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Bakersfield by Social Distortion
Bakersfield
Tuning: EADGBE (CAPO ON 1st Fret) They usually tune down a 1/2 step and capo the 2nd
Either works. Most of their stuff uses a Capo and instead of tuning up, I think he gets
the volute on the early 70's Les Pauls by using the Capo.
frets numbered relative to CAPO
INTRO
e|---0-----------------3-3-------------------2-2--------------------------|
B|---3/5--3------------3-3---------3-----3---3-3--------------------------|
G|-----------2/4-2p0---0-0-----2/4---2/4-----2-2--------------------------|
D|---------------------0-0-------------------0-0--------------------------|
A|---------------------X-X------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------3-3------------------------------------------------|
e|---0-----------------3-3-------------------2-2-------------------3-3------|
B|---3/5--3------------3-3---------3-----3---3-3-------------------3-3------|
G|-----------2/4 2p0---0-0-----2/4---2/4-----2-2-------------------0-0------|
D|---------------------0-0-------------------0-0-----0h2-0------0--0-0------|
A|---------------------X-X----------------------------------0h2----X-X------|
E|---------------------3-3-----------------------------------------3-3------|
e|------------2-2------0-----------------2-2--------------------2-2-------|
B|------------3-3------3/5--3------------2-2--------0-------0---3-3-------|
G|------------2-2--------------2/4-2p0---0-0----2/4-----2/4-----2-2-------|
D|-----0------0-0------------------------0-0--------------------0-0-------|
A|-0h2---2p0-----------------------------X-X------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------3-3------------------------------|
e|--0-----------------3-3-------------------------------------------------|
B|--3/5--3------------3-3-------------------------------------------------|
G|----------2/4-2p0---0-0-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0-0-------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------X-X-------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------3-3-------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
e|--3--------3-2-2---0--------------------3-3----|
B|--3--------3-3-3---3/5--3---------------3-3----|
G|--0--------0-2-2-----------2/4-2p0------0-0----|
D|--0--------0-0-0------------------------0-0----|
A|--X--------X----------------------------X-X----|
E|--3--------3----------------------------3-3----|
VERSE fill
e|---X/7-7-7-7-5-7-7--7---------------------------------------------------|
B|---X/8-8-8-8-7-8-8--8---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------0---------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (listen to song for pattern)
e|----3---2-------3--2-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----3---3---5---3--3-------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0---2---5---0--2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----0---0---5---0--0-------------------------------------------------------|
A|----X-------3---X----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----3-----------3----------------------------------------------------------|
Take me down that line
Gonna tow that heavy load
I can't seem to make it
Make it on my own
Turn the lights down low now
Turn down our bed
I can't seem to get you
Out of my head
Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close, yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea
I feel the heat coming down now
Sweat runs down my face
I can hardly fake it, girl
Fake it thru this day
Was it something that I said?
Or something I didn't do?
Eighteen more hours, girl
'Til I'm home to you
Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close, yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea
So I walked out that lonely truck stop
With my head hanging down
Wondering how in the hell I got myself into this mess
And more importantly
How I was gonna get myself out of it
So I wrote a song for you, baby girl
And I hope when I return home
The locks ain't changed on the doors
And there's still a spot for me
On that big ol' California king sized bed
Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close yet, so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea
Won't you come see me in Bakersfield?
I'm not a million miles away
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Tuning:Half Step Down
First solo
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|------9------9----9h11~--9--9--11~-9--9------------------------------------|
Db|9/11---11------11-----------------------12\11/12--12-11-9-7-9/11--11\9~----|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1 *2 *3
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---/14--/14--12----------------------1717---------17-----------------------|
Gb|---/14--/14--13---13/14-14/16-16/18--1816---16h18---18-18-16-18-16---------|
Db|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------17--------------------------------|
Gb|-16-14--14h16r14-14----14-14--14-16-16b18---18br16-14-16-18----------------|
Db|------16--------------------16---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The second solo AFTER "....On that big ol' California king sized bed"
eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------1717-19-----------------|
Gb|-----9-------9----9h11--9-9--11-9-9-9/11-11/14--14/16---16/18----------16-18-16----14-|
Db|9/11---11------11---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*1= 4 times
*2= 10 times
*3= 5 times
Take me down that line
Gonna tow that heavy load
I can't seem to make it
Make it on my own
Turn the lights down low now
Turn down our bed
I can't seem to get you
Out of my head
Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close, yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea
I feel the heat coming down now
Sweat runs down my face
I can hardly fake it, girl
Fake it thru this day
Was it something that I said?
Or something I didn't do?
Eighteen more hours, girl
'Til I'm home to you
Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close, yet so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea
So I walked out that lonely truck stop
With my head hanging down
Wondering how in the hell I got myself into this mess
And more importantly
How I was gonna get myself out of it
So I wrote a song for you, baby girl
And I hope when I return home
The locks ain't changed on the doors
And there's still a spot for me
On that big ol' California king sized bed
Stranded here in Bakersfield
So close yet, so far, far away
Stranded here in Bakersfield
You're a million miles away, yea, yea
Won't you come see me in Bakersfield?
I'm not a million miles away
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