I Can't Be Satisfied (Muddy Waters)

from the Muddy Waters album Hard Again

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw on the 27th of January 1997

some lyrics corrections by Jed Pauker

Although Muddy Waters (McKinley Morganfield) is the author and the singer of the song on this recording and a great slide player as well, Johnny Winter (also the producer of this album) played the slide guitar on this cut of the song because Muddy didn't want to play anything acoustic at this recording session.


#---------------------------------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
~ - vibrato
* - notes played without slide

played in open A (E A E A C# E from low to high)

    Intro:
E-|-/12---------------------/12----------------------/12------------0-3s2-----|
C#|------/12--------------------/12-/12-------------------/12-------------/3--|
A-|-----------/12\----------------------/12\-------------------/12\-----------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------/3--0---------------------/3--0----------------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---3--3s1------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------/3-0--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0--/5-/5--/5~---0-3s2p0-----/3--------------/3-/3------|
|----------------0h3----------------------------------/3-/3--0--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---/3---------/3-/3----0------0-5-/7---7s3p0---/3-------0--/5----5s3p0---|
|------------0---------------0h3-----------------------0h3------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------3-3----------------------------------------------------|
|-------\1--------/3-------\1-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------/3--0--------------3--0---0-----------------0-------------------|
|-/3-0------------------------------3-----------0---/5----/3-0--------------|
|---------------------------------------0---0h3-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                         Well,  I'm


|-/12----------------------------/12-----------------/12--------------------|
|-------/12--------------------------/12------------------/12---------------|
|--------------/12\------0---------------/12\------0----------------/12\----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-/3----------------------0-/3--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  gonna way to leave       won't be back nomore      going back down south


|-3-s-2------/3-p-0---------------------------------------------------------|
|-------/3------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------/3-/3-0-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0---/5-/5-----/5-----5-s-3-p-0--/3--|
|---------------------------------0-h-3-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  child why don't you wanna go    woman I'm troubled  oh-ho     I'll be all


|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
|---------------------/3-------------\1-------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------/3-0--------------------------------|
|------------------0--------------------------0--3--/5-----------0----3-/7--|
|--/3~-------0-------------------------------------------0-h-3--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  worried in mind                                       well you know I just

                                                                  (*
|----------------------------------------------------------------------3-3--|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------3------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------0---3--------|
|-/7------/7---------7-s-3--0--/5--------5s3-0-/3---------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------/3---0------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  can't be satisfied              I just can't keep from cryin'

        *)
|--------------------------------/12------------------------/12-------------|
|-3-p-1----------------------------------/12--------------------------/12---|
|-------3-0---------0-------0------------------/12\-------0-----------------|
|------------0--/3-----0-/3-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------0-/3-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       Yeah    I know my little baby         she gonna jump


|---------------------/12-----------------------------3s2p0--/3-p-0---------|
|-/12-------------------------------/12-------------------------------------|
|------/12\--------0-------------------------/12\---------------------/3-/3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0-/3-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  and shout   yeah    when that old train be late boy lord and I come walkin


|----------------------------------------------------------------------3-3--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------/3------|
|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------0---/5-/5----/5------5-5----------/3--------------------------|
|------0-h-3-----------------------------------------/3--------0------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  out  woman I'm troubled  oho ho       I'll be all worried in mind


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-\1------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----/3-0---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3------------0-/5----------0------3-----/7---/7--/7-/7-/7---------|
|-------------0--0-h-3-------0-h-3------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                            well you know I can't never be satiesfied


|-------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0---|
|---------------------------------------\1--------------------------0-0-0---|
|------------------------------------------/3-0---0--/3-0-------------------|
|-------0--/5---5s3p0-/3------------------------3---------------------------|
|-0-h-3---------------------/3---0-------------------------0-0--------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------/3-0---------|
        I  just can't keep from cryin'

