[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.)
[Vox 2 - 5th below, vox 3 - 5th below and 3rd up - increase mix of harmony - make sure double on main vox] [Intro BPM 95 ] Drums B..B B+S... A..A .A.A A.G#m. C#m... (Stop playing C#m to play Keyboard riff)
[Verse 1] [B] I hear the drums [D#m] echoing [G#m] tonight She [G#m/F#-224444] hears only [A] whispers of some [C#m] quiet con [G#m] versa [A] tion [A][G#m][C#m] [B] She's coming [D#m] in, twelve thirty [G#m] flight The moonl [G#m/F#] it wings [A] reflect the stars that [C#m] guide me towards [G#m] salva [A] tion [G#m][C#m] [B] I stopped an [D#m] old man along the [G#m] way Hoping [G#m/F#] to find some [A] old forgotten [C#m] words or ancient [G#m] melo [A] dies [A][G#m][C#m] [B] He turned to [D#m] me as if to [G#m] say [G#m/F#] Hurry boy, it's [A] waiting there for you [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo [G#m][C#m]
[Link] A (G#m C#m) X 2
[Verse 2] [B] The wild dogs [D#m] cry out in the [G#m] night As [G#m/F#] they grow restless [A] longing for some [C#m] solitary [G#m] compa [A] ny [A][G#m][C#m] [B] I know that [D#m] I must do what's [G#m] right As sure as [G#m/F#] Kilimanjaro [A] rises like O [C#m] lympus above the [G#m] Serenge [A] ti [A][G#m][C#m] [B] I seek to [D#m] cure what's deep in [G#m] side... [G#m/F#] Frightened of this [A] thing that I've become [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo
[Link] A (G#m C#m) X 2
[Music Break] B D#m G#m B A C#m G#m A (G#m C#m)
[B][D#m][G#m] H [G#m/F#] urry boy, she's [A] waiting there for you [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo [G#m][C#m]
[Outro] A (G#m C#m) til fade
[Keyboard riff - Pick individually and ring notes together to make bigger sound] E ---0~~~~~~~~~~~ B ---75~-75~-75~- G -66~-66~-66~-6~ D --------------- A --------------- E ---------------
