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Life By The Drop

Stevie Ray Vaughan

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It took this song to make me find my forgotten 12-string Eko which was deep buried in a closet for quite some time. I had it serviced and sat down to learn the song. Here are the results: Fist, the general outline. The intro and a couple more licks are after it. |A |E7 |F#min |D7 |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |Hello there |my old friend, |not so long ago it was |still the end |A |E7 |F#min |D7 |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |/ / / / |late outside|in the pouring rain|on our way up the road|we started over again |F#min |D7 E7 |/ / / / |/ / / / |living a dream |as though you're on top (?) |F#min |D7 E7 |/ / / / |/ / / / |my mind is aching |Lord it won't stop |F#min D7 |E7 |A |A |/ / / / |/ / |/ / / / |/ / / / |that's how it happened living |life by the |drop | ^---- only 2/4 here |Up and down the road in our |worn out shoes |talking about good things and |singing the blues |you went your way and |I stayed behind |we both knew it was just a |matter of time |living a dream as |though you're on top |my mind is aching |Lord it won't stop |that's how it happens living |life by the |drop / / /| / / / /| |No waste of time we |??...?? the day |turning up the past, there's no |easier way |time's been between us a |means to an end (???) |God, it's good to be here, walking |together my friend |living a dream | |my mind starts thinking| |that's how it happened living |life by the |drop / / /| |that's how it happened living |life by the |drop / / /| / / / / | F#min ---------------------------------------|-------2- ---------------------------------------|-------2- ---------------------------------------|-------3- ... 0---2--2h4------2----------2-2h4--2----|-------4- -------------------------------------4-|-------4- ---------------------------------------|--2--2--- Intro: / / / / |/ / / / | A ---------------------------------|----------------------------|------- ---------------------------------|----------------------------|------- ------------0---------------0-h2-|0-------------------------2-|------- ... -----0-1-h2---0-h1-p0---0--------|--2-1-0-h1-0---0---0--------|---2---2h4- 0-h3------------------3---3------|-------------3---3---3-p0---|---0---0-0- ---------------------------------|----------------------------|----------- Rythm: D7 A / / / / / / / / G -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-| D -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-| D -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-| A -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-|... A ---------------------------| E ---------------------------| E ---------------------------| E7 / / / / F#min: 244222 A -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-| E -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-| For the D7 he's using both xx0212 and xx7575 (EADGBE) For the E7, I'm not sure, but probably the x7675x. That's it. There are a couple of licks missing but with a little messing around with the chords you'll be able to get them. Have fun. From: Paul D Subject: SRV's "Life By the Drop"... The intro is just some 'A pentatonic' stuff: (this may not be exact) E-|------------------------------------------------------| B-|------------------------------------------------------| G-|----------0-----------2---0---------0--------------2--| D-|------0h2---0h2p0------------2--0h2----0h2p0----------| A-|--0h3-------------3p0------------------------3--0-----| E-|------------------------------------------------------| Then there's this thing that I call "standard blues riff" (because I'm basically musically illiterate) throughout the verses: A E F#m D E-|-------------------------------------------2-2---2-2-----------------------| B-|-------------------------------------------2-2---2-2-----------------------| G-|-------------------------------------------2-2---2-2--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-2---:-| D-|-2-2-4-4--2-2-4-2--------------------------4-4---4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---:-| A-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-2---4-4--4-4---4-4-----------------------| E-|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2--2-2---2-2-----------------------| Here's the chorus part ("Livin' your dreams, wo' you on top."): (there's some words at the bottom to help keep up) E-|------2-2---2-2--------------------------2-2---2-2-------------------------| B-|------2-2---2-2--------------------------2-2---2-2-------------------------| G-|------2-2---2-2---2-2-4-2----------------2-2---2-2---2-2-4-2---------------| D-|------4-4---4-4---0-0-0-0----------------4-4---4-4---0-0-0-0---------------| A-|-4-4--4-4---4-4-----------2-2-4-2---4-4--4-4---4-4------------2-2-4-2------| E-|-2-2--2-2---2-2-----------0-0-0-0---2-2--2-2---2-2------------0-0-0-0------| Livin'... Wo'... My mind... Lord... Then here's where he says "That's how it happens livin' life by the drop": E-|----------2--------------2-----------------------| B-|----------2--------------3-----------------------| G-|----------2------2--2----2------------------2----| D-|----------4------0--0----0------2-----------2----| A-|-4-4------4---------------------2-----------0----| E-|-2-2------2---------------------0----------------| That's how it happens livin' life by the drop. I hope that helped some. Sorry I don't know any other SRV songs. I just figured this one out as a favor to a friend of mine who is kinda tone-deaf. You You're own with some of the lyrics though, they're hard to hear. Good luck... Paul D. (s3bz%transy@ukcc.uky.edu) OR (phuckwheat@aol.com)
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