Cut My Wings Chords & Tabs

by Seasick Steve

[Version Description]
Tabbed for either 3 string GGB as Seasick Steve plays it on or 6 string in open G, this version of the tab includes bar markings and detailed slide solo.
Seasick Steve – Cut My Wings
From "Dog House Music", 2006
Tabbed by Ben Spiller
Played on red "Three-String Trance Wonder" electric guitar, which is tuned to GGB.
Also works well on a 6-string in Open G tuning (as it's an open tuning, the additional strings sound pretty
fine if hit accidentally). With a reasonable amount of overdrive.
Strum with fingers don’t finger-pick; no use of slide except in solo.

[Intro]
Now we gonna get down on some 3 string TRANCE music here, gonna do it now...
D(V)                 C(IV)
>
D                                                
B|---6---6---6~~-----6-|-----8--6---------------|
G|---7-------7----7----|-----------7-p0--3p0-3b-|
D                                                
G|-/7--------------7---|-/5---------------------|
D|---------------------|------------------------|

[Verse 1]
G(I)                         C(IV)
>        >      >      x8   >     >               >     >     . >
D|-----x----------------------||----------------------|---------------------|
B|-----5b--p3-----------------||---8--6---------------|--8--6---------------|
G|--------------3p0-x-----x---||---------7p0-x--3p0-x-|--------7-p0--3br-p0-|
D                                                                            
G|--0--------------x---3p0-x--||/5----------x------x--|/5---------0-------0-|
D|----------------------------||----------------------|---------------------|
G(I)                        D(V)                  C(IV)
>        >      >     x2
D|-----x----------------------||--------------------|----------------------|
B|-----5b--p3-----------------||--6---6---6-------6-|---8--6---------------|
G|--------------3p0-x-----x---||--7-------7----7----|---------7-p0--3br-p0-|
D                                                                           
G|--0--------------x---3p0-x--||/7--------------7---|-/5---------0-------0-|
D|----------------------------||--------------------|----------------------|
G                  
Cut my wings, y’all
Shot me down I cannot fly
(2 bars instrumental)
C                  
Cut my wings, y’all
Shot me down I cannot fly
G                    
(2 bars instrumental)
D                         
When  I   lay my head down
C                       
That  night I surely cry
G                    
(2 bars instrumental)

[Verse 2]
G             
Cap'n how long
Must I stand your evil ways?
C             
Cap'n how long
Must I stand you evil ways?
D                       
One day I get outta here
C                               
It's gonna be your very last day


[Slide solo]
Lord have mercy...
1:32            x3                   x3
D                                                                                  
B|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|/3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|/3--0--/3--0--/3--0-0-|-/3--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|/3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|/3--0--/3--0--/3--0-0-|-/3--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|(0)--------------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------|
G|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|/3--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--|/3--0--/3--0--/3--0-0-|-/3--0-0-0-0-0-0--|
D|-----------------|--------------------|----------------------|------------------|
1:42                          x4 1:51
D                                                                             
B|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3-/3--0-0-/3-|-/5--/5~~--5-5--/12-/12-|-/5-/5~-----------|
G|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3-/3--0-0-/3-|-/5--/5~~--5-5--/12-/12-|-/5-/5~--\5~--/3~-|
D                                                                             
G|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3-/3--0-0-/3-|-/5--/5~~--5-5--/12-/12-|-/5-/5~-----------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|------------------|
x2 2:00
D                                                                              
B|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3-/3--0-0-/3-|-/7--/7~~--7-7--/10-/10-|-------------------|
G|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3-/3--0-0-/3-|-/7--/7~~--7-7--/10-/10-|-0-3-/5b(6)r~-5br~-|
D                                                                              
G|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3-/3--0-0-/3-|-/7--/7~~--7-7--/10-/10-|-------------------|
D|-------------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
D                                  
B|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3/3--0-0--/3-||
G|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3/3--0-0--/3-||
D                                  
G|-0--/12~--0-0-0--/3/3--0-0--/3-||
D|-------------------------------||

[Verse 3]
G             
Cap'n how long
Must I stand you evil ways?
(Cap’n how long?!)
C             
Cap'n how long
Must I stand you evil ways?
(Gonna take me now, take me)
D                       
One day I get outta here
C                               
It's gonna be your very last day
G                
(instrumental x2)
D                       
One day I get outta here
C                               
It's gonna be your very last day
(O hear me now!)
G                
(instrumental x2)
D                       
One day I get outta here
C                               
It's gonna be your very last day
(That’s the truth)
G                
(instrumental x2)

[Outro fadeout]
G             
Cap'n how long
How, how long
How long
Cap'n how long
How long
How long
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| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| ~   Vibrato
| x   Dead note/finger muted
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| >   Accented/emphasis
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