Intro: 1st lead guitar b> = a 1/2 note bend and release in the
intro and the ending. Full note bends are
indicated by >( )>.
CD C Em C Em C D Em C(3rd fr)
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
B---10-8-8-----8-10b>10p8-8-----8-10b>10p8-10---10--10-8-8----|
G--------9---9------------9---9-----------------------------9-|
D-------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------|
2nd lead guitar joins in.
Guitar 1
C Em C Em C D Em
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--10-8--8---8-10b>10p8-10b>10p8-8-----8-10b>10p8-10---10--10-8-8----|
G--------9--9------------------------9----------------------------9--|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-17-15-15------15-17b>17p15-17b>17p15-15------15--17b>17p15-17-|
B-------17---17----------------------------17-------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 continued.
E--17--17-15-15-----|
B----------------17-|
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
E--------------|
B--------------|
G--------------| 1st guitar only
D---7-7-5-5----|
A------------7-|
E
Em C
Gyp-sies danced a-round the camp-fire. Shook their tam-bor-ines.
Em C
They were wait-ing for the ghost of an out-law, Sun-down was his name.
Em C
As the mid-night hour drew clos-er and the sky began to fall.
Em
You could see his sha-dow in the light of the moon.
C
He heard the gyp-sies ca--ll.
E-10---------------------------------|
B----h12-10-10--10h12p10-8--8h10-----|
G ---------------------------------9-|
D -----------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------|
E------------------------------12-|
B-----------12-15-------12--15----|
G----12-14--------12h14-----------|
D-14------------------------------|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
Em C
She had hair as black as dark-ness. Her eyes were em-er-ald green.
Em C
Oh, her voice was soft and ten-der. And oooh, she loved to sing.
Em C
She will sing no more or dance a-gain, and shake her tam-bor-ines.
Em
They have tak-en her away, she's dead and gone.
C Em
You could hear the gyp-sies sing.
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------0-|
E---------------------------0------0-2-3---|
Chorus
C D Em
Oooh, oooh, hur-ry Sun-down. B-8p7---8-| (The gypsies
G-----9---|
C D Em
cri-i-i-i---i---i------------------------|ied.)
Oooh, oooh, hur-ry Sun-down. B-8p7---8--|
G-----9----|
C D Em
Oooh,oooh hur-ry Sun-down. B-8p7---8--| (Oh , the Gypsies cried)
G-----9----|
C D
/// // // /// / Hur-ry Sun--down.
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------10-8-8--10--8-10-|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D-------12-14-12--14-16-17-19>(21)=====------------------|
A-12-14--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------19-17-----19-17-----------------|
B-10--8-8---------------19--------19vvvv19--17-17-|
G---------9-9-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
E----------17-19--19--19-17-17-------------|
B-19>(20)----------------------19-17--17/3-|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A -----------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
B 3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-3-3---------------------------------|
G -----------------------4---2--4-4--2-2----2--4-4-2-2---|
D ---------------------------------------5-------------5-|
A -------------------------------------------------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------2-4--4--4-|
D-2-2--5--5--2-2-----2h5p2--2h5p2----2--2-5--5-----------|
A----------------5-----------------5---------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------3-3--5---3h5p3-----|
B--3-3-5----------------5-3-|
G---------------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
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
Sil-ver dev-ils in his hol-sters. 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 light-ning. A heart as cold as steel.
Em
He had come for the one who took her life.
C Em
To lie him in boot-hill.
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------8-10-8-----------------------|
G------------------9>(11)=====>9--7h9---------9--7------------------|
D --------------------------------------------------9-7-------------|
A -------------------------------------------------------9-7--------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------5-3p0-|
Em C
Gyp-sies danced around the camp-fire. Shook their tam-bor-ines.
Em
They were wait-ing for the ghost of and out-law.
D------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------3vvvv-0-|
E------------------------------------------------------|
C
Sun-down was his name.
Em C
As the mid-night hour drew clo-ser, and the sky be-gan to fall.
Em
You could see their sha-dows in the light of the moon.
C Em
They heard the gyp-sies call.
D------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------0--|
E-----------------------0--0-2-3-----|
Chorus 3
C D Em
Oooh, oooh, hur-ry Sun-down. B-8p7---8-|
G-----9---|
C D Em
Oooh, oooh, hur-ry Sun B-8p7---8- down. B-8p7---8-|
G-----9--- G-----9---|
C D Em
Oooh, oooh hur-ry Sun-down. B-8p7---7---7-8-|
G-----9---9-----|
E---------------------------------14-12---------------------|
B-15--12-12-15---12-15-15-12--15------------10h12--10----10-|
G-----------------------------------------------------12----|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------15-15-17>(19)-(19)>17-15-17-|
B-8-10--8h10-8-8----------15-17-----------------------------|
G----------------9-----16-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-15-17>(19)-(19)--(19)-(19)-(19)>17-15-17-|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
E-15-17>(19)--(19)--(19)>17-17-15-17-17-15-----15vvvvv-|
B------------------------------------------17--17vvvvv-|
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
E-15vvv------------------------------------------------------|
B-17vvv-17--17-17-17-17-15--17-15----15-15-15-17-------------|
G---------------------------------16-------------16-16-14/12-|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-12-12--------------------------------------|
D-------14-14-12-----------------------------|
A----------------14-12--10-10-12-12-10-12-12-|
E--------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|
A-14--12-12-10-10-12--14-14-12-10--12---14-|
E------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G--------12-14-16-16--14-12-----------|
D-12-14----------------------14-12-12-|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
C D
/// // // /// /
E------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------10--8-8-|
G---------------------------------11-11--------9-|
D----------------------12h14-14------------------|
A-12h14p12/10-12\14-14---------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------|
C(3rd fr)
E--------------------------------------------------|
B---8-10b>10p8-8------8-10b>10p8-10---10--10-8-8---|
G-9-----------------9----------------------------9-|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 2nd guitar joins in.
E----------------------------------------|
B-10--8-8-------8-10b>10p8-10b>10p8-8----|
G-------9----9---------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
E-17--15-15-------15-17b>17p15-17b>17p15-15-|
B--------17---17----------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
C D Em (12th fret)
/// // // /// /
E,B,G,D,A,E = guitar strings, p = pull off, h = hammer on,
b> = 1/2 note bend and relaease, >( )> = bend to note in ( )
and release, // under chord is just for timing and to show how
many times to play the chord, vvv = vibrato, / = slide down,
\ = slide up, === = hold bend. Revised 5-18-09
Chord diagrams:
Em C D C(3rd fr) Em(12th fr)
022000 032010 x00232 xx5553 o - - o o o
- - - - - -
- o o - - -
Tabbed from the original 1977 LP Hurry Sundown.
