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2 4 6 8 Motorway by Tom Robinson
2 4 6 8 Motorway
A E
Drive my truck midway to the motorway station
D E11 A
Fair-lane cruiser coming up on the left hand side
E
Headlights shining, driving rain on the window frame
D E11 A
Little young lady stardust hitching a ride
Chorus:
A E
And it's two four six eight, never too late
D E11 A
Me and my radio trucking on through the night
A E
Three five seven nine, on a little white line
D E11 A
Motorway sun coming up with the morning light.
Whizz-kid sitting pretty on your two wheels stallion
This old ten ton lorry got a bead on you
Ain't no use setting up with a bad companion
Ain't nobody got the better of you know who.
Chorus repeat
Well, there ain't no route you can choose to lose the two of us
Ain't nobody know when you're acting right or wrong
No one knows if a roadway's leading nowhere
Gonna keep on driving on the road I'm on.
Chorus repeat ad infinitum.
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version 2
Tuning: EADGBE
INTRO
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--3--2--3--2--2--3--2-2-2--3--2--2--2--3--2--3---2--2--3--2--3-----------|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2--2--2--2-----------|
D|-2--4--2--4--2--2--4--2-2-2--4--2--2--2--4--2--4---2--2--4--2--4-----------|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7--7--7--9--9-------3--2--3---------|
G|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9--7--7--9--9---2-2-2--2--2---------|
D|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7--7--7--9--9---2-2-4--2--4---------|
A|-0--0--0--0---------11--11---11--11-11\9--9--9--11-11--0-0-0--0--0---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
INTRO
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7----7--7--9--9--------3--2--3------|
G|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9----7--7--9--9----2-2-2--2--2------|
D|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7----7--7--9--9----2-2-4--2--4------|
A|-0--0--0-------0----11--11---11--11-11\9----9--9--11-11---0-0-0--0--0------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Drive my truck midway to the motorway station
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--------3--------2-----------3--2/9---9---10---9---10-10--9--------------|
G|-2--------2--------2-----------2--2/9---9---11---9---11-11--9--------------|
D|-2--------4--------2-----------4--2/9---9---9----9---9--9---9--------------|
A|-0--------0--------0-----------0--------11--11---11--11-11--11-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fair-lane cruiser coming up on the left hand side
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------------------------------------------2-3-2-3---------------------|
G|--7---------9---------------------9------------2-2-2-2---------------------|
D|--7-----------------9----------------11p9------2-2-4-4---------------------|
A|--9--7/9-------------------9h11-----------11---0-0-0-0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Headlights shining, driving rain on the window frame
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--------3--------2-----------3--2/9---9---10---9---10-10--9--------------|
G|-2--------2--------2-----------2--2/9---9---11---9---11-11--9--------------|
D|-2--------4--------2-----------4--2/9---9---9----9---9--9---9--------------|
A|-0--------0--------0-----------0--------11--11---11--11-11--11-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Little young lady stardust hitching a ride
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------------------------------------------2-3-2-3---------------------|
G|--7---------9---------------------9------------2-2-2-2---------------------|
D|--7-----------------9----------------11p9------2-2-4-4---------------------|
A|--9--7/9-------------------9h11-----------11---0-0-0-0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And it's two four six eight, never too late
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------2---2----2---2-2/9--9---------9----9---9--9-\7------------------|
G|-----------2---2----2---2-2/9--9---------11---9---11-11\9------------------|
D|-----------2---2----2---2-2/9--9---------9----9---9--9-\7------------------|
A|-----------0---0----0-----0----11--------11---11--11-11\9------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Me and my radio trucking on through the night
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------7-----9----9----------------------3--2--3-----------------------|
G|--7--------7-----9----9------------------2-2-2--2--2-----------------------|
D|--7--------7-----9----9------------------2-2-4--2--4-----------------------|
A|--9--------9-----11---11-----------------0-0-0--0--0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Three five seven nine little white line
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2----2----2-----2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7----------------------------|
G|-2----2----2-----2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9----------------------------|
D|-2----2----2-----2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7----------------------------|
A|-0----0----0-----0---------11--11---11--11-11\9----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
motorway sun coming up with the morning light.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------7----------9---9-------------------3--2--3----------------------|
G|--7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2-2--2--2----------------------|
D|--7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2-4--2--4----------------------|
A|--9--------9----------11--11--------------0-0-0--0--0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
whiz kid sitting pretty on your two wheel stallion
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-------2-------2-------------2----2/9----9---10---9---10-10--9-----------|
G|-2-------2-------2-------------2----2/9----9---11---9---11-11--9-----------|
D|-2-------2-------2-------------2----2/9----9---9----9---9--9---9-----------|
A|-0-------0-------0-------------0-----------11--11---11--11-11--11----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This old ten ton lorry got a bead on you
