Johnny Winter

Johnny Winter - Leavin Blues guitar tab

Leavin' Blues

an early recording by Johnny Winter published on several compilations

tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw (kugraw@rostock.igd.fhg.de) on the 23rd of February 2001

Playing Notes:

/ - slide up

- slide down

h - hammer on

p - pull off

s - slide between notes

~ - vibrato

* - notes played without slide

played in Open G (D G D G B D from low to high)

(* *)

D-|-/12--12--12--12--12---------3--3-----/8-----5-p-0----0-----0-----0----0-|

B-|-/12--12--12--12--12--0--/3--------3------8------------0-----0-----0----0-|

G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|------------------------------------------------------3---3-2---2-1---1--0-|

G-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------0-----0------------------------------------------------------------|

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|-----------------/3--0----0----0----0--/3---0------0------0------0--/3--0--|

|------0----0-----/3--0----0----0----0--/3---0------0------0------0--/3--0--|

|--/5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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I woke up this morning at the break of day

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|------0--------0--------0--------/3----0------0------0------0------/5--5~--|

|------0--------0--------0--------/3----0------0------0------0------/5--5~--|

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looked over on the pillow where my rider oh used to lay I woke

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|-------/5--5~--/5--5~----0--/3~--0------0---/3s5-------0-/3--0--/3s5-------|

|-------/5--5~--/5--5~----0--/3~-----/3-------------------------------------|

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up this morning oh at the break of day

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

|----------/7--7~--------/7--7~----------------/5--5--------------------/3--|

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you know I love these stills on the pillow where my rider used to

|-------0-3-2-0--/8-/8------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------8-----8--------------------------------------------|

|--0----------------------/10------5-s-7--7---------/3--0----0----0---------|

|---------------------------------------------0--0--/3--0----0----0---------|

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lay I got the leavin' blues

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|--0--/3---0-----0-----0-----0--/3--0-------0-------0-------0-------/3--0---|

|--0--/3---0-----0-----0-----0--/3--0-------------------------------/3--0---|

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child I can't stay here long been mistreated child and I'm a oh

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|------0------0------0----/5--5~-----/5--5~--/5--5~--0--/3~---0---/3---0----|

|-------------------------/5--5~-----/5--5~----------0--/3~-----------------|

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going home I got them old leavin' blues I can't stay here long

|-----0-/5~----------------0-/5~----------7~---------7~----------/5--5~p-0-|

|-------------------------------------/7--7~-----/7--7~----------/5--5~p-0-|

|/3s5--------0-/3--0--/3s5--------0---/7--7~-----/7--7~----------/5--5~p-0-|

|-------------------------------------/7---------/7-------------------------|

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you know I've been mistreated child

|-/3----------------0-3-2-0--------------------------0--0--------3---3---3--|

|-/3-------------------------------------------------0--0--1-s-3---3---3----|

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

|---------------------------------/3----0--------7--------------------------|

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and I'm going home well, alright

|--3---3---3----0-------0-/5~--0--------3---3---3---3---3---3---0-----------|

|3---3---3---3----1--------------1-s-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---/12-------|

|--------------------/3------------------------------------------------12---|

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|--------------------/10-10~-10-s-8---/8-----/10~--10-s-8---/8~-------------|

|-----------------------------------8----8----------------8-----------------|

|-10-/12~-----12-12----------------------------------------------0----0----|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------/3------|

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h e y

|-0-3-2-0--/8-----------------------0-0-0-/7~-0--/7~--12--------3----------|

|-------------8--------------------------------------------0-/3-------------|

|---------------/10-----------12-12--------------------------------/3-/3----|

|-------------------/12---/12-----------------------------------------------|

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|-/8-------8----------------------------------------------------------------|

|----8--/8---8-----/8-------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------/10-----5s7-7-7--0-/3--0-----0-----0-----0----/3--0-----0----|

|-------------------------------0-/3--0-----0-----0-----0----/3--0-----0----|

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sometimes I drink wiskey sometimes

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|0----0-/3--0------0------0------0------/3--0-------0-------0-------0-------|

|0----0-/3--0------0------0------0------/3--0-------0-------0-------0-------|

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wine I've been mistreated Lord I don't mind dyin' you know I

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|/5--5~-----/5--5~------------/5--5~-----0----/3-----0----/3-----0-3s5------|

|/5--5~-----/5--5~------------/5--5~-----0----/3----------------------------|

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sometimes drink whiskey Lord I feel like a little wine

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|-0--/3--0--3s5-----------0-----/7--7~-----/7--7~-----/5--5~--5-s-3-p-0-/3--|

|-------------------------------/7--7~-----/7--7~-----/5--5~----------------|

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you know I been mistreated baby and I don't

|-----------0-3-2-0--8----12-0-8--0--/3--0-----8--------------------------|

|-----------------------8---------------------------------------------------|

|-0------0--------------------------------------------0---0---0---0--/3--0--|

|----/3-----------------------------------------------0---0---0---0--/3--0--|

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mind dyin' I got my 32-20 and my

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|-0--0--0--/3--0---------0---------0---------0------/3----0----0----0----0--|

|-0--0--0--/3--0---------0---------0---------0------/3----0----0----0----0--|

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my .44 shotgun on my shoulder you know I'm bound to go I got no

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|-/5--5~--/5--5~--/5--5~--5s3--0--/3--0-----0-3s5-------0-/3-0-3s5-------0--|

|-/5--5~--/5--5~--/5--5~----------------/3----------------------------------|

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32 20 Lord fetching my 44

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|-----------------------------/5--5~----------------------------------------|

|-/7------7~-----/7------7~---/5--5~--0---/3---0--------0-------------------|

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loaded shotgun on my shoulder yeah he Lord I'm bound to go

|-------------/5~----------------0-----------12----12---------3-/5-/8-------|

|----------------------------------0-10-s-12----12----12--/3----------8----|

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

|-------/3------------------------------------------------------------------|

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goin' home now

|-10s8s5-/8-----0----3--3--3--3---------------0-/5~-5s3p0-/3~--/10~--8-----|

|------------8----/3------------/3-s-1--------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------/3--0--------------------------------|

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|-0--0-/5------------/8---------------------|

|------------3--1-----8------8-----------|

|--------------------------/10--------------|

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alright fade out

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