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Story Of A Quarryman by Joe Bonamassa
Story Of A Quarryman
Tuning:E A D G B E
Key:Em
Capo:no capo
[Intro]
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
[Verse]
Em
Gonna buy me a bucket and a hammer of nails
Em
Board up the windows and head for the trails
Em
And that's what I get for sticking my chin out
Em
Well a kick in the teeth and a mind full of doubt
[Chorus]
F# G
I brought this on for my own hands
F# G
The precious disgrace from my own hands
F# G
If I could freeze time in my own hands
A
Story of a quarryman
[Interlude]
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
[Verse 2]
Em
Left my home with the shirt on my back
Em
Built my empire on a dry haystack
Em
To break it down a one by one
Em
And back in Cali and tired and alone
[Chorus 2]
F# G
I brought this on for my own hands
F# G
The precious disgrace from my own hands
F# G
If I could freeze time in my own hands
A
Story of a quarryman
[Solo]
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Am Bb Am Bb
Gm Gm/F# F Em Eb Cm Eb Cm
Am Bb Am Bb
Gm Gm/F# F Em Eb Cm Eb Cm
A Bb B C Db D Eb
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
[Verse 3]
Em
Traces of life blowing in the sand
Em
The cornerstone of my piece of dry land
Em
So hand me that hop and some of that wine
Em
I'll drink you away by the end of this line
[Chorus 3]
F# G
I brought this on for my own hands
F# G
The precious disgrace from my own hands
F# G
If I could freeze time in my own hands
A
Story of a quarryman
[Outro]
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A G G Em
Em G A A F#
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version 2
Capo:no capo
Tuning: Standard
Intro and main riff. ( note that the bend is slight, less than half a tone, also
the E chord at
the end isn't always there it's sometimes just an E7 or just the open E)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------1-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------2-----------------------|
E|--------0---3-----5-----5-----3-----3b----0---0-----------------------|
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Gonna buy me a bucket and a hammer of nails
Board up the windows and head for the trails
And that's what I get for sticking my chin out
Well a kick in the teeth and a mind full of doubt
I brought this on for my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hands
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Left my home with the shirt on my back
Built my empire on a dry haystack
To break it down a one by one
And back in Cali and tired and alone
I brought this on by my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hand
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Traces of life blowing in the sand
The cornerstone of my piece of dry land
So hand me that hop and some of that wine
I'll drink you away by the end of this line
I brought this on by my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hands
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Story of a quarryman
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version 3
Capo:no capo
Note: Joe uses a octave effect in the later parts of the song during the verse
riff
Tuning: E Standard
e|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
G|----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
A|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3--3--0------------0--3--5--5--3--3--0---------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------0-------------------------------0---------------
D|----------------------------2-------------------------------2---------------
A|----------------------------2----------------2--------------2---------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3----0-------------0--3--5-----5--3--3--0------------------
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------0--------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------2--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------2--------------
E|------------------------------------0--3--5--5--3--3--0------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------0-2-4-4-2-0----------------------------------
D|-------1---1---1---1---2---2---2-4-5-5-4-2----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----2-------2-------3------------------------------------------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------0-------0----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------1---1---1---1--2--7--------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------5--------------------------------------------------
E|-----2-------2--------3-----------------------------------------------------
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Octave effect is turned on for main riff from here
e|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
G|----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
A|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3--3--0------------0--3--5--5--3--3--0---------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------0-------------------------------0---------------
D|----------------------------2-------------------------------2---------------
A|----------------------------2----------------2--------------2---------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3----0-------------0--3--5-----5--3--3--0------------------
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------0--------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------2--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------2--------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------0-2-4-4-2-0----------------------------------
D|-------1---1---1---1---2---2---2-4-5-5-4-2----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|-----2-------2-------3------------------------------------------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------0-------0----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------1---1---1---1--2--7--------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------5--------------------------------------------------
E|-----2-------2--------3-----------------------------------------------------
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e|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
G|----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
A|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3--3--0------------0--3--5--5--3--3--0---------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------0-------------------------------0---------------
D|----------------------------2-------------------------------2---------------
A|----------------------------2----------------2--------------2---------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3----0-------------0--3--5-----5--3--3--0------------------
