Hurry Sundown Lyrics

Intro: 1st lead guitar
/ // // Bends are 1/2 note and release to orignal note
B --10-8-------8-10b>10p8-------8-10b>10p8-10--10-10-8-8--------|
C 3rd fret 2nd lead guitar joins in.
Guitar 1
B --10-8-------8-10b>10p8-10b>10p8-------8--10b>10p8-10--10-10-8-8----|
Guitar 2
E -17-15--------15-17b>17p15-17p15---------15--17b>17p15-17--17-17-15-15-----|
G ----------------| 1st guitar only
A -----------7vvv-|
Gypsies danced around the campfire, Shook their tamborines
They were waiting for the ghost of an outlaw, Sundown was his name
As the midnight hour drew closer and the sky began to fall
You could see his shadow in the light of the moon
He heard the gypsies ca--ll
B ----h12-10-10--10h12p10-8--8h10p8----------------12-15----------12-15-------|
She had hair as black as darkness, her eyes were emerald green
Oh, her voice was soft and tender, And oooh, she loved to sing
She will sing no more or dance again, and shake her tamborines
They have taken her away, she's dead and gone
You could hear the Gypsies sing
Ooh,ooh, Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7/8 (The gypsies cri-i-
i-i---i--i--------------------------|ied
Ooh,ooh, Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7/8-|
Ooh,ooh Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7/8 (Oh , the Gypsies cried)
Hurry Sundown
G -----------------------11-12--14b>(16)-----------------------------9-9----|
B -------17--------17vvv-17-15-15--17b>(18)------------------------17-15/3---|
E -----------------------------------------------3-------3-5--3h5p3---------|
D -2h5-2--2h5-2---2--5-5----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 (same as chorus 1)
Silver devils in his holsters, Stars strapped to his heels
There was fire in his eyes, they say that he was dressed to kill
He had hands as fast as lightning, A heart as cold as steel
He had come for the one who took her life, To lie him in boothill
(at hill)
G --9>(11)>9--7-9--------------9-7---------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------3-2p0-----------------|
Gypsies danced around the campfire, shook their tamborines
They were waiting for the ghost of and outlaw, Sundown was his name
(Listen for this at outlaw) A --3vvv-0--
As the midnight hour drew closer, and the sky began to fall
You could see their shadows in the light of the moon
They heard the gypsies call
Ooh,ooh, Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7/8
Ooh,ooh, Hurry Sun B -8-5-7/8- down B -8-5-7/8-
Ooh,ooh Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7--8-5-7/8-
B -15-12-12-15---12-15-15-12-15-12-------10h12-10----10----8-10-8-10-8-8------|
E -----------15-17>(19)(19)>17-15-17--15-17>(19)(19)(19)(19)>17-15-17---------|
E -15-17>(19)(19)(19)(19)>17-17-15-17-17-15----15--15-------------------------|
B --10-8--------8-10b>10p8-----------8-10b>10p8-10--10-10-8-8----------|
C 3rd fret 2nd guitar joins in.
Guitar 1
B -10--8---------8-10b>10p8-10b>10p8-8----|
Guitar 2
E -17--15----------15-17b>17p15-17b>17p15-15--|
C D Em 12th fret
b> = 1/2 note bend and release.
b>( ) = bend to note in ( ).
/ under chord = number of times to strike chord.You can pick out the rhythm
E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings
p = pull off note
h = hammer on note
vvv = vibrato
/ = slide down
\ = slide up
I tabbed this from the original 1977 LP Hurry Sundown. It's the best I could do with it.
expert tabbers can probably pick this apart. The rest of you just have fun with it.