( I believe I'll dust my broom )
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson - The author,  who is a legend among the Mississippi Delta bluesmen. He wrote songs that he played solo with his acoustic guitar. Out of the songs he created he recorded only 29. It took him only four days to record them, two days in 1936 and two others in 1937. The original tune was  recorded  the first day on November 23rd of 1936 in San Antonio in Texas.
Elmore James
Elmore James , the famous electric slide guitar player who covered the song in the fifties.  After him many also covered it in different ways : Canned Heat, Spencer Davies Group, Taj Mahal, John Mayall, Ike and Tina Turner .....  and ZZTOP :

 

 

The ZZTOP version that I tabbed here was released in 1979 on their album DEGUELLO.  It is played exclusively with electric guitars. We are rather far from the original Robert Johnson's version. Billy Gibbons put his own inventiveness in it. On the record you can hear three guitars (two playing rhythm) but one rhythm guitar and one slide guitar are enough with a bass guitar to reproduce the tune.

Both guitars must be tuned in OPEN D that is from bass to treble :

D - A - D - F# - A - D

Needless to be a slide guitar master to have fun playing that tune ! I am not ! The point is knowing how to end up those machine gun riffs that are recurrent in those open tuning blues tunes. So you need some practise first with this one. 

The two first are rather easy ( it is the same repeated twice), but it's some kind of warming up for the following ones that are the all the same then. Therefore there are only two patterns :

1)  ( Intro):
 

D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12------------------
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12------------------
F#+----------------------------------------------10/12---------
D +-----------------------------------------------------12^^^--
A +------------------------------------------------------------
D +------------------------------------------------------------

2) (general) :

D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12\10-----12--------------
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-------12-------------------
F#+----------------------------------------------10/12---------
D +-----------------------------------------------------12^^^--
A +------------------------------------------------------------
D +------------------------------------------------------------

Listen to the short acoustic MP3 here in which each of these two is played once (with an acoustic guitar) :

The tune is made of 5 parts :
Each of these parts is made of the 12 traditional bars except the solo that contains two sequences of these 12 bars. The tonality is D and only three chords are played : of course D, G and A

You can listen to two demos that I recorded myself of the complete tune.

First the normal electric one with bass and drums here :
Second, just for fun, an acoustic version with only two guitars :

The tab is the same for these to versions with one exception :  the rhythm acoustic plays D down the neck and not at the 12 th fret.

 
LEGEND :
 

    /    : slide-up
    \    : slide-down
    ^^^^ : let ring
    n__  : linger on this note 
           ( = rough way of noting rhythm !)
    >n<  : vibrate around fret n with the slide bar

     n   : slide guitar only : do not play with the slide bar.

       (With the slide guitar all notes are played with the slide bar except in the turnarounds, the outro and where noted in the solo section with underlined notes).

Tune both guitars in OPEN D as indicated above.


INTRO :

   1                                           2
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12--12-12------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12--12-14------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12--12-12---12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-+-------------------------------------+
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---10/12-----------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------12^^^----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--10--10-10---10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+
 
 

   3                                            4
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12-12----------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12-14----------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12-12-------12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-+-------------------------------------+
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-+---------------------12\11/12--------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---10/12-------------12\11/12--------+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------12^^^----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--10-10-------10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+
 
 

   5                                           6
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--5--5-5--------5-------5-5---------5------+---5-5-----5---5-5-----5-------------+
A +--5--5-7--------5-------5-7---------5------+---5-7-----5---5-7-----5-------------+
D +--5--5-5------5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5-5-5-5----------------------------------+---5--5-5------5---------------------+
F#+----------4/5--------------------4/5-------+----------4/5----5-------------------+
D +--------------5----------------------------+--------------------5\4--0-----------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+
E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+
 

   7                                            8
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12--12-12------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12--12-14------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12--12-12---12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-12\10--12-+------------------------------12-----+
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12------12---+---------------------------12--------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---10/12-------------10/12-----------+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------12^^^----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 

   9                                            10
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--7--7-7--------7-------7-7---------7------+---5--5-5----5--5-5----5-------------+
A +--7--7-9--------7-------7-9---------7------+---5--5-7----5--5-7----5-------------+
D +--7--7-7------7-7-------7-7---------7------+---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-------------+
 

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--7---7-7----------------------------------+---5--5------------------------------+
F#+------------6/7-------------------4/5------+--------5\4/5------------------------+
D +-----------------7-------------------------+-------------5\4/5-------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+--------------------5\4/5------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +----------------------------------7--------+-------------------------------------+
E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------+
 