  Solo:
|-/12-------------------/12-12---------------------12-s-10-----------(12\)--|
|-----/12----------------------/12-12----------------------/12--------------|
|---------/12\------------------------/12\---------------------/12----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------0-/3-0----------------------/3-0----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-------3--------------------5-5--5-5-s-3----3------------------------------|
|-0--/3---\1--------------/5--------------/3---3-\1-------------------------|
|------------/3-0--/3-0-----------------------------/3-0--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------0-3-/5-5-5-5-/3p0-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------0-/5---------0--/7-/7-/7-/7--/7--------0-/5-5-5-s-3-p-0---|
|-/5-/3-0---0-h-3--------0-h-3---------------------0-h-3--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|-------------------------------------------------------------0--/5-5--5-5--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/3-0------------------0-/3-0------------------0-/5--5-3-0-----------------|
|------/5-/3--0---0-h-3--------/5-/3--0---0-h-3-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                (mumble mumble ...)


|----3----------------------------/5-5----5-5-5-\3-------3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-|
|-\3---3--\1---------------------------5-----------3--/3---------/3---------|
|------------/3-0-----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------0--/5s4s5--0---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|----3-3-----5--5-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-/3------/5-------\1-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------/3--0--------0--/5-/3--0--------------------------0---|
|-----------------------------0-/3--------------/3~--0----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------/5-s-3--0-0-h-3-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|----------------\10---------12-----------7-------7-0---0-/5-5--5-s-3--0----|
|--------------------/12----------------7---/7----7-0--------------------0--|
|-------------------------------------/7--------7---------------------------|
|-/3p0-------------------12-----12------------------------------------------|
|------/5-/3--0-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



|----3--------------------------------------------/12-----------------------|
|-/3---\1-----------------------------------------------/12-----------------|
|---------/3--0-------0---------------------------------------/12\---12-----|
|----------------0-/3-----/3---------------------------------------------12-|
|-----------------------------/5--\3--0-0---0---0---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------3---3-----------------------------|
                                            well, always in my sleep


|-/12--12----------------------/12-----------------3s2p0--/3-p-0------------|
|---------/12-12----------------------/12-----------------------------------|
|-----------------/12---12--------------------/12\--------------------/3-/3-|
|--------------------------12-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  hear my doorbell ring        looking for my woman boy I don't see a dogone


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0----------------------------------------------------------------0-----0-|
|--------------0-/5-/5----/5--5--0-------/3----------------------------/3---|
|--------0-h-3--------------------------------/3---------0----0-h-3---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  thing  I'll be troubled oh     I'll be all worried in mind


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------0------------------------------------------------------|
|-/3-------------------/5-----------0---------------------------------------|
|----/5-/3--0--0-h-3------0--h--3---------/7---/7-------/7------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                          well you know I just can't be satisfied people


|-----------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------/3-------------\1--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------/3--0-------0------|
|-------0--/5--5s3p0-/3-----------------------------------------0-/3--------|
|-0-h-3-------------------/3----0-------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
        I just can't keep from cryin'

|-----------/12-----------------------/12---------------------0----/12------|
|------------------/12-------------------------/12--------------------------|
|-------------------------/12\--------------------------/12-----------------|
|-0-/3-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/3-0----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   yeah  I know my little baby  yeah  she gonna jump and shout     when that


|-12---------------------3s2p0--/3--3---------------------------------------|
|-----/12---12--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------/12\---------------------/3-/3---0---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------/3---0--/5-/5---/5-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  old train be late boy lord and I come walkin' out  I'll be troubled oh


|---------------------------------------------3----------/5-----------------|
|------------------------------------------/3---\1--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------/3--0----------/3--0--------------------|
|--5-5-s-3-p-0-/3-------------------/3--0---------------------------------0-|
|--------------------/3--------0----/3--0--------------------0-------/3-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
       I'll be all worried in mind                          well you know I


|----------------------------------------------------------------/3--3s2p0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/7---/7----/7-/7---------7-7-s-3--0--/5--5s3p0-/3-------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------/3----0---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  just can't be satiesfied          I just can't keep from cryin'


|----3-----------------------|
|-/3---\1--------------------|
|---------/3--0--------------|
|----------------0--3---/5~--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|


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