Texas Flood

by Stevie Ray Vaughan · posted by aussie

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

1.
 -8    -8     -6-5      6  -5  6-4
Well there`s floodin` down in Texas
-8   7  7   -6 -6 6     6   -4  -4
All of the telephone lines are down
 -8    -8     -6-5       6  -5 6-4
Well there`s floodin` down in Texas
-8   7  7   -6 -6 6     6   -4  -4
All of the telephone lines are down
-8  7  -8   -6    -6   7  -6 6 -6 6
And I been tryin` to call my baby~~~~
 -8   7  7  -6    6 -5  6 -4    -4
Lord now I can`t get a single sound
2&3.(See verse 3.)
 -8   -8   -6 -6 -4   -4 -5
Well dark clouds are rollin`
-8    7  -6 -6    6   6 -4   -4
Man I`m standin` out in the rain
 -8   -8     6    6   -4 -4 -5
Well dark clouds are rollin`~~~
-8    7  -6 -6    6   6  -4  -4
Man I`m standin` out in the rain
 -8    -8  -8 7   -8  -8 7 -8 7 -8 6 
Yeah flood water keep roll~~~~~~~in`
-8   -8  -8-6  -6   -6    6   6  -4-4
Man it`s about to drive poor me insane
3
Well I`m leavin` you baby
Lord I`m goin` back home to stay
Well back home there ain`t no floods or tornadoes
 -9  8 -8   7  -6   -6    6    6-5  6-5
Babe~~~~~~~and the sun shines every day

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