Poor Johnny Robert Cray
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)
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -----------0------------------2\4--2\4--(2/)4-2-----------| -2--2--2------\4----0----------------------------2--------| -----------------------0-(0)------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -----2-2-0---2------2--0---0-2----------------------------| -0-0------------0-0------2--------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (Album/Live)
| From here played live
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------2----------------------------| -7/9--7/9-9-9\7-7/9------2/4---2--4-2---------------------| --------------------------------------2-------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|
| Live...
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------7------------------------------------| -7/9--7/9-9-9\7-7/9---------------------------------------| --------------------------------0-2-----------------------| ------------------------------0---------------------------|
Guitar 1 (Album/Live)
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------2-----------------------| -----------0------------------2\4---2--4-2----------------| -2--2--2------\4----0----------------------2--------------| ----------------------0-(0)-------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -----2-2-0-0--2------2--0---0-2---------------------------| -0-0-------------0-0------2-------------------------------|
--Verse (Album/Live)--
[Bm] [F#] [Em] [A]
-----------------------------------------------------------| -----3-------(2)--------0----------2-----------------------| ---4--4-------2------------0----------2--------------------| -----------4----4-----2----------2-------------------------| -2----------------------------0----------------------------| ---------2----------0--------------------------------------|
[Em] [A] [Em] [A]
-----------------------------------------------------------| -------0--------2----------0------------2------------------| ---------0--------2----------0--------2--------------------| ----2---------2---------2----------2-----------------------| ------------0--------------------0-------------------------| --0-------------------0------------------------------------|
--Chorus (Live)--
[Bm]
----------------------------------------------------------| --------7-------------------------------------------------| ------7--------2------------------------------------------| --7/9------2/4----4-2---2---------------------------------| ----------------------4---4-------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|
Bm ~ ~ ~ G
---------------------3--3---3------------------------------| --------3-3-3--------4--4---4------------------------------| --------4-4-4--------4--4---4------------------------------| -----4--4-4-4------5---------------------------------------| ---2-------------------------------------------------------| -----------------3-----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ---7---------------2--------------------------------------| ---7h9-7-------2h4---4-2----------------------------------| ----------9--------------4--------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|
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)--
( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/robert_cray/poor_johnny_tab.html )
----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -7---7------------2---------------------------------------| -7h9-7--------2/4---4-2---2-------------------------------| --------7---------------4---4-----------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|
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----------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------|
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---------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
------------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------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-------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------------| -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------------| --------------------------------------------------------------|
--Solo (album version)-- I'm quite sure this is correct
-12b15---------10--12------------------10-12-12b15--12b15-| -----------12----------12-------10/12---------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -(12b15)---------------10--12-----------------------------| ---------------(10/)12----------12------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| --10/12-----------------------10--------------------------| ---------7/9\7--9----9/11---------11\9--7-(9)-------------| -------------------9--------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| --10/12\10-12-----------------10h12-10--------------------| ---------------7/9\7-(7/)9-------------11-7-7/9--(11)-----| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| -------10-------------------------------------------------| -10/12----12-(10)-----------------------------------------| -------------------7/9(/11\9)---7/9\7----9/11-------------| ---------------------------------------7------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------|
--Outro--
Do the intro again, and some soloing...
it ends with this popular and catchy riff ;)
~~~~~~~~~
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