Life Without You Lyrics

As recorded by Stevie Ray Vaughan
(From the 1985 Album SOUL TO SOUL)
Words and Music by Stevie Ray Vaughan
Gtr I (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. 1 w/ clean tone.'
Gtr II (D# G# C# F# A# D#) - 'Gtr. 2 w/ dist.'
Slow Ballad Rock Q=64
Gtr I Gtr I
H E. Q S +Q. T S. E S S a E E
|------------5-|-(5)---12s14--12--9-------------|
|------------5-|-(5)---12s14--12-10----10----10-|
|------------6-|-(6)--------------9-11--9h11--9-|
T T S S S T S. S S S +S Q E
|--------12-12--------12----14b15r(14)-12--14-|
|--------------12s14-----14-------------------|
F#m C#mE N.C.A
Q +E. S S S S S S S S S Q S E. a E e E a E
|-!2--(2)---------------------|---------9----9---5---||
|-!2--(2)---------------2-----|----2----9----9---5---||
|-!4--(4)-----------2-4---(4)-|-4-------9h11-9---5h6-||
+E E e S S S S S S S T T E S
|-------6-----6-7-6-----7s5h6---|
|-(6)---------------7s9-------7-|
E S S e S S E e E E +S S S S S S E a +E S E S S T S.
|-------6-----6-4----2--|-(2)-----2---2h4---4pb5r(4)-2------------|
|-----------------------|-----(2)---2------------------2-2h4------|
C#mE N.C. A
|-----2---9----9-(x)-5h6--|
|---------9h11-9-(x)------|
+E a E T S. E T S. E T S. E S S S S S S S S S S S S E S +E S
|---------5s7--5-5----5--------|-2-5-----------------------------------|
|---------5s7--5-5h7--5-5s7--5-|-2-5-5---5-2-------------------------2-|
|-(6)---5---------------4s6--4-|-----4b5-4-2---------------2-4b6r(4)-2-|
+E E S E S S S S +S S S S T S.
|-(2)-2---2-----2-4b5r(4)-2------------|
C#mE N.C.A
E E e E a E e E a E +E E E S S S S S S S S a S S
|-----2---9----9-x-5h6-|-(6)---6-----6h7---7--6----------|
|---------9h11-9-x-----|---------------------(5)-7-----7-|
|----------------------|---------------------------7s9---|
E E E S S e e e a E +E S S E S S S S e E a S S
|-----(6)-----6-8-9-9h10-|-(10)-10-----------10-11-----9h10-10-|
S S E e S S S S S S a S S S S
|----------------------------11s13---------|
E S S e S S S S e a S S S S
E S S E S S e e e a E +E S S S S S S S S S S a S S a S S
|-11-------11-11----11-10-9-7h8-|-(8)-8-8-8-9----------9---7h8------------|
|-----x-----------x-------------|--------------------------------9s11-----|
E E E e E E E S S E E e S S e e e E
+E S S E S S a S S S S a S S S S
|-(10)-10----10-x----9h10-11-11b13---9h10--------|
E S S a S S S S a S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------12s14-------------14-------|
E N.C. C#mE N.C.A
Q S S S S a Q S S S S S Q Q a E e E a E
+S S E e E S S S S a S S T T T T
|-----!5---5---5---------------------------|
|-----!5---5---5---(5)-(5)-----------------|
|-(6)-!6---6---6-7--6--(6)-----------------|
|-----!7----------------7------7-7h9-7h(9)-|
|-----!x-------------------7s9-------------|
E E a E S S e e E E +Q S e S E Q a E
C#mE N.C. A
E E e S S a E E T S. a E +E E e E S S S S S S S S
|-----2-----------------5---|--------5-----7----7s=8---8---|
|-2---------9----9------5h6-|-(6)-^6-6---7---7-(7)s8-8---8-|
S S S S e S S e e E E +S e S a E S S S S +S S S S S T T
|--8s=9--0------5-----5-4-3-2-|-(2)-------2-----------------------------|
|-(8)s9-(9)-(6)-6-----6-4-3-2-|-(2)-----2---x---2-4b6r(4)p2-----4b6-x-x-|
FmEmN.C.D
S S S S E S S E E e E e S S e S S e S S s s S S
e S S e S S a e e E a E
E S S S S S S E S E S S a S S S
|-----(9)-------9------9----9--------^7-|
|-----------------9s11---11---11s9------|
E E e S S e e e E E E E. S S S S S S E S T T
|-----7-----7-6-5-4s|=3-----3----3-----------------|
|-----7-----7-6-5-4s|=3-----3--3-3-----------------|
|-----8-----8-7-6-5s|=4-----4--4-4-5-4-------------|
|-------------------|------------------5-5-7---7s5-|
F#F E N.C. C#mE6N.C.A
