Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble – Life By The Drop (Guitar Tab)

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SRV was a man who truely transcended his own instrument. I hope I don't piss off the guitar gods by posting this, as I am sure it will be riddled with mistakes. Stevie had a big Alcohol addiction and a friend of his wrote this song with him in mind. When SRV played this song, clean and sober, you could feel the power and soul he put into it, and this above all else, is what makes want to become a great guitarist. So one day I may have the effect on some one with my music, that Stevie has had on me. [Intro]

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------0--------------0h2-0------------------------2-|
D|-----0-1/2---0-h1p0---0---------2-1-0-h1p0---0---0-------|
A|-0h3----------------3---3------------------3---3---3-0---|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

  |A5| |A6|  
e|----------------------|--------------------|
b|----------------------|--------------------|
g|--------------------2-|--------------------|
D|-2-2--4-4--2-2--------|-2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4-|
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0--3p0---|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|
E|----------------------|--------------------|

[Verse]

                        |E5| |E6|
  Hello there my         Old friend
e|---------------------|--------------------|
b|---------------------|--------------------|
g|---------------------|--------------------|
D|-2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4--|--------------------|
A|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--|-2-2--4-4--2-2--4-4-|
E|---------------------|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|

      |F#m|
        Not so long ago     
e|------2--------2-|
b|------2--------2-|
g|------2--------2-|
D|------4--------4-|
A|------4--------4-|
E|-2-2--x---2-2--x-|

[Chorus]

                    |D5| |D6|
 livin the dream of   you on top.....                   
e|------2--------2-|--------------------|
b|------2--------2-|--------------------| 
g|------2--------2-|-2-2--4-4-----------|
D|------4--------4-|-0-0--0-0-----------|
A|------4--------4-|-----------2-2--4-4-|
E|-2-2--x---2-2--x-|-----------0-0--0-0-|

                 |D7|
   That's how it hap-pened livin
e|-2---------------2-|
b|-2---------------1-|
g|-2---------------2-|
D|-4---------------0-|
A|-4-----------------|
E|-2-----------------|

  |E|
  Life by the drop
e|-0-|
b|-0-|
g|-1-|
D|-2-|
A|-2-|
E|-0-|

[Outro/Chorus]

      Livin our dreams
e|-2--2------------------2-|--------------------------|
b|-2--2------------------2-|-3------------------------|
g|-2--2------------------2-|-0------------------------|
D|-4--4------------------4-|-0---2-2h4-2----2-2h4p2---|
A|-4--4------------------4-|------------------------4-|
E|-x--x---------2----2---x-|--------------------------|

      My mind stoped achin'
e|-------2--2--------2--2--|--------------------------|
b|-------2--2--------2--2--|-3------------------------|
g|-------2--2--------2--2--|-0------------------------|
D|-------4--4--------4--4--|-0---2-2h4-2----2-2h4p2---|
A|-------4--4--------4--4--|------------------------4-|
E|-2--2--x--x--2--2--x--x--|--------------------------|

[Lyrics] [Verse 1] Hello there, my old friend Not so long ago, it was 'till the end We played out side, in the pourin' rain On our way up the road, we started over again [Chorus] Livin' the dream, of you on top My mind is achin', and lord it wont stop That's how it's happened, livin' Life by the drop [Verse 2] Up and down that road, in our worn out shoes Talkin' 'bout good things, and singin' the blues You went your way, and I stayed behind We both knew, it was just a matter of time [Chorus] Livin' the dream, of you on top My mind is achin', and lord it wont stop That's how it's happened, livin' Life by the drop [Verse 3] No waste of time, we're alive today Churnin' up the past, there's no easier way Times been between us, a means to an end God, It's good to be here, walkin' together my friend [Outro] Livin' the dream! My mind stoped achin'! That's how it happened livin' Life by the drop That's how it happened livin' Life by the drop That's how it happened livin' Life by the drop That's all, I think I may cry :) Questions, Comments, Corrections...Bring 'em On PeACe... ************************************ | x Dead note | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up ************************************