Hug You Squeeze You tab by Stevie Ray Vaughan

Hug You Squeeze You

by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble
from the "Live at the El Mocambo" Video Recording

Transcribed by Geoff Millewich


As far as I know, Stevie Ray has not released this song on any of his
albums. The intro riff is just as serious as the lyrics, and I have a
hard time keeping a straight face when I play it. It took me about ten
minutes to figure it out and a few hours to really get it down. Use lots
of reverb and (as always with S.R.V.) tune down 1/2 step.


P.S. -- This is my first shot at writing tab, so bear with me.
     I've been moochin' off you all for so long that
     I figured I ought to make some contribution.

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🏷Legend:

h = hammer on
p= pull off
x = mute string immediately after note is played
/ = slide up
 = slide down
~ = wiggle your fingers


Intro Riff:

e:---0----0------0----0x------------------0x-------------------------------|
B:---0----0h2p0-------0x--0x--------------0x----/3---1------0x------------|
G:------------------------0x--------------------/4---2------0x------------|
D:-----------------------------2~~~~~~----------------------------2~~~~~~--|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e:---0x----------------------------------------------0x--0x----|
B:---0x--------3-------3-------3---------------------0x--0x----|
G:--------2/4-----2/4-----2/4-----0----------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------2~~~~~~~~~--------------|play twice
A:-------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2:

e:------0x-----0x----0-----0----0--------0x----0x--------0----0----0-|
B:------0x-----0x----0-----0----0--------0x----0x--------0----0----0-|
G:------1x-----1x----1-----1----1--------1x----1x--------1----1----1-|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--0---------------------------------0------------------------------|

God knows I love you darlin' .......(I'll) tell the world I do.........


Riff 3 goes something like this????:

e:------0--2--0--2--0--2--------0--2--0-------|
B:------0--2--0--2--0--2--------0--2--0-------|
G:------1--2--1--2--1--2--------1--2--1--1~~~-|
D:------------------------2~~~----------------|
A:--------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------|


Riff 4 - Chorus

e:-------------0--0--------0--0---------0--0------------------0x--0x|
B:-------------0--0--------0--0---------0--0------------------0x--0x|
G:-------------1--1--------1--1---------1--1------------------1x--1x|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

I wanna hug ya......kiss ya....squeeze ya till my arms fall off

Lyrics (standard blues format, of course):


(Intro Riff)

Verse 1:

   (Riff 2)                     (Riff 3)
God knows I love ya baby, (I'll) tell the world I do
   (Riff 2)                     (Riff 3)
God knows I love ya baby, (I'll) tell the world I do
   (Riff 2)                     (Riff 3)
Yah I'll do anything just to be loved by you


Verse 2:

   (Riff 2)              (Riff 3)
Got so much trouble I don't know what to do
   (Riff 2)              (Riff 3)
Got so much trouble I don't know what to do
   (Riff 2)              (Riff 3)
Yah, I'll do anything just to make love to you


Chorus:

   (Riff 4)
I wanna hug ya, kiss ya, squeeze ya, till my arms fall off
   (Riff 4)
I wanna hug ya, kiss ya, squeeze ya, till my arms fall off
   (Riff 4)
God knows about that baby....and baby I love you so

(Solo)--please don't expect me or anyone to tab a Stevie Ray solo


Verse 2 again

Chorus again