Texas Flood

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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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Date: 25 Mar 1993 22:47:18 -0600 (CST)

From: Chuck Dolese

Subject: Tablature for Texas Flood by Stevie Ray Vaughan

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Texas Flood by SRV

from the LP Texas Flood

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G C Dmin C C9

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C7 G

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

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

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C7

XXXXX

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

G|-----------------------------------------------b*5-3---3-b5-----3--b5-----|

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

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

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G

E|-------3su5--3su5--3su5-5sd3--------3-------------------------------------|

B|-6--3-------------------------6-------6--3---------------3--3-3---b6------|

G|--------------------------------b5----------b5--5--3--b5------------------|

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

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

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D7 C

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

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

G|--------b5--b5---5p3-----b5----------b5-5-3-------------------------------|

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

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

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

G C G

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

B|-------------------------------------|------------------------5-5---------|

G|-----------------------------------5-|------------------------4-4---------|

D|--5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5--5p3h5-----------|------------------------------------|

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

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

Well [D7] its floodin' down in texas

E|-3-----------------------------------|------3-----6-3-b8-b6-6-------------|

B|-3-----------------------------------|----3---b6--------------8--6--------|

G|-3-----------------------------------|-b5--------------------------7-b5---|

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

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

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all of the telephone lines are down

E|------3-----5-3h5p3-----3-------------------------------------------------|

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

G|-b5---------------------------b*5-3---3-----------------------------------|

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

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

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

Well its floodin'

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

G|--------------b5---------3--|--3------------------------------------------|

D|----------------------------|--2------------------------------------------|

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

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

down in Texas all of the telephone lines are down

E|------3-----6-3-b8--b6--6-----------|--6-----6----------------------------|

B|----3---b6----------------8--8--8-8-|-----8----8----6---------------------|

G|-b5---------------------------------|-------------7-----------------------|

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

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

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Yeah I've been

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

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tryin to cal my baby lord and I can't get a single sound

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B|-----3---b6-----------------------8--6-3-----------|---------------3-------

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

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

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

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

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

G|-5--5-5---|-----------------4--4-4----3----|------------------------------|

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

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

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

Well dark clouds are rollin' and I'm standin' out in the r

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

B|----3---b6---------3-----------|------------------------------------------|

G|-b5------------------b5-b*5--3-|--su5-----------------------3-------------|

D|-------------------------------|------5----5-3----------3h5---5p3---------|

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

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

Well Dark

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G|------------------3---3-5--3---|-3----------------------------------------|

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

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clouds are rollin and Im standin out in the rain

E|-------3--------6-----6-b8--|-su8--6---3-----------------3----------------|

B|-----3---b6-------8---------|-------8----6--------------------------------|

G|-b5-------------------------|--------------b*5--3---3b5----3--------------|

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

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

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

yeah flood

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G|-------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|

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

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

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

water keep rollin its about to drive po stevie ray insane

(THAT IS THE FIRST VERSE THE SECOND VERSE IS VERY SIMILAR SO HERE IS THE SOLO)

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G G D7

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G C9

E|----b8--b8-------b8-b8----b*6-------|--------------------------b8---------|

B|------------------------------------|--8--8-8-b10---b11--b$11-------------|

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

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G

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

B|------8--8h11h8h11h8---8h11-8----8--------------------|

G|---------------------9--------10---10-7-b*5-3----3-b5-|

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

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

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

C9

E|-3---------3-------3---3---3---3--------|-----------3-----------su15---15--

B|---------3---3-b6----3---3---3---3--6p3-|----------------------------15----

G|---3-b5---------------------------------|-6h5h3--b5---3--------3-----------

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

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

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

G

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E|--b6-b6-b6-b6-b6-b8-|--b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-|-b8--6-----------6--------------|

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D7 C7 G C7

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B|---8--8---8----b6---------b8---|---b8------b8---b8-|--b8--b8---b8--b8------

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E|-------------------------------|-G-----------------|-C7--------------------

G D7 bend these double stops up and down alot

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G7

E|---------------------3---------------------------|--6-8--6b8-b8--6--------|

B|-6--3--------------3---3-6-3-----------b6--b6-b6-|-----------------8--8---|

G|------6p5p3---3-b5-----------6p5p3---3-----------|------------------------|

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

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

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

C7

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

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

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

E|-8--6----------6-b8---6--18sd-|------3------5-3h5p3-----6-3----------3-----

B|------8-8--8-8-6------6--18sd-|----3---6--3---------6-3-----6-3----3---3---

G|------------------------------|-b5------------------------------b5-------5-

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

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

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

G

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

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

G|-6p5p3---3-5su7-----5p3----|-----5p3---3su5-b5---6p5p3------b5-5-3-b5--3----

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

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

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

D7

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

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

G|----------3-5-5----b3----------------------|-----b5-------b5-5p3---3-------

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

A|-su7----7-------------------5-6-3h4p3------|-------------------------------

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

C7 G C7

E|-------|--------------------------|-I think that is the whole solo--------|

B|-------|--------------------------|--this is one of my most favorite------|

G|-------|---------3--------------5-|---SRV tunes. Take time and learn------|

D|-3h4p3-|-----3-5----5-3-----------|---the solo cause there is alot to ----|

A|-------|-----------------3-4-5----|---learn from it.----------------------|

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

G D7

Second Verse

[G] Well Im leaving you baby

[C9] And I'm going back home to stay

[G] Yeah I'm [C9]leaving you baby

and I'm going back home to stay

[G] Well back [D7] home there are no floods or tornadoes

(look below)

E|------------------------------|---6--6--6-----10-10--10--|

B|------------------------------|--b5-b5-b5----b11-11--11--|

G|------------------------------|--b6-b6-b6----------------|

D|------------------------------|------------0-------------|

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

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

baby and the sunshines every day

E|--------------10---10su12--10-------------|----10-------------------------3|

B|--------------10--------------12-10-------|-------------------------------3|

G|--7-----------10--------------------12-11-|-10----10----------------------3|

D|--8----5-------9--------------------------|----------10sd8-----------------|

A|----------3---10--------------------------|----------------10-8------------|

E|------------------------------------------|----------------------10-9p8-7--|

Whoah, that sure took long but I hope it is worth it to someone.

I know I would have certainly rather had someone show me the song before

I spent months figuring it out. Enjoy all you SRV fans!!! :-)

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====== Chuck Dolese Southeastern Louisiana University =====

====== Department of Industrial Technology =====

====== e-mail PCSD1146@selu.edu =====

====== "Were on a mission from God"- Elwood =====