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7-------7--------------------------2-3-2-3--------------------------------|
G|-7-------7-----------9--------------2-2-2-2--------------------------------|
D|-7-------7------------------11p9----2-2-4-4--------------------------------|
A|-9-------9-------9/11------------11-0-0-0-0--------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ai'nt no use setting off with a bad companion
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--------3-----------2----------3--2/9--9---10---9---10-10--9-------------|
G|-2--------2-----------2----------2--2/9--9---11---9---11-11--9-------------|
D|-2--------3-----------2----------4--2/9--9---9----9---9--9---9-------------|
A|-0--------0-----------0----------0-------11--11---11--11-11--11------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
ain't nobody got the better of you know who.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------------------------------------2-3-2-3---------------------------|
G|--7--------9--------------9--------------2-2-2-2---------------------------|
D|--7----------9------------------11p9-----2-2-4-4---------------------------|
A|--9----7/9------------9/11----------11---0-0-0-0---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Two four six eight, ain't never too late
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------2---2----2---2-2/9--9---------9----9---9--9-\7------------------|
G|-----------2---2----2---2-2/9--9---------11---9---11-11\9------------------|
D|-----------2---2----2---2-2/9--9---------9----9---9--9-\7------------------|
A|-----------0---0----0-----0----11--------11---11--11-11\9------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Me and my radio trucking on through the night
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------7-----9----9----------------------3--2--3-----------------------|
G|--7--------7-----9----9------------------2-2-2--2--2-----------------------|
D|--7--------7-----9----9------------------2-2-4--2--4-----------------------|
A|--9--------9-----11---11-----------------0-0-0--0--0-----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Three five seven nine little white line
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2----2----2-----2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7----------------------------|
G|-2----2----2-----2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9----------------------------|
D|-2----2----2-----2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7----------------------------|
A|-0----0----0-----0---------11--11---11--11-11\9----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
same old motorway sun coming up with the morning light.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------7--------7----------9---9-------------------3--2--3-------------|
G|-----------7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2-2--2--2-------------|
D|-----------7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2-4--2--4-------------|
A|-----------9--------9----------11--11--------------0-0-0--0--0-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
first solo (bass/drums only)
(next verse - bass,drums and organ only)
Well, there ain't no route you can choose to lose the two of us
Ain't nobody know when you're acting right or wrong
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------3/5-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------4/6-----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
No one knows if a roadway's leading nowhere
Gonna keep on driving home on the road I'm on.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------2-3-2-3---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------2-2-2-2---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------2-4-2-4---------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------0-0-0-0---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And it's 2 4 6 8 never too late
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7---------------------------|
G|---------2--2--2--2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9---------------------------|
D|---------2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7---------------------------|
A|---------0--0--0--0---------11--11---11--11-11\9---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just me and my radio trucking on through the night
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7---------7-----9----9----------------------3--2--3-----------------|
G|-------7---------7-----9----9------------------2-2-2--2--2-----------------|
D|-------7---------7-----9----9------------------2-2-4--2--4-----------------|
A|-------9---------9-----11---11-----------------0-0-0--0--0-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Three five seven nine little white line
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-----2----2-----2--2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-----------------------------|
G|-2-----2----2-----2--2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9-----------------------------|
D|-2-----2----2-----2--2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-----------------------------|
A|-0-----0----0-----0-------11--11---11--11-11\9-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
motorway sun coming up with the morning light.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------7----------9---9-------------------3--2--3----------------------|
G|--7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2-2--2--2----------------------|
D|--7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2-4--2--4----------------------|
A|--9--------9----------11--11--------------0-0-0--0--0----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2 4 6 8, never too late
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7---------------------------|
G|---------2--2--2--2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9---------------------------|
D|---------2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7---------------------------|
A|---------0--0--0--0---------11--11---11--11-11\9---------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
me and my radio trucking on through the night
