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New Orleans Is Sinking by Tragically Hip
New Orleans Is Sinking
Guitar I - (E A D G B E) - "Standard Tuning"
Guitar II - (E A D G B E) - "Standard Tuning"
Legend:
H - Hammer On
P - Pull Off
* - Pinch Harmonic
b - Bend
r - Release Bend
X - Mute String
/ - Slide Down
\ - Slide Up
P.M. - Palm Mute
= - Hold Bend
Intro
Gtr I
Riff.1
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------| repeat this 4x
D|------2-------0-0H2--|
A|--------2---2--------|
E|--0-0-----3----------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------| repeat this 3x
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--| Gtr I play Riff.1 4x
A|---------------------------------| over Gtr II
E|---------------------------------|
Alright..
e|---------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0-----3-5-|
G|--3P2P0-2-2P0---0--2/4---4-4-----|
D|--------------2------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr I plays Riff.1 8x
Bourbon blues on the street loose and complete
Under skies all smoky blue-green
Gtr II P.M.
|--------|
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------2-2-----0-0--2-2-----0-0---|---------0-0-2-X-X-----2*b3r2P0-2P0-|
D|------2-2-0H2------2-2-0H2-------|-2X2-0H2-----2-X-X-2-2--------------|
A|-7\2--0-0----------0-0-----------|-------------0-X-X-0-0--------------|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
I can forsake a dixie dead shake So we dance the sidewalk clean
Gtr I
Riff.2
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
A|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
E|----------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-----------3--3--3--5-----5\--|
G|--2/4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--------------4------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in
Chorus
Gtr I back to Riff.1 6x
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0-3-3------------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4--------------------------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4-----4-----4P0-2*b-0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|---------------------------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|--3P2P0-2-2P0---0---0~~----------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|--------------2---2----0-2-------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr I play Riff.1 8x
Colonel Tom, what's wrong? What's goin on?
Can't tie yourself up for a deal
Gtr II P.M
|----------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------8\----------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------8\----------------------|
G|-----------------0-0-2-2-----0-0-|--2-2----------------------------|
D|-2-X-X-2-X-X-0H2-----2-2-0H2-----|--2-2----------------------------|
A|-0-X-X-0-X-X---------0-0---------|--0-0----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
He said "Hey North, your South, shut your big mouth
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|----------0-0--------------------|-2*b3r2P0-2P0--------------------|
D|--2X2-0H2-------2-X-X-2-X-X------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------0-X-X-0-X-X------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
you gotta do what you feel is real"
Chorus
Gtr I play Riff.2 once
Gtr II
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------3-----------3--3--3--5-----5\--|
G|--2/4--4--4--4-----4--4--4--------------4------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
Ain't got no picture postcards ain't got no souvenirs
Gtr I play Riff.1 6x
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0-3-3------------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4--------------------------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
My baby she don't know me when I'm thinking about those years
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4-----4-----4P0-2*b-0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0-------------------------------/3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5---|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2P0-3P0-2P0-2P0-2/4-4-4-4--------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo
Gtr I
Riff.3
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-------------2-------------4-------------2----------------------|
D|--4-------------2-------------4-------------2----------------------|
A|--2-------------0-------------2-------------0----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------------------------5/7-3-5P3-------|
B|--5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x then Riff.2 once
e|--------------------------------0---0-0-0-0-0-----0---0-0----------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0---------------3/7\5\3/5/3-0-0---3---3-5-0---0----|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2P0-2P0-----------------2/4---4-----4\2-2----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I play Riff.1 10x
Gtr II
e|------0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3--3P0---5P0---3P0--------------------3--------------------|
G|--0H1----------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0-----2*b4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2P0--------2P0[16x]-------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------3b------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------2P0-----0-2P0------|
D|-----XX2*b3=====r2P0-2P0------0---XX0H2P0H2P0-------XX2------------|
A|--X-----------------------------2----------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3b----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------0-0---------------------------------|
B|---------------------3-3-3--3--5-3-0------------------------------|
G|--X2P0-2P0---0-0-2/4---4-4-4-4-----4------------------------------|
D|-----------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
Gtr I play Riff.1 24x
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------2/3--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------3/4--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------7\2-2-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pale as a light bulb hanging on a wire
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------2------2-0-X-X-0-0H2----------------------------------|
A|-----X-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------3b-------------------------------------------------------|
Sucking up to someone just to stoke the fire
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----XX2-X--X--X--X--2*b---X--X--X--X---XX2P0-----0H2--------------|
A|---------X--X--X--X--------X--X--X--X---------0H2------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Picking out the highlights of the scenery
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------3P0-2P0-----2*b3-0--------|
D|----2-0------XX2P0-----0H2--X--X--X--X-----------2P0---------X--X--|
A|-------------------0H2------X--X--X--X-----------------------X--X--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Saw a little cloud that looked a little like me
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-X--X----5*b-5*b--X-X-X-5---5*b7r5b7r57--------------3--3~---------|
G|-X--X-------------X-X-X---------------------------------4~---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------X-X--2-0-----0-0H2------------X-X---2-0-----0-0H2-----------|
A|----------------X-X----------------------------X-X-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
I had my hands in the river my feet back up on the banks
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------2*b-0------------------|
D|--X-X-2-0-----0-0H2-----------------X-X-2-0------------------------|
A|----------X-X------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Looked up to the Lord above and say "Hey man, thanks"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------0-2*b--------------------------|
D|---X-X-2-0----0-0H2----------X-X-----------------------------------|
A|-----------X2------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
sometimes I feel so good I gotta scream
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------3~--3-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4~--4\2-----------------------|
D|---X-X-2-0-----0-0H2--------X-X------------0-----------------------|
A|-----------X-X-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
She said "Gordie baby, I know exactly what you mean"
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------3~------------|
G|----------2*b-0--------0--2*b-----------2*b-0--------4~------------|
D|--X-X-2-0--------X-X-2--------X-X-2-0------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------X----------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
She said, she said, I swear to God she said
Outro
Gtr I play Riff.3 once
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-0----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhh...
