't fin

d her in Missi

ssippi
             
She due in Wes

            
tminster, I kn

ow


[Verse 3]

And I don't wa

nt no woman
             
Want ev'ry dow

              
ntown man she 


meets
    
No, I don't wa

nt no woman
              
Want ev'ry dow

              
ntown man she 


meets
             
Man, she's a n

o good doney
             
They shouldn't

              
 allow her on 

    
the street, ye

ah


[Verse 4]

I believe
             
I believe my t

          
ime ain't long
    
I believe
              
I believe my t

          
ime ain't long
              
I ain't gonna 


leave my baby
             
And break up m

        
y happy home


[Outro]
          
    




Original 1951  recording

YouTube link: https://youtu.be/HjiGr4ciG_w



[Intro]
             


[Verse 1]

I'm gon' get u

p in the morni

n'
             
I believe I'll

              
 dust my broom
         
I'm gon' get u

p in the morni

n'
              
I believe I'll

              
 dust my broom
           
I quit the bes

t gal I'm lovi

n'
             
Now, my friend

             
s can get my r

oom


[Verse 2]
            
I'm gonna writ

          
e a letter

Telephone ever

y town I know
          
I'm gonna writ

e a letter
              
Telephone ever

         
y town I know
           
If I don't fin

d her in West 

Helena
             
She's in East 

         
Munroe I know
 

[Verse 3]
           
And I don't wa

nt no woman
             
Want ev'ry dow

              
ntown man she 

meets
            
No, I don't wa

nt no woman
              
Want ev'ry dow

              
ntown man she 

     
meets
             
Man, she's a n

o good doney
             
They shouldn't

              
 allow her on 

          
the street


[Verse 4]

I believe

I believe my t

ime ain't long
    
I believe
              
I believe my t

          
ime ain't long
         
I got to leave

 my baby
             
And break up m

        
y happy home


[Outro]