   11                                             12
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
A +----5-------3----------2----------1--------+---0-----x--8--7---------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
A +--5--5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+---0-----x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +--5---5---3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------7/8-->7<--------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--/10-10---8---8----7---7-----6------6-----+--5------5-6---5---------------------+

                                                                      I'm gonna

1st VERSE :

   1                                           2
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+------5-------5-5--------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---5--5-------5-5--------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---5-----7--5------7-5---------------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---5-----5--5------5-5---------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5--5-5-----5-5---5-5---5-----------------+-----------------------5-------------+
E +-------------------------------------------+--3--3-3--3-3---3-6/7----------------+

     get up in the morning     I        be_______lieve I' ll dust my 

   3                                            4
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---------14-12------12-14-12---------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---------12-12------12-12-12---------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-12\10--12-+-------------------------------------+
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12------12---+--------------------12\11/12\11/12---+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---10/12------------12\11/12\11/12---+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------12^^^----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     broom                                                           I'm  gonna
 

   5                                            6
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------5--------5-5------------------------+--5-5--------------------------------+
D +---5---5--------5-5------------------------+--5-5--------------------------------+
A +---5-----7---5-------7--5------------------+--------7--5------5-7-5--------------+
D +---5-----5---5-------5--5------------------+--------5--5------5-5-5--------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+
E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+
      get up in the morning     I        be_______lieve I' ll dust my 
 

   7                                            8
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---------14-12------12-14-12---------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---------12-12------12-12-12---------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-12\10--12-+-------------------------------------+
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12------12---+--------------------12\11/12\11/12---+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---10/12------------12\11/12\11/12---+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------12^^^----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     broom                                                         well my

   9                                            10
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------7--------7-7------------------------+-----5--------5-5--------------------+
D +---7---7--------7-7------------------------+--5--5--------5-5--------------------+
A +---7-----9---7-------9--7------------------+--5-----7--5--------7-5--------------+
D +---7-----7---7-------7--7------------------+--5-----5--5--------5-5--------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--------------------------------7\____________5----------------------------------+
A +--------------------------7----------------+-------------------------------------+
D +---------------------5/7-------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +----------------------------------7--------+----------------------------5--------+
E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-6/7-----------+
    best gal I'll be leaving so my             friend you can get out of my

   11                                            12
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
A +----5-------3----------2----------1--------+---0-----x--8--7---------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
A +--5--5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+---0-----x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +--5---5---3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------7/8-->7<--------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-5---5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------0---------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-----------6---5---------------------+

      room                                                            I'm gonna 

2nd VERSE :

   1                                           2
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+------5-------5-5--------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---5--5-------5-5--------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---5-----7--5------7-5---------------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---5-----5--5------5-5---------------+
 

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+------5------------------------------+
F#+--------------------------------3_____________/5---------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5--5-5-----5-5---5-5---5-----------------+-----------------------5-------------+
E +-------------------------------------------+--3--3-3--3-3---3-6/7----------------+

     write a letter to China    see if my       baby is over there

   3                                            4
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---------14-12------12-14-12---------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---------12-12------12-12-12---------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-12\10--12-+-------------------------------------+
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12------12---+--------------------12\11/12\11/12---+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---10/12------------12\11/12\11/12---+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------12^^^----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

                                                                   I'm gonna 

   5                                            6
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------5--------5-5------------------------+--5-5--------------------------------+
D +---5---5--------5-5------------------------+--5-5--------------------------------+
A +---5-----7---5-------7--5------------------+--------7--5------5-7-5--------------+
D +---5-----5---5-------5--5------------------+--------5--5------5-5-5--------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+
E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+

      write a letter to China    see if my       baby is over there

   7                                            8
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---------14-12------12-14-12---------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---------12-12------12-12-12---------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--12\11/12\11/12\11/12\11/12\^^^^----------+---12\11/12\11/12\11/12\11/12\^^^^---+
F#+--12\11/12\11/12\11/12\11/12\--------------+---12\11/12\11/12\11/12\11/12\-------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
                                                                   If she 

   9                                            10
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------7--------7-7------------------------+--5-5--------------------------------+
D +---7---7--------7-7------------------------+--5-5--------------------------------+
A +---7-----9---7-------9--7------------------+--------7--5------5-7-5--------------+
D +---7-----7---7-------7--7------------------+--------5--5------5-5-5--------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------6/7---6/7---+--5----------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------6/7---6/7---+--5----------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +----------------------------------7--------+----------------------------5--------+
E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-6/7-----------+
     ain't in the Hawaian Islands              she  must be in Ethiopia some_ 
 

