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Texas Flood

tab version 2

lyrics

soundclip

by L.C. Davis / J.W. Scott
recording of 1983
from Texas Flood (Epic EK-38734) & Live Alive (Epic EGK-40511), copyright notice

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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #

#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #

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Title : Texas Flood

Artist : Stevie Ray Vaughan

Album : Texas Flood

Transcribed by : Gary Eggleton

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Legend

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h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

b = bend

r = bend release

/ = slide up/down

<5> = natural harmonic

[5] = artifical harmonic

~ = vibrato

tr = trill

E|--|---------3---5-3------3-3-----------8---10-8---10--------15-15-x-15-

B|--|---------3---5-3------5-4-----------8---10-8---10-----x--15-15-x-15-

G|--|---------3h4-5-3h4----4-5-----------8h9-10-8h9-10-----x--15-15-x-15-

D|--|-----2-5-----------5~----------7-10---------------10~-x-------------

A|--|--/5-----------------------/10--------------------------------------

E|--|--------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-15\-------3-----6-3---3-6--6-3--------------------------------|-----

B|-15\-----3---6-3-----6----------6------------------------------|-8-8-

G|-15\-5b7--------------------------5b7--3b5--r----3----------5~-|-----

D|---------------------------------------------5-5---5--------4~-|-----

A|------------------------------------------------------3-4-5----|-----

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----

E|-8b10--6-------|-----6b---------------|-----6-8b10--8b10-6-------|---

B|---------8~8-8~|-8-8----8-------------|-8-8----------------8~-8~-|-8-

G|---------------|----------7-5b-5-3----|--------------------------|---

D|---------------|----------------------|--------------------------|---

A|---------------|----------------------|--------------------------|---

E|---------------|-------------------15\|--------------------------|---

E|---8b10-8b10~------8b10--7b9--6--------6b--7b--8b--8b10--|-8b10-6----

B|-8------------------------------8~-8-8-------------------|--------8~-

G|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------

D|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------

A|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------

E|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------

E|-----------------------3-------|------6-8b10--8-8-8b10-6----------6b7-

B|-6-3-----------------3------15\|--8-8--------------------8~8~-6-8-----

G|-----5b7--r3-----5b7-----3--15\|--------------------------------------

D|-------------5-----------------|--------------------------------------

A|---------------5---------------|--------------------------------------

E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------

E|----8b10--7b9---6------------------------3---|-------3-----3h5-3h5-3h

B|------------------8~-6-----------------------|-----3---6-3-----------

G|-----------------------7-5b7--r3---3-5b7---3-|-5b7-------------------

D|---------------------------------5-----------|-----------------------

A|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------

E|---------------------------------------------|-----------------------

E|-5-4p3-----3----------------------------------3----------------------

B|-------6-3---6-3-------------3---3-3-6b7---b2----------------------3-

G|-----------------5b7--5-3-5~---------------------5b7--5b7-3----3/4---

D|------------------------------------------------------------5--------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

Well its floodin down in Texas

E|-3---------------------------------------------------------------||--

B|---6b7-3---------------------------------------------------------||--

G|---------5b6-5-3b4----------------------------------------5~-----||--

D|---------------------5-3---------------3h5p3--5p3p5-------4~-----||--

A|-------------------------5-4-3h4p3------------------3-4-5--------||--

E|-----------------------------------6-3---------------------------||--

all the telephone lines are down

E|----3-3-------3~------------3------6---8b10--7b9-6---------------3-----

B|----3-3-------3~----------3---6/8~---8-------------8~6p3---------------

G|--x-3-3-------3~------5b7--------------------------------5b7-------5b7-

D|--x-------5-5----------------------------------------------------------

A|--x--------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--3-----3--------------------------------------------------------------

