Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:00:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Geoff Millewich
from the "Live at the El Mocambo" Video Recording
Transcribed by Geoff Millewich
As far as I know, Stevie Ray has not released this song on any of his
albums. The intro riff is just as serious as the lyrics, and I have a
hard time keeping a straight face when I play it. It took me about ten
minutes to figure it out and a few hours to really get it down. Use lots
of reverb and (as always with S.R.V.) tune down 1/2 step.
P.S. -- This is my first shot at writing tab, so bear with me.
I ve been moochin off you all for so long that
I figured I ought to make some contribution.
Legend:
h = hammer on
p= pull off
x = mute string immediately after note is played
/ = slide up
= slide down
~ = wiggle your fingers
Intro Riff:
e:---0----0------0----0x------------------0x-------------------------------|
B:---0----0h2p0-------0x--0x--------------0x----/3---1------0x------------|
:------------------------0x--------------------/4---2------0x------------|
:-----------------------------2~~~~~~----------------------------2~~~~~~--|
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---0x----------------------------------------------0x--0x----|
:---0x--------3-------3-------3---------------------0x--0x----|
:--------2/4-----2/4-----2/4-----0----------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~--------------|play twice
:-------------------------------------------------------------|
:-------------------------------------------------------------|
Riff 2:
e:------0x-----0x----0-----0----0--------0x----0x--------0----0----0-|
:------0x-----0x----0-----0----0--------0x----0x--------0----0----0-|
:------1x-----1x----1-----1----1--------1x----1x--------1----1----1-|
:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
:--0---------------------------------0------------------------------|
God knows I love you darlin .......(I ll) tell the world I do.........
Riff 3 goes something like this????:
e:------0--2--0--2--0--2--------0--2--0-------|
:------0--2--0--2--0--2--------0--2--0-------|
:------1--2--1--2--1--2--------1--2--1--1~~~-|
:------------------------2~~~----------------|
:--------------------------------------------|
:--------------------------------------------|
Riff 4 - Chorus
e:-------------0--0--------0--0---------0--0------------------0x--0x|
:-------------0--0--------0--0---------0--0------------------0x--0x|
:-------------1--1--------1--1---------1--1------------------1x--1x|
:------------------------------------------------------------------|
:------------------------------------------------------------------|
:------------------------------------------------------------------|
I wanna hug ya......kiss ya....squeeze ya till my arms fall off
Lyrics (standard blues format, of course):
(Intro Riff)
Verse 1:
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
God knows I love ya baby, (I ll) tell the world I do
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
God knows I love ya baby, (I ll) tell the world I do
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
Yah I ll do anything just to be loved by you
Verse 2:
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
Got so much trouble I don t know what to do
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
Got so much trouble I don t know what to do
(Riff 2) (Riff 3)
Yah, I ll do anything just to make love to you
Chorus:
(Riff 4)
I wanna hug ya, kiss ya, squeeze ya, till my arms fall off
(Riff 4)
I wanna hug ya, kiss ya, squeeze ya, till my arms fall off
(Riff 4)
God knows about that baby....and baby I love you so
(Solo)--please don t expect me or anyone to tab a Stevie Ray solo
Verse 2 again
Chorus again
P.S. -- Any comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome via email.