   11                                            12
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
A +----5-------3----------2----------1--------+---0-----x--8--7---------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
A +--5--5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+---0-----x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +--5---5---3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------7/8-->7<--------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-5---5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------0---------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-----------6---5---------------------+

    _where

SOLO :

   1                                           2
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12--12-12------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12--12-14------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12--12-12---12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-12\10--12-+-------------------------------------+
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12------12---+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---10/12-----------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------12^^^----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+--------------------0--2/3---0^^^^---+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--10--10-10---10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+
 
 

   3                                            4
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12-12----------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12-14----------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12-12-------12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12-12\10--12-+-------------------------------------+
A +-10/12-12-12--12-12-12--12-12-12------12---+--------------------12\11/12\11/12---+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---10/12------------12\11/12\11/12---+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------12^^^----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--10-10-------10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+
 
 

   5                                           6
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--5--5-5--------5-------5-5---------5------+---5-5-----5---5-5-----5-------------+
A +--5--5-7--------5-------5-7---------5------+---5-7-----5---5-7-----5-------------+
D +--5--5-5------5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5-5-5-5----------------------------------+---5--5-5------5---------------------+
F#+----------4/5--------------------4/5-------+----------4/5----5-------------------+
D +--------------5----------------------------+--------------------5\4--0-----------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+
E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+
 

   7                                            8
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12--12-12------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12--12-14------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12--12-12---12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +---------12^^^^----------------------------+----------12-12^^^^------------------+
A +--10/12--12--------------------------------+---10/12--12-12----------------------+
F#+--10/12------------------------------------+---10/12-----------------------------+
D +--10/12------------------------------------+---10/12-----------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--------------------------------0-2/3--0---+------------------------0-2/3-0------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 

   9                                            10
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--7--7-7--------7-------7-7---------7------+---5--5-5----5--5-5----5-------------+
A +--7--7-9--------7-------7-9---------7------+---5--5-7----5--5-7----5-------------+
D +--7--7-7------7-7-------7-7---------7------+---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-------------+
 

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--7---7-7----------------------------------+---5--5------------------------------+
F#+------------6/7-------------------4/5------+--------5\4/5------------------------+
D +-----------------7-------------------------+-------------5\4/5-------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+--------------------5\4/5------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +----------------------------------7--------+-------------------------------------+
E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------+
 

   11                                             12
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
A +----5-------3----------2----------1--------+---0-----x--8--7---------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
A +--5--5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+---0-----x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +--5---5---3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------7/8-->7<--------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--/10-10---8---8----7---7-----6------6-----+--5------5-6---5---------------------+
 
 

   1                                           2
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12--12-12------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12--12-14------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12--12-12---12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-----0-0-/3--3---0--------0-0-/3--0--------+----0--/3--0-------------------------+
A +--/3-------------------/3------------------+-----------------/3--0---------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+--------------------------/3---------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--10--10-10---10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+
 
 

   3                                            4
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12-12----------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12-14----------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12-12-------12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +--------------0-----0----------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-----------------5-----5---3-------5-------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------/3---0^^^^--------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--0----------------------------------------+---0--/3--0--------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--10-10-------10-10-----10-10-----10-10----+---10-10---10-10--10-10---10-10------+
 
 

   5                                           6
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--5--5-5--------5-------5-5---------5------+---5-5-----5---5-5-----5-------------+
A +--5--5-7--------5-------5-7---------5------+---5-7-----5---5-7-----5-------------+
D +--5--5-5------5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+---5-5---5-5---5-5---5-5-------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--------------5-5-------5\3-------0--------+--0--3-----3/--0---------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+---------------------0-/3------------+
D +-----3/5-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+
E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+
 

   7                                            8
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--12--12-12------12-----12-12--------12----+---12-12-----12--12-12------12-------+
A +--12--12-14------12-----12-14--------12----+---12-14-----12--12-14------12-------+
D +--12--12-12---12-12-----12-12-----12-12----+---12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12-------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-----------------12^^^---------------+
A +-------------11/12-12----------------------+---10/12--12-----12------------------+
F#+-------------11/12-12----------------------+---10/12-----12----------------------+
D +---0---------11/12-12----------------------+---10/12-----------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
 

