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Song

Wanted

The Refreshments

from David Cushman, http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dcushman/guitar.html

Riff 1:

E-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-|
B------0h1-----0h3-----0h1-----0h3-----0h1--|
G--0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2-----0h2------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
E-3---3---3---3---3---3-------3----------||
B------0h3-----0h1---------0h3-----------||
G--0h2-----0h2-----0h2---------2h0-2h4p2-||
D----------------------------------------||
A----------------------------------------||
E----------------------------------------||

Verse Riff:

G C D C

E--------------------------------------------------|
B-12-12-12-12-12-13-12--------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5------|
G-12-12-12-12-12-14-12--------7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5------|
D--------------------------5---------------------5-|
A----------------------5h7--------------------5h7--|
E--------------------------------------------------|

(play twice)

G C D C

E-12-12-12-12-12-13-12-------------------------------||
B-12-12-12-12-12-14-12-------5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7||
G----------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7||
D--------------------------5-------------------------||
A----------------------5h7---------------------------||
E----------------------------------------------------||

(2nd time, stop here^)

Riff 2:

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G----0---0-------0---0-------0---0-|

D-4h5-4h5-4h5-2h4-2h4-2h4-0h2-0h2--|

A----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------||
B---------------------------------------------||
G-2-0-2b4r2-0---0----------0---0-------0---0--||
D-------------2---4-2-0-4h5-4h5-4h5-2h4-2h4-2-||
A---------------------------------------------||
E---------------------------------------------||

Solo Pt. 2:

play 4 times then>

E----3---3---3---3---3---3-| |----3---3---3-------||
B-----0h1-0h1-----0h3-0h3--| |-----0h1-0h1--------||
G-0h2---------0h2----------| |-0h2----------2h4p2-||
D--------------------------| |--------------------||
A--------------------------| |--------------------||
E--------------------------| |--------------------||

Opening Riff: (play twice, 2nd time w/ Riff 1)

G Cadd9 D Cadd9 D

G Cadd9 D Cadd9 D

G Cadd9 D Cadd9 D

G Cadd9 D

G(w/Verse Riff) C D C

Well I'm wanted in 50 states and in Mexico

G C D C

An' them wanted posters stretch from Alaska down to Tierra Del Fuego

G C D

I do the don'ts and don't the do's

C G

I wrong the rights and I false the truth's

C D

I drink all night and I howl the blues

C D G...

'Cause I've never been wanted like I want to be wanted by you

Verse Riff

Well federales put a bullet in my sombrero

Still there ain't an hombre standing

who's got the drop on this here pistolero

I do the don'ts and don't the do's

And every time I turn around I'm on the 5 O'clock news

My blood runs red but my heart is blue

C D G

'Cause I've never been wanted like I want to be wanted by you

C D C G

Like I want to be wanted by you

C D C G

Like I want to be wanted by you

C D C G C D

Like I want to be wanted by you

Em(w/ Riff 2) C

So baby grab my hand we're gonna make our stand

G D

On the Mexican side of the Rio Grande

Em C

I got a little money and a place to go

G D

Well you can live high, while I lay low

Yeah let's go!

SOLO-Play Riff 1 followed by Solo Pt. 2

I'm still wanted in 50 states and in Mexico

And yeah them wanted posters stretch from Alaska down to Tierra Del Fuego

I do the don'ts and don't the do's

And every time I turn around I'm on the 10 O'clock news

My blood runs red, but my heart is blue

C D G

'Cause I've never been wanted like I want to be wanted by you

C D C G

Like I want to be wanted by you

C D C G

Like I want to be wanted by you

C D C G C D Fill 1

Like I want to be wanted by you

Opening Riff once - "Aye Carrumba!"

Ending riff is just the solo again

Final riff:

E----------||
B------0-1-||
G-4-2------||

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