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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.

Intro

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|----------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|-/7-------|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|-/7--7\5--|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|-/7--7\5--|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|----------|

Bm/F# Am/E C/E

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

Bm/F# Am/E C/E

Chorus

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

He sticks to his guns He take the road as it comes

Bm/F# Am/E C/E

It take the shine off his shoes

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

He says it's a shame "You know it may be a game

Bm/F# Am/E

Ah, but I won't play to lose"

e|--8----7----5-----------|
B|-----------------5------|
G|--9----7----5----5------|
D|-----------------5------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

C/E

Verse 1

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

He's burning the grass He take up a glass

Bm/F# Am/E C/E

He swallow it neat

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

He crosses the floor He open the door

Bm/F# Am/E C/E

He take a sniff of the street

Bridge

e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

And she tell him that he's crazy

e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

She's a-saying "Hey baby,

e|-(8)-------7-------|
B|--7--------8-------|
G|--8--------9-------|
D|--7--------9-------|
A|-----------7-------|
E|-------------------|

I'm your wife"

e|------------------|
B|--8--8--7---------|
G|--9--9--7--9--7/9-|
D|-----------9--7/9-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

Yeah, she tell him that he's crazy

e|-------------------------|---------------------10-|
B|--8/10-------------------|---------10/13-------8--|
G|--9/11-------------------|---------11/12-------9--|
D|-10/12-------------------|---------------------10-|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|

For gambling a-with his life

Verse 2

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

But he climbs on his horse. You know he feel no remorse

C/E

He just a-kicks it alive

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

His motor is fine. He take it over the line

Bm/F# Am/E C/E

Until he's ready to dive

During Solo

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~--7---5---5---5---|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~--7---5---5---5---|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~--9---7---5---5---|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|--------9---7---7---7---|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| x2

Bridge

e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

And she tell him that he's crazy

e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

Yes she's saying "Listen baby,

e|-(8)-------7-------|
B|--7--------8-------|
G|--8--------9-------|
D|--7--------9-------|
A|-----------7-------|
E|-------------------|

I'm your wife"

e|------------------|
B|--8--8--7---------|
G|--9--9--7--9--7/9-|
D|-----------9--7/9-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|----------|
B|-5/7------|
G|-5/7------|
D|-5/7------|
A|----------|
E|----------|

Yeah, she tell him that he's crazy

e|-------------------------|---------------------10-|
B|--8/10-------------------|---------10/13-------8--|
G|--9/11-------------------|---------11/12-------9--|
D|-10/12-------------------|---------------------10-|
A|-------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------|

For gambling a-with his life

Chorus

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

He sticks to his guns He take the road as it comes

Bm/F# Am/E C/E

It take the shine off his shoes

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

He says it's a shame "You know it may be a game

Bm/F# Am/E

Ah, but I won't play to lose"

e|--8----7----5-----------|
B|-----------------5------|
G|--9----7----5----5------|
D|-----------------5------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

C/E

Outro

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

He sticks to his guns He take the road as it comes

Bm/F# Am/E C/E

It take the shine off his shoes

e|------------------------|------------------------|------|
B|-8-------------8--------|--7--------8------------|-5~~~~|
G|---------9-----------7--|-----7-----------7------|-5~~~~|
D|------9-----------9-----|--------9-----------9---|-5~~~~|
A|-7----------7-----------|--9-----------9---------|------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------|

He's too fast to stop He take it over the top

Am/E*

He make a line in the news

e|----------|
B|----------|
G|----------|

D|-5/7~~~~~~|

A|-5/7~~~~~~|

E|----------|

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| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| * Strum once

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