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   I Ain't Gon' Be Treated This-a-Way – Big Bill Broonzy
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Written by:
From: “Last Session Part 1” (1961)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

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Basic verse pattern (from Verse 2 on)
  G                            G7   C                G       E
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------0-----|
B|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--1---1---1---1-|----------0-----|
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|--0-------1-----|
D|0---0---0---0---| 0---0---0---3-3-|--2---2---2---2-|0---4-0-2-------|
A|----------------|----------------| 3---3---3---3---|------------2-1-|
E|3---3---3---3---| 3---3---3---3---|----------------|3---------------|
  A7      D        G  D/F# G   D/A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|--0-------------|----------------|
B|--2-----3-3-3-3-|--0-3-3---0---3-|
G|--0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|--0-2-2---0---2-|
D|--2-----4---4---| 0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
A|0---------------|------------0---|
E|----------------| 3---2---3-------|

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CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
G         3-x-0-0-0-x
C         x-3-2-0-1-x
E         x-x-2-1-0-0
A7        x-0-2-0-2-0
D         x-x-4-2-3-x
D/F#      2-x-0-2-3-x
D/A       x-0-0-2-3-x
A7*       x-0-2-2-2-3

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[Verse 1]
G
Goin' down this road now feelin' bad, baby
   C                             G          E
I'm goin' down this road feelin' so low and bad
A                 D              | G D/F# | G D/A |
 I ain't gonna be treated this-a way


[Verse 2]
    G                                              G7
I'm tired o'eatin' your corn bread and beans, baby
   C                                   G            E7
I'm tired o'eatin' your corn bread and beans, right now
A7                D              | G D/F# | G D/A |
 I ain't gonna be treated this-a way


[Verse 3]
      G                                    G7
These two dollar shoes is killin' my feet, baby
C                               G           E
 Two dollar shoes is killin' my feet, right now
A7                D              | G D/A | G D/A |
 I ain't gonna be treated this-a way


[Verse 4]
G                                       G7
 Take ten dollar shoe to fit my feet, baby
C                          G           E
 Ten dollar shoe to fit my feet, right now
A7                D              | G D/A | G D/A |
 I ain't gonna be treated this-a way


[Verse 5]
    G                                   G7
I'm goin' down this road feelin' bad, baby
   C                             G                E
I'm goin' down this road feelin' so miserable and bad
A7                D             | G D/A | G D/A |
 I ain't gonna be treated this-a way


[Verse 6]
G                                             G7
I'm goin' where the chilly wind don't blow, baby
    C                                 G        E
I'm goin' where the chilly wind don't blow, no more
A7                D/F#           | G D/A | G D/A |
 I ain't gonna be treated this-a way


[Verse 7]
    G                                            G7
I'm goin' where the weather suites my clothes, baby
   C                                  G          E
I'm goin' where the weather suites my clothes, tomorrow
A7                D              | G D/F# | G D/A |
 I ain't gonna be treated this-a way


[Verse 8]
    G                                         G7
I'm goin' down this road now feelin' bad, baby
   C                             G          E
I'm goin' down this road feelin' so low and bad
A7               A7*          D/F# D/F#               G          G
 I ain't gonna be ... treated     ...     this-a----- way
(break)