#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#


Album: Soul To Soul 
Transcribed By: Sebas (*)

v/vaughan_stevie_ray/*


suggestions are very welcome, especially because this is my first tab.

Empty arms is actually a simple blues scheme in B
SRV uses a lot of sixes and nines.
from vertical to vertical is one bar, so it shouldn't be a puzzle!




(electric guitar with distortion)

(intro)

----------------------------------------------------------------7-|
-------------------------------------------------------------7----|
--------------------------------------------------------7h8-------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              


----------------------------------7-----------------------------7-|
-10-7-10b11----9---------------7----10-7-10b11-----9----------7---|
---------------8----------7h8----------------------8-----7h8------|
---------------9-----------------------------------9--------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              


-------7-7-------7-7-------7-7-------7-7-----------------------------|
-10b12-7-7-10b12-7-7-10b12-7-7-10b12-7-7-----------------------------|
------------------------------------------9b11r9p7---7-7-------------|
---------------------------------------------------9-----9-7---7-8-9-|
-------------------------------------------------------------9-------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                              

----9--7/9\7---7/9---7/9---7v-----|--7-----------------------------------|
--------------------------------9-|--7-----7/9--7/9\7---7/9---7/9---7v---|
----9--7/9\7---7/9---7/9---7v---9-|--7-p8--------------------------------|
--------------------------------9-|--------7/9--7/9\7---7/9---7/9---7v---|
--7-------------------------------|------------------------------------//|
----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
                                                                              


--------9/11--9/11\9v-----7/9\7v----------|
-----------------------------------9p7----|
--------9/11--9/11\9v-----7/9\7v---9p7----|
----------------------------------------9-|
-/9--9-----------------7------------------|
------------------------------------------|
                                                                              


-7------------------------------------------|
-7----7/9--7/9\7--7/9-----------------------|
-7h8-------------------------7h8--8--7h8--8-|
------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--9--9-----------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
                                                                              


----------------------7--------7-----------------|
----7/9--7/9\-------7---10b12-----10--7----------|
-----------------/8----------------------9b11--9-|
-9--7/9--7/9\------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              


-------------------------7---------7------------7------------7----|
-----/9--7/9\7--------7-----10b12-----7--10b12-----7--10b12-----7-|
-7v--------------7h8----------------------------------------------|
-----/9--7/9\7----------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              


-10v--7-------------------------------------7---------7--------|
---------10p7----------------------------7-----10b12-----------|
---------------9b11r9p7--------7b--9b11------------------9b--9-|
-------------------------9--9----------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              


-------------------------------------------------|
----------7/9--7/9\7---7/9--------------7--9---7-|
-7h8p7h8----------------------------7h8----------|
----------7/9--7/9\7---7/9---/9--9---------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              


-9b11--7-------7----------7------------------------|
----------9--7---7--10b12--------7-----------------|
----------------------------9b11----9b11r9--7------|
----------------------------------------------9--7-|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|


                                    you're gonna                              

--------------------------------------------------|
-----7/9--7/9\7--7/9------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
-9v--7/9--7/9\7--7/9------------------------------|
----------------------/9--9v----------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


(verse 1)

 miss me little baby              the day that i'm                            

-------------------------7-7----------------------|
-------------------------7-7----------------------|
-----------------------6---6----------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


 gone                                you're gonna                             

--------------------------------------------------|
------7/9----7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
------7/9----7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


miss me little darlin             the day that I'm                            

-------------------------7-7----------------------|
-------------------------7-7----------------------|
-------------------------7-7----------------------|
----------------------/9--------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


gone                                   'cause i'm                            

--------------------------------------------------|
----------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v----------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
----------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v----------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


leavin'in the morning             won't be back at                          

----------------------------7---------------------|
------------------------9---7---------------------|
------------------------9---7---------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|


all                                     you have                             

--------------------------------------------------|
--------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--7/9--7v------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------|



(verse 2)

 ......run me ragged baby          it's your own fault you're on your     own                     
 
 you have run me ragged darling     it's your own fault you're on your    own                                

 you didnt'nt want me no way, baby           'till your other man was    gone  



(verse 3)

 you've been tryin' to get me back baby      with all your tricks and     charme

 you've been tryin' to get me back baby      with all your tricks and     charme

 but when all your games are over                  you'll be left with empty ....