E E E S S E E E E +E E S S S S E E E S S S E. Q a E e a E E
+E E e E a S E. a S S S T T S S E S Q S S T T S S S E
|-(5)-^5-(5)---5---5--------------|----------------------------------|
|-(5)-^5-(5)---5---5--5-----------|----------------------------------|
|-(6)-^6--6----6h7-6--6h7-6-------|----------------------------------|
|-(7)-^7--7-----------------7-----|-7-9-9b11-9-9------7-x-9b10-9-7---|
|-(5)-^5--------------------------|----------------------------------|
E E E. S S S S S a S S S S
|-x----(2)-2---5b5.5-2----------------|
|-------2----2-----------5s4-2---4b6--|
|---12s=2-----------------------------|
+E S E S S S E +E. S E a E +Q S E S S S S S T T S S S
|------------------------------------5---|--------7---8---8---8s=9---9---|
|-(4)-2---------2-(4)-(2)-(2)-(2)/---5h6-|-(6)--7---7s8-8---8---/9-9---9-|
Gtr II
W
| Gtr I
| S a S E T T T S S S S S S S S S a E
|-9-9s12-9-9h11p9s7-9-7-5---5---------------|
|-------------------------------7---(5)h(6)-|
W H Q S E +T T
|------------------------------|--------------------------4b5r==(4)-2---||
| E. S S S S S S S S S S E S S E. +S S S S S S E S S E
|----2---2-2-5---------------5-|----------------------5-5s7-------------||
|----2-----2-2-4b5-4-2---2-4-2-|-4-4pb6r(4)-2-----4s6-------------------||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
E E +H a a Q +E. +S a S +S S S E S S E +E
|-4b6-4b6-(4)----------------4b6===|=(4)r(4)----4b6r(4)-2-2---------4b6r(4)--|
| Gtr I
| ~~~ PM--|
| E E S S E E S S Q +Q E. S E s s E S S
|-5--------5----------------^5-----|-(5)-------^5-----------5---4-4-4----3s2-|
|-------------5-------------^5-----|-(5)-------^5-----------5---4-4-4----3s2-|
|---------------6-----------^6-----|-(6)-------^6-----------6---4-4-4----3s2-|
|-----------------7---------^7-----|-(7)-------^7----------------------------|
E. S S S S S S S +S S S S a S T T
|--2p=(0)-----2---2-4b6r(4)-2-4-2-------------|
| +Q Q E E E S S S
|-(2)-----2-------2------2----2-----2h4p==2---|
E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
|-------2--2-2-/7b7.5-------------------------|
| E E E. S E E E E
|-------2----2--4-------4b6---4pb5---4b4.5----|
S S E E. S E +E E a S S S S E S S E a a S E E S S E
|-5-8-5-5--5-8b10r==(8)---8b9---5---|-5-8-5---5---!15\------------5-5---5\-|
|-----------------------------5---5-|-------------!15\------------5-5-5-5\-|
| E E Q S S S S E S S E S S Q E E E E
E E +H +T T a E.
|--4b5-(4)b6r(4)r=========(4)-0---4b6r====|
| +Q Q s s s s s s s s
+H +E. a S +E S S E +E H a a E E
|-(4)b6r==========(4)-----4b6r(4)-2h4-|-4b6r(4)b6---4---------------4b6r==4-|
| s s e e s s E Q E e S S E S S S S E S S E
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------7s==9---|
S E. S E S S S S S T T S S T T
| E E E. S E E E S S
E S S E T T S Q a +S S S S
|--------2--2-2---4b6====4pb6r(4)-2-------|
| E S S E S S E E E e
S E S Q E S S S S S S
| s E s E. S S S S S S S S S
T T S E Q E E. E.
| E E E. s E e e e
E. E. E. E. S S S S
| E E S E s e e e E
S S E E. S S E. E. S +S S E E. S E E E E
|-17--20-17-17-----17-17--20b22---20b22---20b22-|-(20)-20-17-17----17-17---20b21---20b22-20b24==|
| +Q S E. +E E S E S E E E S S S S S S Q
|-(2)-----------2-----(2)-------2-------2--2----|-------------2--2--2--5h6--5h===6--------------|
+S +S E E S S S E S S S S S S S
| H E E S S S S
S S S E S S S S S S S S S +S S S S E +S S S
|-7b9----------------------7b9-----------7b8r(7)p5---5--7b8r(7)p5------|
| S S S S S S S S E E E. S
E S S S S S S. T S E S S S s E
| E S S E S S S S S S S S S S
Q E S S S S E E E E E E E H
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E H
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths