tabbed by Trulte Opening lick (+verses) : play the following chords ------------------- -8---7---5---7-5--- -9---7---5---7-5--- -9---7---5---7-5--- ------------------- ------------------- Lead guitar: ----------- |---|---------------------------------------| |---|-8---10-8-7-7(8)-7-------7~~~7(9)------| |---|---------------------9--------------10-| |---|---------------------------------------| |---|---------------------------------------| |---|---------------------------------------| He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes He takes the shine off his shoes He says it's a shame, you know it may be a game Ah but I won't play to lose -----------8-7------------------- ---------------10-8-------------- -9---7/9-------------------7-9-7- ------------------------10------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- He's burning the grass, he takes up a glass He swallows it neat --------------------------------- --------------------------------- -9(10)~~~9---7(9)7-7(9)7-7(9)~~~- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- He crosses the floor, he opens the door He takes a sniff at the street CHORUS ------ ---------------------------------------------10--- -5-7---5-7---8-8-7---------5-7---5-7---7-8---10--- -5-7---5-7---------9-7-9---5-7---5-7---7-7---11--- -5-7---5-7-----------------5-7---5-7---7-9---12--- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- But he climbs on his horse, you know he feels no remorse He just kicks it alive ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ --------------------7(9)------7------7(9)- ------10---7^10^7----------10---10-7------ -7/10------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------ His motor is fine, He takes it over the line Until he's ready to dive ---------------------- ----------------6-5--- -------5---7-5------5- ---5-7---7-----7------ -7-------------------- ---------------------- SOLO : ------------------------------------------15-12---------- --------12-15-12-15(17)---12-15-12-15(17)-------13(15)--- -14(16)-------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-12---17-17-15- ----12-13-15-12^13^12----12------------------------------------------- -14-------------------14----14-12------------------------------------- ----------------------------------14---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- -12^15^12--------------17-19-17-------------------------------------------- ------------15-------17---------20---17^20^17---10^20^17------17-20-20(22)- -------------------17--------------------------------------19-------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------8--------------------------------- -20(22)-20-17-20-17------17---19(20)-19--------------10(12)~~~------------------- ----------------------19--------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes -15--------------17------------15---14--------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------- He takes the shine off his shoes ------------------------------------------------------------ -13------------------------------------------------------12- ------------------------------------------12-14-12-14-12---- ----------------------------------7/10/12------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ He says it's a shame you know it may be a game -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------14-12-11-----------------------------11(12)~~~- ------------------------------14------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ah but I won't play it to lose ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------12------------- --------------------------------12(14)----14-14-14-14- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ He sticks to his guns, he takes the road as it comes -------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------12- -12--------------14------------------------------------- ------------------------------------14------------------ -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- He takes the shine off his shoes ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------14-12(14)---14-14-14-14-12---- ----------------------------------15----------------------------15- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -----------------15-13---------------------------- ----12-----------------14---12-14-12-14-12-14(16)- -14----14-12---14--------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- He's too fast to stop, he takes it over the top ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- -14(16)-14-12-14-12---11---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------- He makes a line in the news... -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- --------5/7-------------------5/7----------- --------5/7-------------------5/7----------- -------------------------------------------- for the verse and C- (x2) for the chorus...
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