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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Verse 1
Bb B# D G D G...... D
I'm a working man..... but I ain't worked for a while
G (A) (Bb) B# D F G B# C# F G Bb A#
like some old tin can..... from the bottom of the pile.. from the bottom of the pile
Chorus
Eb Bb F
I have lost my way
Eb Bb Eb
but I hear tell
Bb Eb F
about a heaven in Alberta
Bb F Eb Bb
where they have got all hell for a basement
{guitar interlude}
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Verse 2
G A Bb B# Bb B# D
my words are like a rope..... that's wrapped around my throat
G A Bb B# Bb
wash my mouth with soap..... for words unfit to quote
Chorus
Eb Bb F Bb F Eb
I have lost my way.... but I hear tell
Bb Eb F
about a heaven in Alberta
Bb F Eb Bb
where they have got all hell for a basement
Eb Bb F Bb F Eb
I have lost my way.... but I hear tell
Bb Eb F
about a heaven in Alberta
Bb F Eb Bb
where they have got all hell for a basement
{guitar solo}
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|through the base riff
Main riff
Verse 3
G B C# F G B# C# B# C#
now I'm free to go.... but time cannot remove
G B C F G B# C#
the only life I know....now only time will prove
F G B# A#
yes, only time will prove
{chorus banjo}
Eb Bb F Bb F Eb
if I have lost my way.... cause I hear tell
Bb Eb F
about a heaven in Alberta
Bb F Eb Bb
where they've got all hell for a basement...........
{chorus no banjo}
Eb Bb F Bb F Eb
Yeah I have lost my way.... but I hear tell
Bb Eb F
about a heaven in Alberta
Bb F Eb Bb
where they've got all hell for a basement...........
{End guitar solo}
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