Intro: 1st lead guitar C D Em / // // Bends are 1/2 note and release to orignal note E --------------------------------------------------------------| B --10-8-------8-10b>10p8-------8-10b>10p8-10--10-10-8-8--------| G -------9---9------------9---9----------------------------9----| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------| C 3rd fret 2nd lead guitar joins in. / Guitar 1 E --------------------------------------------------------------------| B --10-8-------8-10b>10p8-10b>10p8-------8--10b>10p8-10--10-10-8-8----| G --------9--9----------------------9--9---------------------------9--| D --------------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E -17-15--------15-17b>17p15-17p15---------15--17b>17p15-17--17-17-15-15-----| B -------17--17--------------------17---17-------------------------------17--| G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B ----------------| G ----------------| 1st guitar only D --7-7-5-5-------| A -----------7vvv-| Em C Gypsies danced around the campfire, Shook their tamborines Em C They were waiting for the ghost of an outlaw, Sundown was his name Em C As the midnight hour drew closer and the sky began to fall Em You could see his shadow in the light of the moon C He heard the gypsies ca--ll E -10-------------------------------------------------------------------12----| B ----h12-10-10--10h12p10-8--8h10p8----------------12-15----------12-15-------| G ----------------------------------9-----12-14------------12-14--------------| D ------------------------------------14--------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| Em C She had hair as black as darkness, her eyes were emerald green Em C Oh, her voice was soft and tender, And oooh, she loved to sing Em C She will sing no more or dance again, and shake her tamborines Em They have taken her away, she's dead and gone C You could hear the Gypsies sing A --------------------------------------0--| E ---------------------------0--0-2-3------| Chorus C D Em Ooh,ooh, Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7/8 (The gypsies cri-i- C D Em i-i---i--i--------------------------|ied Ooh,ooh, Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7/8-| C D Em Ooh,ooh Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7/8 (Oh , the Gypsies cried) C D //// /// //// Hurry Sundown E --------------------------------------------------------------------------| B ----------------------------------------10-8-8--10--8-10--10-8-8----------| G -----------------------11-12--14b>(16)-----------------------------9-9----| D ----------12-12-12-14-----------------------------------------------------| A -14-12-14-----------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------------------| E -17-15----17-15-----------------------------15-17-17--17-15-15-------------| B -------17--------17vvv-17-15-15--17b>(18)------------------------17-15/3---| G ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------------------| B 3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-----------------------------------------------------| G ----------------------4-4-2-4-4-2-2------2-2-4-4-2-2----------------------| D -------------------------------------5-5-------------5-5--2-2-5-5-2-2-----| A ----------------------------------------------------------------------5---| E --------------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------------------------------------------3-------3-5--3h5p3---------| B -------------------------------------3-3-5-5------5-5---------------5-3---| G ------------------------2-4--4--4-----------------------------------------| D -2h5-2--2h5-2---2--5-5----------------------------------------------------| A --------------5-----------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------| B --------------------------------------------| G --4-2-2-------------------------------------| D --------5--2-2-0----------------------------| A -----------------2-2-0------------------0---| E -------------------------0---0--2-3---------| Chorus 2 (same as chorus 1) C D //// /// //// Em C Silver devils in his holsters, Stars strapped to his heels Em C There was fire in his eyes, they say that he was dressed to kill Em C He had hands as fast as lightning, A heart as cold as steel Em C He had come for the one who took her life, To lie him in boothill (at hill) E -----------------------------------------------------------------| B ----------------------8-10-8-------------------------------------| G --9>(11)>9--7-9--------------9-7---------------------------------| D ---------------------------------9-7-----------------------------| A -------------------------------------9-7-------------------------| E -------------------------------------------3-2p0-----------------| Em C Gypsies danced around the campfire, shook their tamborines Em C They were waiting for the ghost of and outlaw, Sundown was his name (Listen for this at outlaw) A --3vvv-0-- Em C As the midnight hour drew closer, and the sky began to fall Em You could see their shadows in the light of the moon C They heard the gypsies call A --------------------------------0--| E ----------------------0--0-2-3-----| Chorus 3 C D Em Ooh,ooh, Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7/8 C D Em Ooh,ooh, Hurry Sun B -8-5-7/8- down B -8-5-7/8- C D Em Ooh,ooh Hurry Sundown B -8-5-7--8-5-7/8- E ----------------------------------12----------------------------------------| B -15-12-12-15---12-15-15-12-15-12-------10h12-10----10----8-10-8-10-8-8------| G -----------------------------------------------12----------------------9----| D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E -----------15-17>(19)(19)>17-15-17--15-17>(19)(19)(19)(19)>17-15-17---------| B ----15-17-------------------------------------------------------------------| G -14-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E -15-17>(19)(19)(19)(19)>17-17-15-17-17-15----15--15-------------------------| B ------------------------------------------17-17--17-17-17-17-17-1715-17-15--| G ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B --------15-15-17-----------------------------------------------------------| G -16-16-----------16-16-14--------------------------------------------------| D --------------------------17--14--12---------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------14-12-12/10-10-12-12-10-10-10-12\14--| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B ------------------------------------------------------------------------15-| G ------------------------------------------------------------------14-16----| D ------------------------------------------------12-12-14-17----------------| A --12--12/10-10-12-12\14-14-12-12/10-10-12\14-------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------| B ---------------------------------------------| G --16-14--------------------------------------| D --------17-14-14/12-12-14-14/12--------------| A ---------------------------------14-12-12-14-| E ---------------------------------------------| C D //// /// //// E ---------------------------------------------------------------------| B --10-8--------8-10b>10p8-----------8-10b>10p8-10--10-10-8-8----------| G -------9---9--------------9------9-----------------------------9-----| D ---------------------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------------------------------------------------------| E ---------------------------------------------------------------------| C 3rd fret 2nd guitar joins in. / Guitar 1 E ----------------------------------------| B -10--8---------8-10b>10p8-10b>10p8-8----| G -------9----9---------------------------| D ----------------------------------------| A ----------------------------------------| E ----------------------------------------| Guitar 2 E -17--15----------15-17b>17p15-17b>17p15-15--| B --------17---17-----------------------------| G --------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------| A --------------------------------------------| E --------------------------------------------| 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.