 ..arms                                   (solo)  

-----------------------------------------|--7--7v-----7------------------|
---------7/9--7/9\7--7/9---------7--9--7-|-----0---10---10---------------|
-----------------------------7h8---------|-----------------9b11r9-7------|
---------7/9--7/9\7--7/9--9--------------|--------------------------9--7-|
-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
                             


---7v----7v-----------7----|-------7----------------------------------------|
------10----10--10b12---10-|-10b12---7--------------------------------------|
---------------------------|-----------9b11r9--7-----------7--9b11r9--7-----|
-9-------------------------|----------------------9--7--/9--------------9-7-|
---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------|------------------------------------------------|

                                                                            

-----------------7-----------7-----------7-------|
-----7--9---7----7--9---7----7--9---7----7--9--7-|
-7h8----9---7h8--8--9---7h8--8--9---7h8-----9----|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------|
                                                                            


-9b11--7-----9b11--7-------------7--7----|----7---7-7v--9---7-------10b-10b-|
---------9-7---------9--------7--7--7--9-|-7----9------9--9----------9b--9b-|
-------------------------9b11----------9-|-7h8----------------------10b-10b-|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----------------------9-----------------|--------------------9-9v----------|
-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
                                                                            


-10b--7--7--9--7---10b--7--7--9--7--|-10b---10b---10b---10b---10b--10b-|
--9b--7--7--9--7----9b--7--7--9--7--|--9b----9b----9b----9b----9b---9b-|
-10b---------------10b--------------|-10b---10b---10b---10b---10b--10b-|
------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

                                                                            

-10b----7h9p7----7------------------------------------------|
--9b-9---------9----9-------------------------------------7-|
-10b-------------------9brp7---9b11---9b11---9p7-----7h9----|
--------------------------------------------------9---------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                           

-------------------7----------------7--7-------|
----------------7-----10--7--10b12--7--7--9--7-|
-7v--------7h8---------------------------------|
-----9-----------------------------------------|
--------9--------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------|

                                                                           

-9b11--7--------9b11--7---------9b11--7-------7-----------------|
----------9--7-----------9--7-----------9--7-----10----10-10----|
-----------------------------------------------------9b11r-9--7-|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                           

-------7-------9--7--------------------14---14---14-|
-------7-------9--7--------------------15---15---15-|
-------7h8-----9--8---------------------------------|
-9--7-------9--------9------------------------------|
------------------------9--9v-----------------------|
----------------------------------------------------|
                                                                            


-14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14---14--14--14---14--14--14--|
-15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15---15--15--15---15--15--15--|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                          


-14--14--14---14--14--14----14--14--14---14--14--14v---|
-15--15--15---15--15--15----15--15--15---15--15--15v--/|
------------------------------------------------------/|
------------------------------------------------------/|
-------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                          


---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-/15--15--15--15--15---15---15\----/15--15--15--15---15--15--15--15\-|
-/13--13--13--13--13---13---13\----/13--13--13--13---13--13--13--15\-|
-/14--14--14--14--14---14---14\--------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                           


--------------------------10b11----7------------------|
-----/12--12--12--12--12-------------------10---------|
-----/11--11--11--11--11--------------9b11----r9--7---|
--9-------------------------------------------------9-|
------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                    


-----------7-------7-9-7h9p7-----------7-----------------------------------|
--------7----10b12-----------7-------7--10-7-----------9---7---------------|
-9b11--------------------------9b11---------9b11r9-7---9---7---9b11r9h7----|
-----------------------------------------------------9---9--------------9--|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                                         


                                                        you have

---------7-----------------------------------------|
-------7---10--7------------------7b---------------|
---7h8-----------9b11--7-9--------7b---------------|
-9--------------------------9---9------------------|
--------------------------------------9v-----------|
---------------------------------------------------|
                                                                              



(verse 5)


 .....run me ragged baby          it's your own fault you're on your     own                     
 
 you have run me ragged darling     it's your own fault you're on your    own                                

 you didnt'nt want me no way, baby           'till your other man was    gone  



(verse 6)

 you've been tryin' to get me back baby      with all your tricks and     charme

 you can ry and get me back baby             with all your tricks and     charme

 but when all your games are over                  you'll be left with empty    arms



(outro)                        

--10--7h9p7---7---------7----9---9b11v--7v--|
------------9---7--9--7---7-----------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------| 
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
                                                                              
---------------------------------7------------10\\--
-10-7--------------------------7---10v--------10\\--
-------9b11r9p7---7v-------7h8-----------------8\\--
----------------9------------------------------9\\--
----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------


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