well its floodin down in texas

E|---3-----6-5p3-----3-----------------------|---------3--------3~-|---

B|-3---6-3-------6-3---6-3-------------------|---------------------|---

G|-------------------------5b7--r3---3-------|----5b7------5b6-----|---

D|---------------------------------5---5p3---|---------------------|---

A|-----------------------------------------5-|---------------------|---

E|-------------------------------------------|-----------3---------|---

all of the telephone lines are down and ive been tryin to call my baby

E-------------3------6---8b10--8b9--6----6----6--------|------15\-------

B-----------3---6/8~---8--------------8~---8~---8---6~-|------15\-------

G-------5b7---------------------------------------7----|------15\-----3-

D------------------------------------------------------|----------------

A------------------------------------------------------|----------------

E------------------------------------------------------|------------3---

lord now I cant get a single sound

E|-3~--|-------------3-------6---8b10---7b9--6--------------------------

B|-----|-----------3---6/-8~---8---------------8~-6p3-------------------

G|-----|-------5b7------------------------------------5b6--r5p3-----5b7-

D|-----|--------------------------------------------------------5p3-----

A|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------

E|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------

dark clouds are rollin in man and im standin out in the rain

E|-3----------3---------|-----3-3---------3~----------------3-------6---

B|------------3---------|-----5-4-------3-----------------3---6/-8~---8-

G|---3--5p3---3-------5~|-----4-5-----3---------------5b7---------------

D|----------5---------4~|-----------5-----------------------------------

A|--------------3-4-5---|-----------------------------------------------

E|----------------------|---------3-------------------------------------

well, dark clouds are roll-in in

E|-------------------------------------------|-----3-3--5-3-------3~-|-

B|-------------------------------------------|-----3-3--5---3-----3~-|-

G|-7-5b7--5--r3~3h5---------------------3~---|-----3-3--5-----3---3~-|-

D|------------------5---5-3---------3-5------|------------------5----|-

A|--------------------------5-4-3-1-------x\-|-----------------------|-

E|----------------------------------------x\-|------------------3----|-

man and im standin out in the rain

E|-------------3------6----6-8b10--8-6------------------------3--------

B|-----------3---6/-8~--8~-------------8~-6p3--------------------------

G|-------5b7----------------------------------5b7--r3---3-5b7---3~-5-3-

D|----------------------------------------------------5----------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

yeah floodwater keep a rollin man its about to drive poor me insane

E|-----|----15\----3~---------------3------6---8b10--7b9-6-----------6-

B|-----|----15\----3~-------------3---6/-8~--8-------------8~-8~-8-8---

G|-----|-----------3~---------5b7--------------------------------------

D|-5-3\|---------------------------------------------------------------

A|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------

E|-----|---------3-----------------------------------------------------

E|------6------------6-8b10--8b10-8b10-6------------6-13\------6-8b10--

B|-8~-8---8---6~-8-8---------------------8~-8---8-8---13\--8-8---------

G|----------7----------------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-8b10-6----------6-8b10-8b10---8b10--7b9--6--------6b7-7-8-8b10-8b10-

B|--------8~-8-8~8----------------------------8~-8-8-------------------

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|--8-6---------------6-------3-------------------------3----------3---

B|------8~5h8p5h8-5-8---8\6\3---6-3------------------------------3---3-

G|----------------------------------5-3-5b7--r3---3-5b7---3~-5b7-------

D|----------------------------------------------5----------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|------3---3---3---3---3---------------------3-------------------15----

B|-6b8----3---3---3---3---6--------------------------------------/---15-

G|--------------------------5-5b7--r3---3-5b7---3------------/----------

D|------------------------------------5-----------5p3-------------------

A|----------------------------------------------------5-4-3-1-----------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-15----------15---------------------3-------6b8------------6b-6b7-6-7b8-

B|----18b20-------18\5b-3---------------3-6/8------8~-8~-8-8--------------

G|------------------------5p3h5---5b7-------------------------------------

D|------------------------------------------------------------------------

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------3-----------------------------------------

E|-7-7b9-8b9-8-8b10-8b10--8b10-----8b10-6-----------6-----------6------

B|----------------------------------------8~-8~-8-8---8~-8~-8-8---8~-8-

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-6-----------6-8b10---8---r8--r-8--7----8b10--8b10--r7b2--r7b1--r6-6-

