INTRO (4 bars only drums) - Give me some slap on this Fender ! (E) (noise in E) E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I----------0------|I B|------------/3-| Z-I----------------I----------------I----------0------|I G|------------/4-| Z-I----------------I----------------I----------1------|I D|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I------------2-0--|I A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I------------2----|I E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I----x\0-----0----|I Ahh...stand back! (3 times) (0:15)B---------------------------------| B - - - R P E|-----0-----------| I(0)-------------I----10----------I----10-----------|I B|-----0-----------| I(0)-------------I10--------------I10------10\-8----|I G|-----------------| I----------------I.---------------I--------------9--|I D|-----------------| I----------------I.--(lead fig.1)-I-----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I E|-0---------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I (open string noise) B B - - - R P E|-----------------| I-------B-R-P----I----10----------I----10-----------|I B|-----------------| I8---------------I10--------------I10------10\-8----|I G|-9-------9\------(0)-----2(2)\0---| I----------------I--------------9--|I D|-----------------(0)------------2-| I----------------I-----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I B (see above) P E|-------------10--| I----10----------I----10----------I----10-----------|I B|-10----------10--| I10------10\-8---I10--------------I10------10\-8----|I G|-----------------| I--------------9-I----------------I-------------9\7-|I D|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I 1/2B (0:40) P P E|---------------0-| I3------B--R-P---I----0-------BRP-I----0---------0--|I B|---------------0-| I----------------I--------3-------I--------30303----|I G|-9---9-----------| I-------2-(2)\0--I------------2\0-I-----------------|I D|-----------------| I----------------I2---------------I2----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I--(lead fig.2)--I-----------------|I E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I E|-----0-------| BRP-I----0---BRP----0I----0-------BRP-I----0---------0--|I B|---------3-------| I---------------0I----0---3-------I----0---3---0----|I G|-------------2\0-| I--------2\0-----I------------2\0-I-----------------|I D|-2---------------| I2-----------2---I----------------I2----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I B - RP E|-----0---0-------| I----------------I----0-----------I-----------------|I B|---------3---0---| I-----0----0-----I----0-----------I-----------------|I G|---------------2-| I-2\0-0----0-----I----1-----------I-----------------|I D|-2---------------| I--------2---2---I----------------I-----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I2---------------I-----------------|I E|-----------------| I--------------x\I0---------------(0)---------------|I VERSE (0:58) E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I B|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I G|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I D|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I E|-(0)-------------(0)--------------| I----------------I-----------------|I Well I've been out ... (main riff) E *=bend down 1/2 step w/bar and R E|-----------------| I-------H--0-----I----------------I-----------------|I B|----/3---3-----3-| I--3-2-0---0-----I----------------I-----------------|I G|----/4---4-----4-| I--4-2-0/1-------I----------------I-----------------|I D|-----------------| I---------(2)----I----------------I-----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I(2nd guitar)----I-----------------|I E|-----------------| I----------------(0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|I Well I'm a little hot wired... E (see above) E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I B|-----3---3-----3-| I--3-2-0---------I----------------I-----------------|I G|-----4---4-----4-| I--4-2-0/1-------I----------------I-----------------|I D|-----------------| I----------2-----I----------------I-----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I -(2nd guitar continue the same)---I----------------I-----------------|I I got some money in my... E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I B|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I G|------(| main riff again)-----------I----------------I-----------------|I D|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I A|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I I got to make it down to Galveston... A Well I'm a little down under but I'm feeling O.K. B Got a little lost along the way CHORUS: (1:29) E D A E D A I'm just around the corner to the light of day Well I'm just around the corner to the light of day 2nd VERSE E (4 bars under keyboard fill) E (guitars like in 1st verse) Been driving five hundred miles, got five hundred to go, yeah I got rock'n'roll music on my radio I got a brother on a rig just off the Gulf coast He says the girls down there are really the most, man A Well I'm a little down under but I'm feeling OK B I got a little lost along the way CHORUS 2 (2:19) E D A E D A Just around the corner to the light of day (repeat 4 times) (KEYBOARD G O) (2:44) A B E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I B|---------| H-------I----------------I----------------I-H-------H-------|I .2-Z-------------I--2-Z-----------I--4-----4-------I-----------------|I .2-Z-------2-4-2-IZ-2-Z-----2-4-2-I--4-----4-------I----4-6-----4----|I -0-Z----34-------I--0-Z--34-------Ix-2-----2-------I5/6-----5/6------|I E|-----------------| I----------------I----------------I-----------------|I After the keyboard solo looong improvised guitar solos in E blues scale over the chorus chord progression (E D A). After Bruce finds out that his audience is alive, he leads the band to the third verse: (6:10) E Well I got thrown out of work on the Kokomo Don't ask me what I'm doing, I don't know I hope he wasn't joking when he wrote me that letter Things can't get any worse, they gotta get better A I'm a little down under but I'm doing OK B Got a little lost along the way CHORUS 3 E D A E D A Just around the corner to the light of day (repeat many times) CODA (7:55) E D A E D A E D A E E|---0-0-0-2---0-0-| I--0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-0-Z------|I B|---0-0-0-3---2-0-| I--0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-0-Z------|I G|-1-1-1-1-2---2-1-| I--1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-1-Z------|I D|-2(2-2-2)0---2-2-| I--------0---2-2-I--------0---2-2-I--2-2-2-2-Z------|I A|-2-----------0-2-| I------------0-2-I------------0-2-I--2-2-2-2-Z------|I E|-0-------------0-| I--------------0-I--------------0-I--0-0-0-0-Z------|I E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Some symbols: - = about 1/16th of a bar B = bend up full step R = release bend P \ = pull-off H / = hammer-on \ = slide down / = slide up Comments & corrections welcome Antti Kauppinen akauppi@cs.joensuu.fi