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                       I CAN'T HOLD OUT - Elmore James
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Tabbed by: refewz

Tuning: Open D (DADF#AD)

This song by the king of slide guitar should be played with a slide, of
course. I play this acoustic or electric. Learning Elmo's licks is a great
way to pick up soloing with a slide.

INTRO:           G              D
E|-/15---12----|-------|------|-/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12-|
B|-------------|-------|------|-/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12-|
G|------------o|-------|------|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------o|-------|------|--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------|-------|------|--------------------------------------------|
E|-------------|-------|------|--------------------------------------------|

                A                        G                D             
E|---------12-|-12--12----12-----------|-12-12----12----|-------------|-12-|
B|------12----|--------12----12--------|-------12----12-|-------------|-12-|
G|-/12\-------|-----------------/11----|----------------|-/11-----/12-|----|
D|------------|---------------------12-|----------------|-----12\-----|----|
A|------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------|----|
E|------------|------------------------|----------------|-------------|----|

              
VERSE:  D   G         D
E|--------|----|----|-/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12-|------|
B|--------|----|----|-/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12--/12-12-12-|------|
G|----x4-o|----|----|--------------------------------------------|-/12\-|
D|-------o|----|----|--------------------------------------------|------|
A|--------|----|----|--------------------------------------------|------|
E|--------|----|----|--------------------------------------------|------|

   A    G    D
E|----|----|-12---|---------|
B|----|----|-12---|---------|
G|----|----|------|--------o|
D|----|----|------|--------o|
A|----|----|------|---------|
E|----|----|------|---------|

G  O: D
E|-----12-12-/12-12-12-/12-12-12-/12-12-12-|----12---|----12-12---12-12-15-|
B|-/12-12-12-/12-12-12-/12-12-12-/12-12-12-|----12---|-12------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------| /12------|---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|

                          G                                    D
E|-12----------------12-|-12-12-----------|------12-12-------|-------------|
B|----12---------/12----|-------12--------|--/12-------12----|-------------|
G|-------/11------------|----------/11----|---------------11-|---------/12-|
D|-----------12---------|--------------12-|------------------|-12----------|
A|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|----12\------|
E|----------------------|-----------------|------------------|-------------|

                  A                 G                D
E|-12-----------|-12--------------|-12-12----12----|------------|-----|
B|-----------12-|----12-----------|-------12----12-|------------|-----|
G|-------/12----|-------/11-------|----------------|-/11--------|-----|
D|--------------|-----------12----|----------------|-----12-----|-----|
A|--------------|--------------12-|----------------|------------|-----|
E|--------------|-----------------|----------------|------------|-----|

       Talk to me baby...
OUTRO:
E|---------------------|-/12-/12-/12-/12-/12-/12----|
B|---------------------|-/12-/12-/12-/12-/12-/12----|
G|---------------------|---------------------------o|
D|---------------------|---------------------------o|
A|---------------------|----------------------------|
E|---------------------|----------------------------|