   9                                            10
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +--7--7-7--------7-------7-7---------7------+---5--5-5----5--5-5----5-------------+
A +--7--7-9--------7-------7-9---------7------+---5--5-7----5--5-7----5-------------+
D +--7--7-7------7-7-------7-7---------7------+---5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--7---7-7----------------------------------+---5--5------------------------------+
F#+------------6/7-------------------4/5------+--------5\4/5------------------------+
D +-----------------7-------------------------+-------------5-----------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+----------------0--/3--0-------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +----------------------------------7--------+-------------------------------------+
E +--5--5-5------5-5------5-8/9---------------+---3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-------------+
 

   11                                             12
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
A +----5-------3----------2----------1--------+---0-----x--8--7---------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7---------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
A +--5--5----3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+---0-----x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------x--8--7--------7-7----7-----+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +----0-------0----------0----------0--------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +--5---5---3---3-----2----2-----1-----1-----+--0------7/8-->7<--------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------7/8-->7<--------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--/10-10---8---8----7---7-----6------6-----+--5------5-6---5---------------------+

                                                                           I be___

LAST VERSE AND OUTRO :

   1                                           2
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+------5-------5-5--------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---5--5-------5-5--------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---5-----7--5------7-5---------------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---5-----5--5------5-5---------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5--5-5-----5-5---5-5---5-----------------+-----------------------5-------------+
E +-------------------------------------------+--3--3-3--3-3---3-6/7----------------+

     _lieve                                be_____lieve my time a_____

   3                                            4
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---------14-12------12-14-12---------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---------12-12------12-12-12---------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +---------------10/12-12-12\__10------------+---10/12-12-12\__10------------------+
F#+---------------10/12-12-12\__10------------+---10/12-12-12\__10------------------+
D +---------------10/12-12-12\__10------------+---10/12-12-12\__10------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
"   _lone
                                                                   I   be______

   5                                            6
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------5--------5-5------------------------+--5-5--------------------------------+
D +---5---5--------5-5------------------------+--5-5--------------------------------+
A +---5-----7---5-------7--5------------------+--------7--5------5-7-5--------------+
D +---5-----5---5-------5--5------------------+--------5--5------5-5-5--------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--------------------------5----------------+--4/5--------------------------------+
F#+---------------------3/5-------------------+--------4/5--------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+------------4/5-----/3---------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+----------------------------5--------+
E +--3--3-3-----3-3-------3-3-------3-3-------+--3-3---3-3---3-3----3-6/7-----------+

      _lieve                               be____lieve my time a_

   7                                            8
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+------12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
D +--12--12---------12-12---------------------+---12-12-----------------------------+
A +--12-----14---12---------14-12-------------+---------14-12------12-14-12---------+
D +--12-----12---12---------12-12-------------+---------12-12------12-12-12---------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +---------------10/12-12-12\__10------------+---10/12-12-12\__10------------------+
F#+---------------10/12-12-12\__10------------+---10/12-12-12\__10------------------+
D +---0-----------10/12-12-12\__10------------+---10/12-12-12\__10------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +--5----5-5----5-5-------5-5-------5-5------+----5--5--5-5---5-5-----5-5----------+
E +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
     _lone                                                         I've 

   9                                            10
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------7--------7-7------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +---7---7--------7-7------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +---7-----9---7-------9---------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +---7-----7---7-------7---------------------+-------------------------------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--5--5-5--5-5----5-5-----------------------+-------------------------------------+
     had to quit my baby                  and    give up my happy 
 

   11                                            12
RHYTHM GUITAR
D +--12-12---10-10-----9--9------8--8---------+---7-----x--13-12^^^^^---------------+
A +--12-12---10-10-----9--9------8--8---------+---7-----x--13-12--------------------+
F#+--12-12---10-10-----9--9------8--8---------+---7-----x--13-12--------------------+
D +--12-12---10-10-----9--9------8--8---------+---7-----x--13-12--------------------+
A +--12-12---10-10-----9--9------8--8---------+---7-----x--13-12--------------------+
D +--12-12---10-10-----9--9------8--8---------+---7-----x--13-12--------------------+

SLIDE  GUITAR
D +----------------10------9-------8----------+---------12/13->12<^^^^^-------------+
A +----------10/12---10-11---11-10---10-------+--9\0----12/13->12<------------------+
F#+-------------------------------------------+---------12/13->12<------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------12/13->12<------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+---------12/13->12<------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+---------12/13->12<------------------+

BASS
G +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------------+-------------6---5-------------------+
E +--10-10----8--8-----7--7-----6--6----------+---5-----5---------------------------+

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