from the album Johnny Winter
Tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 24th of October 1996.
It also sounds good in Open D with lap style guitar (see above).
some lyrics corrections by John Robb
#---------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this tab for private study, scholarship, or research. # #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Playing Notes: / - slide up \ - slide down h - hammer on p - pull off s - slide between notes * - played without slide ~ - vibrato played in Open G (D G D G B D from low to high) D-|-----------------/12-12-12-12\-0-------3-3-------------------/5--5s3p0-----| B-|-----------------/12-12-12-12\-0----/3-----3s1-----------------------------| G-|-----------0-----/12-12-12-12\-0---------------/3--0---0-------------------| D-|-----------------/12-12-12-12\-0---------------------3---------------------| G-|--0-0--/3----0-------------------------------------------0-----------------| D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro: |----3-3------------------------------------/12-12-12\--0--/3---------------| |-/3-----3s1--------------------------------/12-12-12\--0--/3--\1-----------| |------------3------------------------------/12-12-12\--0--/3-----/3--(0)---| |--------------------0-/5~p0-/3-------------/12-12-12\--0--/3---------------| |---------------0-/3------------/5--/3--0------------------------------0----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (* *) (* *) |--3-3-3--2--3--0-----------------3-3-3--2--3--0----------/12-12-/12-/12----| |--3-3-3--2--3--0---\1------------3-3-3--2--3--0----------/12-12-/12-/12----| |--0-0-0--0--0--0------/3--(0)----0-0-0--0--0--0----------/12-12-/12-/12----| |--0-0-0--0--0--0-----------------0-0-0--0--0--0-0--------/12-12-/12-/12----| |---------------------------0---------------------/3--0---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Goin' back to Dallas take my razor and my gun (* *) |----------------------------/5\---0--------------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------| |-\1--------------3-s-1----------1---\1-----------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----------| |----/3-0---0-----------/3p0------------/3--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------| |---------3---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------| |-------------0-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------/10-----------------------------| goin' back to Dallas (* *) |--------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------| |--------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8----------------------------------------------------| |--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------| |--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------/5~--/3~-------------/5~--/3~--------| |------------------------------/3--0------------/5-/3-0-------------/5-/3-0-| |-8-s-10--------------------------------------------------------------------| man, take my razor and my gun Oh Yeah (* *) |------------/5\---0---------0---0----0------0---------0--------------------| |-3-s-1----------1---\1------1---1----1------1---------1--------------------| |-------/3p0------------/3---0---0----0------0---------0--------------------| |----------------------------2---2----2------2---------2----------0--/5~----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------0------------------------------------------------| lots of people lookin' for trouble YeeHee |-------------------------------------3-3---------------12s10--------12\p0--| |----------------------------------/3-----\1-----------------/12------------| |--------------------------------------------/3-0---0-----------/12---------| |----------/3-------------------------------------3-------------------------| |---------------------/5--/3--0-----------------------0---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| man, sure gonna give 'em some (* *) (* *) |----------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------| |-\1-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----\1--------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--------------| |----/3----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------/3-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------| |----------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------| |-------0---------------------------0--------------------------------/3--0--| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I believe old Dallas man, is the meanest town I know (* *) |----------------------------/5\---0--------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----| |-------------------3s1----------1---\1-----------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8----| |-----------------------/3p0------------/3--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----| |-/5~--/3~----------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----| |----------/5-/3-0----------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------8-s-10---------------------------| I believe that Dallas (* *) |--------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------------------/5----| |--------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------3s1------------| |--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------/3-0-------| |--------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------/3---0---/3~--/5~--/5-/3-0-----------------| |-8s10-10-------------------------------------------------------------------| man, is the meanest town I know (* *) |---0---------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------| |-1---\1------1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------------------| |--------/3---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------------| |-------------2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------0-/5-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------0-h-3-----------------------| |-----------0---------------------------------------------------------------| because you ain't safe in Dallas Yeehee I don't (* *) |--------------------3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------| |--------------------3-3-3-3---/3s1-/3s1------------------------------------| |--------------------0-0-0-0-------------/3-0-------------------------------| |--------------------0-0-0-0-----------------------0-/5s3-0-----------------| |-------/3-------0----------------------------0h/3----------/3-/3-0---------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| care where you go (* |-----12-12-12-12\----------------------------------------------------------| |-/12-12-12-12-12\-0--------------------------------------------------------| |-/12-12-12-12-12\-0-----------0---------0------------------0----------0----| |-/12-12-12-12-12\-0-------------------------0--3--5------------------------| |-------------------------0--------3--5-----------------0-------3--5--------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| you know that I ain't evil just wanna have some fun *) |----------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| |----------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----| |------------------0-----------0---------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----| |-0--3--5--------------------------------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----| |--------------0--------3--5---------0--3--5--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| there's so much shit in Texas I'm bound to step in some (* *) (* *) |------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------| |------8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------| |------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------| |------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------/5~--/3~---| |-------------------------------------------------------/3--0---------------| |-/10-------------------------8s10-10---------------------------------------| goin' back to Dallas take my razor and my gun (* |----------0-0----3-3----------------------------/5\---0----------0---0-----| |--------------/3-----\1--------------3-s-1----------1----\1------1---1-----| |------------------------/3-0---0-----------/3p0-------------/3---0---0-----| |-----------------------------3-----------------------------------2---2-----| |-/5-/3-0-------------------------0-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| if there are *) |----0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------| |----1--1--1--1--1--1-------------------------------------------------------| |----0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------| |----2--2--2--2--2--2------------0-/5~-----/3-------------------------------| |----------------------------0h3-------------------/5--/3---0---/3~---/5~---| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| people lookin' for trouble Yeehee sure gonna give 'em some (* *) (* *) |-------------/12-12-12-12\--/3----3-3-3-2---------------------3-3-3--2--3--| |-3-s-1-------/12-12-12-12\--/3----3-3-3-2--/3s1-/3s1----------3-3-3--2--3--| |-------/3-0--/12-12-12-12\--/3----0-0-0-0--------/3-0---------0-0-0--0--0--| |-------------/12-12-12-12\--/3----0-0-0-0---------------------0-0-0--0--0--| |-------------------------------0--------------------------0----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| solo: |----------------/12/12/12--/12-----------------------------/5\---0---------| |----------------/12/12/12-----/12---------------3-s-1----------1-----------| |----------0-----------------------12-10-12\-----------/3p0-----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-/3-s-5---0--------------------------------0-----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------/3-----------/5-----3-3-------------| |------------------------------------------3-\1----------/3-----3-s-1-------| |-----0-/5~-5s3p0-/3~------0-/5~--/5\-0---------/3p0------------------/3----| |-0h3------------------0h3--------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------/5\---0-----------------------------------------------| |----------3-s-1----------1-------------------------------------------------| |-0---0----------/3p0--------------------------------------------------0-/3-| |---3-----------------------------0-/7-/7-7s3-0--/3-/3------0-/5~--5s3------| |-------0---------------------0h3-----------------------0h3-----------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------/5\---0-------------------------| |--------------------------------3-s-1----------1----\1---------------------| |--------------------------------------/3p0-------------/3------------------| |-----------/5~-p-0-/3~-----------------------------------------------------| |-/5-/3-0---------------/5-/3-0-----------------------------0---------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (* |-----12-12-12-12-12\-------------------------------------------------------| |-/12-12-12-12-12-12\-------------------------------------------------------| |-/12-12-12-12-12-12\---------0-------0-----------------0--------0----------| |-/12-12-12-12-12-12\--------------------0--3--5--------------------0--3--5-| |------------------------0------3--5---------------0-------3--5-------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I load up my revolver sharpen up my knife *) |--------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------| |--------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------| |---------0----------0-----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------| |---------------------------0--3--5----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---------------| |----0--------3--5----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------8s10-10-| some redneck messin' with me man I'm bound to have his life (* *) (* *) |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-7-8--------------------12--/12--/12---------| |-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---------8-8-8-7-8----------------/12--------------/12-----| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-4-5----------------/12----------------------| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-4-5----------------/12----------------------| |------------------3s5-0--------------/5p0-/3--0----------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| goin' to Dallas take my razor and my gun (* *) |------------------12\-3-0--------------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| |----------12s11-------3-0--\1----------1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1-------| |-12-10-12------/12------------/3-------0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-------| |---------------------------------------2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------0-----------------------------------------| man, people there lookin' for trouble |-------------------------------------------------------------/12-----------| |----------------------------------------------------\1-----------12--------| |-------------------------------------------------------/3-0---------12\----| |-----0-/5-------------------------------/5~-p0-/3~-------------------------| |-0h3--------------------------/3---0---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Yeehee sure gonna give 'em some |-3-0----/3---/5-5-5s3--------------------------/3--------------------------| |-3-0-------3----------\1--------------------------\1-----------------------| |-------------------------/3~-p0--/5-/5-/3~-p0--------/3--------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------0-/5~-p0--/3-----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------------| aha haha ... |------------------------/5~--| |-----------3-s-1-------------| |-----------------/3-p0-------| |-----------------------------| |-/5-/3-0---------------------| |-----------------------------| Notes: According to Robert Steele (rbsmlz@MNSi.Net), Johnny plays |---0---0---0--0---0-| |---3---3---3--2---3-| |---0---0---0--0---0-| |---3---3---3--2---3-| |--10--10--10--9--10-| instead of |---0---0---0--0---0-| |--12--12--12-11--12-| |---0---0---0--0---0-| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| |--------------------| one of his trademark licks! Thanks for the lyric tips as well!