[Verse 1] Well you've [E] heard about love givin' [E7] sight to the blind [E] My baby's lovin' cause the [E7] sun to shine She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Verse 2] Yeah I [E] love my baby, my [E7] heart and soul [E] Love like ours won't [E] never grow old She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Verse 3] Yeah I [E] love my lady, she's [E7] long and lean [E] You mess with her, you'll see a [E7] man gettin' mean She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Middle Solo] (Chorus section)
[Verse 4] Well I [E] love my baby like the [E7] finest wine [E] Stick with her until the [E7] end of time She's my [A] sweet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Verse 5] Yeah I [E] love my baby, my [E7] heart and soul [E] Love like ours will [E7] never grow old She's my s [A] weet little thing, she's my [E7] pride and joy She's my [B7] sweet little baby, I'm [A7] her little lover boy [E7][E][B7]
[Outro Solo] (Chorus section)
[End]
[Guitar Notes] eb|-------0-0-0-0-0-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------| Bb|--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-|---8-8-8-8-8-8-8--|-3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------| Gb|-----------------|---^--------------|----------------------|--0-b2--0-----| Db|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|----------2---| Ab|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------| Eb|-----------------|---|--------------|----------------------|--------------| These | G(8th fret) notes are bent slightly
eb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------| Bb|----0----0-----0-----0-|-----0-----0-----0-2-0-|-0-0----0----0-----0------| Gb|----1----1-------------|-----------------1-2-1-|-1-1----------------------| Db|-----------------------|--2--------------------|--------------------------| Ab|------------2-----4----|--------------2--------|----------2-----4---------| Eb|-0-----3---------------|--------3--------------|------3-------------------| I find it easiest to play these lower bass notes by forming the chord and then using your pinky to finger the notes, SRV used his thumb.
eb|----------------0--0-|--0-------------------------------------------------| Bb|----------------0--0-|--0--Just play this E and shuffle though the -------| Gb|----------------1--1-|--1- I-IV-V blues progression. Use your ---------| Db|---------------------|-------palm to muffle some of the strings when you -| Ab|---------0-1-2-------|----------------------------------------------play--| Eb|-0---3---------------|----------------------------------------------------| Well you've heard about love and giving sight to the blind
eb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--3-------------------------------3------| Bb|-0-----0----------0-------------|--2--Shuffle with A7 -------------2------| Gb|-1-----1----------1-------------|--2-------------------------------2------| Db|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Eb|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| My baby's lovin' cause the sun to shine She's my sweet little thing
eb|-0--3-3---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|-----------------| Bb|-2--2-2---0-0-|-0----------------|----------------------|------------1-2-1| Gb|-2--2-2---1-1-|-1-----Shuffle ---|----------------------|------------0-2-0| Db|-2------------|------------------|-------0--1---4-4-6-4-|-----------2-----| Ab|--------------|------------------|-2--2-----------------|-0--0-4--4-------| Eb|--------------|------------------|----------------------|-----------------| She's my pride and joy She's my sweet little baby I'm her lil lover boy
eb|-0---0---------0-0-0--------|-------------------| (That is pretty much Bb|-0---0-------3-3-3-3--------|-------------0-2-0-| how he plays the whole Gb|-1---1--2su4----------2p0---|-------------1-2-1-| song except for a few Db|--------------------------2-|-------------------| fills which are just notes Ab|----------------------------|-------0-1-2-------| right off the chords Eb|----------------------------|--0--3-------------| Now for the great solo!)
eb|------------------3--2----2--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--7-7-7-7-7-7--| Bb|------------------3--2----2--3su5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8-8-8-8-8-8--| Gb|--2--0-----0h1----3--2----2-----------------------------------------------| Db|-------2------------------------------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| Eb|----------------0---------------------------------------------------------| again bend the "8"
eb|-----0--------------------------------------------------------------------| Bb|-----0--------3--3---3-------------------------return to the main verse---| Gb|--------2su4------------2p0----------------------after the solo.----------| Db|----------------------------2---------------------------------------------| Ab|--------------------------------------0-1--2------------------------------| Eb|--0-----------------------------0--3--------------------------------------|
(I would suggest to any serious guitar player interested in SRV to learn these solos if you want to really get into SRV's style. Here is the short out solo.)
[Verse 1 - Melody starts on note D] Now I've [G] heard there was a se [Em] cret chord That [G] David played, and it pl [Em] eased the Lord But [C] you don't really [D] care for music, do [G] you? [D] It [G] goes like this the [C] fourth, the [D] fifth The [Em] minor fall, the [C] major lift The [D] baffled king com [B7] posing Halle [Em] lujah Halle [C] lujah, Halle [Em] lujah, Halle [C] lujah, Halle [G] lu- [D] u- [G] jah [D]
[Verse 2] Your [G] faith was strong, but you [Em] needed proof You [G] saw her bathing [Em] on the roof Her [C] beauty and the [D] moonlight over [G] threw ya [D] She [G] tied you to a [C] kitchen [D] chair She [Em] broke your throne, and she [C] cut your hair And [D] from your lips she [B7] drew the Halle [Em] lujah Halle [C] lujah, Halle [Em] lujah, Halle [C] lujah, Halle [G] lu- [D] u- [G] jah [D]
[Verse 3] You [G] say I took the [Em] name in vain [G] I don't even [Em] know the name But [C] if I did, well [D] really, what's it [G] to ya? [D] There's a [G] blaze of light in [C] every [D] word It [Em] doesn't matter [C] which you heard The [D] holy or the [B7] broken Halle [Em] lujah Halle [C] lujah, Halle [Em] lujah, Halle [C] lujah, Halle [G] lu- [D] u- [G] jah [D]
[Verse 4] I [G] did my best, it [Em] wasn't much I [G] couldn't feel, so I [Em] tried to touch I've [C] told the truth, I [D] didn't come to fool y [G] a [D] And [G] even though it [C] all went [D] wrong I'll [Em] stand before the [C] Lord of Song With [D] nothing on my [B7] tongue but Halle [Em] lujah
[Outro] Halle [C] lujah, Halle [Em] lujah, Halle [C] lujah, Halle [G] lu [D] jah x 4 - end on [G] [End]