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x
Gtr II
e|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------| repeat this 2x
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Gtr I play Riff.3 once
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Noooooooooo.... Yeah!...
Gtr I play Riff.1 2x
Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0-------------------------------------------3P0----|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0-------3P2P0-2-2P0---0-2/4-4-4----------|
D|----------------------------2P0---------------2--------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gtr I play Riff.2 once
Gtr II
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-----3--5-----3----3/5--55-----------|
G|-2/4--4-----4--------/4---4--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
My memory is muddy what's this river that I'm in
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3---------------------3P0--------|
G|--4--4--4--4-----4--4--4\2----------3P0--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
New Orleans is sinking and I don't wanna swim
Gtr I play Riff.1 20x
Gtr II
e|---12\-----------------------12\---------------5*b-3-----|
B|---X---0-3P0-5P0-3P0---------X---0-3P0-5P0-3P0-----------|
G|---X-----------------2*b-0---X---------------------------| repeat this 4x
D|---X-------------------------X---------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Swim! Swim!
e|---------------------------------|----------------------5*b-3-5P3--|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|------4-----4-----4P0------------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------|---------------------------------|
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|--3P2P0-2P0-2P0---0-2/4-4-4-4----|
D|----------------------------2P0--|----------------2----------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
B|--3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8\5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|--3P0---5P0---3P0----------------| repeat this 4x
G|------4-----4-----4P0-2-2P0------|
D|----------------------------2P0--|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|----------------3----------------|
G|--2*b-0-2P0-2/4---4--------------|
D|---------------------2P0[12x]----|
A|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0------|
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version 2
*= hammer on
`=pull of
^= Bend
/=slide
(INTRO)
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|repeat 4x
D|-----2-------0-0*2--|
A|-------2---2--------|
E|-0-0-----3----------|
E|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0------------| |----------------------------3`0-5|
G|---------------4-2`0--2`0-|3x|-2-*3`0-2`0-2`0-2`0-0-4-4-4------|
D|------------------------ 2| |---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------| |---------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5---------5---------5-------------------------------------------|
D|---------5---------5---------5-----5-7^`5-*7`5---------------------------|
A|-7-7-5-7---7-7-5-7---7-7-5-7---7-7---------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-------5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
* on the 7th fret bend and release then pull of
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-------------5-------------------------------------------------|
G|--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-7-7-7---7-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------|------------|-----|-----------------------------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0|------------|-----|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------|-4-2`0--2`0-|-2^`0|--2-*3`0-2`0-2`0-2`0---0---0-------|
D|--------------|---------- 2|-----|---------------------2---2---0-2-2-|
A|--------------|------------|-----|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------|------------|-----|-----------------------------------|
1st ending 2nd 3rd
E|-------------------------8/----------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5----------5---------------------------------------------------|
D|----------5--7-7-----5-5-------------5------5-7^`5-----------------------|
A|--7-7--------7-7-5-7---5-----5-5-5*7----7-7------------------------------|
E|------5-7----5-5-------7-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------3-----------------5---5/----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4---4-4-4-4---7-7-7---7-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------|------------|-----|-----------------------------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0|------------|-----|-----------------------------------|
G|--------------|-4-2`0--2`0-|-2^`0|-4-2`0-3`0-2`0--2`0----------------|
D|--------------|---------- 2|-----|-----------------------------------|
A|--------------|------------|-----|-----------------------------------|
E|--------------|------------|-----|-----------------------------------|
1st ending 2nd 3rd
E|---------------------------|
B|-0-0-2/4-4-4/7-7-7/9-9-9---|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------7-3-5`0----------------|
B|-5`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-5`0-5`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0------------7/5/3/5--0-0-3-0-0-5---------------------------|
G|---------------4-2`0-2`0-----------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2--0*1---3----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0-----------------2^---------------------------------|
G|---------------4-2`0--2`0-0-0-----3-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------2`0-{16x}----2----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------3^------------------|
*middle part* mostly small bends but nothing big just repeat the intro until it starts
regular guitar again
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-5`0-5`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-5`0---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0-----------------|
G|---------------4-2`0--2`0------|x2
D|------------------------ 2-----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-5`0-5`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-3`0-5`0-3`0-5`0---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0-----------------------------------------3`0-5|
G|---------------4-2`0--2`0---2-*3`0-2`0-2`0-2`0-0-4-4-4------|
D|------------------------ 2----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|-----3--3-5-3-3-0-5-5---------3--------3^`0-|
G|-4-4--4---------------4-4-4-4---4-4-4--3^`0-|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------6-3|
B|-16^-3`0-5`0-3`0---------16^-3`0-5`0-3`0-----|
G|-----------------2^`0------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------6-3-|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0--------------3`0-0-5-0-3`0-0-----|
G|---------------4-2`0--2`0-----------------------|
D|------------------------ 2----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0-----------------------------------------3`0-0|
G|---------------4-2`0--2`0---2-*3`0-2`0-2`0-2`0-0-4-4-4------|
D|------------------------ 2----------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
B|-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-8/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
B|-3`0-0-5-0-3`0-----------------| |----------------3`0-0----------------|
G|---------------4-2`0--2`0------|x4 |-2^-0-2`0-4-4-4----------------------|
D|------------------------ 2-----| |-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2`0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
* repeat this one note for about 3 seconds. Then pluck the open E and let both
ring
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version 3
The main riff looks like:
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------2-----------0--0h2--|
A|-----------2-----2----------|
E|--0--0--------3-------------|
I think the bass plays something similiar to this as well.
