------------------ YOU GOT TO KNOW HOW - Bonnie Raitt ------------------ Artist: Bonnie Raitt Song: You've Got to Know How (originally sung by Sippie Wallace SOURCE Bonnie Raitt - "You Got to Know How" Album: Give It Up AUTHOR: Tab by Jim Scheel NOTES The song is a 16 bar blues. The first verse is different from the other verses and there is a bridge. The second, third and final verses are the same. I play this with bar chords and a lazy vamp style. I listed the chords two ways. The first is broken down by measures, so you can count out the changes if you want. | F | is one measure (4 beats) of "F". The second ways below that is the chords above the lyrics. TUNING Standard Tuning CHORDS (All Bar Chords) F ====133211 C7===x35353 Bb===x13331 A7===575655 Bb7==686766 G7===353433 Intro: | F | F | A7 | Bb7 | G7 | C7 | F | F | First Verse: | F | F | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | F | F | | F | F | Bb | Bb | G7 | G7 | C7 | C7 | Second Verse: | F | F | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | F | F | | F | F | A7 | Bb7 | G7 | C7 | F | F | Third Verse: | F | F | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | F | F | | F | F | A7 | Bb7 | G7 | C7 | F | F | Bridge: | Bb | Bb | F | F | G7 | G7 | C7 | C7 | | F | F | A7 | Bb7 | G7 | C7 | F | F | Break | F | F | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | F | F | | F | F | A7 | Bb7 | G7 | C7 | F | F | Fourth Verse | F | F | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | F | F | | F | F | A7 | Bb7 | G7 | C7 | F | F | Outro | G7 | C7 | F | F | WITH THE WORDS: (Verse)

^FYou can make me do what you wanna do But you ^C7got to know how,

You can make me cry, you can make me sigh,

But you ^Fgot to know how, You can make me do like this, you can ^Bbmake me do like that, ^G7Woh, baby, but you got to know ^C7how.

(Verse)

Once a ^Fpal of mine stole a guy of mine, But I ^C7got him back, now,

It's the same old song, she couldn't keep him long,

'Cause she ^Fdidn't know how. Well, I love my man, I make him holler, ^A7Woh, ^Bb7my, ^G7Yessir, I^C7 really know ^Fhow.

(Verse)

^FTechnique ain't tough, if you care enough, You can ^C7learn to know how,

I might drop a hint how to strike my flint

If you ^Fyearn to know how, Well, don't tell me about the life you led, ^A7Don't try to drink me ^Bb7into bed, ^G7No, baby, no, ^C7that ain't the way ^Fhow.

(Bridge)

^BbYou got to take your time, you know it ain't no crime If it ^Flasts all night. I think you'll be ^G7ideal when you begin to feel That you're ^C7doin' right. ^FWhen you love me right, you hear me holler, ^A7Woh, ^Bb7my, ^G7Yessir, ^C7when you really know ^Fhow.

(Break) | F | F | C7 | C7 | C7 | C7 | F | F | | F | F | A7 | Bb7 | G7 | C7 | F | F | (Verse)

^FAnd if you stay with me, who knows how it will be When we ^C7finally know how,

We'll get a house in town, no need to move around

When we ^Freally know how, Well, there's tricks that I don't even know, ^A7Ones we'll make ^Bb7up as we go. ^G7Woh, mister, ^C7when we really know ^Fhow. ^G7Yes, mister, ^C7when we really know ^Fhow.

Bonnie Raitt - You got to know how