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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
leading notes
D |---------------||-0-------------------2-3-2h3p2p0---0-| A |-----------2---||-0-------------------------------0---| F#|---------------||-0-----------------------------------| D |---0---3qb-----||-0-----------------------------------| A |---------------||-------------------------------------| D |---------------||-------------------------------------| D |-(0)---------------------------------| A |-(0)-----------------------------2---|
F#|-------------------------------------| repeat from second bar above
D |-------------------------0-0-3qb-----| 4x total A |-------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------|
Verse 1 Riff
play 4x
D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-0-----------------------------|----------------------------2---| F#|-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------0-0-3qb-----| A |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"Well, she cries and she cries"
"All night to the sound of the freeway hum"
"And she swears she'll be gone when the sun hits the ground"
"And she ain't comin' back to my cell, To my cell"
play 2x
D |-0-------------2-3-2h3p2p0---0-|--------------------------------| A |-0-------------------------0---|----------------------------2---| F#|-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------0-0-3qb-----| A |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
play 4x
D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-0-----------------------------|----------------------------2---| F#|-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------0-0-3qb-----| A |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"Well, she's tired and she's tired"
"Of this life she's been leadin' too long"
"And the time turns around Through these walls that surround"
"To the chimes of a jailer's song Oh, but in my"
Chorus
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| A |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
" four In my four in my"
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"four, in my four-walled world in my"
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| A |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
" four In my four in my"
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"four, in my four-walled world"
D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-------------------------------|----------------------------2---| F#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------0-0-3qb-----| A |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse 2
play 4x
D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-0-----------------------------|----------------------------2---| F#|-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------0-0-3qb-----| A |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"Yeah, she tries and she tries"
"But my feet, they just won't leave the ground"
"And I'm tired and I'm tired of this prisoner's life"
"And these chains that drag me down"
Chorus 2
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| A |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
" four In my four in my"
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"four, in my four-walled world in my"
D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-------------|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7--------------| A |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
" four In my four in my"
D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9-9--\7-----7-------|-5------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"four, in my four-walled world"
D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-------------------------------|----------------------------2---| F#|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------0-0-3qb-----| A |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
Verse 3
play 3x
D |-0-------------2-3-2h3p2p0---0-|--------------------------------| A |-0-------------------------0---|----------------------------2---| F#|-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------0-0-3qb-----| A |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"Well, she cried and she cried all"
"night to the sound of the freeway hum"
"And she swears she'll be gone when the sun hits the ground"
ending
D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| A |-0-----------------------------|----------------------------2---| F#|-0-----------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-0-----------------------------|--------------------0-0-3qb-----| A |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| D |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"And she ain't, no, she ain't comin' back to my cell"
Bridge 2
D |----------------------------------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9---9--------------------9-----9-9---9---9---| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-------9\7----7/9-------9-----9-9---9---9---| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------|
"Now the sun is"
D |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| A |-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|-12/14\12---------------------------| F#|-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|------------12--g10/12--------------| D |-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|------------------------12----------| A |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
"low"
D |----------------------------------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9---9--------------------9-----9-9---9---9---| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-------9\7----7/9-------9-----9-9---9---9---| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------|
"These walls try to"
D |------------------------/16--12-----|------------------------------------| A |-12------12-12-12-12-------------12-|-10/12--12______\--/12---12---12\---| F#|-12------12-12-12-12----------------|--------12______\--/12---12---12\---| D |-12------12-12-12-12----------------|-------------------/12---12---12\---| A |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
"break my soul"
D |----------------------------------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9---9--------------------9-----9-9---9---9---| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-------9\7----7/9-------9-----9-9---9---9---| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------|
"Now the moon is"
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A |-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|-12------12-12-12-12\---------/7---| F#|-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|-12------12-12-12-12\---------/7---| D |-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|-12------12-12-12-12\---------/7---| A |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
"full"
D |----------------------------------------------------------| A |-7/9---9-9-9-9---9--------------------9-----9-9---9---9---| F#|-7/9---9-9-9-9-------9\7----7/9-------9-----9-9---9---9---| D |-7/9---9-9-9-9--------------------------------------------| A |----------------------------------------------------------| D |----------------------------------------------------------|
"And I won't see"
D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A |-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|-11------11-11-11-11------11-11-11-| F#|-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|-11------11-11-11-11------11-11-11-| D |-12------12-12-12-12------12-12-12-|-11------11-11-11-11------11-11-11-| A |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------| D |-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
"nothin' tonight but the tear in her eyes In my"
Repeated Outro
D |-------------------------|-------------------------| A |-9-----------9-----------|-9-----9-----9-----9-----| F#|-9-----------9-----------|-9-----9-----9-----9-----| D |-9-----------9-----------|-9-----9-----9-----9-----| A |-------------------------|-------------------------| D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
"four yeah in my"
D |-------------------------|-------------------------| A |-12----------12----------|-11----------11----------| F#|-12----------12----------|-11----------11----------| D |-12----------12----------|-11----------11----------| A |-------------------------|-------------------------| D |-------------------------|-------------------------|
"four walled world"
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| x Dead note
| g Grace note
| (n) Previous bar ringing note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| > Accented note
| qb quarter bend - slight higher bend pitch, used in blues music
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| pb Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| PM Palm mute
| TR Trill
| N Tremolo
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