Date: 7/12/00; 1:05:27 PM
From: Rye Giesecke <rye_r@yahoo.com>
Subject: I Don't Want To Lose You Yet  by Steve Earle

I Don't Want To Lose You Yet  by Steve Earle
Album: Transcendental Blues
Transcribed by: Ryan Giesecke
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*** The tab for the walk-downs for the bridge
    is at the bottom of the page.  Please
    read the "Notes For Walk-Downs" section
    before you give up on being able to play
    them.

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Verse 1:

G            D                    G      D
Baby it's a cold hard world out there

G               D                G       D
Broken-hearted people everywhere

Em               G
Takin' whatever love they get

C                  D
I don't wanna wind up like that, so



Chorus:

G                               Em
Baby throw your arms around my neck

                                  C
Lay your pretty head against my chest

                                  D
Listen to one heartbeat then the next

                                    G
'Cause baby I don't wanna lose you yet



Bridge:

G Em C D (with walk-downs)

(see bottom of song for walk-down tab)


Verse 2:

G                       D                G     D
You know I love you and I know you love me

G                     D                  G     D
It's everything that love's supposed to be

Em                 G
I don't wanna look up one day

C                        D
And find out we let it slip away



CHORUS


Guitar Solo Bridge: (see bottom of song for alternate solo)

         G                       Em
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|
---11/12-12-12-9-12---|---11/12-12-11/12-9-7---|
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|

C                         D
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|
---7-9/129-97-54---|---2--------------------|
----------------------|--------0-2/4-5-42-0---|
----------------------|------------------------|
----------------------|------------------------|


Vocal Bridge:

Em                            G                
Can't tell you nothin' 'bout love I guess

      C                  D                    
That you don't already know

Em                          G                 
But girl, when you're in my arms like this

C                   D                         
I don't ever wanna let you go




Verse 4:

G                D                     G      D
Baby maybe I'm wrong, but what if I'm right

G                   D               G         D
And everything's depending on us tonight

Em                 D                           
Maybe we'll pass this way again

C                        D                    
But honey I don't wanna wait 'til then


CHORUS


Outro:

          G                     Em 
----------------------|---------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|
---11/12-12-12-9-12---|---11/12-12-12-9-7---|
----------------------|---------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|


             C                   D
-----------------------------|-------
-----------------------------|-------
---7-9-12-9-1211-97-54----|---2---
-----------------------------|-------
-----------------------------|-------
-----------------------------|-------

D                              
I don't wanna lose you yet

G Em C D (fade out)


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Walk Downs For Bridge:

G to Em
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---3--2--------|


Em to C
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---3--2--------|
|---------------|

C to D
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
|------0--2-----|
|---3-----------|
|---------------|

***Notes For Walk-Downs***
First off, yes, the song can be done with out
them.  They are there on the cd, however, and
this is how they are done.  You basically just
slip in the little walk-down lick as part of 
your chord change.  Pick the walk-down, then go
on strumming.  If you play with the cd a couple
of times you will get the hang of it pretty quick.

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Alternate Guitar Solo (for bridge):

        G                  Em
-----------------|-----------------------
-----------------|-----------------------
-----------------|-----------------------
---4/5-5-5-2-5---|---4/5-5-4/5-2-0-------
-----------------|-----------------------
-----------------|-----------------------

         C                      D
---------------------|-----------------------
---------------------|-----------------------
---------------------|-----------------------
---0-2/52-2-------|-----------------------
---------------32---|---0-------------------
---------------------|-----------------------


***Notes For Guitar Solo***
Once again, the guitar solos are essential, you 
can continue to strum the chords if you'd rather.
The solos actually sound better with two guitars.
These two solos (this one, and the one above in
the song) are basically the same, except this
one is an octave lower.  The first one is how it
is played on the cd.