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------7---------7-----9---9-----------------------3--2--3-----------------|
G|-------7---------7-----9---9-------------------2-2-2--2--2-----------------|
D|-------7---------7-----9---9-------------------2-2-4--2--4-----------------|
A|-------9---------9-----11--11------------------0-0-0--0--0-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3 5 7 9 little white line
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-----------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9-----------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-----------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0---------11--11---11--11-11\9-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
motorway sun coming up with the morning light.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7--------7----------9--9-------------------------------------------------|
G|--7--------7----------9--9----------------2-2------~-~---------------------|
D|--7--------7----------9--9----------------2-2------2-2---------------------|
A|--9--------9----------11-11---------------0-0--3-4-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
motorway sun coming up with the morning light.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------3-2-3---------------------------|
G|-2----2----------------------------------2-2-2-2---------------------------|
D|-2----2----------------------------------2-4-2-4---------------------------|
A|-0----0---3----4-------------------------0-0-0-0---------------------------|
E|---------------------0--0--------3--4--------------------------------------|
That same old motorway sun coming up with the morning light.
e|----------------------------------------------------2----------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------3----------------------|
G|------------2----2----------------------------------2----------------------|
D|------------2----2----------------------------------0----------------------|
A|------------0----0---3---4-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0--0--------3--4---------------------------|
second solo (organ,bass,drums only)
Yeah yeah yeah
I said it's two four six eight, never too late
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------2---2----2--2--2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-------------------------|
G|----------2---2----2--2--2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9-------------------------|
D|----------2---2----2--2--2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-------------------------|
A|----------0---0----0--0-------11--11---11--11-11\9-------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Just me and my radio trucking on through the night
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7---------7-----9---9-----------------------3--2--3---------------------|
G|---7---------7-----9---9-------------------2-2-2--2--2---------------------|
D|---7---------7-----9---9-------------------2-2-4--2--4---------------------|
A|---9---------9-----11--11------------------0-0-0--0--0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3 5 7 9 little white line
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-----------------------------------|
G|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11\9-----------------------------------|
D|-2--2--2--2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9-\7-----------------------------------|
A|-0--0--0--0---------11--11---11--11-11\9-----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
motorway sun coming up with the morning light.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7--------7----------9---9-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2------~-~----------------------|
D|-7--------7----------9---9---------------2-2------2-2----------------------|
A|-9--------9----------11--11--------------0-0--3-4--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(fade out)
and it's 2 4 6 8 never too late Me and my radio trucking on
through the night...
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------2-2-2-2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9---9----7--7--9--9--------3--2--3--|
G|-------2-2-2-2----2/9--9---11---9---11-11--9----7--7--9--9----2-2-2--2--2--|
D|-------2-2-2-2----2/9--9---9----9---9--9---9----7--7--9--9----2-2-4--2--4--|
A|-------0-0-0------0---11--11---11--11-11--11----9--9--11-11---0-0-0--0--0--|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 3
Intro
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2--3--2--3--2--2--3--2--3--2--2--3--2--3--2--2--3--2--3-|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-|
D|-2--4--2--4--2--2--4--2--4--2--2--4--2--4--2--2--4--2--4-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
The verse and the chorus are played the same, its just the text
that is different in the song...
Verse/Chorus
e|-------------------------2--2----------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--3--3--0--0--2--2--3--2--3-------|
G|-2--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--2--2--1--1--2--2--2--2--2-------|
D|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--2--2--2--2--4--2--4-------|
A|-------------0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2----------------------|
E|-------------4--4--4--4--2--2--0--0----------------------|
Solo
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------5-----------2------------------------------------|
G|--6p4---6p4---4b6---6p4--2--4---4~--4p2----2--4b6-4b6-4b6--6p4------|
D|------7-----7---------------------------4---------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------5--7b9-7b9-7p5-7-5-|
B|---------------------5b7--5b7-5--------------5-7--5-----------------|
G|-2---2-4b6~--4b6-4-2------------6p4---4-6-4~------------------------|
D|---4--------------------------------7-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
After the solo he plays the verse again but only one time on each chord
e|----------2---------------|
B|--2---0---3---0---2-------|
G|--2---4---2---1---2-------| X2
D|--2---2---0---2---2-------|
A|------0---0---2-----------|
E|------4---2---0-----------|
Verse/Chorus
Solo 2, its almost like the first one but with some changes, be creative!
