Smoking Gun

Robert Cray

Transcribed by Jodd JTF

The Robert Cray Band: Strong Persuader


Thanks to Dan for the help!

Riff 1:    
    
                                                     
E||-------0--------0----2--|----0---------0--------||
B||-------0--0--3--0----0--|----0----3----0--2--0--||
G||-------0--0--0--0----0--|----0----0----0--2--0--||
D||------------------------|-----------------------||
A||------------------------|-----------------------||
E||--0---------------------|-----------------------||

Hear the intro!

Riff 2:    
    
                                                   
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G||-------2--2--2-------2--|----2----2------2----||
D||------------------------|---------------------||
A||--0---------------------|---------------------||
E||------------------------|---------------------||

Hear riff 2!

Riff 3:    
      
                                                                                  
E||-------0--------0----2--|----0---------------5--|--6----5-----5--------------||
B||-------1--1--3--1----1--|----1----3----5--8-----|----------8-----8--5--8p5---||
G||-------2--2--2-------2--|----2----2-------------|----------------------------||
D||--2---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------||
A||--0---------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------||
E||------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------||

Hear riff 3!
   
Solo:    
                                                      
                                                                                                   
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|--9--9----9----9----7r-|----5---------------|--5h7-5-------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-------7------------|---------7--------5h7-5h7-|-----------------5--7--|
|-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|--0--------5--7--------|


                                                                                                                  
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------------------------|-----8---------------|----8~-8~-----------|--------------------|------------------------|
---------7--9--7--9--7--|--9-----9~-----------|--------------------|--------------------|---------7--9--7--9--7--|
------9-----------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------9-----------------|
------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----7--7------------|------------------------|
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--8~---8~------------|----------------------------|------------------------|----------------------7--|
------------------9--|----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------7-----|
---------------------|--8p7---------------8-7-----|-----------------9b-----|--7-------------9--------|
---------------------|------10p7-7------------10--|--7-----------------10--|---------7--10-----------|
---------------------|----------------------------|-----10-----------------|-------------------------|


                                                                                                      
-------------------------|------------------------|--5-------------5b-----|-----------------------5--|
----8------8-------------|-----5----8----10b---8--|-----5----5--8---------|--10b---10b-8-------8-----|
------9------9-----------|--7---------------------|-----------------------|---------------9----------|
--------9------9------9--|------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
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                                                                           harmonics                       harmonics                                   
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--10b-10b-8--10----------|-------------------------|------------------|--0----7------------|-------------------7--|
-------------------------|--9~---------------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
-------------------------|-------7p-5--7p-5--------|------------------|--------------------|----------5-----------|
-------------------------|-------------------7~-7~-|------------------|--------------------|-------------7--7-----|
-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|--------------------|----------------------|


                                                                                                                     
----------------------|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|--12-------------------------|------------10b-12--12--10b-|
--------7h8-7---------|--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|--12--------------12h14------|--12------------------------|
---------------9------|----------------------------------|------12----------12---------|--12------------------------|
----------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
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--12--10b---12------------|------------------12------|--------12----------12------|----------------------------|
--------------------12----|--15b---------15b-----15b-|--15b-------15b---------15b-|------12--------------17-15-|
--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|----------14p12-------------|
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--15--17b-----15--17--------|--15----12b-15------15--12--15b-|------15--12--15--------------------|
----------------------17----|----------------15--------------|--15--------------------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------15p14---------12--|
----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------14------|
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----------------------------------|----------------------|--12--------12------12--12--12--|----------------------------|
----------15b---15----------------|--------------15b-----|------15b-------15b-------------|--13----12------------------|
--14b-15-------------15-14--12----|----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------14b-12--------|
-------------------------------14-|--14------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------14----|
----------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
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----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----8------------------|
--14r-----12--14p-12--------|--12----------------------|-----7--9/-12----7--9--9--|-----------------------|
----------------------14----|------14p12-14------------|--9-----------------------|-----------9\----------|
----------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------10-7-----|
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                   trill  trill        
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--10--7----7-------------7h10p7--||
--------10--------7h10p7---------||




(Intro: Intro riff several times)

(Intro riff)
I get a constant busy signal
When I call you on the phone
I get a strong, uneasy feeling
You're not sitting there alone
       (Riff 2)
I have a nasty, nasty vision
          (Intro riff)
And baby, you're in every one, yeah
        (Riff 3)
And I'm so afraid I'm gonna find you with                    
That so-called smoking gun


(Intro riff)
Maybe you wanna end this
You've had you're fill with my kind of fun
But you don't know how to tell me
And you know that I'm not that dumb
      (Riff 2)
I put two and one together
        (Intro riff)
And you know that's not an even sum
      (Riff 3)
And I know just when to catch you with                    
That well-known smoking gun

(Intro riff)

SOLO (truly awesome, one of my favorites!)


(Same as previous verses: Intro riff, Riff 2, Intro riff, Riff 3, Intro riff)

I'm standing here bewildered
I can't remember just what I've done
I can hear the sirens winding
My eyes blinded by the sun
I know that I should be running
My heart's beating just like the drum
Now they've knocked me down and taken it
That still-hot smoking gun

Yeah, yeah, that still-hot smoking gun

They've taken it
That still-hot smoking gun

Ohhhh, they've taken it
That still-hot smoking gun

They've knocked me down
They've taken it
Ohhhhh!

Ahhhhhh!

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