Stevie Ray Vaughan

Hug You Squeeze You

Stevie Ray Vaughan


Tom: A


Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 21:00:29 -0500 (EST)
From: Geoff Millewich 



from the "Live at the El Mocambo" Video Recording

Transcribed by Geoff Millewich


As far as I know, Stevie Ray has not released this song on any of his
albums.  The intro riff is just as serious as the lyrics, and I have a
hard time keeping a straight face when I play it. It took me about ten
minutes to figure it out and a few hours to really get it down.  Use lots
of reverb and (as always with S.R.V.) tune down 1/2 step.


P.S. --  This is my first shot at writing tab, so bear with me.
         I've been moochin' off you all for so long that
         I figured I ought to make some contribution.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Legend:

h = hammer on
p= pull off
x = mute string immediately after note is played
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = wiggle your fingers


Intro Riff:

e:---0----0------0----0x------------------0x-------------------------------|
B:---0----0h2p0-------0x--0x--------------0x----/3---\1------0x------------|
G:------------------------0x--------------------/4---\2------0x------------|
D:-----------------------------2~~~~~~----------------------------2~~~~~~--|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e:---0x----------------------------------------------0x--0x----|
B:---0x--------3-------3-------3---------------------0x--0x----|
G:--------2/4-----2/4-----2/4-----0----------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~--------------|play twice
A:-------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2:

e:------0x-----0x----0-----0----0--------0x----0x--------0----0----0-|
B:------0x-----0x----0-----0----0--------0x----0x--------0----0----0-|
G:------1x-----1x----1-----1----1--------1x----1x--------1----1----1-|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--0---------------------------------0------------------------------|

God knows I love you darlin' .......(I'll) tell the world I do.........


Riff 3 goes something like this????:

e:------0--2--0--2--0--2--------0--2--0-------|
B:------0--2--0--2--0--2--------0--2--0-------|
G:------1--2--1--2--1--2--------1--2--1--1~~~-|
D:------------------------2~~~----------------|
A:--------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------|


Riff 4 - Chorus

e:-------------0--0--------0--0---------0--0------------------0x--0x|
B:-------------0--0--------0--0---------0--0------------------0x--0x|
G:-------------1--1--------1--1---------1--1------------------1x--1x|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

I wanna hug ya......kiss ya....squeeze ya till my arms fall off

Lyrics (standard blues format, of course):


(Intro Riff)

Verse 1:

      (Riff 2)                                         (Riff 3)
God knows I love ya baby, (I'll) tell the world I do
      (Riff 2)                                         (Riff 3)
God knows I love ya baby, (I'll) tell the world I do
      (Riff 2)                                         (Riff 3)
Yah I'll do anything just to be loved by you


Verse 2:

      (Riff 2)                            (Riff 3)
Got so much trouble I don't know what to do
      (Riff 2)                            (Riff 3)
Got so much trouble I don't know what to do
      (Riff 2)                            (Riff 3)
Yah, I'll do anything just to make love to you


Chorus:

      (Riff 4)
I wanna hug ya, kiss ya, squeeze ya, till my arms fall off
      (Riff 4)
I wanna hug ya, kiss ya, squeeze ya, till my arms fall off
      (Riff 4)
God knows about that baby....and baby I love you so

(Solo)--please don't expect me or anyone to tab a Stevie Ray solo


Verse 2 again

Chorus again


P.S. -- Any comments, suggestions, etc. are welcome via email.