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e|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
G|----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
A|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3--3--0------------0--3--5--5--3--3--0---------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------0-------------------------------0---------------
D|----------------------------2-------------------------------2---------------
A|----------------------------2----------------2--------------2---------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3----0-------------0--3--5-----5--3--3--0------------------
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------0--------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------2--------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------2--------------
E|------------------------------------0--3--5--5--3--3--0------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------------------------------------0-------------------
D|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------2-------------------
A|-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-----------------------------2-------------------
E|-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------0--3--5--5--3--3--0----------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------0-------0-------0--------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------0-2-4-4-2-0----------------------------------
D|-------1---1---1---1---2---2---2-4-5-5-4-2----------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------0-------0----------------------------------------------------------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------1---1---1---1--2--7--------------------------------------------------
A|-------------------------5--------------------------------------------------
E|-----2-------2--------3-----------------------------------------------------
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e|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------3------------------
G|----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
A|----------------------------2----------------------------2------------------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3--3--0------------0--3--5--5--3--3--0---------------------
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------3-----------
B|----------------------------------------------------------------3-----------
G|----------------------------0-----------------------------------0-----------
D|----------------------------2-----------------------------------2-----------
A|----------------------------2----------------2------------------2-----------
E|-----0--3--5--5--3----0-------------0--3--5-----5--3--3--2~-----------------
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Gonna buy me a bucket and a hammer of nails
Board up the windows and head for the trails
And that's what I get for sticking my chin out
Well a kick in the teeth and a mind full of doubt
I brought this on for my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hands
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Left my home with the shirt on my back
Built my empire on a dry haystack
To break it down a one by one
And back in Cali and tired and alone
I brought this on by my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hand
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Traces of life blowing in the sand
The cornerstone of my piece of dry land
So hand me that hop and some of that wine
I'll drink you away by the end of this line
I brought this on by my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hands
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Story of a quarryman
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version 4
Capo:no capo
Tuning:Standard
solo
e|-------5-7-8-7-5--------------------(5)------5-7-8-7-10-8-7-5--------------|
B|-----5-----------5-5/6-5-3------(5)--------5-------------------------------|
G|-2-5------------------------(5)--------2-5--------------------2-2/3-2-0----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------5-7-5-4--8-7-5---10-11-10-8h10p8-----------------8-10-13-11h13p11---|
B|-----5----------------8-----------------11-10-8-8-10-11------------------13|
G|-2-5-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------15-17-18-------8-12-17-15-12---------------------------
B|-8-10-15-16-15-13-15-----------8-10---------------15b-10-10h11p10-10--------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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e|---------------12-19-20-19-17-15------------------------------------15-18---
B|-------------13------------------17-17-15-13------------------15-18---------
G|-12/14-12-14---------------------------------14-12-14-14b-12~---------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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e|-17-20-18-20b-20b-------15-21b-20-18-17-15h17-15h17-15----------------------
B|------------------15-18--------------------------------13-15-15/16----------
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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B|-16\15-13-13-15/16-16b-15-13h15-13h15-15-13-15~|---------------13-----------
G|-----------------------------------------------|14-12----12-14----14-12-----
D|-----------------------------------------------|------14--------------------
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repeat this over
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e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--8~----------------------------|
D|--8~----------------------------|
A|--6~----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
Gonna buy me a bucket and a hammer of nails
Board up the windows and head for the trails
And that's what I get for sticking my chin out
Well a kick in the teeth and a mind full of doubt
I brought this on for my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hands
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Left my home with the shirt on my back
Built my empire on a dry haystack
To break it down a one by one
And back in Cali and tired and alone
I brought this on by my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hand
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Traces of life blowing in the sand
The cornerstone of my piece of dry land
So hand me that hop and some of that wine
I'll drink you away by the end of this line
I brought this on by my own hands
The precious disgrace from my own hands
If I could freeze time in my own hands
Story of a quarryman
Story of a quarryman
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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