This is how I play this song with only me and my acoustic guitar.
Since that is how I usually play, alone and acoustic, I would like
to present a tab that is easy and straightforward, and hopefully sounds
great, for others who generally play alone and acoustic.
GIMME THREE STEPS
| e |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A 9 9 7 9 7 9 0 4 4 2 4 2 4 0 |
| E |
| e |
| B |
| G 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A 9 9 7 9 7 9 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
feel free to really stretch those bends all over the place.
| e |
| B 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10 7 5 5 |
| G 9b 9b 9b 9b 7 7 7 9b 9b 7 7 9 7 4b 4b 2 7 |
| D 9 9 2 7 9 |
| A 3b 0 0 0 0 |
| E |
| e 9 10 10 |
| B 10 7 10 7 10 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 10 |
| G 9b 7 9b 7 9b 9b 9b 7 7 9 7 2 9 9b 7 7 9b 9b |
| D 9 2 2 9 |
| A 2 4 3b 0 |
| E 0 3 4 |
| e 0 |
| B 0 10~~10~ 7 7 10 7 |
| G 1 9b~~9b~ 7 7 7 9b 7 7 9 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 4/5 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 2 9 9 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A 2 2 2 0 0 0 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E 2/3 3 3 2 1 0 0 0 |
D D
I was cuttin the rug down at a place called 'The Jug'
A A
with a girl named Linda Lou
D D
When in walked a man with a gun in his hand
E A
he was looking for you know who.
D D
He said "Hey there fellow with the hair coloured yellow,
G F#/G E
watcha tryin' to proove?
D D
Cuz' thatsa' my woman there and I'm a man who cares
A D
and this might be all for you" (I said "excuse me!")
| e |
| B 10 10 10 10 7 7 10 10 7 5 5 5 5 |
| G 9b 9b 9b 9b 7 7 7 9b 9b 7 7 9 7 4b 4b 4b 2 4b 4 2 2 4 2 |
| D 9 9 4 4 |
| A |
| E |
| e |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 |
| G 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9 7 7 9 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 9 2 2 2 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A 0 0 0 2 4 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
D D
I was scared and fearing for my life
A A
shaking like a leaf on a tree
D D
Cuz' he was lean and mean and big and bad, Lord,
E A
pointing that gun at me
D D
OHHH "wait a minute mister, I didn't even kiss her,
G F#/G E
don't want no trouble with you
D D
and I know you don't owe me but I wish you would let me
A D
ask one favour from you
Chorus: D D
Say won't you Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister,
A A
gimme 3 steps toward the door?
D D
Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister
A D
and you'll never see me no more. (for Sure)
| e |
| B 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 5 5 5 5 |
| G 7 9b 7 9b 7 9b 7 9b 7 9b 7 4b 4b 4b 2 4b 4 2 2 4 2 |
| D 7 9 4 4 |
| A |
| E |
| e 9 |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 |
| G 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 2 9 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 7 9~ |
| D 2 2 4/5 4/5 5/9 |
| A 2 4 3b 0 |
| E 0 3 4 |
| e |
| B 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 5 2 2 |
| G 9b 7 9b 7 9b 7 9b 7 9b 7 4b 4 2 0 2 10 9 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| A 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
D D
O well the crowd cleared away and I began to pray
A A
and the water fell down to the floor
D D
and I'm telling you, son, it ain't no fun,
E A
staring straight down a fourty-four.
D D
Well, he turned and screamed at Linda Lou,
G E
and that's the break I was looking for
D D
and you could hear me screaming a mile away
A D
as I was headed out toward the door.
REPEAT CHORUS.
| e |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 |
| G 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 9b 7 7 9 7~ 2 2 4b 4b 4bp2 2 4 2 |
| D 9 4 4 |
| A 2h3 2h3 |
| E |
| e 9 |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 10 |
| G 9b 9b 9 9b 9b 9 9b 9b 9 7 7 9 7 2 9 |
| D 9 2 2 |
| A 2 4 3b 0 |
| E 0 3 4 |
| e 0 |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 0 |
| G 9b 9b 9 9b 9b 9 9b 9b 9 7 7 9 7 1 1 |
| D 9 4/5 5 5 4 3 2 2 |
| A 2 2 |
| E 2/3 3 3 2 1 0 0 |
| e |
| B 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 7 |
| G 9b 9b 9 9b 9b 9 9b 9b 9 7 7 9 7 2 2 2 7 7 7 |
| D 9 2 2 2 7 7 7 |
| A 0 0 0 2 4 5 5 5 |
| E |
That is pretty much it. Mess around with it and it should sound pretty close to the
song. Remember this is a transcription for ONE guitar. it sounds great on acoustic or
electric, but if on an acoustic you really have to bend those strings.
JIFIGZ