B|---8---6~8-8----------8---r8--r-8--7b9--8b10--8b10--r7b2--r7b1--r----

G|-----7---------------------------------------------------------------

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-8-8b10--6--------6b----------3-----5-3h4p3-----6b8-3-----------3-----

B|-----------8~-8-8-----------3---6p3---------6-3-------3-------3---6-3-

G|------------------------5b7-----------------------------5-5b7---------

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-------------------3--------------------------------6-8b10--8b10-8b10-

B|-----------------3---3-6-3------------------/8~-8-8-------------------

G|-6\5-3---3-5b7-------------5b7--r3---3~--0----------------------------

D|-------5---------------------------5----------------------------------

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

hold bend

E|-6-----------6b8------6-8b10--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--r8--r8--r8r8r8r

B|---8~-8~-8-8------8-8-------------------------------------------------

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------

D|----------------------------------------------------------------------

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-8r6-----------6-8b10--6~b-15\--------3-----6-3h5p3-----6b-3---------

B|-----8~-8~-8-8---8-----6~--15\------3---6-3---------6-3------3-----3-

G|---------------------------15\--5b7----------------------------5b7---

D|---------------------------------------------------------------------

A|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

E|-3-----------------6------------------------------------------------3-

B|---6-3-----------------------6---------------6---------6--------------

G|-------5b7--r3-5/7---7\5p3-----6\5-3---3-5/6---6\5-3-----6\5-3-5b7----

D|---------------------------5---------5---------------5----------------

A|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|----------------------------------------------------------------------

E|------------------------------------------------------------3---------

B|----------------------------------------------------------3---6-3-----

G|-3---------------3h5~b4-3b4---------------------------5b7---------5b7-

D|---5---------5-----------------5-3---------------5~-------------------

A|-----5-2/3-7---7-------------------5-4-3h4p3--------------------------

E|---------------------------------------------6-3----3-----------------

well im leavin you baby

E|--------------------------------------------------------------3-----3~

B|--------------------------------------------------------------------3~

G|--5p3---3~-----------------------3~-----------5----------5b7--------3~

D|------5----5-3---------------3-5----5-3-------4-----------------------

A|---------------5-4-3h4p3----------------3-4-5-------------------------

E|-------------------------6-3------------------------------------3-3---

lord and im goin back home to stay

E-|------------3--------------6-8b10--7b9-6-----------6-------------------

B-|----------3---6/-8~-8~-8-8---------------8~-8~-8-8---8-----------------

G-|------5b7----------------------------------------------7-5b7--r3---5b7-

D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------5-----

A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------

well, im leaving you baby lord and im goin back home to stay

E|-3-------------------8---6---6\5-4\3~|------------3------------------

B|-------------------------------------|----------3---6/-8~-/8---------

G|---3~-----------5/-9--/7---3/5-5-4\3~|------5b7--------------7\-5~-3-

D|-----5-3-----------------------------|-------------------------------

A|---------5-3\------------------------|-------------------------------

E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------

well back home I know, floods a tor na da

E|-----3-3----------------3-3-----3-------3-3---3---------------------|-

B|-----3-3-6/8------------3-3-6b8---3-----3-3-6-3---------------------|-

G|-5b7---------7\-5-3-5b7-------------5b7---------5p3---3-------------|-

D|----------------------------------------------------5---5-3---------|-

A|------------------------------------------------------------5-3-----|-

E|----------------------------------------------------------------6-3-|-

babe and the sun shines every day

E|-5-4-3-----------6--6--6---3--10-10-10-3-----10--/-12-10-------------

B|-5-4-3-----------5--5--5---3--11-11-11-3-----10----------12-10-------

G|-5-4-3-----------6b-6b-6b--3-----------3-----10----------------12-11-

D|-4-3-2---------------------0-----------0-3----9----------------------

A|-------------------------------------------3-10----------------------

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

G9

E|------10-------------3~--||-

B|---------------------x---||-

G|-10\7----------------2~--||-

D|---------5p3---------3~--||-

A|-------------5-4-3\2-2~--||-

E|-------------------------||-