Verse/Chorus
Fade out/End
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version 4
A E
Drive my truck midway to the motorway station
D E A
Fairlane cruiser coming up on the left hand side
A E
Headlight shining, driving rain on the window frame
D E A
Little young Lady Stardust hitching a ride... and it's
A E
2-4-6-8 ain't never too late
D E A
Me and my radio truckin' on thru the night
A E
3-5-7-9 on a double white line
D E A
Motorway sun coming up with the morning light
A E
Whizzkid sitting pretty on your two-wheel stallion
D E A
This ol' ten-ton lorry got a bead on you
A E
Ain't no use setting up with a bad companion
D E A
Ain't nobody get the better of you-know-who
A E
2-4-6-8 ain't never too late
D E A
Me and my radio truckin' on thru the night
A E
3-5-7-9 on a double white line
D E A
Motorway sun coming up with the morning light
A E
Well there ain't no route you could choose to lose the two of us
D E A
Ain't nobody know when you're acting right or wrong
A E
No-one knows if a roadway's leading nowhere
D E A
Gonna keep on driving home on the road I'm on...
A E
2-4-6-8 ain't never too late
D E A
Me and my radio truckin' on thru the night
A E
3-5-7-9 on a double white line
D E A
Motorway sun coming up with the morning light
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version 5
intro (repeat)
E---x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x------|------------------------------------|
B---2--3--2--3--2-2--3--2-2--3------|------------------------------------|
G---2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2-2--2------|------------------------------------|
D---2--4--2--4--2-2--4--2-2--4------|------------------------------------|
A---0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0------|------------------------------------|
e---x--x--x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x------|------------------------------------|
E---x----x----x----x------x-x-x-----|-x-x-x---x---x---x-x---x---x-x-x--x-|
B---2----2----2----2------5-7-5-----|-5-7-5---x---x---x-x---2---2-3-2--2-|
G---2----2----2----2------4-4-4-----|-4-4-4---2---2---4-4---2---2-2-2--2-|
D---2----2----2----2------6-6-6-----|-6-6-6---4---4---6-6---2---2-4-2--2-|
A---0----0----0----0------7-x-7-----|-7-x-7---5---5---7-7---0---0-0-0--0-|
e---x----x----x----x------x-x-x-----|-x-x-x---x---x---x-x---x---x-x-x--x-|
"Let freedom ring"
"Oh Rock of ages do not crumble love is breathing still"
"Oh Lady Moonshine down, a little people magic if you will"
This tab was created with the help of one guitar, two ears and years of
patience. This song has eluded me for years. I feel great finally
understanding how to do it.
E------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
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version 6
This is the pattern for the first part of the guitar intro which is just repeated
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-2--2--2--3--2--2--3--2--2--3--2--2--3--2--3--|
G|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|-2--2--2--4--2--2--4--2--2--4--2--2--4--2--4--|
A|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Then it moves up the neck to do inversions of A-E-D-E-A and the way I play it is using
only 3 strings
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--3--3--5--5--2--2--2--2--|
G|-6--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--2--2--4--4--2--2--2--2--|
D|-7--7--7--7--6--6--6--6--4--4--6--6--2--2--2--2--|
A|-------------------------------------0--0--0--0--|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
You can make the final A chord in the second part of the intro more interesting by doing this
pattern between chords
e|----------------|
B|-2--2--2-----2--|
G|-2--2--2-----2--|
D|-2--2--2-----2--|
A|-0--0--0-3h4-0--|
E|----------------|
The rest of the song cintinues like this apart from the middle 8 where you just play the
standard A-E-D-E-A
once and let it ring until the next chord change
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