[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.)
[Intro BPM 120] (strum up chord then play xx0235) [D][D][C][G/B] - [D][D][C][G/B] x 2
[Verse] [D] Something in the [D] way you [C] love me won't [G/B] let me be [D][D][C][G/B] [D] I don't want to be your [D] prisoner so [C] baby won't you [G/B] set me free [D][D][C][G/B] [D] Stop playing with my [D] heart, [C] Finish what you [G/B] start [D] When you make my [D] love come down [C][G/B] [D] If you want me let me [D] know [C] Baby let it [G/B] show [D] Honey don't you fool around (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#-x6444x] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me......... [Asus4] ....... [A]
[Chorus - F#/A# is C chord shape at 6th fret] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#-698676] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Instrumental] |D |C G/B |D |C G/B |[2X]
[Verse] [D] Something in your eyes is [C] makin' such a [G/B] fool of [D] me [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] When you hold me in your arms you [C] love me till I [G/B] just can't [D] see [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] But then you let me down, [C] when I look a [G/B] round, [D] [D] baby you just can't be [C] found [G/B] [D] Stop driving me away, I [C] just wanna [G/B] stay, [D] There's something I just got to say (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me........ [Asus4] ....... [A] ...
[Chorus] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Outro] [A/C#] Keep pushing me [F#/A#] , keep pushing me [Bm] , keep [A] pushing my [E/G#] love [Em7] C'mon baby, [D/F#] c'mon darling, [D/A] yeahhh [A] hhhhhhhhhhh [Asus4] hhhhhh [A] h [A/C#] lalalalalalalalal [F#/A#] alalalalalalalala [Bm] lalalalal [A] alalalal [E/G#] ala
