It's a simple progression, but I love the groove:
CCCC
FFCC
GGCC
Here's the video from the sessions in Tulsa: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7rbsqfG2Tg
This blog is about my struggle learning to play and tab JJ Cale's music! COMMENTS, REQUESTS AND HELP APPRECIATED!
[E]Brown dirt, [A]stickin' to my [G]fingers
[E]Brown dirt, [A]clingin' to my [G]feet
[E]Brown dirt, [A]Mississippi bottom [G]land
[B]Pickin' that [A]cotton for the [G]man down the [E]street
D ...
D D (stab of E at the end)
I'm a [D]gypsy man, on a [C]one-night [D]stand
I'm fit to be [C]loved by [A]you
I'm with a [D]gypsy band, just [C]travelling the [D]land
They'll be leaving in the [C]morning, I'll be leaving [D]too
Things like [G]love don't tie me [F#m]down
I just [Em]spread my love [D]around
Like [G]small change on [F#m]girls I don't [C]know
-----------3-0----------------------0----------3---------
-----0---0-----------0-------------0--------1----5p3p1---
-0-----0--------2------2--2----0--0-----0----------------
---0--0-----------1------1--H2--2---2------2-------------
----------------------------------------3----3-----------
-3--------------2------------0----0----------------------
-0---------------------------------0----------------------------
------0----0---0---------0-----1----1---------------------------
----------------2---0------0---------0-0---0-0----2-2-2-2----0-
---0----1----1---1----2------0---2-------0-----0--0---0--------
-------------------------------3--------------------------0----
-3----2----2--------0------------------3---------------------3-
[F#]Long about sundown, I [B]think about you [F#]babe
[B]Long about sundown, I think about you [F#]babe
Well I [B]work in the factory and I [A]work real hard
I [Ab]do what they say and I [G]do my job
But [F#]long about sundown, I think about you babe
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----------6-1---
--------------2-
--3-5-7-------3-
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[Cm]
Go downtown, gonna find myself a woman Bring her home with me, put her in my house Go downtown, gonna find myself a woman [Bb]One who wants to play cat and [Cm]mouse Go downtown, gonna walk around 'til I find her I need some loving in my place Go downtown, gonna find myself a woman [Bb]Just a small taste of silk and [Cm]lace [Eb][Bb][F][Cm] [Eb][Bb][F][F]...
Oh [Eb]Maria please call me and tell me you want me to[Bb]night [Eb]Keep one candle burning in your bedroom, [Bb]for light Then [F]I'll make love to you Maria, [Ab]this [Eb]very [Bb]night
[A5]Somebody touched me late last night ... [C5]Last night was [D5]brother was too much for me [C5][A5]...[C5][D5][A5][E5]
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-33-----------
(raise a string for C and then another two frets up for D)Solo (G minor pentatonic) at 0.25 kicks off like this:E:-----------------------6b-8---6-8---6-------6------6------------
B:-6-8---------------(6)-----8------8-----6-8---8-6-8-------6-----
G:-----7~---5-7-5--(7)----------------------------------5-7---7P5-