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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.

Riff 1

(play while droning the open "A" string--not tabbed)

v sv ^ v h ^ v ^ v sv ^ v h ^ v ^

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----(7)--9-10--10--8--7--------(7)-7-8-8--3-2---------------------|
G|-----7---9-----9---7--7---------7--7---7--2-2---------------------|
D|-----7---9-11--11--9--7---------7--7-9-9--4-2---------------------|
A|0--9---------------------0----9----------------0-0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-(0)-4-(0)-3-(0)-2--------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---5-3-5----3-4-5-4-5---------------------------------------------|

CHORD CHART

D6/A A A2/F# F# G D A5

e|--5-----x---(0)----2---3---2--5-----------------------------------|
B|--3-----2----0-----2---3---3--5-----------------------------------|
G|--4-----2----4-----3---4---2--2-----------------------------------|
D|--0-----2----4-----4---5---0--2-----------------------------------|
A|--0-----0----0-----4---5--(0)-0-----------------------------------|
E|-------------2-----2---3------------------------------------------|

Verse 1

D6/A A A2/F# A

The mountain is high, the valley is low

A24 A A2/F# A

And you're confused, on which to go

D6/A A A2/F# A

So I come here, to give you a hand

D6/A A A2/F# A

And lead you into, the promised land...so

Chorus

(hit each chord 2 times, except for D chord)

F# G A A5

Come on and take a free ride (free ride)

F# G D

Come on continue by my side

F# G D RIFF2

Come on and take a free ride

Verse 2

(same as verse 1)

All over the country, I'm seein' it the same

Nobody's winning, at this type of game

We gotta do better, it's time to begin

You know all the answers, must come from within..so

Chorus

(hit each chord 2 times, except for D chord)

F# G A A5

Come on and take a free ride (free ride)

F# G D

Come on continue by my side

F# G D RIFF2

Come on and take a free ride

Solo

(stop bridge)

Chorus

Come on and take a free ride yea, yea, yea, yea......

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| s slide

| p pull off

| h hammer on

| v down pick

| ^ up pick

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