Gimme Three Steps Lynyrd Skynyrd
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
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feel free to really stretch those bends all over the place.
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I[D] was cuttin the rug down a[D]t a place called 'The Jug'
with a [A]girl named Linda [A]Lou
When [D]in walked a man with a [D]gun in his hand
he was [E]looking for you know [A]who.
He said "[D]Hey there fellow with the [D]hair coloured yellow,
[G] wat[F#/G]cha tryin' to p[E]roove?
Cuz' thatsa' m[D]y woman there and [D]I'm a man who cares
and this [A]might be all for [D]you" (I said "excuse me!")
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I was [D]scared and fearing [D]for my life
[A]shaking like a leaf on a [A]tree
Cuz' he was [D]lean and mean and [D]big and bad, Lord,
[E]pointing that gun at [A]me
OHHH "wa[D]it a minute mister, I di[D]dn't even kiss her,
[G] don't want no [F#/G]trouble with you[E]
and I know [D]you don't owe me but I wish [D]you would let me
[A]ask one favour from [D]you
Chorus: D D
Say won't you Gimme 3 steps, gimme 3 steps mister,
gimme [A]3 steps toward the [A]door?
[D]Gimme 3 steps, gimme [D]3 steps mister
and you'll [A]never see me no [D]more. (for Sure)
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O well th[D]e crowd cleared away [D]and I began to pray
and the [A]water fell down to the [A]floor
and I'm [D]telling you, son, it [D]ain't no fun,
staring [E]straight down a fourty-[A]four.
Well, he [D]turned and screamed at [D]Linda Lou,
and that's the [G]break I was looking [E]for
and you could [D]hear me screaming a [D]mile away
as I was [A]headed out toward the [D]door.
REPEAT CHORUS.
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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
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