WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Robert Cray - Poor Johnny Tabs | Ver. 1
Ok, this is one beautiful song, it's my first tab, but I really tried a lot, I mixed the
of the album version and the live version of the Crossroads DVD.
I hope this wil stimulate others to make more tabs of Robert Cray songs!!!
--Intro--
Guitar 1 (Album/Live)
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-----------0------------------2\4--2\4--(2/)4-2-----------|
-2--2--2------\4----0----------------------------2--------|
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-----2-2-0---2------2--0---0-2----------------------------|
-0-0------------0-0------2--------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Album/Live)
| From here played live
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-7/9--7/9-9-9\7-7/9------2/4---2--4-2---------------------|
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| Live...
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---------------------7------------------------------------|
-7/9--7/9-9-9\7-7/9---------------------------------------|
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Guitar 1 (Album/Live)
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-----------0------------------2\4---2--4-2----------------|
-2--2--2------\4----0----------------------2--------------|
----------------------0-(0)-------------------------------|
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-----2-2-0-0--2------2--0---0-2---------------------------|
-0-0-------------0-0------2-------------------------------|
--Verse (Album/Live)--
Bm F# Em A
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-----3-------(2)--------0----------2-----------------------|
---4--4-------2------------0----------2--------------------|
-----------4----4-----2----------2-------------------------|
-2----------------------------0----------------------------|
---------2----------0--------------------------------------|
Em A Em A
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-------0--------2----------0------------2------------------|
---------0--------2----------0--------2--------------------|
----2---------2---------2----------2-----------------------|
------------0--------------------0-------------------------|
--0-------------------0------------------------------------|
--Chorus (Live)--
Bm
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--------7-------------------------------------------------|
------7--------2------------------------------------------|
--7/9------2/4----4-2---2---------------------------------|
----------------------4---4-------------------------------|
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Bm ~ ~ ~ G
---------------------3--3---3------------------------------|
--------3-3-3--------4--4---4------------------------------|
--------4-4-4--------4--4---4------------------------------|
-----4--4-4-4------5---------------------------------------|
---2-------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
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---7---------------2--------------------------------------|
---7h9-7-------2h4---4-2----------------------------------|
----------9--------------4--------------------------------|
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Bm ~ ~ ~ G
---------------------3--3---3-----3----3-----3--3----------|
--------3-3-3--------4--4---4-----4----4-----4--4----------|
--------4-4-4--------4--4---4-----4----4-----4--4----------|
-----4--4-4-4------5---------------------------------------|
---2-------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------3-----------------------------------------|
--Alternate Chorus (live)--
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-7---7------------2---------------------------------------|
-7h9-7--------2/4---4-2---2-------------------------------|
--------7---------------4---4-----------------------------|
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Bm ~ ~ ~ G
---------------------3--3---3-------------------------------|
--------3-3-3--------4--4---4-------------------------------|
--------4-4-4--------4--4---4-------------------------------|
-----4--4-4-4------5----------------------------------------|
---2--------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------3------------------------------------------|
-5/7-5-7-5/7-5-7-5/7-5-7-5/7-5-7----------------------------|
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Bm ~ ~ ~ G
---------------------3--3---3----------3--3--3---------------|
--------3-3-3--------3--3---3----3--6--3--6----6--3--3-3-3---|
--------4-4-4--------4--4---4----4--4----------------4-4-4---|
-----4--4-4-4------5---------------------------------4-4-4---|
---2---------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------3-------------------------------------------|
--Bridge-- (just continue the alternate chorus that ends with that G and the added A#)
-------3--3--3---------6-6--7/9-9-9-9-9-----------------------------------|
-3--6--3--6----6-6/8-8----------------------------------------------------|
-4--4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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---------------------------3--3--3------3---3---3-----------------------|
------2--------------------4--4--4------4---4---4-----------------------|
--2/4---4-2---2---------4--4--4--4------4---4---4-----------------------|
------------4---4-----2-------------------------------------------------|
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-2----2----2--2---2----2----2------2----2----2-------2---2-2--|
-2h4--2----2--4---2h4--2h4--2h4----2h4--2h4--2h4-----2h4-2-2--|
---------4----------------4----------------------4------------|
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--Solo (album version)-- I'm quite sure this is correct
-12b15---------10--12------------------10-12-12b15--12b15-|
-----------12----------12-------10/12---------------------|
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-(12b15)---------------10--12-----------------------------|
---------------(10/)12----------12------------------------|
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--10/12-----------------------10--------------------------|
---------7/9\7--9----9/11---------11\9--7-(9)-------------|
-------------------9--------------------------------------|
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--10/12\10-12-----------------10h12-10--------------------|
---------------7/9\7-(7/)9-------------11-7-7/9--(11)-----|
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-------10-------------------------------------------------|
-10/12----12-(10)-----------------------------------------|
-------------------7/9(/11\9)---7/9\7----9/11-------------|
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--Outro--
Do the intro again, and some soloing...
it ends with this popular and catchy riff ;)
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