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From: Mario Kefalopoulos 
 It took this song to make me find my forgotten 12-string Eko which was deep
 buried in a closet for quite some time.  I had it serviced and sat down to
 learn the song.  Here are the results:
 Fist, the general outline.  The intro and a couple more licks are after it.
 |A            |E7             |F#min                  |D7
 |/  /  /  /   |/  /  /  /     |/  /  /  /             |/  /  /  /
 |Hello there  |my old friend, |not so long ago it was |still the end
 
 |A           |E7                 |F#min                 |D7
 |/  /  /  /  |/  /  /  /         |/  /  /  /            |/  /  /  /
 |late outside|in the pouring rain|on our way up the road|we started over again
 
 |F#min           |D7               E7
 |/  /  /  /      |/  /             /  /
 |living a dream  |as though you're on top  (?)
 
 |F#min             |D7            E7
 |/  /  /  /        |/  /          /  /
 |my mind is aching |Lord it won't stop
 
 |F#min         D7              |E7           |A          |A
 |/  /          /  /            |/  /         |/  /  /  / |/  /  /  /
 |that's how it happened living |life by the  |drop       |
                                 ^---- only 2/4 here
 
 
 |Up and down the road in our |worn out shoes
 |talking about good things and |singing the blues
 |you went your way and |I stayed behind
 |we both knew it was just a |matter of time
 |living a dream as |though you're on top
 |my mind is aching |Lord it won't stop
 |that's how it happens living |life by the |drop / / /| / / / /|
 
 |No waste of time we |??...?? the day
 |turning up the past, there's no |easier way
 |time's been between us a |means to an end (???)
 |God, it's good to be here, walking |together my friend
 |living a dream |  
 |my mind starts thinking|  
 |that's how it happened living |life by the |drop / / /|
 |that's how it happened living |life by the |drop / / /|
 
 
 
 /         /         /        /         |  F#min
 ---------------------------------------|-------2-
 ---------------------------------------|-------2-
 ---------------------------------------|-------3-   ...
 0---2--2h4------2----------2-2h4--2----|-------4-
 -------------------------------------4-|-------4-
 ---------------------------------------|--2--2---
 
 
 Intro:
 /      /      /         /        |/     /        /     /      |  A
 ---------------------------------|----------------------------|-------
 ---------------------------------|----------------------------|-------
 ------------0---------------0-h2-|0-------------------------2-|------- ...
 -----0-1-h2---0-h1-p0---0--------|--2-1-0-h1-0---0---0--------|---2---2h4-
 0-h3------------------3---3------|-------------3---3---3-p0---|---0---0-0-
 ---------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------
 
 Rythm:
                                         D7
     A                                   /     /       /     /
     /     /       /     /           G  -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-|
 D  -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-|     D  -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-|
 A  -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-|...  A  ---------------------------|
 E  ---------------------------|     E  ---------------------------|
 
    E7
    /     /       /     /            F#min:  244222
 A -2---2h4---4---2---2h4---4-|
 E -0---0-0---0---0---0-0---0-|
 
 For the D7 he's using both xx0212 and xx7575  (EADGBE)
 For the E7, I'm not sure, but probably the x7675x.
 
 
 That's it.  There are a couple of licks missing but with a little messing
 around with the chords you'll be able to get them.
 
 Have fun.
 
 
 From: Paul D 
 Subject: SRV's "Life By the Drop"...
 
 
    The intro is just some 'A pentatonic' stuff:
    (this may not be exact)
 
 E-|------------------------------------------------------|
 B-|------------------------------------------------------|
 G-|----------0-----------2---0---------0--------------2--|
 D-|------0h2---0h2p0------------2--0h2----0h2p0----------|
 A-|--0h3-------------3p0------------------------3--0-----|
 E-|------------------------------------------------------|
 
    Then there's this thing that I call "standard blues riff" (because I'm
    basically musically illiterate) throughout the verses:
 
     A                 E                  F#m             D
 E-|-------------------------------------------2-2---2-2-----------------------|
 B-|-------------------------------------------2-2---2-2-----------------------|
 G-|-------------------------------------------2-2---2-2--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-2---:-|
 D-|-2-2-4-4--2-2-4-2--------------------------4-4---4-4--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---:-|
 A-|-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-4-4--2-2-4-2---4-4--4-4---4-4-----------------------|
 E-|-------------------0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---2-2--2-2---2-2-----------------------|
 
 
    Here's the chorus part ("Livin' your dreams, wo' you on top."):
    (there's some words at the bottom to help keep up)
 
 
 E-|------2-2---2-2--------------------------2-2---2-2-------------------------|
 B-|------2-2---2-2--------------------------2-2---2-2-------------------------|
 G-|------2-2---2-2---2-2-4-2----------------2-2---2-2---2-2-4-2---------------|
 D-|------4-4---4-4---0-0-0-0----------------4-4---4-4---0-0-0-0---------------|
 A-|-4-4--4-4---4-4-----------2-2-4-2---4-4--4-4---4-4------------2-2-4-2------|
 E-|-2-2--2-2---2-2-----------0-0-0-0---2-2--2-2---2-2------------0-0-0-0------|
          Livin'...   Wo'...                 My mind...  Lord...
 
 
    Then here's where he says "That's how it happens livin' life by the drop":
 
 E-|----------2--------------2-----------------------|
 B-|----------2--------------3-----------------------|
 G-|----------2------2--2----2------------------2----|
 D-|----------4------0--0----0------2-----------2----|
 A-|-4-4------4---------------------2-----------0----|
 E-|-2-2------2---------------------0----------------|
       That's how it happens livin' life by the drop.
 
 
 I hope that helped some.  Sorry I don't know any other SRV songs.  I just
 figured this one out as a favor to a friend of mine who is kinda tone-deaf.  You
 You're own with some of the lyrics though, they're hard to hear.
 Good luck...
 Paul D. (s3bz%transy@ukcc.uky.edu) OR (phuckwheat@aol.com)