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Texas Flood

Artist Name
Stevie Ray Vaughn
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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

E|-----------3--5--3-----------------------------8---10--8--8---8---15-15-15|
B|-----------3--5--3--------5-5------------------8---10--8--8---8---15-15-15|
G|-----------4--5--4--------4-4----------7--10---9---10--9--9---9---15-15---|
D|-----2--5------------5----5-5----su10-------------------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
             G                                   C   Dmin C         C9
       

E|15-----------3--------5--3h5p3-----3--b6--6--3----------------------------|
B|15--------3-----6--3------------6---------------3-------------------------|
G|-------b5------------------------------------------b5--b3-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------5--5-----------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
          G                                                       
           
E|-------------------0-----------b8--6---------------6----------------------|
B|-------------------0------8--8--------8--8----8--8----8--6----------------|
G|--4-------------5-------------------------------------------b*5-3--3------|
D|-----5----------4-----------------------------------------------------5---|
A|---------3-4-5------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                  D               G                                      
    
E|------6-b8--8--6------------b8--b8-----b$8----6-----------------------b8--|
B|--8-8------------8--8--8-8--------------------------8---8-8-b10--b11------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C7                             G


E|--b6--6------------------------3---15sd---------6-b8-b8-b8-b8-6-----------|
B|--------8---6-3--------------------15sd-----8-8-----------------8--8----8-|
G|----------------b*5-3---3-b5----3-------------------------------------9---|
D|----------------------5---------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  C7
            XXXXX                                                            
E|-b6-------6-6-6----b8---b7--bb7-----6------------------------3----------3-|  
B|--------------------------------------8---6-3-------------------------3---|  
G|-----------------------------------------------b*5-3---3-b5-----3--b5-----|  
D|-----------------------------------------------------5--------------------|  
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
  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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
         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|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
E|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|  
    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'


E|------------------3---------|--3------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
                                                        Yeah I've been 


E|------------------15sd---------|--3---------------------------------------|
B|------------------15sd---------|--3---------------------------------------|
G|------------------15sd------3--|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3-----|------------------------------------------|
  tryin to cal my baby               lord and I can't get a single sound

                                                                             
E|-------3-----b6--3--b8--b6--b6--6------------------|----3----------3-------
B|-----3---b6-----------------------8--6-3-----------|---------------3-------
G|--b5-------------------------------------b*5-3---3-|-b5---3--------3-------
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

     
E|------------------3---3--------|------------------------------------------|  
B|------------------3---3-5--3---|-3----------------------------------------|  
G|------------------3---3-5--3---|-3----------------------------------------|  
D|-----------------------------5-|------------------------------------------|  
A|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|  
E|---------------3---------------|------------------------------------------|  
  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


E|-----------------15sd----|-3----------------------------------------------|  
B|-----------------15sd----|-3----------------------------------------------|  
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)


E|-------3-----6-3-b8--b6-6-----------|-6------6----------------6--b8-------|  
B|-----3---b6---------------8--8--8-8-|--8--8----8----6-----8-8-------------|  
G|--b5--------------------------------|------------7------------------------|  
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
  G                                    G              D7


E|---6----------------------10sd------|------6-b8------6--------------------|  
B|-----8---8----8-8---11----11sd------|--8-8-------------8--8--8-8----------|  
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
   G                                   C9


E|----b8--b8-------b8-b8----b*6-------|--------------------------b8---------|  
B|------------------------------------|--8--8-8-b10---b11--b$11-------------|  
G|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
D|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|  
E|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| 
  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


E|------15-----------|---------------3-------3--b6--3-----3-------3--3------|
B|--b18-----18-------|-----------------3--6---------------------------------|
G|--------------5--3-|-----------b5-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------|--5p3-5-----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------3---------------------------------------------|
                                                                             
E|--b6-b6-b6-b6-b6-b8-|--b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-b8-|-b8--6-----------6--------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-------8-8---8-8---8----8---8-8-|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
  D7                   C7                   G                C7

                                                                           
E|-6------6----------3-3-6--b8---|---b8------b8---b8-|--b8--b8---b8--b8------
B|---8--8---8----b6---------b8---|---b8------b8---b8-|--b8--b8---b8--b8------
G|------------7------------------|-------------------|-----------------------
D|-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------
A|-------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------
E|-------------------------------|-G-----------------|-C7--------------------
   G             D7                bend these double stops up and down alot
      
E|-10--8--6-------|--b6-----------3-------5--3h5p3-------b6--b6-3--------3--|
B|-----8-----8-8--|-------------3----6--3----------6--3-----------3----3----|
G|----------------|----------b5-------------------------------------b5------|
D|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
                   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
                                                                             
E|-------b6---------|--6--b8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--b7-b*7|   
B|--8--8-----8--8---|----------------------------------------| 
G|------------------|----------------------------------------|  
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            =====