The other catchy little riff looks something like:
E|----------0-----------------------------------0--------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0----------------------3p0--0-----3p0---------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0-----------------------4p0--3p0--2p0------|
D|---------------------------------2p0---------------------------------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0--4p0--3p0--2p0--2s4--4--4--4--4----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This riff changes alot in the song and I only tabbed one of these variations.
Note also that this riff is played much more quickly than the main riff.
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version 4
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------2-----------0--0h2--|
A|-----------2-----2----------|
E|--0--0--------3-------------|
E|----------0-----------------------------------0--------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0----------------------3p0--0-----3p0---------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0-----------------------4p0--3p0--2p0------|
D|---------------------------------2p0---------------------------------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0--4p0--3p0--2p0--2s4--4--4--4--4----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
All right
Em G Em G
Bourbon Blues, on the street, loose and complete
Em G Em G
Under skies of smokey blue -green
A C A C
I cant forsake a dixie dead shake
Em G Em G
So we danced the sidewalk clean
B A
My memory is muddy, what?s this river that I?m in?
B
Hey New Orleans is sinkin, man
A
And I dont want to swim
Em G Em G
Colonel Tom, what's wrong? What's going on?
Em G Em G
You can't tie yourself up for a deal
A C A C
He said, Hey, north, you're south, shut your big mouth
Em G Em G
You gotta do what you feel is real
B A
Ain't got no picture postcards, ain't got no souvenirs
B A
My baby she don't know me when I'm thinking bout those years
Em G Em G
Pale as a light bulb hanging on a wire
Em G Em G
Sucking up to someone just to stoke the fire
Em G Em G
Picking out the highlights of the scenery
Em G Em G Em
Saw a little cloud that looked a little like me
Em G Em G
I had my hands in the river, my feet back up on the banks
Em G Em G
Looked up to the lord above and said, Hey, man, thanks
Em G Em G
Sometimes I feel so good I got to scream
Em G Em G
She said, Gordie, baby, I know exactly what you mean
A
She said, she said, I swear to god she said
B A
My memory is muddy, what's this river that I'm in?
B A
New Orleans is sinking, man, and I don't want to swim
Swim
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version 5
(use bar chords for G, A, B)
Em G Em G
Bourbon Blues, on the street, loose and complete
Em G Em G
Under skies of smokey blue -green
A
I cant forsake a dixie dead shake
Em G Em G
So we danced the sidewalk clean
B A
My memory is muddy, what?s this river that I?m in?
B
Hey New Orleans is sinkin, man
A
And I dont want to swim
Back to Em/G shuffle for second verse
Play an ?A? for the yelp (AHHHHHH-HAAA)
From ?Pale as a lightbulb...to I swear to GOD she said? do the Em/G shuffle
then repeat the ?A? for the AHHHHHH-HAAA yelp
then Em/G/Em/G, then
B A
My memory is muddy, what?s this river that I?m in?
B
Hey New Orleans is sinkin, man
A
And I dont want to swim
Back to Em/G to close
This is what is on the archive, from : dave@skatter.usask.ca (Dave Hornidge)
I'm not really sure if this is correct, but this is how I play it:
The main riff looks like:
E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--------2-----------0--0h2--|
A|-----------2-----2----------|
E|--0--0--------3-------------|
I think the bass plays something similiar to this as well.
The other catchy little riff looks something like:
E|----------0-----------------------------------0--------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0----------------------3p0--0-----3p0---------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0-----------------------4p0--3p0--2p0------|
D|---------------------------------2p0---------------------------------2---|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3p0--0-----3p0---------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4p0--3p0--2p0--4p0--3p0--2p0--2s4--4--4--4--4----------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
This riff changes alot in the song and I only tabbed one of these variations.
Note also that this riff is played much more quickly than the main riff.
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