Life By The Drop
 recording of 1991
from The Sky Is Crying (Epic EK-47390), copyright notice



{t:Life by the Drop}

{st:Stevie Ray Vaughan}

{define D7: base-fret 5 frets x 2 0 2 0 x}

{define E7: base-fret 5 frets x 2 1 2 0 x}

[A]Hello there, [E7]my old friend, 

[F#min]Not so long ago it was [D7]'till the end

[A]We played out [E7]in th' pouring rain 

[F#min]On our way up the road [D7]we started over again

 

[F#min]You're living a dream, [D7]wo you [E7]on top

[F#min]My mind is achin' [D7]Lord it won't stop

[F#min]That's how it [D7]happens livin' [E7]life by th' [A]drop [A] 

^---- only 2/4 here

 

Up and down that road in our worn out shoes

Talkin' 'bout good thangs, singin' th' blues

You went your way, I stayed behind

We both knew it was justa matter of time

 

You're livin' our dream, wo you on top

My mind is achin', Lord it won't stop

That's how it happens livin' life by th' drop 

 

No wasted time we're alive today

Churning up th' past, there's no easier way

Time's been between us, a means to an end

God it's good to be here walkin' together my friend

 

We're livin' our dreams <fill>

my mind stopped achin' <fill>

That's how it happens livin' life by th' drop

That's how it happens livin' life by th' drop

 

{sot}

Fill:

/ / / / | F#min

E ---------------------------------------|-------2-

B ---------------------------------------|-------2-

G ---------------------------------------|-------3- ...

D 0---2--2h4------2----------2-2h4--2----|-------4-

A -------------------------------------4-|-------4-

E ---------------------------------------|--2--2---

 

 

Intro:

/ / / / |/ / / / | A

E ---------------------------------|----------------------------|-------

B ---------------------------------|----------------------------|-------

G ------------0---------------0-h2-|0-------------------------2-|------- ...

D -----0-1-h2---0-h1-p0---0--------|--2-1-0-h1-0---0---0--------|---2---2h4-

A 0-h3------------------3---3------|-------------3---3---3-p0---|---0---0-0-

E ---------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------

 

Rythm:

D7

A / / / /

/ / / / G -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-|

D -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-| D -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-|

A -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-|... A ---------------------------|

E ---------------------------| E ---------------------------|

 

E7

/ / / / 

A -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-|

E -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-|

{eot}

 

{c:On 'The Sky Is Crying', SRV plays this song with a 12-string.}

{c:Note SRV used both xx0212 and xx7575 for D7.}

 

{c:That's it. There are a couple of licks missing but with a little messing}

{c:around with the chords you'll be able to get them.}




Life By The Drop
Stevie Ray Vaughan

Hello there, my old friend
Not so long ago it was til the end
We played outside in the pouring rain
On our way up the road we started over again

You're livin our dream oh you on top
my mind is achin,' Lord it won't stop
That's how it happens livin life by the drop

Up and down the road in our worn down shoes
Talkin about good things and singin the blues
you went your way and I stayed behind
We both knew it was just a matter of time

You're livin our dream oh you on top
my mind is achin,' Lord it won't stop
That's how it happens livin life by the drop

No wasted time, we're alive today
Churnin up the past, there's no easier way
Time's been between us, a means to an end
God it's good to be here walkin together my friend

We're livin our dreams
my mind's stopped achin,'
That's how it happened livin life by the drop
That's how it happened livin life by the drop
That's how it happened livin life by the drop